Monday October 12 is a holiday and there is no school. Given this extended weekend, students are strongly urged to invest in their class notes, particularly on the key terms/ideas section. This idea of looking over one's class notes and then writing explanatory notes alongside them has been and will continue to be an ongoing theme this year. It is one of our most effective mechanisms for understanding content. Students who struggle with math concepts will most likely benefit the most from employing this technique.
In addition, students are asked to work on a new set of SAT questions with an emphasis on providing clear, comprehensive demonstrations of their thought process for each question. On Tuesday, I will collect not the SAT sheet itself but rather a seperate sheet of paper on which the student should have shown work and solutions.
Home Nugget #22
Assigned on Friday October 9, 2009
Due on Tuesday October 13, 2009
From SAT sheet (Pages 50 and 55)
ALL PROBLEMS
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence of work shown for all problems
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Collecting Our Thoughts on Lessons 2-1 to 2-5
Given where we are in chapter 2, on the cusp of looking at the topic of ratios and proportions in lesson 2-6, it seems appropriate to make sure we are satisfied with our understanding of lessons 2-1 to 2-5. Tonight's home nugget is essentially a glorified review but a neccessary one in order for students to have every chance to look at the big picture of how these concepts relate to one another.
Home Nugget # 21
Assigned on Thursday October 8, 2009
Due on Friday October 9, 2009
From Algebra I text,
Page 104 # 1 - 26
ALSO those students who were asked to redo Journal Entry #1 of the first term over, they are due tomorrow!
Home Nugget # 21
Assigned on Thursday October 8, 2009
Due on Friday October 9, 2009
From Algebra I text,
Page 104 # 1 - 26
ALSO those students who were asked to redo Journal Entry #1 of the first term over, they are due tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Solving Equations with the Variable on Both Sides
Despite the appearance of dealing with 'new' math content today, what is really happening is that we continue to be guided by basic principals of solving equations with the addition of one more rule.
They are for your reference:
1. Maintaining Balance
2. Isolating the Variable
3. Undoing Operations
4. Collecting Like Terms
Students are also very quickly catching on to the fact that math is intriguing in the sense that you learn a core skill and then are asked to deal with lots of variation on that skill. This forces you to think critically about problem-solving. For instance, although today's topic was solving equations with the variable on both sides, we also explored the use of the distributive property in our work, the existence of equations with no solutions and the phenomenon of identity equations where all real numbers make an equation true.
Home Nugget # 20
Assigned on Wednesday October 7, 2009
Due on Thursday October 8, 2009
In Algebra I book,
Page 101 #15 - 22 and 27 - 29
page 102 #42 - 44 and 46, 47
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence/work shown for all problems
They are for your reference:
1. Maintaining Balance
2. Isolating the Variable
3. Undoing Operations
4. Collecting Like Terms
Students are also very quickly catching on to the fact that math is intriguing in the sense that you learn a core skill and then are asked to deal with lots of variation on that skill. This forces you to think critically about problem-solving. For instance, although today's topic was solving equations with the variable on both sides, we also explored the use of the distributive property in our work, the existence of equations with no solutions and the phenomenon of identity equations where all real numbers make an equation true.
Home Nugget # 20
Assigned on Wednesday October 7, 2009
Due on Thursday October 8, 2009
In Algebra I book,
Page 101 #15 - 22 and 27 - 29
page 102 #42 - 44 and 46, 47
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence/work shown for all problems
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Solving Multi-Step Equations by Focusing on "Undoing Operations"
Home Nugget #19
Assigned on Tuesday October 6
Due on Wednesday October 7
In Algebra I text,
Page 95 # 17 - 22, 25, 27
Page 96 # 30, 31, 36 - 39
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence/work for all problems provided
Assigned on Tuesday October 6
Due on Wednesday October 7
In Algebra I text,
Page 95 # 17 - 22, 25, 27
Page 96 # 30, 31, 36 - 39
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence/work for all problems provided
Monday, October 5, 2009
Can Basic Properties of Equations Carry Us Through Lesson 2-3?
Home Nugget #18
Assigned on Monday October 5, 2009
Due on Tuesday October 6, 2009
In Algebra I text,
Page 88 # 23 -20
Page 89 # 36 - 40 and 47 -51
Students do not have to formally 'check' all their solutions as the book indicates, HOWEVER, it should be a natural habit to look at a solution you have found and ask, "does this make sense?"
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence provided for all problems
Assigned on Monday October 5, 2009
Due on Tuesday October 6, 2009
In Algebra I text,
Page 88 # 23 -20
Page 89 # 36 - 40 and 47 -51
Students do not have to formally 'check' all their solutions as the book indicates, HOWEVER, it should be a natural habit to look at a solution you have found and ask, "does this make sense?"
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence provided for all problems
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)