Coursework
Week 1: MARCH 18-22
Objectives:
Monday: I will find the area of a parallelogram
Tuesday: I will use the area of a parallelogram to find the area of a triangle. I will calculate my third quarter G.P.A.
Wednesday: I will find the area of a triangle. I will find the area of a trapezoid.
Thursday: I will find the area of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids.
Friday: I will find the area of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids.
KEY VOCABULARY:
- parallel
- parallelogram
- square
- rectangle
- triangle
- rhombus
- trapezoid
- base
- height
- 90 degree angle
Classwork: Week 1
Monday: Review the rules and procedures; Create and cut out a parallelogram to show how it has the same area as a rectangle. Complete page 659 in the Workbook.
Tuesday: Review parallelograms (#1-5 on page 664); calculate third quarter G.P.A. (see attached G.P.A. paperwork); watched Khan Academy video on area of triangles.
Wednesday: Review triangles (#1-5 on page 676); watched Khan Academy Video on area of trapezoids; practice area of trapezoids (a, b, and c on page 687).
Thursday: Review trapezoids (#1-4 on page 688); practice area of parallelograms, triangles and trapezoids (Lessons 1-3 Worksheets begun but not finished)
Friday: practice area of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids (Lessons 1-3 Worksheets-begun yesterday, finished today--some students took these papers home to finish).
Calculating_GPA.pdfLesson 1-Parallelograms.docxLesson 2-Triangles.docxLesson 3-Trapezoids.docxWeek 2: March 25-29
Objectives:
Monday: I will find the area of composite figures
Tuesday: I will find the area of composite figures
Wednesday: I will find the area of composite figures
Thursday: I will find the area of polygons on a coordinate plane
Friday: I will show my knowledge of area of polygons. I will divide multi-digit numbers
KEY VOCABULARY:
- composite figures
- compose
- decompose
- trapezoid
- coordinate plane
- vertices
- polygons
Classwork: Week 2
Monday: Collect Thursday/Friday classwork (Lessons 1-3 Worksheets above); Review AZMerit Schedule for 6th graders; Notes and practice finding area of composite figures (pages 717-720)
Tuesday: Complete page 720 #2; Stations reviewing area of trapezoids, triangles and composite figures
Wednesday: Complete page 720 #1; Finish Scavenger Hunt station begun yesterday.
Thursday: Practice drawing composite figures, and decomposing them into triangles and parallelograms, and finding the shapes' area (begun Tuesday--finished the remaining four); practice dividing multi-digit numbers.
Friday: Notecard quiz on dividing multi-digit numbers; SchoolCity quiz on finding the area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and composite figures.
Copy of Scavenger Hunt Questions:
Scavenger Hunt_Questions only.pdfDrawing composite figures/ Decomposing and Finding area
Practice Drawing and Solving Composite Figures.docxWeek 3: April 1-5
Objectives:
Monday: I will be able to find the volume of a rectangular prism
Tuesday: I will be able to find the volume of a rectangular prism
Wednesday: I will find the volume of a triangular prism; I will practice finding mean/average.
Thursday: I will find volume with fractional edge lengths
Friday: I will find volume with fractional edge lengths
Vocabulary:
- volume
- rectangular prism
- triangular prism
- Data set
- Data display
- Mean/average
- Mode-most often seen data
- Median-piece of data located in the middle of a data set
- Statistical question
Classwork: Week 3
Monday: Repeating White Day Schedule: Periods 1, 2, Lunch, Period 3, Period 1, Period 2------Students worked on Inquiry Lab for finding the volume of rectangular prisms. Complete pages 735-736 as a class; complete 737 #1-6 independently; handed back Friday's quizzes to students who did not get full points
Tuesday: Testing Blue Day Schedule: AZMerit Writing, Lunch, Period 3, Period 4, Period 5------Students worked on Inquiry Lab for finding the volume of rectangular prisms. Complete pages 735-736 as a class; complete 737 #1-6 independently; handed back Friday's quizzes to students who did not get full points
Wednesday: Normal Schedule- Students found the volume of triangular prisms. Complete 750 #1-4. Students practiced calculating mean in data displays
Thursday: Normal Schedule-Students worked on finding the volume of a rectangular prism that has fractional edge lengths. They also determined how many unit cubes could fit into the rectangular prism. Worked together on the first page of Lesson 11. Students worked independently on the second page.
Friday: Normal Schedule-Students worked on finding the volume of a rectangular prism that has fractional edge lengths. They also determined how many unit cubes could fit into the rectangular prism. Worked together on the fourth page of Lesson 11. Students worked independently on the third page. Students determined if a question is considered a statistical question.
