Welcome 8th graders to the 2009-2010 school year. This blog will serve as a means of communication, primarily for the purpose of posting nightly homework (known as home nuggets). I will infrequently post relevant class information so it is in your best interest to check in every few days. Furthermore, this blog is not intended to take the place of your copying home nuggets down for yourself in class.
Today's primary objectives in class are essentially as follows:
1. Have students immediately engage in problem-solving in looking at a 'magic' trick that I perform then being asked to distill the actual math secret to the whole process.
2. Students will get an overall sense of what the course is about; primarily our objective is math autonomy specifically in regards to algebra. Students are the engine that drives the content as opposed to the teacher modeling steps and students simply mimicking.
3. Students will receive introductory paperwork detailing home nuggets, the class syllabus and class customs.
By the end of this first class meeting, all students should be clear on what the general course expectations are, how they will be assessed and what the instructional philosophy is comprised of.
There is homework due tomorrow!
Home Nugget #1
Assigned on Thursday September 10, 2009
Due on Friday September 11, 2009
3 parts:
A. Return one copy of the class syllabus filled out completely.
B. From the SAT problems sheet that your receive (pg. 35 & 36) solve problems 1 - 8. Show math work for all problems and include written explanations of your thought process for # 4, 6, 7 and 8.
C. Answer the following with as much detail as possible:
Ten years from now, in an ideal world, what do you see for yourself?
What do you want most from this year of mathematics?
Focus Correction Areas (FCAs) These are the general criteria against which the nugget is compared and graded.
1 point: syllabus returned completely filled out
2 points: SAT problems all completed and #4, 6, 7 and 8 explained
1 point: questions answered thoroughly
The class activity we started has been added as part of tonight's work!
You can find a replica of the six cards at the following link: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcszzgg_229hfwnt3f6 and the four questions are as follows:
1. Explain how the magic trick is actually performed and describe in detail how you figured it out.
2. Explain why the numbers on the cards are arranged in the manner shown.
3. Why stop at 63? If we add a card, what max. value would we reach?
4. Create or list the first 5 and the last 5 numbers that would appear on a 7th card.
Bear in mind that the answers to these questions will be graded and count as your first quiz grade of the first term. The focus is on the level of effort and persistence you invest as opposed to the accuracy of your solutions.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Ending Our Trip Down Memory Lane... Chapter 12 is Our Final Destination!
Home Nugget #19
Assigned on Tuesday June 16, 2009
Due on Thursday June 18, 2009 (No school Wednesday for Bunker Hill Day)
You will have the District Math Final on Thursday and the Class Final (produced by me) on Friday. They will count as 40% and 60% of the 6th Term grade respectively.
In Algebra I text, you are on your very last chapter to look over prior to the exams!
Page 685 # 9 - 13
Page 686 # 14 - 26
REMINDER!!! Please bring your Algebra I textbook to class on Thursday or Friday in order that I may turn them in to the department head and count your final exam scores. If you have lost your book, talk to me personally so that we can find some resolution.
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed in their entirety. Your effort at the end of the lesson is as evident as at the start.
2 points: evidence/explanations for your thought/solution process is provided for ALL pertinent problems.
Assigned on Tuesday June 16, 2009
Due on Thursday June 18, 2009 (No school Wednesday for Bunker Hill Day)
You will have the District Math Final on Thursday and the Class Final (produced by me) on Friday. They will count as 40% and 60% of the 6th Term grade respectively.
In Algebra I text, you are on your very last chapter to look over prior to the exams!
Page 685 # 9 - 13
Page 686 # 14 - 26
REMINDER!!! Please bring your Algebra I textbook to class on Thursday or Friday in order that I may turn them in to the department head and count your final exam scores. If you have lost your book, talk to me personally so that we can find some resolution.
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed in their entirety. Your effort at the end of the lesson is as evident as at the start.
2 points: evidence/explanations for your thought/solution process is provided for ALL pertinent problems.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Taking A Trip Down Memory Lane - Remainder of Chapter 9
Home Nugget #18 of the 5th Term
Assigned on Monday June 15, 2009
Due on Tuesday June 16, 2009
In Algebra I text,
Page 519 #37 - 40
Page 520 41, 43, 45, 48 - 51
Page 521 #1 - 17 odd
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed in their entirety. Your effort at the end of the lesson is as evident as at the start.
2 points: evidence/explanations for your thought/solution process is provided for ALL pertinent problems.
Assigned on Monday June 15, 2009
Due on Tuesday June 16, 2009
In Algebra I text,
Page 519 #37 - 40
Page 520 41, 43, 45, 48 - 51
Page 521 #1 - 17 odd
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed in their entirety. Your effort at the end of the lesson is as evident as at the start.
2 points: evidence/explanations for your thought/solution process is provided for ALL pertinent problems.
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