October 26, 2009
· Filed under 8th grade math
Monday: Nets
Learning Target: Students will display a 3-d figure as a 2-d net.
- What are nets?
- How many nets can a cube make?
- Students will find all ways to display a cube as a net.
- What will other 3-d shapes look like when they are made into nets?
- Students will take several shapes and deconstruct them to make nest.
Tuesday: Surface Area
Learning Targets: Students will find the surface area of 3-d shapes.
- How do you make a net?
- Students will review nets
- How do you find surface area?
- This net will have measurements on it
- Students will have to transfer the measurements to the net
- Find the area of a complex figure
- How do you find surface area of different shapes?
- Class Practice
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 6
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students can recognize and perform transformations.
- Students will find the area of triangles and quadrilaterals
- Students will find the circumference and area of circles
- Students will find the area of complex figures
- Students will identify 3-d shapes and list vertices, edges, and faces.
- Students will create 3-d shapes using isometric dot paper.
- Students will create nets of 3-d figures
- Problem of the Week
Thursday & Friday: No School
October 26, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: AIA Relations Project
Learning Target: Finding patterns and Rules in Arithmetic Sequences.
- AIA Relations – Finish in Groups
- Part 1 – Find the Rule
- Part 1b – Use the rule to find more points
- Part 2 Extension
- Plot points on a graph
- Look for Patterns
- Find a rule for the patterns
- Make connections to other types of graphing
Tuesday: Graphing & Writing Linear Equations
Learning Target: You will understand how to recognize and write different forms of Linear Equations.
- How do arithmetic sequences relate to linear equations?
- What is slope?
- Where can you find the other number?
- Slope-Intercept Form Warm-up (Textbook Lesson 5-3 & 5-4)
- Write an Equations to a Line containing points (3, -2) & (6, 4)
- What should the equations look like?
- What do we need to write the equations?
- How can we find them?
- Where do they go once we find them?
- Graph to Check
- Class Practice with different givens
- Two Points
- One point and the slope
- Two intercepts
- Direct Variation (Textbook Lesson 5-2)
- Y=KX
- Suppose y varies directly as x, if y = -18 when x = 6, find x when y = 6.
- Pg 266 for example 4.
- How can we use Ratios to solve?
- Class Practice
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 7
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will manipulate formulas and equations to solve for a variable.
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 3 Lesson 8
- Students will find ratios and proportions
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 3 Lessons 6 & 7
- Students will graph points and transform figures on a coordinate plane.
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 4 Lessons 1 & 2.
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 4 Lessons 7 & 8
- Problem of the Week
Thursday & Friday: No School
October 19, 2009
· Filed under 8th grade math
Monday: Unit 1 2-D Shapes final project “FLOOR IT!”
Learning Target: Students will apply their knowledge from the 2-D shapes unit to create a tile floor as a contractor/designer.
- Complete Part Three
- How can you make your design for the tile floor using two types of tile shapes?
- Find the area of the shapes of each type of tile.
- Part four
- Calculate the total cost of the project to give the home owners an estimate.
Tuesday: Unit 3 Introduction
- Pre-assessment of Unit 3 “3-D Figures”
- What are polyhedrons?
- How do you find volume?
- How do you find surface area?
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 6
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will find corresponding parts of congruent shapes.
- Students can recognize and perform transformations.
- Reflection
- Translation
- Rotation
- Dilation
- Students will find the area of triangles and quadrilaterals
- Students will find the circumference and area of circles
- Students will find the area of complex figures
- Problem of the Week
Thursday: More to come
Friday: More to come
October 19, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Transformations on a Coordinate Plane
Learning Target: Students will graph ordered pairs and transform figures on a coordinate plane.
- Review text Chapter 4 Lessons 1 & 2
- General graphing
- How do you perform a;
- Reflection
- Translation
- Dilation
- How do you perform a rotation?
- Rotate 90º counterclockwise
- Rotate 180º around a fixed point
- Class Practice
Tuesday: Arithmetic Sequences
Learning Target: Students will use sequences to find patterns and create a rule (formula) that will them find the nth number.
- What is an arithmetic sequence?
- Find the next three numbers.
- 2, 5, 8, __, __, __, …
- 1, 2, 4, 8, __, __, __, …
- -11, -4, 3, __, __, __, …
- And more
- What is the difference between arithmetic and geometric sequences?
- What is a term?
- How can I find the 10th term in an arithmetic sequence?
- How can I find the 100th term in an arithmetic sequence?
- Is there a faster way?
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 6
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will solve multi-step equations
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 3 Lesson 5
- Students will manipulate formulas and equations to solve for a variable.
- Students will find ratios and proportions
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 3 Lessons 6 & 7
- Students will graph ordered pairs and transform figures on a coordinate plane.
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 4 Lessons 1 & 2
- Problem of the Week
Thursday: Arithmetic Sequences
Learning Target: Students will use sequences to find patterns and create a rule (formula) that will them find the nth number.
- Unit 2 Introduction (Linear Equations)
- How can you find the 100th term in an arithmetic sequence?
- Write a rule to the nth term.
- Use it to solve for any term number.
- Real life example of where this is used.
- AIA Project (Arithmetic Sequences & Graphs)
- Finding the rule
- Groups of 2 or 3
- Students will need graph paper
Friday: AIA Relations Project
Learning Target: Finding patterns and Rules in Arithmetic Sequences.
- AIA Relations – Finish in Groups
- Part 1 – Find the Rule
- Part 1b – Use the rule to find more points
- Part 2 Extension
- Plot points on a graph
- Look for Patterns
- Find a rule for the patterns
- Make connections to other types of graphing
