More Plotting
November 19, 2009 |
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| Tuesday the students really started to grasp the concept of plotting square roots on a nubmer line. Today we did a drill and practice handout where they found either the perfect square or estimated sqaure of a number, drew their own number lines, and plotted the points. They really seemed to catch on to the concept. Tomorrow we are going to do a WOW lesson using what they have learned this week about plotting sqaure roots on a number line. |
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WOW Wednesday
November 18, 2009 |
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| Today the students had WOW Wednesday and did a WOW lesson with the connections teachers. |
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More Number Lines
November 17, 2009 |
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| Today we reviewed how to plot estimated and perfect square roots on number lines. The students were having a little trouble knowing whether or not to place the dot before the estimated number or after the number. We practiced with perfect squres first because they will be plotted on the number, where as estimated sqaure roots fall either before or after the number. |
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Plotting Square Roots on Number Lines
November 16, 2009 |
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| Today I showed the students how to use what they know about estimating square roots to graph them as points on a numberline. |
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Estimating Square Roots
November 13, 2009 |
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| Today I showed the students how to estimate sqaure roots using their knowledge of perfect squares. I put a number on the board that was not a perfect square. The students used the perfect square sheet they made Monday to identify the perfect square that falls before and after the nubmer I gave. Once the numbers are established the students figure out which number the given one is closer to, they then take the square root of the perfect square and that number is the estimate that is plotted on the number line. |
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Perfect Square Vegtable Patch
November 12, 2009 |
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| Today the students took the squares they made yesterday and put them together to make a perfect square vegtable garden. The students had to assign each square or vegetable patch a vegetable, cut it out, glue it to a big piece of paper and write the length and width on each patch. This really seemed to make sense to the students that perfect squares are more than just numbers, this knowledge can apply to other aspects as well. |
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Perfect Squares
November 10, 2009 |
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| Today we talked some more about perfect squares. To better explain the concept of what a perfect square is, the students were given graph paper and they made squares with the nubmers 2-12. The formula for finding the area of a square is side times side, so on grid paper if you draw a square with 2 grids on each side there are 4 toatl squares inside and 4 is a perfect square. |
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Perfect Squares (homework)
Due Date: November 9, 2009 |
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| Today I introduced perfect squares to the students. The students know that 2 squared is 4, so today I explained that the opposite of squaring is taking the square root. I explained that a perfect square is any number times itself. I used graph paper and showed perfect squares by drawing a 2 by 2 square that had 4 total squares inside. The students made a perfect square sheet today from 1-25 that they will be able to use throughout the unit as a quick reference. Tonight for homework they have an 8 question handout on radicals and radicans, which we also talked about today. The radical is the square root symbol and the radican is the number under the radical. |
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Round Robin
November 6, 2009 |
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| Today we reviewed everything we hae learned up to this point about exponents. We did this by playing round robin. The students were split up into 2 teams, on every desk there was a problem that the studnets had to simplify. The studnets were given 1 minute to solve the problem on their desk, after the minute was up they roatated desk to the next problem. The students went all the way around until they had answered every question. Then as a team they discussed their answers and decided on one answer per question as a team that they thought was right. For every correct answer they got a point. Then The students took the simplified problems that they just had and played a second round where they evaluated each problem. The students had fun and they were able to practice all of the skills we have been working on. |
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Evaluating Exponents
November 5, 2009 |
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| Today I introduced the students to evaluating exponents, which is really just a fancy way to say solve exponents. The students used there multiplication charts and actually had to work out the numbers with the exponents by multiplyig them however many times the exponent said. For example, if the problem was 6 to the fourth power, the students had to work out 6x6x6x6 to get their answer. |
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Evaluating Exponents
November 4, 2009 |
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| Today the students made another multiplication chart to use for today's lesson. I used the multiplication charts to help the students evaluate numbers with exponents. Up until now the students have only had to simplify or expand numbers with exponents. Today they actually had to solve the problem. If the problem was 6 to the 6th power they had to mulitiply 6x6x6x6x6x6 to get the answer. The review we did yesterday with the multiplication chart and 2 by 3 and 3 by 3 digit multiplication helped today's lesson go very smoothly. |
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Multiplication Chart
November 3, 2009 |
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| Today the students had to make a multiplication chart from scratch. We killed two birds with one stone by doing this. The students got practice on making a chart from scratch paper for the CRCT and it was practice for evaluating exponents, which we will do tomorrow. They also practiced 2 by 3 digit multiplication with the chart and 3 by 3. A few students who finished early did some long division review using the multiplication chart that they made. |
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Exponent Pumpkin Patch Cont...
