Monday, August 31, 2009

Week of August 31-September 4

Monday: Problem Solving model called See, Plan, Do, Reflect. HOMEWORK: Complete the Orange Problem using the see, plan, do, reflect model.

Tuesday: Continue with Problem Solving. We will review the homework from last night and take a group QUIZ on using the Problem Solving Model correctly.

Wednesday: Coordinate Planes. We will be taking an outdoor adventure to get inside a giant coordinate plane. Students will be finding and plotting points. HOMEWORK: What is a real-world application to a coordinate plane? Bring an example if you find one.

Thursday: Continue with Coordinate Planes. Students will be decoding secret messages from their friends using points on a Coordinate Plane, this will be taken as a project grade. HOMEWORK: Graphiti Worksheet.

Friday: Introduction to new unit on Numberical Reasoning. Students will be converting between fractions, decimals, and percents. We will also be making a foldable to help them keep all conversion methods straight. HOMEWORK: Conversion Practice Worksheet (this will be taken as a quiz grade).

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