Lesson 11: Thursday/Friday Classwork
Lesson 11-Volume with Fractional Edge Lengths and Unit Cubes.docxWeek 4: April 8-12
Monday: I will be able to use my knowledge of area and volume to determine the surface area of a 3-D figure
Tuesday: I will find the surface area of a 3-dimensional figure
Wednesday: I will find the surface area of a 3-dimensional figure
Thursday: I will show my knowledge of a 3-dimensional figure by finding surface area and volume
Friday: I will find the mean, median, mode, and range of data sets
KEY VOCABULARY
- Edge length
- Volume
- Surface Area
- Net
- Face/Surface
- Data displays
- Dot plot
- Histogram
- Box plot
- Median (average)
- Mode (most often seen data)
- Median (middle of the data set)
- Range (distance from lowest to highest data)
Classwork: Week 4
Monday: Three-question check-in on volume. Can students find volume given 3 edge-lengths? Can students find an edge-length given 2 edge-lengths and a volume? Can students determine how many cubes can fit inside a larger rectangular prism? Notes on Surface area of a rectangular prism (page 73-766).
Tuesday: Testing White Day Schedule: AZMerit Reading #1, Lunch, Period 3, Period 4, Period 5------Students redo three-question check-in from yesterday on volume. Practice finding surface area of a rectangular prism (page 766 #1-2). Watch the first half of a video on comparing dot plots, histograms, and box plots then practice comparing the data displays
Wednesday: Testing/Repeating Blue Day Schedule: AZMerit Reading #2, Lunch, Period 3, Period 1, Period 2------Students redo three-question check-in from yesterday on volume. Practice finding surface area of a rectangular prism (page 766 #1-2). Watch the first half of a video on comparing dot plots, histograms, and box plots then practice comparing the data displays. PERIOD 3 ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT: practice comparing data displays (same as above); find surface area of a rectangular prism (page 768 #9-11)
Thursday: Practice finding surface area of rectangular prisms and a triangular prism. Students will have a 2-question quiz on finding the area of a rectangular prism when given the dimensions only as well as finding the area of a rectangular prism given dimensions on a net
Friday: Previous quiz corrections due today! Elect new class helpers; students are handed back their quiz from Thursday on surface area; pairs competition on finding median, mean, average, and mode of a data set.
Week 5: April 15-19
Monday: I will review the standards found on the AZMerit Math Test
Tuesday: I will review the standards found on the AZMerit Math Test
Wednesday: I will review the standards found on the AZMerit Math Test/ I will review Geometry standards
Thursday: I will review math concepts
Friday: I will relax on my day off or do something exciting/fun
Classwork: Week 5
Monday: GOOD LUCK CGP students on AZMerit Math #1; Mrs. D'Entrone out for the day- Students will work on a review packet of the standards covered on the AZMerit Math test
Tuesday: GOOD LUCK CGP students on AZMerit Math #2; students will go over the answers to confusing questions in the review packet
Wednesday: Testing/Repeating White Day Schedule: AZMerit Math #1, Lunch, Period 3, Period 1, Period 2-----Movie on Math; Finish review packet/ask questions as necessary
Thursday: Testing Blue Day Schedule: AZMerit Math #2, Lunch, Period 3, Period 4, Period 5----Quiz corrections on surface area due today; Movie on Math; Finish review packet/ask questions as necessary
Friday: No School
Math Review Packet.pdfMath Review Packet--due Monday, April 22
Week 6: April 22-26
Monday: I will calculate the mean for a data set
Tuesday: I will calculate the median and mode of a data set
Wednesday: I will calculate the median, mean, and mode of data sets
Thursday: I will show my knowledge of median, mean, and mode (measures of center)
Friday: I will show my knowledge of median, mean, and mode (measures of center)
Key Vocabulary:
- Mean
- Mode
- Median
- Dot plot
- Pictograph
- Measures of Center
Classwork: Week 6
Monday: Turn in last week's review packet! Real-world example of statistics in use (stats in competitive sports/activities); Practice finding mean on dot plots and pictographs (pages 809-811); activity involving magnets and creating 3-D objects (geometry wrap-up)
Tuesday: Complete #1-2 on page 812; Multi-Digit Division Check-In Question 1: 36.57 ÷ 0.15 Question 2: 364.565 ÷ 0.25; Practice median, mode, and mean (pages 817-820)
Wednesday: Upcoming Events; Practice median, mode, and mean (page 813 #3-4 and page 821 #3-4); Prepare for quiz tomorrow
Thursday: Practice median, mode and mean. Quiz on Median, Mean and Mode
Friday: Review median, mode and mean via Kahoot. If a student was not finished with pages 813 and 821 or had a zero on either assignment, they worked on that assignment before joining the Kahoot game.
