Hi families,
Here is what the month of March looks like for us:
As we start trimester 3, we are finishing up chapter 7 about probability. Students already have a quiz grade for lessons 7.1 and 7.2. We are going to finish up probability of compound events and combinations (lesson 7.3), and then take a test on all of chapter 7 on Tuesday, March 10.
When we start chapter 8, we will split it into two pieces. Before spring break, we will focus on reviewing measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), which students should have learned in 6th grade. We'll also start lessons 8.1 and 8.2, where we look at where survey data comes from. We will examine whether the samples of people used for different surveys would be representative or whether they are biased. This affects how we view the data collected. We'll have a quiz on these concepts right before spring break.
After the break, we'll do some supplemental lessons connected to Chapter 8 on visual representations of data. Students will focus primarily on box-and-whisker plots, stem-and-leaf plots, and dot/line plots. Students will then take a test on their knowledge of collecting, interpreting, and representing data.
In addition to this work, students will continue to take home every 1-2 weeks a cumulative review worksheet, which will count as a summative quiz grade. They will have a week to complete between 7 and 12 problems that cover all the content taught this year. These will help students get ready for our end of the year standardized tests, particularly the IAR test.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.