Science Fair

Here are just a few photos of today's Science Fair Projects:

HOMEWORK:  None for tonight.

Work Time

Students completed Mini-Evaluation #12 and then were given time to work on Science Fair Projects.

HOMEWORK:  None for tonight.

Mini-Evaluation #12

Students were busy with their mini-eval during class time today.  Students will have a little more time to complete the evaluation tomorrow (if needed), then have the rest of math class to work on their Science Fair Projects. Science Fair is Thursday, 3/31/16 from 11-12:30. Come for a visit if possible.

Barbie Bungee -- Test Day

Students gathered in their table groups to concur about the necessary rubber bands for Barbie's 400 cm bungee jump. This was based from their data and observations from last week.

Watch the video link:

Closest to the ground Bungee Jump -- by Group: TJCaR

CONGRATULATIONS on your predictions and results!!!!

HOMEWORK:  1. Complete page 7 in Barbie Bungee Packet.   2. Mini-Evaluation #12 is tomorrow.

Barbie Bungee - Day 5

Today is the last day for which class time was given to complete data collection, graphs, and predictions prior to the FINAL TEST on Monday. On Monday, student groups will agree on the number of rubber bands to attach to their Barbie and drop her from a height of 400 cm. The target is to have their Barbie come as close to the ground as possible WITHOUT hitting the ground.

I will be filming the results and hope to have videos posted on Monday's blog.

Here are some student samples of data collection and the pages that must be completed prior to the TEST JUMP:

HOMEWORK: Complete pages 3-6 by Monday's class, if you did not complete in school today (only approximately 10 students are finished).

Barbie Bungee - Day 4

Students continued working on their group Barbie Bungee Math Lab. Students must have pages 3-6 finished by the start of Thursday's class. Students had class time to work on these pages. Homework is for anyone who has not yet finished pages 3-6.  Hopefully, tomorrow students will be able to predict the number of rubber bands they need for the 400 cm jump and then the testing will begin.

HOMEWORK: Pages 3-6 in Barbie Bungee Packet finished by the start of Thursday's class.

Barbie Bungee - Day 3

More photos of students working on the Barbie Bungee Math Lab:

The goal is to have pages 3-6 finished in their packets at the end of class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: None for tonight.

Barbie Bungee - Day 2

More information from the Barbie Bungee Packet and student requirements:

Photos of students working:

HOMEWORK: None for tonight.

Barbie Bungee - Day 1

First, we reviewed class work and homework from yesterday.

Then, students were introduced to the long awaited Barbie Bungee Math Lab. Here is first page of the 7 page packet introducing the lab to students. More information and photos of daily progress will be posted daily.

HOMEWORK: None for tonight.

Line of Best Fit -- Day 3

After a review of yesterday's class and notes, students worked in partner or table groups to graph two scatter plots from given data and determine slope-intercept equations.

Here are two possibilities:

Tomorrow we will discuss the various outcomes and why!

HOMEWORK:  1. Line of Best Fit -- Day 2 sheets in MTN must be finished.

                                   2. Students who volunteered to bring in Barbie Dolls must do so for tomorrow!

Line of Best Fit - Day 2

First, we reviewed notes from Thursday. Then we continued with graphing and slope-intersect form equation for another example:

All three classes acquired 3 more practice sheets to work on slope-intercept. The Andromeda class had the opportunity to work on the first sheet. Here is a sample of a blank sheet given to students and a sample of the same sheet filled out.

We will continue tomorrow and students are excited about our math lab beginning this week: Barbie Bungee.

HOMEWORK:  None for tonight. Today is considered “Rounded Pi Day.” Have a discussion as to why that may be.

Line of Best Fit - Day 1

Notes from today's class and located in MTN:

HOMEWORK: None for tonight.

Next blog post will be on Monday, 3/14/16.

More y-intercept

Students provided many examples of their own x/y tables, determining the slope and finally creating a graph.

Then we reviewed more y-intercept slope lines with the worksheet:

 

HOMEWORK: Mini-Evaluation #11 tomorrow.

 

Using Tables to Construct Slope Intercept

Review of last night's homework:


Notes from class with constructing tables from given graphs:

One sample from each group of instructions to tonight's homework:

HOMEWORK: Complete all 4 tables and graphs, and write an equation following y=mx+b.

Moving from Cartesian Points to Slope-Intercept

The solutions to plotting coordinates from Thursday's homework assignment:

                                                      Notes & Practice from class:

HOMEWORK:   Complete Slope-Intercept Lines in MTN.

Cartesian Coordinates - Day 2

First, students participated in a short Mini-Evaluation #10: Solving 2-step Equations.

Then we finished notes for Cartesian Coordinates. We completed one example together for the homework. Students must finish plotting the coordinates on given graphs.

NOTES:                                                                      HOMEWORK:

                                                          NUMBER 1:

Cartesian Coordinates - Day 1

Notes from today's class:

More 2-step Writing Equations

The students picked up from where we left off before our February vacation. Here are the answers to the work we completed in class today: