Mr. Buchholz D202

Monday:  AIA PEMDAS

Learning Target:  Students will apply the order of operations to solve problems.

• Welcome to class.
• Procedures are similar to your 8^th grade math class last term
• What do we need to know in Algebra 1?
• Unit 1 Pre-Skills Assessment
• Lesson Readiness Order of Op QuizLINK
• AIAProject – PEMDAS
• How do you evaluate numerical expressions?
• What are the steps?
• Work in small groups to complete thisAIAproject to break the code.

Tuesday:  AIA PEMDAS

Learning Target:  Students will apply the order of operations to solve problems.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• AIAProject – PEMDAS
• How do you evaluate numerical expressions?
• What are the steps?
• Work in small groups to complete this AIA project to break the code.
• Why is the order of operations important?
• What types of problems do we solve that we would need to use the order of operations?
• Online Practice Solving with Order of Operations LINK
  

Wednesday:  Pre-Weekly Assessment

Goal:  Students will conduct a pre-assessment based on the units in Algebra 1.

• What will we learn in algebra 1?
• Do I know any of the material already?
• Pre-Assessment
• Pencil
• Calculator
• Straight edge

Thursday:  Solving Equations

Learning Target: Students will solve equations for an unknown variable.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• Review – What are PEMDAS?
• Lesson Readiness Equations QuizLINK
• How do you solve equations?
• One Step
• Two-Step
• Multi-Step with variables on either/both sides
• Multi-Step Equations Variables One Side Practice LINK
  
• Multi-Step Practice Variable on Both Sides Practice LINK
  
• Class Practice

Friday:  Solving Equations

Learning Target: Students will solve equations for an unknown variable.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• How do you solve equations?
• One Step
• Two-Step
• Multi-Step with variables on either/both sides
• Where do you use this in real life?
• Solving Word Problems with Equations Practice LINK
  
• Class Practice

Monday:  Welcome to 8^th Grade Math

Goal:  What is this class about?

• Who are you?  Who am I?
• What are some general procedures for this class?
• 8^th Grade Math Pre-Assessment
• Pencil
• Calculator

Tuesday:  MAPS Testing

Goal: Complete computer maps assessment

• What isMAPSTesting?
• How do we begin?
• When you are complete.
• Finish Pre-Assessment
• Read Quietly
• Do not distract others
• When everyone is complete.
• What are the procedures for this class room?
• How are grades established?
• What are the students’ responsibilities?

Wednesday:  The Real Number System

Learning Target:  Students can estimate square roots.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• What are rational numbers? 
• Natural numbers
• Whole Numbers
• Integers
• Etc.
• How can you tell if a number is rational?
• What are square roots?
• Perfect Square Root Practice LINK
  
• Exponent Practice LINK
  
• What if a number is not rational?
• Irrational number

Thursday:  Estimating Square Roots

Learning Target:  Students can estimate square roots.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• How can I estimate square roots?
• Activity with graph paper
• Why are they called square roots?
• What numbers have perfect squares?
• What is a number that is not a perfect square?
• How can I find that number?
• Estimating Positive and Negative Square Roots Practice LINK
  

Friday:  Solve Equations with Square and Cube Roots

Learning Target:  Students can use square and cube roots to solve equations.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• Review – How can I estimate square roots?
• How can I use square roots to solve equations?
• How can I use cube roots to solve equations?
• Perfect Cube Roots Practice LINK
  
• Cube Roots Practice LINK
  

Monday:  MAPS Testing

Learning Target:  Students construct scatter plots and describe patterns in them.

• MAPS Test
• Individually based
• Work Quietly
• When finished
• Scatter Plot Worksheet
• Systems of equations worksheet
• Read Quietly
• Work on other class assignments

Tuesday:  Scatter Plots on the computer

Learning Target:  Students construct scatter plots and describe patterns in them.

• Warm-ups (How do you solve systems of equations?)
• What are scatter plots? worksheet discussion
• What is a line of best fit?
• Can we make an equation to the line of best fit?
• How can you create a scatter plot on a computer?
• What types of data could we collect to make a scatter plot?

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment 16 (8^th in Term 2)

Learning Targets included:

• Test B: Students will solve a system of equations graphically and algebraically.
• Solving Systems of Equations Quiz LINK
• Test B: Students will solve word problems using a system of equations.
• Word Problems Practice LINK
• Test A:  Students construct scatter plots and describe patterns in them.
• Scatter Plot Practice Quiz LINK
  
• Scatter Plot Project (See Thursday)
  

Thursday:  Scatter Plot Project

Learning Target:  Students construct scatter plots and describe patterns in them.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• Option #1 Line of Best Fit Project LINK
• Please attempt to complete scatter plots on the computer.
• Save to your school file
• You can make a power point with your work.
• Or you can create a poster done by hand with your answers on.
• Option #2 What types of data could I collect for a scatter plot? (Create your own researched data)
• Do they relate?
• Predict if the relationship is positive or negative.
• Create a computer scatter plot
• Write an analysis of your data.

Friday:  NUMB3RS

Final Day of the term

• NUMB3RS Episode
• Activity to follow show
• What types of math was used in the episode?
• Students not completing learning targets will work on completing them during class instead of watching the episode.

 REVIEW:

Students will write a function rule for a linear relationship LINK

Review for function rule Video LINK

Students will write an equation to a line LINK

Practice Writing an Equation LINK

 

Monday:  Systems of equations in real life

Learning Target: Students will solve word problems using a system of equations.

• Warm-up (Writing rules from tables) 
• Review – How do you solve a system of equations?  
• Graphing
• Substitution Method
• Elimination by Addition/Subtraction
• Elimination by Multiplication
• Work of word problems with a partner.
• Class discussion – How do you write equations to word problems?

Advisory:  Cyberbully

• ABC Family channel “Cyberbully” movie – we are showing this whole move in short segments ; then have a discussion the last 5 minutes of advisory. Please don’t just stop the movie and let the students leave, there should be discussion about the movie.

Tuesday:  Scatter Plots

Learning Target: Students construct scatter plots and describe patterns in them.  

• Warm-up (How do you write a rule from a line on a graph?)
• Review – Targets for weekly assessment 
• What is a scatter plot?
• How do you graph data?
• What patterns do you notice in the graph?

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment 15 (7^th in Term 2)

Learning Targets included: 

• Test C:  Students will determine a function to model a linear relationship between two quantities. 
• Writing Rules from Tables Practice LINK 
• Writing Rules from Tables Video LINK
• Test C: Students will determine the equation of a line.
• Writing an Equation from a Graph Video LINK
• Test A: Students will solve a system of equations graphically and algebraically.
• Solving Systems of Equations Quiz LINK
• Test A: Students will solve word problems using a system of equations.
• Word Problems Practice LINK

Thursday:  Scatter Plots

Learning Target: Students construct scatter plots and describe patterns in them. 

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)
• How do you create a scatter plot?
• What are they used for?
• What is a line of best fit? 
• Collecting data activity.

Friday:  8^th Math Post-Test  

Learning Target: Students will solve a system of equations graphically and algebraically.

• Warm-up (Operations with rational numbers)  
• Post 8^th Math test with questions from each unit.
• Scatter plot activity