In Lesson 1.3 we find our same 5 students: Sidney, Liz, Celia, Malcolm, and Theo collecting data in efforts to create a 3-day bike tour that is best suitable for student entertainment. With the data they have collected, our classes will (some have already finished) create a graph to display their findings. Using our creativity, we will discuss on Tuesday what events took place during their travel from Atlantic City to Cape May! Be sure to come Tuesday with your creative juices flowing!
Reminders:
***VOCABULARY TEST: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th...STUDY YOUR VOCAB NOTES***
Students need to be sure to come to class prepared (every day) with their graph paper, pencil, book, and binder (and any homework or papers that need to be turned in). If students continue to arrive unprepared, a phone call will be made home and students will be issued a detention.
Today's homework:
1~p. 16 #2 & #3
Also: remember to...
~Redo Lesson 1.1 and/or 1.2 assignments if necessary (you have one week to redo work in math)
~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Question of the Day: In the sequence ABCDEABCDE...what is the 63rd letter?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
Have a lovely and safe holiday weekend everyone...see you on Tuesday!!! :-)
Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Graph, graph, graph away!!! :-)
The learning objective today was for students to use their data from their Jumping Jacks Experiment, Variables & Patterns vocabulary, and knowledge of graph making to create a graph of their results.
The following are the vocabulary words we defined in class (from pages 7-9):
Variable-a factor that changes (in an experiment or equation)
Coordinate Graph- shows the relationship between two variables (how one affects the other)
X-Axis-the horizontal number line on a graph
Y-Axis-the vertical number line on a graph (the cheerleader makes Y stand up)
Dependent Variable (DV)-the one you measure (or count, time), it changes because of what you do with the independent variable; located on the y-axis
Independent Variable (IV)-the one we control or change; located on the x-axis
Scale-the numbers on each axis
Coordinate Pair- (X,Y)
The Steps for Graphing:
1. Pick the variables
2. Put the IV on the x-axis & the DV on the y-axis
3. Select your scale
4. Plot your data points
5. Write your title, axis labels, and key (if necessary)
With this information and your Jumping Jacks Experiment data, you will need to create a line graph with all four pieces of data (all team member's jumps recorded). Be sure to check that you have all the steps covered in your graph before turning it in. Also, you will need to be sure to know these steps and the vocabulary as you will be quizzed on them and later assessed in the Variables & Patterns district assessment.
Reminders:
Students need to be sure to come to class prepared (every day) with their graph paper, pencil, book, and binder (and any homework or papers that need to be turned in). If students continue to arrive unprepared, a phone call will be made home and students will be issued a detention.
Today's homework:
1~Complete your graph from class (if not finished)
2~Crossword puzzle
3~p. 15 #1
Also: remember to...
~Redo Lesson 1.1 assignment if necessary (you have one week to redo work in math)
~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Question of the Day: How many 2-by 2-squares are on a chessboard?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
The following are the vocabulary words we defined in class (from pages 7-9):
Variable-a factor that changes (in an experiment or equation)
Coordinate Graph- shows the relationship between two variables (how one affects the other)
X-Axis-the horizontal number line on a graph
Y-Axis-the vertical number line on a graph (the cheerleader makes Y stand up)
Dependent Variable (DV)-the one you measure (or count, time), it changes because of what you do with the independent variable; located on the y-axis
Independent Variable (IV)-the one we control or change; located on the x-axis
Scale-the numbers on each axis
Coordinate Pair- (X,Y)
The Steps for Graphing:
1. Pick the variables
2. Put the IV on the x-axis & the DV on the y-axis
3. Select your scale
4. Plot your data points
5. Write your title, axis labels, and key (if necessary)
With this information and your Jumping Jacks Experiment data, you will need to create a line graph with all four pieces of data (all team member's jumps recorded). Be sure to check that you have all the steps covered in your graph before turning it in. Also, you will need to be sure to know these steps and the vocabulary as you will be quizzed on them and later assessed in the Variables & Patterns district assessment.