Week 7: April 29-May 3
Monday: I will find mean, median, mode, and range of data sets.
Tuesday: I will experiment with real-world math scenarios
Wednesday: I will experiment with real-world math scenarios
Thursday: I will explore math and technology
Friday: I will calculate mean absolute deviation
Key Vocabulary:
- Mean
- Mode
- Median
- Range
- Dot plot
- Pictograph
- Measures of Center
- Mean absolute deviation
Classwork: Week 7
Monday: In groups, students work together to determine the mean, mode, median, and range for data sets.
Tuesday: Given 5-9 playing cards, find the mean, median, mode and range of the numbers on the cards (K=13, A=1, Q=12, J=11, Joker=0; In groups students will complete questions related to a specific real-world scenario.
Wednesday: Finish working on real-world scenarios.Solve two multi-digit decimal division problems:
- 21.98 ÷ 0.2
- 3.8215 ÷ 0.05
Thursday: Students will research the data surrounding a hurricane.
Friday: Students will take a brief quiz on division of multi-digit decimals (2 questions). This is our year-long goal. Then use a table to calculate the mean absolute deviation.
Week 8: May 6-10
Monday: I will calculate mean absolute deviation
Tuesday: I will calculate mean absolute deviation
Wednesday: I will calculate mean absolute deviation, measures of center, and quotients
Thursday: I will take the math placement test.
Friday: I will find outliers in data by identifying the first and third quartiles.
Vocabulary:
- Mean Absolute Deviation
- Measures of Center
- Measures of Variation
- Outliers
- First and Third Quartile
- Interquartile Range
Classwork: Week 8
Monday: Students will finish table started on Friday on mean absolute deviation. Students will then look at pages 837-840 for guided practice finding mean absolute deviation on a dot plot. Complete #1 on page 841 for a grade.
Tuesday: Students will divide multi-digit decimals (see Week 8 Bellwork Slide 4) and then begin a challenge on mean absolute deviation (see Week 8 Bellwork Slide 5)
Wednesday: Students reviewed the purpose of a M.A.D (mean absolute deviation); rotating stations where students calculated M.A.D. or measures of center or the quotient of a multi-digit decimal problem.
Thursday: Students will have all class to complete the math placement test.
Friday: Students will take notes on measures of variation (pages 829-832); then work on 832 #1-3 and 833 #4-5
Week 9: May 13-17
Monday: I will review math concepts.
Tuesday: I will determine when outliers affect the measures of center
Wednesday: I will calculate measures of center and measures of variation
Thursday: I will calculate measures of center and measures of variation
Friday: I will calculate and compare measures of center with measures of variation
KEY Vocabulary:
- Measures of Variation
- Measures of Center
- Mean Absolute Deviation
- Outliers
- Appropriate Measures
- Mean, Median, and Mode
Classwork: Week 9
Monday: Students are handed a progress report. ALL coursework/ homework assignments are found in this tab of this webpage (except NS.B.3 Division assignments which are in the bellwork tab of this webpage). Each assessment is to be projected on the board for a maximum of ten minutes. Students will need to copy the questions/work on the quiz, as needed to gain half credit back on low quiz scores.
Tuesday: Students will practice measures of variation (notes taken on Friday of last week) by completing page 833 #4-5. They will then take notes on how outliers affect measures of center to determine when a measure of center is appropriate/ inappropriate to use in statistical data. Complete page 845.
Wednesday: One question on dividing multi-digit decimals: 3,184.372 ÷ 3.4. After ten minutes, group rotations: working on appropriate measures of center and measures of variation (see work to the right)
Thursday: Work on group rotations from Wednesday; Agenda Quiz
Friday: Quiz on Measures of Center and Measures of Variation; Last quiz on dividing multi-digit decimals
Wednesday: Group Work
Group Work 5.15.19.pdfWeek 10: May 20-24
Monday: I will review math skills
Tuesday: I will review math skills
Wednesday: I will review math skills
Thursday: I will review math skills
Friday: I will review math skills
Key Vocabulary:
- Number Operations/Systems
- Ratios and Unit Rates
- Dividing Fractions
- Rational Numbers
- Expressions
- Equations and Inequalities
- Geometry
- Statistics
Classwork: Week 10
This week students will be working on a project that covers material for the entire school year. The end result will be something they can use to reflect on 6th grade math (and be used throughout the summer to review 6th grade concepts).
This project will be started on Monday, May 20 and will conclude no later than Friday, May 24. There will be no late exceptions.