November 17, 2009
· Filed under 8th grade math
Monday: Volume and Surface Area of Prisms, Pyramids, Cones, & Cylinders
LT: Students will find the volume of a prisms, pyramids, cones, and cylinder.
- Jeopardy “Volume and Surface Area”
- Students will find the volume and surface area of 3-dimensional solids through a Jeopardy game.
- Students will complete a review sheet on finding the volume of pyramids and cones
Tuesday: Assessment Review Day
LT: Students will review the learning targets for this week’s assessment.
- How did the students do on the practice worksheet about volume of pyramids and cones?
- Station Rotation
- Students will be placed in small groups and rotate through several stations with activities dealing with all the learning targets for tomorrow’s assessment.
- Class Discussion
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 1 Term 2
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will create 3-d shapes using isometric dot paper.
- Students will create nets of 3-d figures
- Students will find the surface area of prisms and cylinders
- Students will find the surface area of pyramids and cones
- Students will find the volume of prisms and cylinders
- Students will find the volume of pyramids and cones
- Problem of the Week
Thursday: 3-D Unit performance assessment
LT: Students will utilize the learning targets from the 3-d solids unit to complete a real world problem.
- Manufacturing
- Students will decide which type of box/container a company should use to sell a product.
- Project will be due at the end of the period.
Friday Half Day: Probability
LT: Students will be introduced to our next unit on probability
- Weekly Assessment review
- Students will fill out a self-assessment and state a goal for the following week.
- What is probability?
November 16, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Parallel and Perpendicular
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Warm-up
- 5-Minute Check over slope intercept form
- Discuss learning target for assessment
- Graph an equation in standard form on graph paper.
- How can you write it in slope-intercept form?
- Translate the line two units down. (parallel)
- Write an equation of this new line in slope-intercept form.
- How can you write an equation to a line parallel to another through a certain point?
- How can you create a perpendicular line to this one?
- Rotate the line 90º counterclockwise (transformations)
- What changes in a perpendicular line?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
- AIA Project (Triangulation)
- Students need instruction sheet, straight edge, and graph paper.
- Students will have times during class in which they can meet with another student of a different color and ask specific questions related to this project.
- Student Work Time
- AIA Project will be due Friday
Tuesday: Parallel and Perpendicular
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Warm-up
- 5-Minute Check over all forms of linear equations
- Discuss learning target for assessment
- How do you gather information to write equations to lines parallel and perpendicular to other lines on a graph through other points?
- How can you write a line parallel to another line through another point?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
- AIA Project (Triangulation)
- Students need instruction sheet, straight edge, and graph paper.
- Students will have times during class in which they can meet with another student of a different color and ask specific questions related to this project.
- Student Work Time
- AIA Project will be due Friday
- Quick review of Arithmetic sequences for the assessment.
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 2 Term 2
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 4 Lessons 7 & 8
- Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lessons 1-5
- Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lesson 6
- AIA Project Work Time
Thursday: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Interactive Chalkboard lesson on parallel and perpendicular lines
- How do write equations of line parallel?
- How do you write equations to lines perpendicular?
- Class Practice with parallel and perpendicular lines
Friday: Systems of Equations
Learning Target: Students will find the intersection in a system of equations.
- Learning Target Pre-Test
- Students will be given and/or can use;
- A problem/task
- Graph paper
- Computer paper
- Ruler/straight edge
- Calculator
- Pencil
- Students will do their best to answer the question given with whatever problem solving strategy/strategies they can use.
- Complete the question fully
- Fill out a problem solving survey when completed
- Work on AIA Project until all had a chance to be successful.
- What is a system of equations?
- Explore the AIA project to find where equations cross
- Will there always be a spot where lines cross?
- Can there be more than one point where linear equations cross?
- How can we find these locations?
- AIA Projects are due
November 9, 2009
· Filed under 8th grade math
Monday: Volume of Prisms & Cylinders
LT: Students will find the volume of a prism and cylinder.
- What is volume?
- How is volume and surface area different?
- How do you find the volume of a prism?
- Class practice and discussion
- How do you find the volume of a cylinder?
- Class practice and discussion
WKCE TESTING Tuesday through Friday (Shortened class times these days)
Tuesday: Volume of Prisms & Cylinders (Continue)
LT: Students will find the volume of a prism and cylinder.
- Finish volume problems from yesterday and discuss
- More class practice on volume
- Introduce Pyramids
Wednesday: Treasure Chest Problem
LT: Students will find the volume of a prism and cylinder.
- Which treasure chest holds the gold?
- Students will complete a performance assessment on volume of prisms
- Also a LOGIC problem
- Students are give clues to decide what each chest contains.
Thursday: Volume of a Pyramid and Cone
LT: Students will find the volume of a pyramid and cone.
- 5-minute check over volume of prisms and cylinders
- How do you find the volume of a pyramid?
- Class practice and discussion
- How do you find the volume of a cone?
- Class practice and discussion
Friday: Volume & Surface Area of 3-D Solids
LT: Students will find the surface area and volume of 3-d solids
- Jeopardy
- Separate the class into groups
- Smart Board Jeopardy Game on volume & surface area.
November 9, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Forms of Linear Equations
Learning Target: Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- 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
- What other forms of linear equations are there?
- Standard Form ax + by = c where a > 0
- Point-Slope Form y – y1 = m(x – x1)
- How do you write it?
- How do you graph it?
WKCE TESTING Tuesday through Thursday (Shortened class times these days)
Tuesday: Forms of Linear Equations
Learning Target: Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- 5-Minute Check over Slope-Intercept Form
- How do you write an equation for a line in slope-intercept form?
- How do you write an equation in standard form?
- How do you write an equation in Point-Slope Form?
- Class practice and review for assessment
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 1 Term 2
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will graph points and transform figures on a coordinate plane.
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- Students will understand how to recognize and write different forms of Linear Equations.
Thursday: Parallel and Perpendicular
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Warm-up
- Students will complete the selected problems from their text for practice.
- Students will compare answers and check for understanding with a partner.
- Class discussion about how to get the correct answer.
- Graph an equation in standard form on graph paper.
- How can you write it in slope-intercept form?
- Translate the line two units down. (parallel)
- Write an equation of this new line in slope-intercept form.
- How can you create a perpendicular line to this one?
- What changes in a perpendicular line?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
Friday: Parallel and Perpendicular (Continued)
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Graph an equation in standard form on graph paper.
- How can you write it in slope-intercept form?
- Translate the line two units down. (parallel)
- Write an equation of this new line in slope-intercept form.
- How can you create a perpendicular line to this one?
- What changes in a perpendicular line?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
- New AIA Project (Triangulation)
- Individual project, but students can work with others as long as they do not have the same color sheet.
- Students need instruction sheet, straight edge, and graph paper.
- Student Work Time