November 2, 2009 |
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| Today the students finished their exponent project and we went over the answers after everyone had turned in their project. |
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Exponent Pumpkin Patch
October 30, 2009 |
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| Today we did a themed exponent project that counted as a quiz grade. The students were given 12 pimpkins that they had to cut out, color, and glue to a piece of paper. After the pimkins were glued the students had to match the 6 exponent problems to the 6 exponent answers. We did not get it all finished today so the students will finish the project Monday. |
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Dividing Exponents
October 29, 2009 |
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| Today we reviewed how to multiply numbers with exponents with the same base. After we reviewed I taught them how to divide exponets with the same base. When you multiply exponents you add them, and when you divide exponents you subtract them. |
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Multiplying Exponents
October 28, 2009 |
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| Today I taught the students how to multiply numbers with exponents that have the same base. If the base number is the same you add the exponents of each number together. The students caught on very quickly. |
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Negative Exponents
October 27, 2009 |
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| Today we reviewed what we learned yesterday about bases and exponents. The students had to idenify the base and exponent and write the number in expanded form. They also took a number written in expanded form and wrote it in standard form. After we reviewed what we did yesterday I introduced negative exponents. I showed the students how to change the negative exponent to a positive exponenet so they could solve the problem. |
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Exponents
October 26, 2009 |
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| Today I introduced the students to exponents, we dscussed what a base is, what an exponent is, and what an exponent does. |
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Positive and Negative Number Review
October 22, 2009 |
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| The next unit that we will be working on uses negative nubmers.Today I reviewed the rules for adding and subtracting negative and positive numbers. I also taught the students a song to help them remember the rules; same sign add and keep,different signs subtract, take the sign of the larger number, then you'll be exact! EXACT! It's to the tune of Row, Row, Row, Your Boat. The students really liked the song and wanted to make a dance that went with the song, so as long as they were singing the song as they were dancing they were allowed to make up a dance. We had some really good ones that will be perfected Monday I'm sure! |
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Multiplication Review
October 21, 2009 |
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| Today we took a break from math out of the book and did a multiplication review. We reviewed how to use a multiplication chart correctly. Then the students paired up and played multiplication games (using the multiplication charts) on multiplication.com |
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Probability Test
October 20, 2009 |
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| Today the students took their test on probability. I graded all of the test and the students have the option of raising their score by getting their test signed. The students did well but a few of them made some detail errors. |
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Test Review
October 19, 2009 |
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| Today was a question and answer session. The students told me what they needed a little extra help with and I reviewed it with them. After we finished the q and a, I put different types of probability problems on the board and the students worked them on the smart board with help from the other students. |
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Probability Review
October 16, 2009 |
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| Today I went over the test review with them. I explained how to work all of the problems. I also worked one of each kind of problem and let the studnets answer the questions from the review on the smart board. |
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Probability Review
October 15, 2009 |
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| Today the students completed a test review. They completed it individually, I checked them, and then they all helped each other figure out the problems they missed. |
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Hands on Probability
October 14, 2009 |
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| Today the students were paired up and given a bag of beads and a handout. They had to use the beads in their bag to answer the questions on the handout about the dependent probability of different events. |
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More Dependent Probability
October 13, 2009 |
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| Today we did some more intense work with dependent probabilty. We talked about how to figure out the dependent probability of pulling marbles of the same color out of a jar. |
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Dependent Probability
October 12, 2009 |
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| Today we learned about dependent probability and how it is different from independent probability. Today we worked in the workbooks in pairs to solve some dependent probability problems. |
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Break from Probability
October 9, 2009 |
