Thursday, October 30, 2014

Energy of Life

What does daily diet consist of for a citizen in the US?

ChooseMyPlate

 week 1: Rotations

critical reading

Group 1-Writing Reflection

Group 2- Building

Group 3- Experimental Design Outline


Monday, October 13, 2014

How do fractions apply to unit rates?




Real Life Unit Rates.
  • Step 1:  Write as a fraction.
  • Step 2: Divide top and bottom by denominator
  • Step 3: Label

Sunday, October 12, 2014

How can you show that two objects are proportional?



Objective  Determine unit rates 

Goal How is a rate a measure of one quantity per unit of another quantity?
Lesson Vocabulary
rate
unit rate

Develop the Concept
  • What is the speed limit on the highway?
  • If you drive at that speed limit, how far will you travel in one hour? 
  • If a student earned $12 in 2 hours, how much would she earn in one hour? 
  • If 8 pounds of dog food cost $12, how much will one pound cost? 

Friday, October 10, 2014

Proportion Vocab and Long Divison



 Complete graphic organizers for Ratios and Proportional Reasoning Vocabulary

 Google → Math Definition for _____________

  •  Complex fractions 
  • Coordinate plane 
  • Cross products 
  • Equivalent ratios 
  • Direct variation 
  • Nonproportional 
  • Proportion 
  • Ordered pair 
  • Origin 
  • Quadrants 
  • Rate Rate of change 
  • Slope 
  • Unit rate 
  • x-axis 
  • y-axis
  •  x coordinates 
  • y coordinate

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Ratios and Proportional Reasoning

What we will be doing today...


Check List:


1.) Complete Integers Assessment on 

     Quia <-- click for link

2.) Complete graphic organizers for Ratios and Proportional Reasoning  Vocabulary

GoogleMath Definition for _____________

  • Complex fractions
  • Coordinate plane
  • Cross products
  • Equivalent ratios
  • Direct variation
  • Nonproportional
  • Proportion
  • Ordered pair
  • Origin
  • Quadrants
  • Rate
  • Rate of change
  • Slope
  • Unit rate
  • x-axis
  • y-axis
  • x coordinates
  • y coordinate
3. Play Math GAMES!!

Google
“MathSnacks Ratio Rumble” <-- click for link



Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Converting decimals to fractions and percents

Tell Me something Good!!



Bell Ringer: What are the Rules for the following,
  1. Adding and Subtracting Integers?
  2. Multiplying and Dividing Integers?
Write down the rules on the index card on your desk.



What today will look like:
  1. Finish your integer practice worksheet from yesterday.
  2. Take an assessment on Integers

     3. If you finish early.  You will watch the video below on Fractions, Decimals, and Percents.


  • Follow along with the video.
  • You should be taking notes.
  • You should be trying each example.
If you have questions at all today in class, 

PLEASE ASK FOR HELP!!