Thinking+With+Math+Models



Goals: //Get to Know Each Other//
 * Monday, August 19th (A) and Tuesday, August 20th (B)**
 * Bell Buzzer:
 * Find your seats
 * Take out your agenda, a pencil and syllabus (if you have one), place your backpack either in the back of the room or by the back window
 * On the piece of paper write 5 little known facts about yourself.
 * Sit quietly


 * How are you getting home?
 * Syllabus Stuff, Remind101, Tardy Ticket
 * Classroom Jobs
 * Doorman or Doorwoman
 * Pass Back Papers
 * Goal Writer
 * Recycler
 * Team Work Activity (if time)
 * Homework:
 * Write a letter to me: Tell me about yourself, what do you like, what do you dislike, what do you do in your spare time, also include how you best learn math
 * Ask your parents to write a letter to me: Have them tell me about you!


 * Wednesday, August 21st(A) and Thursday, August 22nd (B)**
 * Goals: Represent data patterns using graphs, tables and word descriptions. Use data to make predictions.**
 * Bell Buzzer
 * Be prepared for class (binders out with paper, pencil, letters to me from both you and your parents)
 * Don't forget about the classroom jobs
 * Investigation 1 Problems 1.1 and 1.2
 * Tacoma Bridge
 * Let's build a bridge and experiment!
 * Check-up


 * Friday, August 23rd (A) and Monday, August 26th (B)**
 * Goals: Determine if data patterns are linear or non-linear from a table, graph and word description.**
 * Bell Buzzer
 * On your Additional Practice Packet do not answer any of the questions... All I want you to do is to draw in the next two figures of each picture pattern
 * Classroom jobs???
 * Lesson: Investigation 1 Problem 1.3
 * What comes next?
 * Is it Linear or Non-Linear?
 * What does the graph look like?
 * Can you describe the pattern?
 * Check-up/Skills Practice


 * Tuesday, August 27th (A) and Wednesday, August 28th (B)**
 * Goals: Represent data in tables, graphs and words. Determine if the data represents a linear or non-linear relationship and explain how you know.**
 * Bell Buzzer:
 * Get out your Additional Practice Packet and work on #1
 * Classroom jobs
 * Announcements (SOLO and upcoming Quiz)
 * ACE Worktime p. 15 #2, 3, 5, 29-31, 1, 9
 * Homework: Pg. 15 Finish #2, 3 and 29-31


 * Thursday, August 29th (A) and Friday, August 30th (B)**
 * Goals: Draw trend lines on scatter plots that represent linear relationships**
 * Bell Buzzer:
 * Take out Pg. 15 #2, 3, 29-31 (this was homework)
 * Announcements (Quiz today!)
 * Quiz
 * Lesson: Investigation 2 Problem 2.1


 * Tuesday, September 3rd and Wednesday, September 4th**
 * Goals: Find the slope a linear relationship from a table, an equation and a graph.**
 * Read through video guide before watching the video
 * Watch Video: Linear Equations and Slope
 * While watching video answer questions on guide
 * ACE problems on pg. 53 #37, 39-44, pg. 54 #46-54, pg. 55 #57


 * Thursday, September 5th**
 * Goals: Find the slope of a linear relationship from a graph and from points**
 * Finish ACE from Tuesday
 * Work on Slope Practice problems


 * Friday, September 6th**
 * Goals: Find the slope of a linear relationship from a table, a graph and an equation**
 * Take out Pg. 53 #37, 39-44 and Pg. 54 #46-54 and Pg. 55 #57
 * Review the Video Guide (keep in your Investigations tab)
 * Lesson 2.2 (Connection to Video Guide)


 * Monday, September 9th (A)**
 * Goals: Find the slope of a linear relationship from a table, a graph and an equation**
 * Take out Pg. 53 #37, 39-44 and Pg. 54 #46-54 and Pg. 55 #57
 * Video Guide Discussion
 * Lesson 2.2 (Connection to Video Guide)


 * Tuesday, September 10th (B) and Wednesday, September 11th (A)**
 * Goals: Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b)**
 * Bell Buzzer: Find the slope of each line (remember slope is defined as Rise/Run)
 * 3A only: Check-up on Slope (index cards)
 * Lesson 2.2
 * Homework: Pg. 48 #8a and b


 * Thursday, September 12th and Friday, September 13th**
 * Goals: Write linear equations in slope-intercept form (y-mx+b) from graphs and tables**
 * Bell Buzzer: Take out your homework Pg. 48 #8a and b
 * Lesson 2.2 B


