Monday, December 9 – Solving Word Problems and String Art

Shape of the Day

Current unit:  Cribbage and Linear Relations and Equations

  • Attendance (5 minutes)
    • Sit according to the seating chart
    • No FIT: 80 minute class
    • Period 3: Take down unused chairs near you
    • Wednesday, Dec. 18: Linear Relationships Test
  • Period 3: Review lockdown drill procedures and rationales
  • Warm-up questions (10 minutes)
    • 4x + 5 – 3x + 2
    • -7x + 3 + x – 6
    • 1,000,000x + 3 – 999,999x – 2
  • Intro to Assignment – Solving a Word Problem (15 minutes)
    • Choose a partner or work alone
    • Find the word problem that you could not solve
      • Can be from textbook (especially p. 378 q21-25), Linear Equations Problems, or Rates and Ratios Problems
    • Finish the assignment for Wednesday
  • String Art Project (5 minutes)
    • Homework for Tuesday: Draw full-size string art image
    • Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: Work time
    • Friday, Dec. 13: String Art Project Due
  • Work time (40 minutes)
    • Check homework: Lesson 6 Examples 1abc
    • Homework for Tuesday: Draw full-size string art image
    • New assignment for Wednesday: Solve a word problem
  • Wrap-up
    • Homework for Tuesday: Draw full-size string art image
    • Assignment for Wednesday: Solve a word problem
    • Period 4: Put up all the chairs