HolcombMath

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Math 6 (Class 172)

Lesson Title
Investigation 3: Estimating with Factions and Decimals

Overview
In today’s class students apply what they have learned while playing the “Getting Close” game.
Textbook Sections
Problem 3.2 (Txt. p. 33) Getting Even Closer

Vocabulary
tiling
regular polygon
polygon
pentagon
hexagon
octagon
angle ruler
precisely
vertex

Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.

Enduring Understandings
Changes in various parameters have specific effects on graphs of parent functions in the coordinate plane.

Essential Question
What makes an estimate reasonable?
What makes an answer exact?
What makes a strategy both effective and efficient?

Key Knowledge
Fractions can be used to represent many different situations.

Key Skills
I can make quick and accurate estimates comparing fractions and decimals.
I can quickly determine the decimal and percent equivalents for the fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4, 1/6, 1/5
I can place the fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4, 1/6, 1/5 accurately on a number line.
I can determine to which benchmark the sum of two rational numbers comes closest to.

Turn-In (#-1)
ACE p.35 #5 to 13 (You do not have to explain your reasoning) and 20 (You do need to explain your reasoning).

Handouts
No Handouts Posted

Assignment
No Homework
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.

Math 7 (Class 171)

Lesson Title
Investigation 1: Making Comparisons

Overview
In today’s class students conduct a quick survey of students in the class to determine how many students prefer watching TV to using the Internet in the evening. They then are asked to write statements similar to those we have been analyzing using the data from the class.
Textbook Sections
Problem 1.2 (Txt. p. 7) Targeting an Audience

Vocabulary
similar
corresponding sides
corresponding angles
segment
ratio
perimeter

Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.

Enduring Understandings
Changes in various parameters have specific effects on graphs of parent functions in the coordinate plane.

Essential Question
What makes an estimate reasonable?
What makes an answer exact?
What makes a strategy both effective and efficient?
What makes a solution optimal?

Key Knowledge
Ratios can be used to make a comparison.

Key Skills
I can solve contextual problems using ratios, rates, or percents and verify the reasonableness of the solution.
I can determine if a given statement accurately represents data from a survey.

Turn-In (#-1)
Final Draft of Dividing Fractions How and Why Due Friday, June 4.

Work for 20 minutes to finish a much as possible on the “Integer Bars” opener

Handouts
No Handouts Posted

Assignment
No Homework
Final Draft of Dividing Fractions How and Why Due Friday, June 4.
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.