Reminders:
Students need to be sure to come to class prepared (every day) with their graph paper, pencil, book, and binder (and any homework or papers that need to be turned in). If students continue to arrive unprepared, a phone call will be made home and students will be issued a detention.
Today's homework:
1~Complete your graph from class (if not finished)
2~Crossword puzzle
3~p. 15 #1
Also: remember to...
~Redo Lesson 1.1 assignment if necessary (you have one week to redo work in math)
~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Question of the Day: How many 2-by 2-squares are on a chessboard?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Let's Get in Gear!
Today in class, as expected, we discussed the good and bad aspects about working in groups...working as a TEAM! Many great comments were made about staying on task, listening to group members, and every team member doing his/her part in accomplishing the expected objective. As the year progresses, we will continue to reflect on these aspects of teamwork with the intent to improve the necessary life skill of working well with others!
After this discussion, we reviewed our homework from last night. Students were given full points on a question if they both answered the question correctly and restated the question into the answer. All students must remember that the homework policy states any assignment may be redone within one week of it being returned to them (in this case, by next Wednesday, September 5th).
Tomorrow we plan to continue working on Investigation 1.2 Making Graphs. Students will be expected to use their vocabulary knowledge from the lesson to create a graph for representing their Jumping Jack Experiment data. In addition, we will be analyzing these results in depth to decipher what changes in our endurance took place between jumping intervals.
Students need to be sure to come to class prepared (every day) with their graph paper, pencil, book, and binder (and any homework or papers that need to be turned in). If students continue to arrive unprepared, a phone call will be made home and students will be issued a detention.
Today's homework:
1~Redo Lesson 1.1 assignment if necessary
2~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Question of the Day: Seat belts were first used in cars 19 years before the first moon walk. In what year were seat belts first used in cars?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
After this discussion, we reviewed our homework from last night. Students were given full points on a question if they both answered the question correctly and restated the question into the answer. All students must remember that the homework policy states any assignment may be redone within one week of it being returned to them (in this case, by next Wednesday, September 5th).
Tomorrow we plan to continue working on Investigation 1.2 Making Graphs. Students will be expected to use their vocabulary knowledge from the lesson to create a graph for representing their Jumping Jack Experiment data. In addition, we will be analyzing these results in depth to decipher what changes in our endurance took place between jumping intervals.
Students need to be sure to come to class prepared (every day) with their graph paper, pencil, book, and binder (and any homework or papers that need to be turned in). If students continue to arrive unprepared, a phone call will be made home and students will be issued a detention.
Today's homework:
1~Redo Lesson 1.1 assignment if necessary
2~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Question of the Day: Seat belts were first used in cars 19 years before the first moon walk. In what year were seat belts first used in cars?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Jumping Over...Graphing Begins!
We finished our experiment today in class and will begin graphing our information tomorrow. As well, we will be introduced to some new vocabulary words for Variables and Patterns that will help our understanding in mathematics throughout the remainder of the year. Our class will also conduct a very short discussion of how we feel we did working in our groups yesterday and today (Did we stay on task/focused?, Did we listen to each other? Did we follow directions well? Did we get along? Did everyone complete their jobs effectively?, etc...). I ask the questions, what went well, didn't go well, and could have been better (for next time)? Feel free to throw out some ideas, thoughts, and/or feelings here to get this conversation started.
Today's homework:
1~p. 7 questions B + C; all questions must be restated in the answers and answered using complete sentences (at all times, unless otherwise specified by me).
2~Skills Test (WITHOUT USE OF A CALCULATOR OR ANYONE ELSE'S HELP)
3~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Now for the Question of the Day: A chukker in polo is a period of play that is 7.5 minutes long. There are 8 chukkers in a game of polo. How many chukkers are left in the game after 45 minutes of play?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
Today's homework:
1~p. 7 questions B + C; all questions must be restated in the answers and answered using complete sentences (at all times, unless otherwise specified by me).
