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Assignments are listed under the day that they are
assigned. Unless otherwise noted, they are due the next school day at the
beginning of the class.
Future plans are meant to act as a guideline, and
are subject to change.
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| April 30 HW 14 "What's the Angle?" p. 437 Discuss HW 14 "More About Angles" p. 440 |
1 Discuss "More About Angles" Introduce terms: supplementary, vertical, linear pair.corresponding, and alternate interior angles. Worksheet over angle pairs |
2 Finish & Discuss WS |
3 Review/Activities with Ms Krem |
4 Shadows Mid-Unit Test
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| 7 Assign new seats Discuss the principles of "bouncing light". HW 17 "Now You See It, Now You Don't" p. 449 |
8 substitute teacher Review assign scale drawings: HW 11 "From Top to Bottom" p. 430 numbers 1 & 2 |
9 Collect HW 11 Discuss HW 17 Go over Tests "What's Possible" p. 431-432 Parts II through IV (Do part I together 1st) (rearrange groups so mesh with tomorrow's groups) |
10 Activities with Ms Krem Continue "What's Possible" |
11 Finish and Present "What's Possible" |
| 14 Revisit what's possible: Develop list of triangles that work/don't work and use to generalize to triangle inequality theorem. Repeat for quadrilaterals. Address angles for quadrilaterals and beyond. Emphasize the triangle inequality and the angle sum property Review proportions and bouncing light principles HW 18 "Mirror Madness" p. 452 (Set it up as a class first) |
15 Evening SLCs for Croskrey ---------- Discuss HW 18 HW 19 "To Measure a Tree" p. 453-54 (as a class) "A Shadow of a Doubt" p. 458
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16 Full Day of classes Evening SLCs ---------- Discuss "A Shadow of a Doubt" (Develop an equation that could be used to solve the unit problem.) "More Triangles for Shadows" p. 461 Discuss "More Triangles for Shadows" p. 461 "The Return of the Tree" p. 463
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17 Afternoon SLCs Early Release Classes: 1-2-3 ---------- Discuss "The Return of the Tree" Introduction to trigonometry. Practice setting up trig ratios and using them to find sides of triangles. Practice WS 8-4 #1, 3, 4, 6 |
18 Early Release (staff too) Classes: 4-5-6 ---------- no class
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| 21 Discuss Thursday's WS Do some trig problems that involve finding angles Practice WS 8-4 #2 & 5
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22 Discuss assignment Practice WS 14-10
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23 Discuss assignment Practice WS 8-5
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24 Discuss assignment Introduce angle of depression and elevation Reteaching WS 8-5 as a class HW: "The Tree and the Pendulum" p. 468-69
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25 Discuss assignment HW 23 "Smokey and the Dude" p. 470-71 |
| 28 no school Memorial Day |
29 Review Unit - proportions and trig |
30 Shadows Test |
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| 2 No School - Spring Break |
3 No School - Spring Break |
4 No School - Spring Break |
5 No School - Spring Break |
6 No School - Spring Break |
| 9 New groups? Briefly review data entry on calculator Review "Looking for Equations" and the results from that situation. (Analyze group posters/conclusions by putting data in calculator and finding closest one...) Discuss difficulty of finding an equation in just two variables for this situation. |
10 Review protractors and scale drawings. HW 6 "Draw the Same Shape" p. 415-416 |
11 Discuss HW 6 "How to Shrink It?" p. 417 (Including posters) |
12 Finish and Present "How to Shrink It?" Introduce "corresponding parts", "similarity" and "congruence". HW 8 "Make It Similar" p. 419 |
13 Discuss HW 8 Introduce polygon terms and notation. Introduce POW 17 "Cutting the Pie" p. 420-21 and group poster/presentation expectations |
| 16 substitute teacher Work on group poster for POW 17 - presentations tomorrow.
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17 POW 17 presentations Introduce Counterexamples "Is There a Counterexample?" p. 422 Discuss "Is There a Counterexample?" HW 9 "Triangular Counterexamples" p. 423 |
18 Discuss HW 9, connect it to "Is There a Counterexample?" (25 min max) "Why Are Triangles Special?" p. 425
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19 Finish and Discuss "Why Are Triangles Special?" Post triangle and polygon conclusions regarding similarity. HW 10 "Similar Problems" p. 426-27 |
20 substitute teacher Assign POW 3 "Checkerboard Squares" This is a group assignment which will be presented on Tuesday.
