Unit 1: Equations, Solve Me
Distributive Property Exploration
In this exploration you will be asked to explore the idea of distributing numbers, also known as the distributive property.
Let's Talk! Creating & Solving Equations
In this activity you will be asked find out the cost of Jane's cell phone plan. You will need to be able to interpret, write, and solve equations.
Unit 2: Functions
Scatter Matters: Individual Project
In this project you will select your own two pieces of data to compare. Research the two variables and create your own graph and analyze what correlation if any they have with each other.
Your good health and physical and physical fitness will enhance your quality of life for years to come. As you grow older, your needs will change. How much exercise should you get? What should your blood pressure be? You can use formulas and inequalities to describe many aspects of good health.
As you work through the activities, you will use formulas related to physical fitness and health. You will work with equations and inequalities that allow for differences in weight, height, and age. Finally, you will design an exercise plan for yourself.
Chapter 3 Project (Alternate): Solving Equations/Inequalities iBook
In this project you will be working towards making an iBook about how to solve equations and inequalities that includes an algorithm to solve these types of problems. Your iBook will also include videos to support your types of problems.
Chapter 4: Slope Activity (How Many...)
In this activity, you will measure the circumference of a tootsie pop over a period of time. The idea is to gather data, graph and make some predictions based on that data.
How long do you think it would take you to fill 1200 juice bottles by hand? Modern machines in factories can fill up to 1200 bottles per minute. Modern mass production depends on assembly lines that use highly specialized machines and production techniques. In this project, you will apply mathematics to analyze assembly line production.You will use graphs and equations to help you make decisions about how to make production faster and more efficient.You will describe your methods and conclusions in a presentation to the class.
Chapter 4 Alternative: Towards Notions to Functions
Chapter 5: The Choice is Yours
Do you have a job? If not, what will your first job be? What expenses will you have? How much money will you actually earn? How can you compare earnings between two jobs? Linear equations can help answer all of these questions. As you work through the activities, you will make graphs and write equations that model earnings for different jobs. After interviewing someone about his or her first job, you will choose a job that you might like and explain why you made that choice.
As you work through the activities, you will make graphs and write equations that model earnings for different jobs. After interviewing someone about his or her first job, you will choose a job that you might like and explain why you made that choice.
Suppose you are the student council member who is responsible for planning
a student dinner dance. Plans include hiring a band and buying and serving
dinner.You want to keep the ticket price as low as possible to encourage
student attendance.
As you work through the following activities, you will use systems of
equations to analyze costs and make decisions.You will write a report
detailing your choice of band, the cost of a catering service, and your ticket
price recommendation.
“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” In June of 1969,
Neil Armstrong was the first man to touch the moon’s surface. Since then, space
travel has increased, with new missions being launched almost monthly. Can you even imagine what the space program will be like in 30 more years? How about in 100 years? Take a small step into the future. Pretend you are a travel agent- specializing in space travel!
In this chapter project, you will collect information about two planets, including
travel between them, and calculate the approximate distance from Earth to each
of them.Your final project will be to design a space-travel brochure that includes
interesting and enticing information about travel between the two planets.
Many schools celebrate Arbor Day by planting young trees to replenish our ecosystem. Trees use carbon dioxide that humans and animals exhale to make oxygen. Trees anchor the soil and prevent erosion. They also produce fruit. Wood from trees is used for the construction of everything from pencils to houses.
As you work through the activities, you will learn more about the uses of trees. You will use formulas to analyze data and predict the production of wood and fruit. Then you will decide how to organize and display your results.
Woohoo! It's finally Pi Day. On this page you'll find a few activities to help us celebrate Pi day as a class. I hope that you will get as excited as the rest of the world for a day that has existed for so many years. Circles are seen in our everyday life, and its about time we gave it more attention.
In an effort to increase security at our school. Your class is being tasked with deciding where to place peepholes that are fitted with a fisheye lens so that we are able to view visitors outside of our classroom to ensure that we want to open the door for them or view the person's identification badge. In this project you will work with your group to decide the location of the peephole, the implementation for installing the peepholes including the appropriate protocol for entering a classroom, and finally installing the peepholes.
End-Of-Course Project: Creating a Geometry ScreenCast
Hello Students, at the end of this lesson... is something you’ve heard all year, but now... It’s your turn! Your task is to work in a group of no more than four people (< 4) to create a screencast that will teach next year’s class how to do something from the Geometry book that you will next year be learning from. The style can be all your own, and does not necessarily have to mimic mine at all. Here is some of the criteria that you will be responsible for addressing:
Groups of < 4 people
Should be from the purple Geometry book chapters 1 & 2 (No section can be repeated by any other group so see your teacher immediately once you have decided)
Can NOT do a screencast on 1.1 or 1.7
Due: May 18th by 11:59 pm via www.dropittome.com/salamanca
Contain at least four examples. Specifically 1-2 examples for each definition or postulate discussed
Contains all relevant definitions and postulates (i.e. anything that has its own box or is highlighted)
Must contain three you try problems
Must contain three daily assessment problems