Lesson Plans - Grade 7 Math
9-13-1999 1. HW Glass Meas_...2. Parent Letter....3. MathFact Drill... 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Students will present information on how to estimate answers to various problems. ACTIVITIES: Review classroom procedures; Students will complete their posters and devise a presentation where each group member will present a part. NOTES: Worksheet generation might be required for some practice problems. HOMEWORK: Estimate board problems (estimation worksheet
9-14-1999 1. HW EstimateWrk...2. MathFact Drill...3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Compute sums and differences using compensation (1-4, Pp14ff) ACTIVITIES: Issue textbooks. Do various exercises on compensation. NOTES: HOMEWORK: P19 Mid-Chapter Review
9-15-1999 1. HW19 MidChRev....2. MathFact Drill...3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Solve Problems by classifying information (1-6, Pp 20ff) ACTIVITIES: Work the problems in the text after the introductory exercise. This is a lead-in to logic problems. Do 1-8 in class. NOTES: HOMEWORK: Page 21, 9 and 10 Show your process!
9-16-1999 1. HWP21 9&10.......2. MathFact Drill...3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate expressions using the order of operations. [Active Link: Info on Order of operations] (1-7, Pp24ff) ACTIVITIES: Introduce the procedure for order of operations. Add exponents to the list in the text. Have students determine a need for a pre-determined order of precedence. NOTES: give examples and solve both linear and with the order of operations. Demonstrate the marking/delineating process. HOMEWORK: P573, lesson 1-7, column 1 - demo procedures.
9-17-1999 1. HW573(1-7)col1...2. MathFact Drill...3. OrdOps Quiz...... 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Order of operations. ACTIVITIES: Group "competition" on utilization of order of operations for problem solving. NOTES: Use integer operations, but not exclusively. HOMEWORK: P573 (1-7) column 3
Problem of the week (check the scoring guide) The problem of the week is due on Friday. Students are to use diagrams, charts, and tables as needed. Explain the process used to solve the problem. Be neat.
Inching Along Down the Football Field
One fine fall day, Fred, the football player, decided to do a little math activity with his favorite sport. So he put his ball down on one of the goal lines of the 100-yard field. He then moved it forward half the distance -- that is, 50 yards -- toward the other goal line. Next he moved it half the remaining distance, 25 more yards.
He planned to continue in this manner as long as he could, always advancing the ball half the remaining distance toward the other end. Of course, it should be obvious that sooner or later his moves will be quite small, so small in fact that we could say he was truly “inching along”. The question now is: on which move of the ball did the distance for the first time become less than one inch?
Bonus: What was the total distance that Fred had moved the ball after that move? Give your answer rounded to the nearest 100th of an inch?