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[CMP - Comparing and Scaling]
11-18-2002
1. -AreaFormulaQuiz.OBJECTIVE:#To recognize situations in which ratios are a useful form of comparison #To form, label and interpret ratios from numbers given or implied in a situation #To explore several informal strategies for solving scaling problems (which is equivalent to solving proportions) ACTIVITIES: Area Formula Quiz from notes. (Square, rectangle, parallelogram, triangle and trapezoid) P586 Glencoe, lesson 6-7, 2 & 6; P592 (9-7)3 & 9; Continue with Area of a circle presentation. Practice circle area. Page 359+ (Glencoe) NOTES: HOMEWORK: Make a final, formal copy of the list of area formulas with models. This must fit on one regular size sheet of paper, one side. Color is recommended. This will become a permanent NOTE page for your folder. Include a value and description for PI.
11-19-2002
1. -HW AreaNotePage.
2. =WarmUp Measures.OBJECTIVE: #To recognize situations in which ratios are a useful form of comparison #To form, label and interpret ratios from numbers given or implied in a situation #To explore several informal strategies for solving scaling problems involving ratios (which is equivalent to solving proportions) ACTIVITIES: WarmUp on renaming compound standard unit linear measures as single unit measures. Distribute/Discuss Additional Practice 3. NOTES: HOMEWORK: P31+ #5, 6, 20-23
11-20-2002
1. =WarmUp FDP......
2. =P155+ AddPrac3..
3. -HW31+ 5/6/21-23.OBJECTIVE: See 11-19 above. ACTIVITIES:Distribute Progress Report #5. Warm Up on [changing fractions to decimals to percents.]
11-21-2002
1. =ProgReport #5 ..
2. -HW P35 #25......OBJECTIVE: Area Review ACTIVITIES: Various area problems including the Pizza problem: Pizza Schmizza is offering 2 1' pizzas for 10.99; Little Nero's is offering a 'Big Paw' 1' x 2' pizza for $12.99 and Papa Fred's is offering 2 16" pizzas for $16.99. Which is the best but - Explain your answer, use diagrams, etc.
NOTES: Various others as individual work HOMEWORK: What is the area of a triangle with a base of 3 feet and a height of 2 feet? What would the area be if you increaded the base by 4 inches and the height by 6 inches?
11-22-2002
1. =WarmUp FDP......
2. -HW TriangleArea.OBJECTIVE: #To find unit rates #To represent data in tables and graphs #To look for patterns in tables in order to make predictions beyond the tables #To connect unit rates with the rule describing the situation #To begin to recognize that constant growth in a table will give a striaght line graph #To find the missing value of a proportion ACTIVITIES: Investigation 4 NOTES: Time to introduce writing expressions and equations. Glencoe pages 233 -235 HOMEWORK: Write expressions (from list below)
[Help Sheet - Expressions and Equations]1. The product of 0 and z 2. 5 more than w 3. 13 take away r 4. z from 14 5. 8 less than z 6. Some number s multiplied by 14 7. A number 16 from f 8. Some number v times 17 9. The difference of from 10 10. w minus 1 11. 19 less than s 12. 8 from p 13. 4 times g 14. 12 into n 15. p reduced by 8 16. Multiply by 18 17. The amount d from 17 18. The amount 11 and x 19. 4 take away c 20. Subtract the number of pencils from 18
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