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| Today we took a break from a lesson all about probability to decorate our classroom door for the homecoming door contest. Don't worry there was still some probabilty and math going on. The students were split into 3 groups and given a different grade hall to go down. They had to count the number of doors on the hall and how many of them were decorated or in the process. Then we added up the nubmer of all the doors found the probabiltiy of us winning the competition out of all of the doors that are being decorated. We also had a measurement review, the students had to measure the door so we knew how much paper we needed, and they had to measure how big the window is and how far it is from the edge of the door so we knew it would be in the right spot when we put the paper on the door. Our door looks awesome! Cross your fingers that we win the contest!!!! |
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Interactive Probability
October 8, 2009 |
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| Today we played some interactive probability games on the smart board. We talked about the number of outcomes of events and how likely they were to occur. Then we ran a simulation and examined the results. Based on the results of the first simulation and what the students know about independent probabiltiy they made predictions about the outcomes of the next 2 runs of the simulations. |
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Independent Probability
October 7, 2009 |
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| Today we did a review of independent probability, which we will continue for the rest of the week. The students need to know how to solve for the independent probability so that next week when we start dependent probability they won't have that many problems. We did a comparison of both kinds of probability and then did a hands on lesson about independent probability. I split the students up into groups and gave them a number chub and a bag of 10 beads. They had to solve 5 independent probability problems from a handout and then teach the class how they solved their problems. |
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Or, Then, and a (,)
October 6, 2009 |
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| Today we talked about what opperation each word means when you see them in a probability problem. Or means to add, then and a (,) mean to multiply. We did a review of problems using all of the 3 terms with independent and dependent probability. |
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Experimental Probability Review
October 5, 2009 |
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| Today we did a review of experimental probability. The students were given 3 items; a spinner, a number cube, and a bag of marbles. I reviewed how to find the experimental probability of each event and then each student wrote a probability problem for each of the 3 items. I checked each students work and then they were given a sheet of white paper to draw a picture of each item, write their problem and solve their problem. |
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Independent Probability Practice
October 2, 2009 |
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| Today the students worked on a handout that consisted of finding the independent probability of a spinner, a dice, and a bag of marbles. |
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Independent Probability
October 1, 2009 |
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| Today we went over the homework and then the students corrected thier homework. They are having a little trouble remembering to multiply the top and bottom becuse when we learned the probability of one event they had to add and when you add fractions you only add the top number. |
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Independent Probability (homework)
Due Date: September 30, 2009 |
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| Today I taught the students how to find the independent probabilitty of two events. They learned that when they see the word then or a comma in the parenthesis it means to multiply the probability of each event together. Tonight for home work they have handout on independent probability that has 8 problems like the ones we went over in class today. |
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Independent and Dependent Probability
September 29, 2009 |
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| Today we learned about independent and dependent probability. We discussed the differences between the two kinds of probability and how to find each kind. |
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Multiplication Review (homework)
Due Date: September 28, 2009 |
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| Today we did a multiplication review. The students brushed up on their multiplication skills by playing a multiplication game on the smart board. For homework tonight the students have a handout that has 7 problems. 6 of the problems involve using the given chart to find certain probabilites and the last problem is to make a tree diagram using 3 kinds of flowers and 4 colors of flowers. Tomorrow we will start working on theoritical probability. |
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More Probability
September 25, 2009 |
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| Today we worked on finding the probability of specific events using word problems. |
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Probability
September 24, 2009 |
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| Today we worked on some pages in the work text that use different types of tables and charts to figure out the probability of specific events. |
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Probability
September 23, 2009 |
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| Today we worked on reading charts and tables to figure out the probability of specific events. |
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Probability (homework)
Due Date: September 22, 2009 |
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| Today we talked about thoeoritical probability. It is the probability of events that are equally likely. They have a handout with 7 probability problems on it for homework. We will work more on this tomorrow. |
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TD and FCP Quiz Cont...
