February 24, 2008
· Filed under Math Survey
Monday: Lesson 4-6 Perspective and Orthogonal Drawings
Goal: Students will draw 3-D objects in perspective using a vanishing point and a horizon line. Students will draw 2-D views of 3-D objects (Orthogonal Drawings)
- Project on Creating a Polyhera from a net downloaded from files to create a class PowerPoint.
- Discuss and go through a worksheet for understanding.
- Lesson 4-5 “Isometric Drawing” Revisit
- Name Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
- Draw objects in Isometric forms
- Lesson 4-6 “Perspective and Orthogonal Drawings”
- Locate and draw vanishing lines and horizon lines
- Draw 3-D objects in perspective
- Draw the front, side, and top views of 3-D objects
- Worksheet Due Tuesday
- Absent students can click here for EXAMPLES 4-6 and click here to take the Lesson 4-6 Self Check Quiz for understanding.
Tuesday: Quiz on Lessons 4-5 and 4-6
Goal: Students will draw, write, and name objects in isometric, orthogonal, and perspective.
- Discuss and Correct worksheet 4-5 & 4-6
- Quiz on Lessons 4-5 & 4-6 with questions from the 1st half of Chapter 4 for review.
- Students can use note/vocabulary packet
- Students can use straight edges and protractors
Wednesday: Lesson 4-7 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
Goal: Find the volume of prisms and cylinders using a given formula.
NOTE: Calculators will be needed!!!
- Lesson 4-7
- Understand Volumes (Space taken up by 3-D object)
- Use formulas to find Volume of various 3-D objects
- Class Practice
- Absent students can click here for EXAMPLES 4-7 and click here to take the Lesson 4-7 Self-Check Quiz for understanding.
Thursday: Lesson 4-8 Volume of Pyramids and Cones
Goal: Find the volume of pyramids and cones using a given formula.
NOTE: Calculators will be needed!!!
- Lesson 4-8
- Understand Volumes (Space taken up by 3-D object)
- Use formulas to find Volume of various 3-D objects
- Class Practice
- Absent students can click here for EXAMPLES 4-8 and click here to take the Lesson 4-8 Self-Check Quiz for understanding.
Half Day Friday: Lesson 4-7 and Lesson 4-8 Volume Practice
Goal: Use volume formulas to find the volume of 3-D objects.
NOTE: Calculators will be needed!!!
- Worksheet 4-7 and 4-8 (Volume)
- Students will find the volume of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones.
- Worksheet will be due Monday
February 24, 2008
· Filed under Algebra 1
Note: Last week’s Thursday and Friday’s scheduled lessons were pushed back to this week Wednesday and Thursday. This was to help the students gain more understanding and practical application of the slope-intercept form.
Monday: AIA Project Slope-Intercept Form
Goal: Students apply skills learned in the first half of Chapter 5 in an AIA Project. Slope and writing equations in slope intercept form are the two top skills used.
- AIA Class discussion for guidance.
- AIA Work time.
- Students can ask other students for help if they are stuck
- Students can only ask students questions that have a different colored project.
- Project will be due Wednesday
Tuesday: Quiz on Slope-Intercept Form
Goal: Students write answers about slope and slope intercept form that displays a deep understanding of the two topics. Students also find slope, write direct variation equations, and equations in slope-intercept form.
- Quiz (Slope-Intercept Form)
- This quiz will have material from the first quiz for student improvement!
- Students can use;
- Notes
- Vocabulary
- Calculators
- Extra time will be used to work on AIA Project completion
Wednesday: Lesson 5-5 Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form
Goal: Write the equation of a line in point-slope form, and write equations in different forms.
- Turn in AIA Project Slope-Intercept Form
- Lesson 5-5 Point-Slope Form y-y1 = m(x-x1)
- Class Example of Point-Slope Form
- Discuss Chart of the three main forms of linear equations
- Class Practice Worksheet 5-5 Due Friday
- Absent Students can click here for EXAMPLES 5-5 and click here to take the Lesson 5-5 Self-Check Quiz.
Thursday: Lesson 5-6 Geometry: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Goal: Graph and write lines that are parallel and lines that are perpendicular.
- 5-Minute Check over lesson 5-5
- Discuss and Correct Worksheet 5-5
- Lesson 5-6
- Parallel Lines have same slope but different y-intercept
- Perpendicular line have slopes that are opposite reciprocals
- Absent Students can click here for EXAMPLES 5-6 and click here to take the Lesson 5-6 Self-Check Quiz.
Half Day Friday: Lesson 5-6 Enrichment (Pencils of Lines)
Goal: Students will graph and understand that all lines that pass through a single point in the same plane are called a pencil of lines.