2~Skills Test (WITHOUT USE OF A CALCULATOR OR ANYONE ELSE'S HELP)
3~KEEP STUDYING THOSE MATH FACTS...you could have another timed test any day now :-) :-) :-)
PARENTS: OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 6:30-8:30 P.M. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!!! :-)
Now for the Question of the Day: A chukker in polo is a period of play that is 7.5 minutes long. There are 8 chukkers in a game of polo. How many chukkers are left in the game after 45 minutes of play?
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
Monday, August 27, 2007
Jumping Jacks for Endurance
Today's experiment got off to a great start! I saw students using good team work skills and exercising a great deal of listening to each other to make the process work effectively. Way to go guys/gals! For those not in class today, we read pages 2-7 in our book and discussed the questions presented in the reading. Students came up with great ideas for which variables will affect both Sidney, Celia, Liz, Malcolm, and Theo's bike tour, as well as our number of jumping jacks in our experiment. Boy oh boy, do we have some intelligent students here at Hollenbeck! We will continue working on our experiment tomorrow, so get a good night's rest and be sure to wear comfortable shoes! :-)
Question of the Day: Pete Rose set a new record in 1985 for total number of hits in his career. He set this new record on the anniversary of the previous record-holder Ty Cobb's last time at-bat. In what year was Ty Cobb last at-bat? The number of years between records is a two-digit number. Both digits are primes. The smallest prime is the tens' digit. The sum of the digits is 12.
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
P.S. Be sure to be practicing your multiplication facts folks...you may have a timed test any day at any time! :-)
Question of the Day: Pete Rose set a new record in 1985 for total number of hits in his career. He set this new record on the anniversary of the previous record-holder Ty Cobb's last time at-bat. In what year was Ty Cobb last at-bat? The number of years between records is a two-digit number. Both digits are primes. The smallest prime is the tens' digit. The sum of the digits is 12.
Good luck my savvy students!!! Remember, the first student to answer the Question of the Day correctly will get a small prize from me the next day! :-)
P.S. Be sure to be practicing your multiplication facts folks...you may have a timed test any day at any time! :-)
Friday, August 24, 2007
Welcome to Math Savvy @ Hollenbeck Middle!!!
Welcome everyone to our class blog! First and foremost, I need to apologize for the size of this blog post. There is a lot to share for the first two weeks of school but don’t worry, not all blog posts will be this long! I am super excited for what we have in store this year! Between our class website, schoolnotes.com, and this blog, I sure hope you and your parents will not have any trouble staying informed and on top of your education this school year. The purpose of this blog is to strike up conversations about math, as well as, provide a place for students to receive help from both their peers and me.
What’s been going on in math:
~First Week of School~
We started the year off with a bang! Our Huddle Up Tailgate Party (@ schedule pickup) and Back to School Pep Rally (first day) were a blast for sure! What fun our students had watching their teachers play games, sing & dance with excitement for a new school year! Over the summer, many teachers (myself included) spent numerous hours attending workshops and conferences; planning, and preparing ways to help our school become the VERY BEST in academics and character!!! Our first week of school was dedicated to implementing strategies designed to help students feel more at home and recognized within our school community. Tuesday and Wednesday focused mainly on Hollenbeck’s Four Core Ethical Values: Honesty, Kindness, Respect & Responsibility, while the next two days were spent discussing expectations for students in all areas of the school (hallways, cafeteria, classrooms, assemblies, and on the bus). This school-wide attempt to help our Hollenbeck Family reach its mission: Achieving Academic and Personal Growth, was evident throughout the first week! I can’t wait to see the growth you all will continue to make this year!
