Thursday, November 29, 2012

Class Topics: 11.29.12

In Math Six during second period, students were involved with a series of stations that included: identifying terms, generating equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.
Today's Learning Goals: The student will be able to...
  1. identify terms used when working with fractions.
    • numerator, denominator, equivalent, factor, multiple, Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and Least Common Multiple (LCM)
  2. generate equivalent fractions by using either multiplication or division.
  3. compare fractions by finding their quickest common denominator.
  4. add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
For Evening Practice, it is suggested that the student...
  1. review Lessons 4.1 through 4.2.  
  2. complete Math Journal page 128. 
In Math Six during fourth period, students completed the Unit Four Pretest.
Today's Learning Goals: The student will be able to show their current level of understanding of Unit Four content by...
  1. performing fraction computations.
  2. estimating reasonable solutions to problems involving fractions.
  3. determining the percent of a number and solve related problems.
  4. communicating using mathematical vocabulary.
For Evening Practice, it is suggested that the student...
  1. complete the two Khan Skills listed until proficient:
In Pre-Algebra today, those students who completed the Chapter Four summative posttest received their assessments.  Students then front-loaded material for the Chapter Five pretest which deals with Geometry and Measurement.
Today's Learning Goals: The student will show what their schema is of Geometry by...
  1. creating illustrations for and defining various Geometric terms.
For Evening Practice, it is suggested that the student...
  1. complete the following Khan Skills listed until proficient:
What types of lines and angles do you
observe in this photo?

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