September 21, 2009 |
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| Today the students finished their quiz and presented their final paper to the class. |
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TD and FCP Quiz
September 18, 2009 |
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| Today we started a quiz over tree diagrams and the Fundamental Counting Principal. Each student was given a prompt that they had to make a tree diagram about and make a math problem using the Fundamental counting principal. The studnets started putting the answers to their prompts on construction paper to finish Monday to present to the class. |
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Tree Diagrams and FCP
September 17, 2009 |
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| Today we connected the outcomes you get when you draw a tree diagram and when you set up a fundamental counting principal problem. They are the same so you can use one or the other to check your work. |
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WOW Wednesday
September 16, 2009 |
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| Today was WOW Wednesday for 1st block math classes. There is no homework tonight, and we will be going over the fundamental counting principal and tree diagrams tomorrow. |
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Fundamental Counting Principle and Tree Diagrams (homework)
Due Date: September 15, 2009 |
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| Today I introduced the students to the Fundamental Counting Prinicple and Tree Diagrams. Both are realted to finding the probability of specfic outcomes. The Fundamental Counting Principal says that to find the total number of outcomes for a situation you multiply the all of the seperate outcomes together. For example if you have 4 pairs of shoes and 3 purses, to find all of the outcomes for mixing and matching the shoes and purses you would multiply 3x4=12. There are 12 possible ways or outcomes for mixing and matching the shoes and purses. A tree diagram finds the same thing, but it is a visual representation of all the possible outcomes. Tonight for homework the students have a handout on the Fundamental Counting Principle and tree diagrams. The handout consist of 3 problems, 2 using the Fundamental Counting Principal and 1 involving the students drawing their own tree diagram based on the informaiton given. I gave each student a handout today in class, and I have also attached it in the attachment section at the bottom of the website. It is labled FCP Homework. |
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Probability (homework)
Due Date: September 14, 2009 |
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| Today I introduced how to find the probabilty of events. We talked about how to set up finding the probabilty of an event and how to write it correctly. We also did some review of redcucing fractions, probability involves a lot of fractions so it is very important to know how to use fractions correctly. Tonight for homework the students have a 6 problem hand out on reducing fractions. |
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Reducing Fractions
September 11, 2009 |
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| Today we went over how to reduce a fraction to its simplest form. We also reviewed how to use a multiplication chart to find factors and multiples, which is very helpful for reducing fractions. |
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Color Me Pink Cont.
September 10, 2009 |
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| Today we finished color me pink. The students had some trouble reducing the fractions from the puzzle, so before we continue with probability we are going to do some fraction review. |
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Color Me Pink
September 9, 2009 |
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| To introduce probabilty, we completed a probability puzzle called color me pink. It is a 4x4 square that is filled in based on clues which are given as fractions to represent probability. It is an in-class assignment that we will finish tomorrow. |
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Probability
September 8, 2009 |
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| Today I introduced probability, which is the next thing we will be learnig about. |
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Set Theory Review
September 3, 2009 |
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| Today we completed a review for the test we are having tomorrow on Set Theory. We worked on all of the types of problems that will be on the test. The students completed the review and for homework they are supposed to study it to make sure they know everything that will be on the test. |
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MAP Testing
September 2, 2009 |
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| Today we did MAP testing. The MAP test is a test that is given at multiple times over the school year. It consist of material that the students will learn over the course of the year. The test is given to see where the students are at grasping and understanding the concepts for the year. There is no homework tonight. |
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Subsets (homework)
Due Date: September 1, 2009 |
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| Today we learned about subsets, and how to identify them. A subset is a set whose elements are all part of a completely different set. The students had a tough time with it today, but we will be working on it all week so the students will be ready for the Set Theory test we are having Friday. The students have a handout on identifying subsets for homework. The handout has an example on the top that walks through the correct process of identifying a subset at the top. |
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Set Clues Cont. (homework)
Due Date: August 28, 2009 |
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| Today we did some more work on solving set clues. Solving set clues is a tough concept to grasp which is why we are spending so much time on it. Today we solved set clues and plugged our information into a Venn diagram correctly. Today we tied together what we know about set clues and Venn diagrams to use them together. Monday we are going to start working on subsets, we will still be working on set clues and Venn diagrams because all of those things are parts of Set Theory. Tonight for homework the students have to break down 2 set clues and use the information to fill in a Venn diagram correctly. |
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Set Clues Cont. (homework)
Due Date: August 27, 2009 |
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| Today we worked some more on undrestanding how to slove set clues and how to solve set clues. We did an example together as a class and then I did an example with each student. I wrote a set clue on the board and had each student walk me through the steps for the class so they got to see 9 different set clues solved on the board before they solved one on their own for a classwork grade. The homework for tonight is a handout with 3 set clues on them, the students need to solve the set clues to get the correct sets. |
