Math 11/Basic Skills

Assignments after the UBSCT

Instructor:  Joyce Smart

Logan High School

Your Grade

Text:  Discovering Algebra: An Investigative Approach, Key Curriculum Press

Note: Assignments are subject to change!  Check the assignment board!

All Assignments are worth 10 points.  Late assignments may earn a maximum of 6 points.

 

Date

Assignments

Concepts

Mon,

Oct 22

Section 4.1 p. 187 #1-9, 11, 16

Activity:  Optical Illusions

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~johns2ja/illusion/illusion.htm

order of operations and distributive property

Tues,

Oct 23

Section 4.2 p. 195 #1-7, 15

Activity:  Write-it, Do it

writing expressions, number tricks

Wed

Oct 24

Section 4.3 p. 202 #1-5, 7, 12

Activity:  Pascal’s Triangle

http://www.pdfpad.com/sudoku/

recursive sequences

Thurs

Oct 25

Section 4.4 p. 209 #1-5, 9, 15

Activity:  “Hear it-Do it” block activity

communication

Fri

Oct 26

Pizzazz 80

Activity:  Pascal’s Triangle

factoring the greatest common factor

Mon

Oct 29

NO SCHOOL

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Tues

Oct 30

NO SCHOOL

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Wed

Oct 31

Pizzazz 82

Activity:  CONTIG

F.O.I.L.

Thurs

Nov 1

Pizzazz 83

Activity:  Algebra tiles

simplify binomials using algebra tiles

Fri

Nov 2

Pizzazz 88

Activity:  Algebra tiles

Pre-school brain teaser: http://www.clarionledger.com/misc/Blogs/Moms/doghouse/2007/10/pre-school-test.html

factoring binomials using algebra tiles

Mon

Nov 5

Pizzazz 90

Activity:  Factoring Game

more factoring binomials (using algebra tiles is optional)

Tues

Nov 6

Exponent unit

Pizzazz 204

simplifying square roots that have perfect square factors

Wed

Nov 7

Pizzazz 208

Activity: Why do we think the way we do?  Personality Quiz

simplifying square roots including variables

Thurs

Nov 8

GO GRIZZ!

State football game

 

Fri

Nov 9

Pizzazz 209

Activity: Left Brain/Right Brain Quiz:

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/2brains/

simplify products of radicals

Mon

Nov 12

Pizzazz 210

Activity:  Area of square puzzle

simplify sums and differences of radicals

Tues

Nov 13

Pizzazz 215

Activity:  Exponent Bingo

multiplying binomials with radical terms, including using F.O.I.L.

Review properties of exponents

Wed

Nov 14

Pre-Alg Pizzazz 206

Activity:  ???

solving equations for a variable (integer solutions)

Thurs

Nov 15

Pizzazz 35

Activity: Balance scale puzzle (Yellow Binder)

solving equations for a variable (real solutions)

Fri

Nov 16

Pizzazz 216

Activity:  Gordon…do you have anything?

solving radical equations for a variable

Mon

Nov 19

Activity:  3 Bean Salad (Yellow Binder)

equivalent algebraic equations

Tues

Nov 20

Last day of trimester

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Other ideas for activities:

Cockroach slope game

http://hotmath.com/hotmath_help/games/kp/Karappan_Poochi_Sound.swf