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24 Present Checkerboard Squares Discuss HW 10 from last week, emphasizing different methods. HW 13 "Inventing Rules" p. 435-36
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ASB speeches/voting sometime during period Discuss HW 13 and develop a method for solving proportions. HW: Worksheet on proportions and similar polygons. |
26 1/2 and 1/2 class; split at 25 min with Ms. Krem Finish yesterday's WS |
27 Discuss WS Revisit the progress towards the unit problem solution. "Are Angles Enough?" p. 428-29
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30 Discuss "Are Angles Enough?" "What's Possible" p. 431-432 |
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1 no class - late start due to weather
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2 Discuss HW p. 50-51 Getting Ready for problem 4.3 p. 51 Problem 4.3 |
| 5 substitute teacher ------------ Pre-Alg Pract WS 8-4 & 8-5 |
6 Discuss assignment from yesterday Discuss HW from Friday and what the results mean for 30-60-90º triangles p. 52 Problem 4.4 |
7 Switch seats Discuss math credits, grad requirements, etc.
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8 Record seating chart. Discuss Quizzes from last week Discuss Assignment from Tuesday and what results mean for 45-45-90º triangles. HW: p. 53-56 #1, 3-12 (Due Monday) |
9 Review generalizations about 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles and apps of Pythagorean Thm Finish assignment from yesterday. |
| 12 Discuss/collect assignment. CW/HW: p. 57-60 #24-26, 35-36 |
13 HSPE Writing 1 ----------- no class
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14 HSPE Writing 2 ----------- Discuss assignment Return all back papers. p. 60-61 #47-52
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15 HSPE Reading ----------- no class
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16 Finish assignment Group posters/methods on yesterday's problems.
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| 19 Present group posters/methods on Thursday's problems (quiz score) p. 62-63 #55-58 |
20 class reccs Group posters/methods on Monday's problems.
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21 class reccs to absentees Present group posters/methods on Monday's problems (quiz score) Review assignment p. 65-67 #1-6 |
22 no class - late start due to weather
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23 Early Release Classes: 1-2-3 --------- Discuss assignment Review unit |
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27 Collect Booklets Distribute Shadows booklets Introduce the next unit: "Shadows" p. 398-399 "How Long is a Shadow?" p. 404-405 |
28 Discuss test Discuss "How Long is a Shadow" Identify the two types of shadow problems. Develop a diagram for the unit problem and discuss the necessary assumptions. "Shadow Data Gathering" p. 409-410 |
29 Discuss "Shadow Data Gathering" and make posters of groups' results. (Posters must follow specified format and must include group names and number) Introduce how to enter data in calculators Use calculators and regression to determine sample equations. Introduce tomorrow's assignment. Revisit yesterday's expectations about Pyth. Test Sign/Return test forms |
30 substitute teacher Use the calculators to find the best equations for the data on each poster. Write what that equation indicates for each experiment. "Looking for Equations" p. 412 Discuss "Looking for Equations" |
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1 Discuss assignment p. 11 Problem 1.3 (use dot paper) |
2 Discuss assignment p. 13 #8-20 |
3 Discuss assignment p. 13-14 #21-29 |
| 6 Discuss HW Review parallel and perpendicular and graphing lines. p. 16 #31-34 |
7 Discuss HW Discuss p. 19 Problem 2.1 Connect lengths of the sides of squares to square roots and the area of squares. HW: p. 23 #1-3 |
8 Discuss assignment. p. 21 Problem 2.2 p. 23 #4-6 |
9 Discuss HW Generalize what is known about side lengths of squares and square roots so far. p. 24 #7-34 |
10 Discuss HW p. 22 Problem 2.3
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| 13 Discuss HW p. 25 #35-42 |
14 substitute teacher ------------ p. 32 Problem 3.1 |
15 Discuss HW from last 2 days Redo p. 32 Problem 3.1 |
16 Generalize the conjecture from the HW Formally introduce Pythagorean Theorem p. 35 Problem 3.3 |
17 Early Release Classes: 4-5-6 ------------- no class |
| 20 No School - President's Day |
21 Discuss assignment Introduce problem 3.4 p. 37 Problem 3.4 |
22 substitute teacher -------------- p. 38-40 #1-17 |
23 periods 1-2-3-4 ------------ Discuss assignments from last 2 days Finalize definition & use of Pythagorean Theorem and its converse. |
24 Review Assign: p. 15 #30 Quiz over unit thus far on Tuesday One 3" x 5" notecard allowed - front only Review |
| 27 substitute teacher ------------ Work on assignment that was given Friday. Review for Quiz
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28 substitute teacher ------------ collect assign Quiz over unit thus far |
29 Discuss Quiz p. 49 Problem 4.2
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| 2 no school (adjusted calendar)
