Do the impossible
Posted in algebra 1, geometry, pre-algebra on May 31st, 2009
As we finish off the year, in Pre-Algebra, I have students working on dimensions. Here’s a sheet I just finished to help them apply formulas for finding Area and Perimeter of 2-D shapes Volume and Surface Area of 3-D shapes
Posted in algebra 1, pre-algebra, what can you do with this on May 25th, 2009
On September 23rd, 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter lost contact with NASA engineers. After an exhaustive search to reacquire the signal until the 25th, the Orbiter was assumed to have been destroyed as it entered Mars’s atmosphere or to have bounced off and “re-entered heliocentric space.” Software guiding the Mars Climate Orbiter assumed a set [...]
Posted in algebra 1, geometry, pre-algebra on May 21st, 2009
I ordered, on suggestion of a former teacher of mine, a set of books called The Art of Problem Solving which comes in the basic and advanced varieties. I’m planning on using them as supplements to class as well as required work for kids on the math team. Concise, full of examples, and easy to [...]
Posted in algebra 1 on May 18th, 2009
A few things. There are a few lesson plans, but mostly student worksheets and materials to use while teaching my Algebra 1 unit on systems of equations and inequalities. There’s a lesson at the end on using them to model situations in the real world. The “Extra Resources” handout includes links to a set of [...]
Posted in algebra 1 on May 9th, 2009
I’ve spent the morning working to write a new unit on systems of equations. Here’s my progress so far. The unit is currently missing a few skills. Activities for determining the number of solutions there are in a system and solving systems of inequalities are not up yet. But I’m done for the moment. The [...]
If I were to take notes, I mean, since I took notes this entire year on everything I would like to do differently next year. It will be hard easy to correct all my mistakes. This should be done over the summer, when there’s not so much going on every day, erg, I think I [...]
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