Thursday and Friday April 18-19

Thursday:

We finished up Area of 2-D figures and looked at how to decompose or breakdown compound figures into rectangles or triangles to find the area of the complete figure.

Handout used:
http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/elementarymathematics/K6%20Support%20Documents/6th%20Grade%20Support/Decomposing%20Polygons%20to%20Find%20Area.pdf


Then we began our 3-D unit. The students worked on matching nets to the 3-D figures. the students created a foldable.

Foldable:
http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/elementarymathematics/K6%20Support%20Documents/6th%20Grade%20Support/Surface%20Area%20%20and%20Nets%20Foldable%20-%20Teacher%20Copy.pdf


Friday:

Looked at Prisms and Pyramids and named their bases, and numbered their surfaces, edges, and vertices. The students constructed figures from nets they were given.

Here are great links to look at the 3D figures:

Prisms: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/prisms.html


Pyramids:

Square: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/square-pyramid.html

Tetrahedron: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/tetrahedron.html

Monday- Wednesday April 15-17

During these three days we are going to be looking a area of polygons and using the formulas to solve. Many times the students are going to have to decompose these polygons (break them up) into simpler polygons like triangles, trapezoids, or parallelograms.

here are some videos to help review area and formulas:

Area overall:

 http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/find-the-area-of-triangles-quadtrilaterals-and-polygons-by-composing-rectangles-or-decomposing/find-the-area-of-a-parallelogram-by-decomposing

Finding the area of a triangle:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MathMeeting?v=Dt5fi89gA-0

Finding the area of a right triangle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAbtdFXwtU

Find the area of a parallelogram:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVFwRA7kcLY

Finding the area of a trapezoid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI3yDL89_A

Students will view website on area to complete their study guide. 

http://math.about.com/library/blmeasurement.htm

 

Monday Handout

Tuesday Handouts

 

 

Monday and Tuesday April 8-9

Welcome back from Spring break! I hope you all have a wonderful time off and relaxed!

We are 4 weeks away from testing!!! Can you believe it? And only 6 weeks from the end of school!!!


Now is crunch time and the last stretch of a long race we have run all year! Please remember that we are not finished just yet and I need to you to hand in there and push a little harder until we make it to the end!!

This week we begin our Coordinate Geometry and Geometry units this is the last of out units for the year!

Monday:

Plotting and identifying coordinates.

Here are some sites to help you practice!

http://www.geometry.uconn.edu/5th%20grade%20geometry/LocatingPoints.htm

http://mrnussbaum.com/stockshelves/

Tuesday:

This day we will review coordinates and plotting those, then we will move our focus to polygons on a coordinate plane. We will need to be able to identify their vertices' coordinates.

Here's a video about polygons on a coordinate plane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GSvVao_dO8

Monday & Tuesday, March 25-26

Monday:

Worked in teams to practice writing inequalities and graphing inequalities.

Within these pages students used the examples and then answered questions on page 106- 1, 5, 9, 13-16, 19, 21, 23, 25, on page 107 - 28, 35, 36

Tuesday:
We reviewed packet and students took a quiz.

Friday, March 22

Inequalities!

We viewed this video clip about inequalities to introduce the lesson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgDe_D8ojxw

Then we completed a few notes on inequalities and graphing them.
http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/elementarymathematics/K6%20Support%20Documents/6th%20Grade%20Support/Graphing%20Inequalities%20Foldable%20-%20Teacher%20Copy.pdf


Next we worked on a few real world situations when inequalities could be used.

http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/elementarymathematics/K6%20Support%20Documents/6th%20Grade%20Support/Graphing%20Inequalities%20-%20Real%20Life%20Problems.pdf

Practice problems can be found here too:

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/inequalities-on-number-lines

Thursday, March 21

Reviewed the Exit Slip from Wednesday, (two real world problems from post below)

The we took a quiz on equations!

Tomorrow we move on the Inequalities!

Monday-Wednesday March 18 & 19

Tuesday:

Introduced Algebra Unit with vocabulary and one step equations:

 

 

 Solve with given solutions

Solve using opposite operations to isolate the variable.

We are solving one step and  one variable equations using opposite operations while solving.

We are focusing on real life problems and writing and solving equations as well!


1. Anita was selling Girl Scout cookies for the local Girl Scout Troop.

Each box of cookies costs $2.95. Mrs. Brown's total purchase cost $14.75.

Choose the equation that would determine how many boxes of Girl Scout

cookies were purchased by Mrs. Brown.

A. 2.95 (c) = 14.75

B. 2.95 + c = 14.75

C. 2.95 = 14.75 (c)

D. 2.95 (14.75) = c

Answer is A

2. Antonio has $45.00. He has $27.00 more than Jeramine.

Using "j" for Jeramine, which equation represents how much money Jeramine has?

A. 45 = j + 27

B. 45 + 27 = j

C. j + a = 54

D. j - a = 54

Answer is A

Wednesday, March 13

DEA or Think Link testing today!