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3 Discuss Test (absentees take it) Collect Books, Distribute "Samples and Populations" Books Give overview of new unit. Discuss Distributions and Histograms Samples and Populations p. 7-9 Problem 1.1 |
4 Discuss yesterday's assignment. Test for absentees Samples and Populations p. 10 Problem 1.2A
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5 Discuss yesterday's assignment. Samples and Populations p. 10-11 Problem 1.2 B-C |
6 Discuss yesterday's assignment. Clearly find the mean, median, mode, and range and find each for the quality ratings of natural and regular peanut butters. Introduce relative frequency histograms and adjust each of yesterday's histograms so that they are relative frequency histograms. |
| 9 Discuss Friday's toolkits. Revisit terms from Friday. HW: p. 17 #1-6 |
10 Discuss yesterday's assignment. Introduce Box-and-Whisker Plots p. 14-15 Problem 1.3A-D |
11 Math EOC makeup in a.m. periods 1-2-3 in p.m. (2nd period: 12:40-1:40) ----------- Discuss yesterday's assignment. p. 19 #7-18
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12 Discuss yesterday's assignment. HW: p. 20-22 #19-26, 28 (no circle graph) |
13 Discuss yesterday's assignment. Introduce line plots and stem-and-leaf plots Make a stem-and-leaf plot for sample data. HW: p. 38-40 #15-24 |
| 16 No School - MLK's Birthday
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17 No School Due to Weather
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18 No School Due to Weather |
19 Discuss Thursday's "group quiz" Discuss HW HW: p. 50 Problem 3.1 A1 & 2 Toolkits collected tomorrow |
20 collect TKs Discuss HW HW: p. 50 Problem 3.1 B & C
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| 23 Return TKs Discuss assignment that was turned in on Friday. (scale and outliers) Adjust Friday's assign using same scales for each. Turn in p. 50 Problem 3.1 A1 & 2 again HW: p. 50 Problem 3.1 B & C (more box plots but for width) |
24 Discuss/Submit HW HW: p. 54 #1 with stem and leaf plots and histograms too - huge problem; will finish it tomorrow. |
25 Finish and submit yesterday's assign. Review all graphing techniques used in this unit thus far. |
26 Last Day of First Semester collect assignment from Tuesday Quiz over unit thus far |
27 No School - Teacher Workday |
| 30 Discuss tests and finalize first semester syllabi to new students Switch seats Discuss altered grade weighting collect books, distribute new books: Looking for Pythagoras Introduce this unit: read and discuss p. 2-6 HW: Problem 1.1 & 1.2 p. 9-10 |
31 Discuss assignment from Monday p. 12 #1-7 |
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1 Introduce solving linear equations algebraically. HW: p. 19 #19-26 |
2 Discuss quiz. Discuss yesterday's work. HW: p. 38 #20-23, #26-28
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| 5 Discuss Friday's work. More practice solving linear equations: Algebra 1 Two Step Equations WS |
6 Finish and discuss WS |
7 Discuss "What if there are more than 2 steps?" More practice solving linear equations: Algebra 1 Multi-Step Equations WS |
8 Finish and discuss WS |
9 More Linear Equations: Practice WS 3-6
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| 12 Finish and discuss PWS 3-6 |
13 Collect TKs Review finding equations of lines and graphing lines Return previous quiz to make corrections |
14 Finish reviewing finding equations of lines and graphing lines Return previous quiz to make corrections
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15 Collect test corrections Return TKs Review packet for tomorrow's quiz
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16 Quiz over solving Linear Equations. |
| 19 No School - Winter Vacation |
20 No School - Winter Vacation |
21 No School - Winter Vacation |
22 No School - Winter Vacation |
23 No School - Winter Vacation |
| 26 No School - Winter Vacation |
27 No School - Winter Vacation |
28 No School - Winter Vacation |
29 No School - Winter Vacation |
30 No School - Winter Vacation |
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1 Check out Books: Thinking with Math. Models Introduce first unit Bridge-Thickness Experiment p. 6
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2 Discuss yesterday's work. Problem 1.1 p. 7 start Bridge Length Experiment p. 8
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3 finish Bridge Length Experiment Problem 1.2 p. 9 HW: p. 12 #1 |
4 Go over test Discuss yesterday's work. Problem 1.3 p. 11 |
| 7 get missing book numbers Discuss Friday's work. CW/HW: p. 12-13 #2-3 |
8 Discuss yesterday's work. CW/HW: p. 14-15 #4-6 |
9 substitute teacher ----------- CW/HW: p. 16-17 #7-11
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10 substitute teacher ----------- teambuilding activity |
11 No School - Veteran's Day |
| 14 Discuss HW from last Wednesday Discuss Rate of Change/Slope Discuss Graphing Lines without context. HW: p. 18 #12-15 |
15 Discuss HW Introduce Linear Models HW: p. 25-26 Problem 2.1
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16 substitute teacher ----------- HW: p. 27-29 Problem 2.2