 * Monday, September 16th(B) and Tuesday, September 17th (A)**
 * Goals: Write linear equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx +b) from graphs and tables**
 * Bell Buzzer: Write the equation for each table of values in the form y = mx + b
 * Announcements: Quiz next time
 * Lesson 2.2 C and E


 * Wednesday, September 18th (B) and Thursday, September 19th (A)**
 * Goals: Write linear equations in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) from graphs, tables and words.**
 * Quick Slope review
 * Quiz
 * Lesson 2.3


 * Friday, September 20th (B)**
 * Goals: Write equations to model linear relationships and use those equations to answer questions about the situation**
 * Bell Buzzer: O
 * On a coordinate grid, plot three points that make a line (one of those points must be on the y-axis)
 * Write those points in a table of values
 * Write the equation for the line (in y = mx + b form)
 * Pass back quiz and file in folder in crate
 * Lesson 2.3

Monday, September 23rd(A) and Tuesday, September 24th (B) Substitute - Set up emails and answer questions, if time coordinate graph pictures

Wednesday, September 25th (A) and Thursday, September 26th (B) Substitute - Practice Slope

Friday, September 27th (A) Substitute -


 * Monday, September 30th (B)**
 * Goals: Write linear equations from tables, graphs and words. Interpret what each part of the equation means in the context of the problem.**
 * Hello Again!
 * Announcements: Quizzes passed back, catch-up today, email permission forms due by Friday!
 * Lesson 2.3 and 2.4
 * Homework: TBA


 * Tuesday, October 1st (A) and Wednesday, October 2nd (B)**
 * Goals: Write linear equations from tables, graphs and words. Interpret what each part of the equation means in context of the problem.**
 * Announcements
 * Email Permission Forms must be in by Thursday
 * Grade check-up and Quizzes passed back
 * Tutoring Tuesday and Thursday 11:05 - 12:45 (lunch)
 * Recap last week's work
 * Lesson 2.3 and 2.4

Monday, October 7th (A) and Tuesday, October 8th (B) Goals: Write linear equations from tables, graphs and words. Interpret what each part of the equation means in context of the problelem Wednesday, October 9th (A) and Thursday, October 10th (B) Goals: Write linear equations from tables, graphs and words.
 * Thursday, October 3rd (A) and Friday, October 4th (B)**
 * Goals: Write linear equations from tables, graph and words. Interpret what each part of the equation means in context of the problem**
 * Announcements (email permission form)
 * How can you tell if something is linear? Describe!
 * Lesson 2.3 and 2.4
 * Computer Lab today to begin our MathXL accounts and practice
 * Computer Lab first half of class
 * Finish Problem 2.5 second half of class
 * Homework: Pg. 49 #13


 * Friday, October 11th (A)**
 * Goals: Write linear equations from tables, graphs and words**
 * Bell Buzzer:
 * On graph paper, plot the data from Pg. 46 #5
 * Is this data approximately Linear?
 * Announcements: Test next class period
 * Lesson: Review writing linear equations
 * In-Class Work: ACE pg. 45 #5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20
 * Monday, October 14th (B)**
 * Unit Test**


 * Tuesday, October 15th (A) and Wednesday, October 16th (B)**
 * Unit Test**


 * Thursday, October 17th (A) and Friday, October 18th (B)**
 * Goals: Write an equation to model inverse variation and compare linear models with inverse models**
 * Announcements: Get your calculators, books, white boards, markers and a cloth.
 * Lesson 3.1
 * Homework: pg. 69 #1


 * Monday, October 21st (A) and Tuesday, October 22nd (B)**
 * Goals: Write an equation to model inverse variation and compare linear models with inverse models.**
 * Announcements: Grades, Homework, ...
 * Lesson 3.2 and 3.3
 * Homework:Finish Problem 3.2


 * Wednesday, October 23rd (A) and Thursday, October 24th (B)**
 * Goals: Write an equation to model inverse variation and compare linear models with inverse models.**
 * Announcements: Get out your homework (problem 3.2)
 * Lesson 3.3
 * Homework: Pg. 69 #4-6, 13ac, 33, 35 and study for Quiz


 * Friday, October 25th and Monday, October 28th**
 * Goals: Model Inverse Variations with equations, graphs and tables. Compare to linear models**
 * Announcements: Get our your homework!
 * Homework Discussion
 * Quiz today!
 * Turn in old books and get new books