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Solving Set Clues
August 26, 2009 |
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| Today we used what we learned yesterday to start solving set clues. Today the students took some detailed notes on how to solve set clues step by step so that they will be able to use it as a reference. It is a tough concept to master so tomorrow we will continue to practice breaking down the set clues and filling in Venn Diagrams using the set clues. |
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Greater Than and Less Than (homework)
Due Date: August 25, 2009 |
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| Today we went over the symbols for greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, and greater than or less than. The reason we are going over this with set theory is because on the CRCT the students will be given sets using those symbols and they will have to figure out which numbers make up the set to answer the questions. Today we worked on using the symbols correctly. Tomorrow we will go over how to solve the set clues to find the numbers that belong in the set. The homework for tonight is a handout on using the symbols correctly. |
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Set Theory Cont. (homework)
Due Date: August 24, 2009 |
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| Today we worked more on set theory. The studnets were given groups of sets and they had to fill in a Venn Diagram correctly using the set information. We also went over the definitions of the terms used in set theory. The homework tonight is a handout on Venn Diagrams. There is a Venn Diagram and two sets that the students have to use to fill in the diagrm. |
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Set Theory
August 21, 2009 |
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| Today we went over homework and reviewed what we learned yesterday about Set Theory. Then the students had to some up with two proper sets and fill in a Venn diagram correctly using the sets they made. There is no homework tonight. |
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Intoduction to Set Theory (homework)
Due Date: August 20, 2009 |
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| Today we had our first pop quiz. The studnets were given a blank multiplication chart and they had to fill it out. We have been filling out multiplication charts for over a week now so it was a pretty easy quiz. After the students finished their quiz I introduced Set Theory to the students. They wrote down some notes and some vocabulary. Tonight for homework the students had a handout on elements and non elements, which is a component of the Set Theory. |
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WOW Wednesday
August 19, 2009 |
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| Today the students were taken out of math to attend WOW Wednesday. They worked on Ron Clarks Essential 55, which the whole school has been learning about during ELT time. |
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Factor Trees (homework)
Due Date: August 18, 2009 |
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| Today the studnets filled out a multiplication chart. We also worked on factor trees. The students used the multiplication charts to complete a handout, consisting of 19 problems, to complete the factor trees and solve the riddle at the bottom of the handout. The students are supposed to finish the handout for homework. |
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Long Division (homework)
Due Date: August 17, 2009 |
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| Today the students filled out a multiplication chart on their own. They used the chart to slove long division problems. For homework the students are going to use the chartts they filled out in class to solve 12 long division problems. |
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Multi-digit Multiplication (homework)
Due Date: August 14, 2009 |
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| Today the students filled out another multiplication chart on thier own and used it to solve multi-digit multiplication problems. Their homework is to use the chart they made in class to complete 12 multi-digit multiplication problems. |
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Using Multiplication Charts (homework)
Due Date: August 13, 2009 |
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| Today the students filled out another multiplication cahrt. After we went over the chart I showed the studets how to use the chart correctly to solve single digit and multiple digit multiplication. We also played a multiplicaion game online where the studnets used the multiplication charts that they made to answer the questions in the game. Tonight for homework the studnets werw given a multiplication handout with 9 problems on it, they are supposed to use their multiplication charts to slove those problems. |
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Blank Multiplication Chart
August 12, 2009 |
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| If you would like to help your studnet practice I have uploaded a blank chart. Eventually the students will be making them on white copier paper with no lines, because that is what they will be given for scratch paper on the CRCT. For now my main focus is getting them to complete teh chart correctly, once that has been accomplished we will start making them on the white copier paper. |
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Multiplication Tables
August 12, 2009 |
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| Today we worked on making a multiplication table. The students will not be able to use calculators on the CRCT so we are going to learn how to make our own multiplication charts so the students can make one of their own on their scratch paper. I will also be teaching the students how to use multiplication chart so when they make it they will know how to use it correctly. We will be working on making multiplication charts a few times a week. The more the students make them, the better they will be at knowing their times tables and the more prepared they will be for the CRCT. |
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Prime Factorization (homework)
Due Date: August 11, 2009 |
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| Today we worked on prime factorization. We worked factor trees and reviewed the difference between prime numbers and composite numbers. Tonights homework is 5 factor trees that the students are going to work out and find the prime factorization. |
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Syllabus (homework)
Due Date: August 7, 2009 |
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| Students are to give syllabus to parents and have parents sign the syllabus. The sigend syllabus is to be turned in Monday, August 10 for the first homework grade of the year. |
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