~Second Week of School~
During the beginning of this week, our class took some time to discuss safety issues in reference to the Internet. Being that this is an eMINTS classroom and we will be utilizing a great deal of technology on a regular basis, I feel it is extremely important that my students are knowledgeable on ways to be safe when online. We viewed both Amy’s Choice and Tracking Teresa and held an in-depth discussion of real safety issues in regards to communication online. In this same way, I would like to recommend some pieces of advice when participating in this blog:
1) Before posting any information or opening your own blog of any kind, you MUST first receive your parent’s permission.
2) I STRONGLY recommend that no matter what you post online (on this blog or elsewhere); if the option is there for your post to be private, make it private! This will keep people who have no business contacting you from being able to know anything about you.
3) Think BEFORE you post! Remember that what you say will be viewed by others as is true with many things is life…you can’t take back something you’ve said (especially when it is posted on the Internet). I will have overriding access to deleting and modifying comments when necessary but please be sure to stay focused and appropriate when adding to our class blog.
We ended up this week taking time to find out what we know already in math. The last few days have been filled with a very long assessment of skills. This test was prepared with the intention of helping students and parents recognize student strengths and weaknesses in mathematical abilities. We will take the same test at the end of the year to give you a true picture of what you have learned in entirety this school year. In addition to this assessment, students completed a timed multiplication test today. Every year parents ask how they can help their child grow in their successes in math; this is my initial suggestion to my students…LEARN YOUR MATH FACTS!!! :-) :-) :-) Parents may view their child’s multiplication test percentage on Pinnacle (located in the notes section). Please be sure to ask if you have any questions regarding any of this information.
TODAY’S SUPERSTAR STUDENTS:
Scoring 100% on their Multiplication Timed Test: Joe Crawford (2nd hour) & Nicole Kuhlmann (3rd hour)
Class Highest Scores on the Multiplication Timed Test: Tommy Mai (4th hour), Megan Wood (5th hour), Kenny Griffin (7th hour), & Taylor Powell (8th hour)
Honorable Mentions: Tyler Rauth (2nd hour), Morgan Carlson (3rd hour), & Amber Walter (7th hour)
ALL OF YOU ROCKED THIS TEST!!! CONGRATS YOU ARE A TRUE SUPERSTAR!!! :-) :-) :-) KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! :-) :-) :-)
What’s coming up???
Next week we will begin with our Jumping Jack’s Experiment in our Variables and Patterns book. Hope to see you come with some energy and excitement for learning…this is going to be fun!
Main learning objectives for V & P (Variables and Patterns):
-Identifying variables in situations
-Recognizing situations in which changes in variables are related in useful patterns
-Describe patterns of change shown in words, tables, and graphs
-Construct tables and graphs to display relationships between variables
-Observe how a change in the relationship between two variables affects the table, graph and equation
-Use algebraic symbols to write equations relating variables
-Use tables, graphs, and equations to solve problems
Miscellaneous:
~If you haven’t turned in your eMINTS CUP (Computer Use Policy) or Parent Survey do so soon so you don’t have to miss out on any fun stuff in class this year!
QUESTION OF THE DAY— Each year in the Chinese calendar is named after one of 12 animals. The year 2007 is the year of the PIG. How many years in the 21st Century are "Years of the PIG"?
**Be the first student to reply correctly to the Question of the Day and you will receive a small treat in class on Monday!!! Good luck!!! :-)
Have a WONDERFUL weekend everyone!!! See you on Monday!
What’s been going on in math:
~First Week of School~
We started the year off with a bang! Our Huddle Up Tailgate Party (@ schedule pickup) and Back to School Pep Rally (first day) were a blast for sure! What fun our students had watching their teachers play games, sing & dance with excitement for a new school year! Over the summer, many teachers (myself included) spent numerous hours attending workshops and conferences; planning, and preparing ways to help our school become the VERY BEST in academics and character!!! Our first week of school was dedicated to implementing strategies designed to help students feel more at home and recognized within our school community. Tuesday and Wednesday focused mainly on Hollenbeck’s Four Core Ethical Values: Honesty, Kindness, Respect & Responsibility, while the next two days were spent discussing expectations for students in all areas of the school (hallways, cafeteria, classrooms, assemblies, and on the bus). This school-wide attempt to help our Hollenbeck Family reach its mission: Achieving Academic and Personal Growth, was evident throughout the first week! I can’t wait to see the growth you all will continue to make this year!