- 5-Minute Check over Lesson 5-6
- Lesson 5-6 “Pencil of Lines”
- Students will graph a pencil of lines
- Students will graph a pencil of parallel lines
- Worksheet will be Due on Monday
February 23, 2008
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Finish Lesson 5-7 Wrap-up Chapter 5
Goals: Students will; master probability and odds of a single event, find probabilities of compound events, and understand compound interest.
- Warm-up questions over 5-7 on overhead.
- Worksheet 5-5/5-7
- 5-7 Compound Events practice with Inclusive added
- 5-5 Compound Interest (this is a step up from simple interest)
- Students will have time to help each other and confer answers
- Sheet Due Tuesday
- Quiz on Lessons 5-6 & 5-7 tomorrow 5-4 & 5-5 added for improvement.
Tuesday: Quiz on Lessons 5-4, 5, 6, & 7
Goals: Students will demonstrate ability to find probabilities of simple events and compound events, odds of an event, solve problems that involve percent equation, find simple interest, and solve problems for percent of change.
- Discuss worksheet on Compound Interest and Compound Events
- Quiz on 2nd half of Chapter 5
- Students can use;
- Notes
- Vocabulary Sheets
- Calculator (Bring your own)
- Chapter 5 Extended Response sheet with applications of the chapter information.
Wednesday: Chapter 5 Extended Response Assessment
Goal: Students apply skills from chapter 5 to real life scenarios.
- 5-minute Check over Chapter 5
- Small class review for Chapter 5 Test
- Chapter 5 Extended Response Assessment
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of the chapter by giving a clear, concise solution for each problem.
- Problem #1 “Making Holiday Punch”
- Use proportions to create a larger batch
- Use percent equation/proportion to find percent of ingredients.
- Problem #2 “Design a Recreation Room for your house”
- Use Scale Drawing techniques
- Use Percent proportions to create smaller or larger plans to scale.
- Students will confer with other students on the assessment.
- Chapter 5 Extended Response Due Thursday
Thursday: Chapter 5 Test
Goal: Solve proportions, percent of change problems, simple interest, probability, and odds.
- Discuss/Collect Extended Response
- Discuss any Specific Questions regarding Chapter 5 as review for assessment.
- Chapter 5 Test
- Students can use;
- Notes
- Vocabulary Sheets (Due after test)
- Calculator
- Students can earn Extra Credit by taking the review test online click here for the CHAPTER 5 PRACTICE TEST
Half Day Friday: Problem of the Week & Finish Test if needed
Goal: Solve a problem of the week dealing with distance and rate.
- Finish Chapter 5 test for students who were absent or didn’t finish Thursday.
- Problem of the week “Shall We Walk or Ride?” Tips below.
- Draw a diagram.
- Work an easier problem where the coach’s car can take of the players at a time, the distance is closer, and the players can walk as fast as the car can travel.
- Don’t forget the time for the return trips of the car.
- Bounce ideas off a partner
February 18, 2008
· Filed under Math Survey
Monday: WebQuest: Building a Polyhedra
Goal: Students will construct a 3-D shape from a net. Students will describe the characteristics of the polyhedra and create a PowerPoint to display it.
- Math Computer Lab for WebQuest
- Students should be working on their PowerPoint; Due Friday
- Each student makes one or two slides about their Polyhedra.
- The whole class will be one group.
- Link to the WebQuest is at the top of the Class Website.
Tuesday: Quiz on 1st Half of Chapter 4
Goal: Students will display knowledge of geometry in constructing lines, angles, polygons, etc. Identify polygons and polyhedra.
- Quick questions review of Chapter 4.
- Quiz on 1st half of Chapter 4
- Lesson 4-1 “Language of Geometry”
- Lesson 4-2 “Polygons and Polyhedra”
- Lesson 4-3 “Visualize and Name Solids”
- Lesson 4-4 “Problem Solving Skills: Nets”
- Students can use on the quiz;
- Note/Vocabulary Packet given to them at the beginning of the chapter.
- Straight Edge and Protractor
- Work on WebQuest when completed.
Wednesday: WebQuest: Building a Polyhedra
Goal: Students will construct a 3-D shape from a net. Students will describe the characteristics of the polyhedra and create a PowerPoint to display it.
- Math Computer Lab for WebQuest
- Students should be working on their PowerPoint: Due Friday
- Each student makes one or two slides about their Polyhedra.
- The whole class will be one group.
- Link to the WebQuest is at the top of the Class Website.
Thursday: Lesson 4-5 Isometric Drawings
Plans will be coming
Friday: Continue Lesson 4-5 and Start Lesson 4-6 Perspective and Orthogonal Drawings
Plans will be coming