Tuesday, March 12

Unit Test on Expressions!

Tomorrow is DEA!! Sleep and Eat well!!

Monday, March 11

Test tomorrow!!!
We completed a review guide on a foldable today here are the examples we wrote in class. Students were to practice and to bring home other handouts pictured as well
                                                                           OUTSIDE

                                                                           INSIDE

For writing expressions using statements: the handout I gave in class has a errors on them. They are inequalities, therefore do not use them!! Here is a site that you can use:
http://www.ehow.com/how_7789186_translate-algebraic-expressions-phrases.html

Key Words to know for Operations:
Adding : more than, sum, increased by
Subtracting: difference decrease by
Multiplication: the product, of, twice = 2 times, 5 times a number
Division: the quotient, divided by


 For Writing expressions please use this link to practice the real life:
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/write-variable-expressions-to-represent-word-problems


See this handout or game to help with Order of operations (PEMDAS)

Game:

Stephens, Brandi

http://www.math-play.com/Order-of-Operations-Millionaire/order-of-operations-millionaire.html Thank you, Brandi Poskas-Stephens, MA, BBA Mathematics Teacher East Carter Middle School 1 Spirit Lane Grayson, KY 41143 606.474.5156

Tue 3/5

http://www.math-play.com/Order-of-Operations-Millionaire/order-of-operations-millionaire.html

 

handout: Also use 16-21 on the bottom to help with Substitution Practice

 

 

 

Exponents:

 

Use this handout and notes to help review those...

 

Equivalent Expressions with Distributive Property:

Also study Associative and Commutative Properties!!

 

 

Friday, March 8

Today was a big day we completed work on three Properties: Associative, Identity and Distributive.

Students highlighted notes and added some notes to the sheets they were given. Below are the pictures of the notes we completed.

 We watched some videos for the associative property as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tboUQp2tAxw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3cdT-e-y7lM

Students worked on these two handouts as well.

 

The Exponent handout was due today!

 

Thursday, March 7

Continued more work and practice with order of operations with parentheses and exponents present.

Tuesday, March 5

Today we worked on Order of Operations:


Here is a link for a game to play dealing with order of operations.

http://www.math-play.com/Order-of-Operations-Millionaire/order-of-operations-millionaire.html


We also looked at the commutative property of Addition and Multiplication.

Monday, March 4

Today we reviewed Exponents.

There was bellwork (as appears below)

This handout is due Friday, March 8

Then we continued to discuss expressions with notes and a card activity. the students worked in teams to creat expressions. Then we identified terms, coefficients, and variables with in the expressions made.

Lastly the students complete an exit slip:

Friday, March 1

** Firstly, I am sorry that I have not posted much this week. I have been out with my son :-(

We have begun a new unit- Unit 8: Pre-Algebra - Expressions

We began by completing the Pretest for the unit and then we completed notes about exponents and watched a video about Order of Operations (PEMDAS) that we will be using throughout this unit and the next!!

handouts recieved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-jflJKmsAEc

Wednesday, February 20

Today we began Box and Whisker Plots:

The students recieved a note sheet and watched a video we also constructed a box and whisker plot together. We will continue these tomorrow.

We started with Bellwork reviewing stem and leaf, histograms, and line/dot plot

Notes:

Creating a box and whisker plot:

Step 1: Order the data from least to greatest

Step 2: Find the median – this will divide the data into two parts

Step 3: Look at the lower part of the data- Find the lower quartile- or lower median

Step 4: Look at the upper part of the data- Find the upper quartile- or upper median

Step 5: Identify the lower extreme and upper extreme

- the smallest number and the largest number

 Picture of completed Box and Whisker plot

Video link for Box and Whisker Plots:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoVf1jLxgj4

Link for practice of Box and Whisker Plots:
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/interpret-box-and-whisker-plots

Friday, February 15

Today we began with bellwork to review Mode,Median, Mean and Range.

Then we watched a video to introduce Line Plots/Dot Plots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zurDAF1Fw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXTXmnGtPlA

Then we took notes and practiced with our teams about how to create Line plots/ dot plots. We also discussed and sloved mode, mean, median, and range from using a data set on a line plot/dot plot.

Finally we introduced Stem and leaf plots and how to read the stem and leaf plots

Thursday, February 14

Mrs. Graff was absent so the students worked on their packet which is due on 2/28/13.

Wednesday, February 13

Today we worked in small groups practicing Mode, Median, Mean, & Range.


At the beginning of class the students had two lists of numbers they needed to order from least to greatest, we then used those numbers for our team activity for the day.

The students used a team card to show their work and make comments of each others work for neighboring teams.

Lastly the students completed an exit slip, pictured below!

Exit Slip

Find the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range for this data list:

98, 90, 9, 189, 167, 151, 184, 168, 129, 84, 151, 78

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