~Second Week of School~
During the beginning of this week, our class took some time to discuss safety issues in reference to the Internet. Being that this is an eMINTS classroom and we will be utilizing a great deal of technology on a regular basis, I feel it is extremely important that my students are knowledgeable on ways to be safe when online. We viewed both Amy’s Choice and Tracking Teresa and held an in-depth discussion of real safety issues in regards to communication online. In this same way, I would like to recommend some pieces of advice when participating in this blog:
1) Before posting any information or opening your own blog of any kind, you MUST first receive your parent’s permission.
2) I STRONGLY recommend that no matter what you post online (on this blog or elsewhere); if the option is there for your post to be private, make it private! This will keep people who have no business contacting you from being able to know anything about you.
3) Think BEFORE you post! Remember that what you say will be viewed by others as is true with many things is life…you can’t take back something you’ve said (especially when it is posted on the Internet). I will have overriding access to deleting and modifying comments when necessary but please be sure to stay focused and appropriate when adding to our class blog.
We ended up this week taking time to find out what we know already in math. The last few days have been filled with a very long assessment of skills. This test was prepared with the intention of helping students and parents recognize student strengths and weaknesses in mathematical abilities. We will take the same test at the end of the year to give you a true picture of what you have learned in entirety this school year. In addition to this assessment, students completed a timed multiplication test today. Every year parents ask how they can help their child grow in their successes in math; this is my initial suggestion to my students…LEARN YOUR MATH FACTS!!! :-) :-) :-) Parents may view their child’s multiplication test percentage on Pinnacle (located in the notes section). Please be sure to ask if you have any questions regarding any of this information.
TODAY’S SUPERSTAR STUDENTS:
Scoring 100% on their Multiplication Timed Test: Joe Crawford (2nd hour) & Nicole Kuhlmann (3rd hour)
Class Highest Scores on the Multiplication Timed Test: Tommy Mai (4th hour), Megan Wood (5th hour), Kenny Griffin (7th hour), & Taylor Powell (8th hour)
Honorable Mentions: Tyler Rauth (2nd hour), Morgan Carlson (3rd hour), & Amber Walter (7th hour)
ALL OF YOU ROCKED THIS TEST!!! CONGRATS YOU ARE A TRUE SUPERSTAR!!! :-) :-) :-) KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! :-) :-) :-)
What’s coming up???
Next week we will begin with our Jumping Jack’s Experiment in our Variables and Patterns book. Hope to see you come with some energy and excitement for learning…this is going to be fun!
Main learning objectives for V & P (Variables and Patterns):
-Identifying variables in situations
-Recognizing situations in which changes in variables are related in useful patterns
-Describe patterns of change shown in words, tables, and graphs
-Construct tables and graphs to display relationships between variables
-Observe how a change in the relationship between two variables affects the table, graph and equation
-Use algebraic symbols to write equations relating variables
-Use tables, graphs, and equations to solve problems
Miscellaneous:
~If you haven’t turned in your eMINTS CUP (Computer Use Policy) or Parent Survey do so soon so you don’t have to miss out on any fun stuff in class this year!
QUESTION OF THE DAY— Each year in the Chinese calendar is named after one of 12 animals. The year 2007 is the year of the PIG. How many years in the 21st Century are "Years of the PIG"?
**Be the first student to reply correctly to the Question of the Day and you will receive a small treat in class on Monday!!! Good luck!!! :-)
Have a WONDERFUL weekend everyone!!! See you on Monday!
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