Problem Solving
Almont High School
Almont Michigan
Problem Solving
Almont High School
Almont Michigan
2nd Semester 2022-2023
Week of Monday January 16, 2023
Monday
Martin Luther King Day (no school)
Tuesday
Arrange your seating in reverse alphabetical order
Without talking – arrange yourselves in the order of your birthdays
How many different ways can 5 books be arranged on a shelf?
Wednesday
Counting and Looking for Patterns
List out the number of ways you can arrange: 1 book on a shelf, two books on a shelf, . . . five books on a self.
Thursday
n!
6-flavors of ice cream; choice of large, medium, small
Blue & red marble, three rounds, number of combinations.
Friday
Clarification: Red and Blue Marbles
Day 1 New Counting System Project
Notes from class today plus student reflection Link
Week of Monday January 23, 2023
Monday
Day 2 New Counting System Project (con't)
Fill out table and turn in at end of class
Tuesday
Day 3 New Counting System Project (con't)
Notes from class today Link
Wednesday
Day 4 New Counting System Project (con't)
Index Cards
Notes from class today Link
Thursday
Snow Day!
Friday
Snow Day
Week of Monday January 30, 2023
Monday
Day 5 New Counting System Project (con't)
Sorting Index Cards
Tuesday
Day 6 New Counting System Project (con't)
Student written review of using the index cards. This was submitted end of class.
Begin Magic Cards
Wednesday
Day 7 New Counting System Project (con't)
Finish Magic Cards and practice using them
Create a cover page for Binary Number System Project
Thursday
Binary Numbers Project submitted today
Notes from class Link
Friday
Sudoku
Week of Monday February 6, 2023
Monday
Sudoku - Turn in Sudoku's 1 & 2 at end of class.
Tuesday
Chapter 1 Problem Solving
Section 1.1 Introduction to Problem Solving
Notes from class Link
Wednesday
Completed the lesson notes with the dinner tables
Thursday
Binary Number System Grade Link
Friday
Completed the lesson notes for the Distance Between Town A and Town B
Week of Monday February 13, 2023
Monday
Started a lesson in Making a Table (Sue and Ann)
Tuesday
Seven Basketball teams playing each team three times.
Number of ways to make 25 cents using pennies, nickels, and dimes.
Wednesday
Finished notes regarding Sue and Ann
Started "Making a Model" and finding the sum of numbers 1 to n where n is any natural number.
Thursday
Completed the finding of the sum of numbers 1 to n where n is any natural number.
Friday
No school
Week of Monday February 20, 2023
Monday
No school
Tuesday
Finished notes for sum of natural numbers
Started businesswoman and banking.
Wednesday
Snow Day
Thursday
Snow Day
Friday
Finished notes with the businesswoman going to the bank
Day 1: Ominoes Project
Week of Monday February 27, 2023
Monday
Day 2: Ominoes Project
Pentominoes
Tuesday
Day 3: Ominoes Project
Hexominoes
Wednesday
Day 4: Ominoes Project
Hexominoes folded into Cubes
Thursday
Ominoes Project Write Up
Notes, and Write Up Guidelines, from class today Link
Friday
Ominoes Project Write Up
Notes, and Write Up Guidelines, from class today Link
Write Up is due at the start of class on Monday
Week of Monday March 6, 2023
Monday
Ominoes Project Write Up due at the start of class today
Matrix Logic
Example 1 Swimming, Running, Golfing, Biking
Example 2 Different size fish tanks
Tuesday
Matrix Logic (con't)
Notes from class today Link
Wednesday
Matrix Logic (con't)
Thursday
Wordle
Sudoku
Friday
Snow Day
Week of Monday March 13, 2023
Monday
Stacking Squares - If you were absent today, stop by the classroom before school tomorrow for a handout and directions.
Tuesday
Stacking Squares (con't)
Wednesday
What is this?
Different ways to say no
Kobe Bryant
Thursday
Josephus Game
Friday
Counting to 100
Start of 4th Quarter
Week of Monday April 3, 2023
Monday
Tiling - Day 5
Notes from class today Link
Tuesday
Tiling - Day 6
Notes from class today Link
Wednesday
Tiling - Day 7
Found the 8 semi-regular tessellations
Thursday
Tiling - Day 8
Handouts for recording the 8-semi regular tessellations using colored pencils. Link
Friday
No School - Good Friday
Week of Monday April 10, 2023
Monday
Finish up on Tiling Report. This will be due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Tiling Report due today during class.
Notes from class today Link
Wednesday
No class - SAT Testing
Thursday
No class - PSAT Testing
Friday
Wordle
Sudoku
Week of Monday April 17, 2023
Monday
Polyhedrons Day 1
Tuesday
Polyhedrons Day 2
Notes from class today Link
Icosahedron Handout available in the classroom
Wednesday
Polyhedrons Day 3
Octahedron Handout available in the classroom
Notes from class today Link
Thursday
Polyhedrons Day 4
Tetrahedron Handout available in the classroom
Notes from class today Link
Friday
Wordle
Sudoku
Week of Monday April 24, 2023
Monday
Polyhedrons Day 5
Discussion: Why are there only five perfect solids?
Dodecahedron handout available in classroom
Tuesday
Polyhedrons Day 6
Five Perfect Solids Mobile
Wednesday
Polyhedrons Day 7
Notes from class today Link
Thursday
Polyhedrons Day 8
Polyhedron Final Write-Up due end of class today
Notes from class today Link
Friday
Wordle
Word Search
Week of Monday May 1, 2023
Monday
A Line Around the World Link
Tuesday
Review "A Line Around the World"
Google Feud
Wednesday
Washington Post Crossword Puzzle Handout
Thursday
Solving Riddles
Friday
Six Cups Six Rulers One Dry Eraser
Sudodu
Week of Monday May 8, 2023
Monday
Eight Red One Blue One Board
Tuesday
Eight Red One Blue Two Grays One Board
Wednesday
Eight Red Two Grays vs Eight Red-Black Two Gray-Black
Thursday
Pawns, Queen, Castles
Friday
Pawns, Queen, Castles, Bishops
Week of Monday May 15, 2023
Monday
Knight's Introduction
Tuesday
Introducing the King
Wednesday
Full Chess Games
Thursday
Full Chess Games
Friday
FinCap Friday
Wordle
Kahoot Chess
Full Chess Games
Week of Monday May 22, 2023
Monday
Full Chess Games
Tuesday
Full Chess Games
Wednesday
Seniors Last Day!
Movie
Thursday
No class
Friday
No class