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17 Discuss last 2 days' work Discuss finding equations without graphs CW/HW: p. 33-35 #1-2 |
18 Discuss yesterday's work. CW/HW: p. 33-35 #3-6 |
| 21 Discuss assignment Introduce Solving Linear Equations. Problem 2.3 p. 30-31
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22 Discuss HW Work on and then collect TKs |
23 No School - Thanksgiving Vacation |
24 No School - Thanksgiving Vacation |
25 No School - Thanksgiving Vacation |
| 28 switch seats (assigned) Discuss TK prompts Review unit thus far CW/HW: p. 35-36 #7-18 |
29 Discuss yesterday's assignment. Collect TKs Address all questions about finding equations of lines. Quiz over this and lines of best fit tomorrow. |
30 Return TKs Quiz - Lines of Best Fit and Finding Linear Equations
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| 3 Discuss HW Discuss Adding/Subtracting Fractions WS: +/- fractions and mixed numbers (may work on it tomorrow) |
4 Work on yesterday's assignment OR "concentration" and followup
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5 Discuss WS or activity WS: +/-/comparing fractions WS |
6 Finish & Discuss WS P.A. Fractions/Decimals WS
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7 Discuss WS Fractions Story Problems WS
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| 10 Fraction Word Problems 2 Discuss TK |
11 substitute teacher -------------- Finish both fraction word problem worksheets
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12 Go over last 2 worksheets; review fractions |
13 Fraction Test |
14 No School - State Inservice Day |
| 17 Return test; correct all incorrect problems on seperate paper - due tomorrow |
18 Collect old tests and corrections - take new version of test |
19 switch seats Discuss test Review Adding Signed Numbers HW: Infinite Algebra Adding Positive and Negative Numbers |
20 Discuss HW Review Subtracting Signed Numbers HW: Infinite Algebra Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers |
21 Discuss HW Review Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers HW: Infinite Algebra Multiplying and Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers |
| 24 Discuss HW Review Order of Operations HW: Infinite Algebra Order of Operations |
25 Return and discuss fraction test Discuss HW Introduce 1-2-3-4 Expressions (group sheet -20 to 20) |
26 1-2-3-4 Expressions Collect TKs |
27 Finish 1-2-3-4 Expressions Check 1-2-3-4 Expressions Review
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28 substitute teacher --------------- Quiz: order of ops and signed #s Return TKs for last 15 min of class
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Aug. 31 First Day of School General Introductions Class Syllabus Overview HW: Read Syllabus |
1 Class Syllabus Details
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2 Finalize syllabus details. Distribute Challenge Course Permission Slips! Investigate Individual strengths and weaknesses in general and in math Teambuilding: Knots HW: 1. Why did we do today's activity? 2. Positives/Deltas on today's activity |
| 5 No School - Labor Day |
6 Teambuilding: Revisit Knots again with altered groups Discuss positives/deltas Turnstyle Discuss turnstyle activity Distribute Ropes Course Permission Slips |
7 Pre-Test
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8 Teambuilding: Crates
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9 Teambuilding: Turnstyle
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| 12 Teambuilding: Discuss turnstyle activity: strategy, communication, wanting to quit... Finish turnstyle (1/2 class then full class) If time: "It's a Draw"
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13 Teambuilding: Tiny Task: structure with 16 straws Llonesome Llama |
14 Teambuilding: Tiny Task: Bridge House of Cards |
15 Teambuilding: Snowflake Puzzle Web? |
16 Early Release Classes: 1-2-3 ------------- Challenge Course (all morning - still responsible for 1st and 3rd period work) |
| 19 Discuss challenge course and how we will carry it forward to help with math. Discuss all teambuilding activities. How can we use these to help us move forward successfully? Begin review: arithmetic on decimals and fractions Worksheet: Fraction Concepts #1 |
20 Discuss HW Discuss Equivalent and Simplest Form for fractions. Pre-Alg Equivalent Fraction WS |
21 Discuss HW Further discussion about fractions: changing between improper fractions
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22 Discuss HW Fraction Multiplication #2
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23 Discuss HW Discuss Changing mixed numbers to improper fractions Fraction Multiplication #3 |
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27 Finish discussing WS from Friday (last 2 problems) Fraction Concepts #2
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28 Discuss HW
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29 Discuss last problem from Fraction Concepts #2 Fraction Concepts #3 Discuss Fraction Concepts #3
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30 Discuss HW Discuss Dividing Fractions (put in groups of fractional size) to lead to division algorithm. Dividing Fraction WS |