Thursday, 13, 2012

Do Part 27
Do Part 28
Theme park math on Energy

Tuesday, December 11th

Lesson 26, parts 4-12

December 6, 2012

Lesson 25 Do parts 7-15 Due Tuesday

Theme park math on Friction
2 x Force = 2 x Friction

Tuesday, December 3rd

Do Lesson 24 all parts
Do lesson 24 in workbook Parts 1, 2, 3

Thursday, November 29

Algebra Lesson 22 and 23 - All parts

Tuesday, November 27th

The Art of Geometry - Drawing your way through Math with Mrs. Woodson

Thursday

We graded 18, went over 19 in class, do lesson 20 Parts 7-13

Thursday 11/8/2012

We graded Lesson 14 and 15 in class
Went over intro lessons for 16, 17, and 18.
Please complete the follow lessons and parts before Tuesday
L. 16 parts 8-12
L. 17 parts 7-11
L. 18 parts 7-12

We graded Lesson 13
Assigned Lesson 14 and 15 all  Parts
Theme Park Math - Gravity

Do Algebra Lesson 13 Parts 1-9 all Question. Due Tuesday.

Corrected Lesson 10 in class
Gave Mastery Test 1B on p T2
Assignment due Thursday
Lesson 11 parts 1-10
Lesson 12 parts 1-11

TED Talks on the math behind Origami

Corrected Lesson 9
In class we did Lesson 10 in Workbook
Assignment: Do Lesson 10 Parts 1-13, Due Tuesday

Do Lesson 8 all parts - due on Thursday

We reviewed Lesson 7, We did Lesson 8 Parts 1 and 2 in class. Students have been assigned Parts 3-13 to do as homework. Due next Tuesday.

In class collect lesson 6 parts 7-13
Reviewed "Angle of Inspiration" the Sundial Bridge engineer and designer Santiago Calatrava.
Did Mastery Test 1A. If your absent it is in your text book on page T1. answer on paper and bring to class on Thursday.
Assignment: Complete Lesson 7 and do PARTS 1-12 all. Due Thursday.

Corrected and Checked in Lesson 5,
Started  Lesson 6 in class.
Homework: Do PARTS 7 - 13 on pages 22-23.

Theme Park Math - Dealing with Trajectory: Angle, Degree, Distance, Speed, Weight, Gravity, Parabola,

Formulas on Trigonometry and Physics

Design and Models from Disney Imagineers. How do engineers use math to create products? Its called an Engineering Design Process! A problem solving procedure.

• Step 1. Need or Problem
• Step 2. Identify constraints or requirements
• Step 3. Brain Storm
• Step 4. Approach / Concept Drawing
• Step 5. Build Models - Scale Models. Ratio, replica, model, 
• Step 6. Build it.
• Step 7: Interive - Redesign, Teamwork

Disney Imagineer:
Joe Rohde

Todd Camill
Michael Valentino
Joe Herrington

Assignment:

Do 

correct lesson 4, in class do parts 19 - 21
progress report review for period 2
tutoring / catch up time

• Reviewed homework, graded and turned in.
• In class we went over Lesson 4
• Assigned for homework Lesson 4 Part 8 questions a-g; Parts 11-18 all questions.

• 1. We checked in the lesson assigned from Tuesday
• 2. We discussed how math is used in Engineering and Physics
• 3. We viewed an educational program on engineering, math and theme parks that integrates with the Algebra Text theme on Math is fun! No, Really it is.
• 4. We went over lesson 3 in class and assigned part 2, 3, and 7-13 all problems. (38 in all).
• 5. Have a great weekend.
• 6. Happy Birthday Anna

Tuesday

Theme Park Math lesson – See Hand Out activity

Try the word problems on this activity in your table groups. On the back design your theme park around math concepts. 

Assignment Two: Make a Quiz 

Create a 20 question test with answers that are related to Lesson 1 concepts. Use regular notebook paper. 

Do page 5 of Math Text Book part 15 a - l; part 16 a-f Complete theme park map. Remember to include math concepts in park rides, concessions, events, etc.

Race Cars and Math

We started the design process on the Drag Race Cars. Student teams worked on modeling, measuring, brainstorming, design features. We also reviewed the first chapter and workbook of our Algebra Text Book. We are going slow to start out as it is a new way of doing Math. Research based and tested we will proceed slowly, methodically, until we get to a place where we can decide what is homework and classwork. No new assignment given today.

Today we received our NEW text books! Please do Lesson 1 pages 1-5. Due Tuesday. How do robots and algebra relate? Find an article or post a website that shows the connections! Thanks. Mr. Ewart

Assigned Chapter 1, Lesson 3 of the Algebra Text. Complete all of problem set. In class we worked on positive and negative integers on the number line. We created a number line game where students created seven tasks and their table partner had to do the same. They exchanged questions verbally and tried to solve.