Lesson Plans - Grade 7 Math
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9-11-2000 1. Facts Drill......2. HW Para/Shoesize.3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Solve problems using a four-step plan (1-1, Pp4ff) ACTIVITIES: Use the EXPLORE, PLAN, SOLVE, EXAMINE method to finish the activity of finding the average shoe size for the class. NOTES: HOMEWORK: EXPLAIN using the four steps on this problem: *The trans-Alaska pipeline can deliver about 2 million barrels of oil a day. The 810 mile trip from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez in Alaska takes about five days. How many miles a day is this?
9-12-2000 1. Facts Drill......2. HW Pipeline......3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Rounding ACTIVITIES: Define and practice rounding in
two forms: Rounding to a place value and rounding to a
significant digit. NOTES:
C-rods?[Place value/rounding chart]
HOMEWORK: Write 3 5-digit numbers. Round then to the nearest
tens, the nearest hundreds and the most significant digit (that
will be 3 numbers with 3 answers each)
9-13-2000 1. Facts Drill......2. HW Rounding......3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Estimate sums and differences using front end estimation. (1-2, Pp8ff) ACTIVITIES: Review the procedure and its application and limitations. Students will need to take notes. NOTES: Provide disclaimer for this form of rounding. Explain preferences and need to attend to directions, HOMEWORK: Make mini-poster showing front-end estimation (from your notes)
9-14-2000 1. Facts Drill......2. HW FEE Poster....3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Estimate quotients using compatible numbers (1-3,
Pp11ff) ACTIVITIES: Define QUOTIENT and COMPATIBLE NUMBERS.
Students need to take notes. NOTES: HOMEWORK: Estimate using
compatible numbers (list them) 1)601÷6 2)821÷90 3)269÷20
4)8620÷5 [1.2.5]estimate
[Estimation games]
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9-15-2000 1. Facts Drill......2. HW ÷Estimate.....3. ................. 4. .................5. .................6. .................
OBJECTIVE: Compute sums and differences using compensation(1-4,
Pp14ff) ACTIVITIES: Model the process - Students will take
notes. Practice this skill in mental math. NOTES: HOMEWORK:
None
[1.1.6]mental math
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Problem of the week (check the scoring guide) The problem of the week is due next Monday. Students are to use diagrams, charts, and tables as needed. Explain the process used to solve the problem. Be neat.
Study Hall Games - posted September 4, 2000
Could you have guessed it? On the first day of school, my first class was a study hall! What did I do with a room full of eighth grade students and fifty-three minutes to fill?Never fear, I polled the students to find out which of the three games in my closet they might like to play. Then I created a math problem using the results of the poll.
Greg, John, Karla, Adam, and Allison said that they would enjoy playing all three games.
Stephen, Douglas, Erin, Katya, and Ashley said that they wouldn't play any of the games.
Eduardo, Michael, and Michaela wanted to play checkers and backgammon, but not chess.
Tyler and Jessica wanted to play backgammon and chess, but not checkers.
Parker would play chess and checkers, but not backgammon.
This gave me twenty-one students who would play backgammon or chess, twenty-four students who would play checkers or chess, and twenty-six students who would play checkers or backgammon.
How many students wanted to play only backgammon? Only checkers? Only chess? How many students were in my study hall?
Bonus: Since I only stock mathematical games in my closet, tell me something mathematically significant about each of the three games.