As the cockroaches scurry along any given line,
Students must kill them using their weapon of choice
By writing the correct algebraic equation.
If more than 16 cockroaches get to running along the line
The cockroaches win!
Every moment is an experience...an experience of observing, participating, learning, understanding, applying. This is true in math class as well. Join our math experience and be a part of the moments that shape our math learning.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A Slippery Slope
8th grade students are busy learning about slope.
Using an interactive website, they are creating their own understanding of how to find slope.
Guided by questions to help move their thinking,
Students are not only "hands-on" but "minds-on" as well.
When questions arose, and students got stuck,
Students knew they could have a mini session with Mrs. McCabe to help get their thinking back on the move again.
Dinner Table Questions:
1. What is slope?
2. How do you find slope?
3. Where is slope found in the world outside of the classroom?
Using an interactive website, they are creating their own understanding of how to find slope.
Guided by questions to help move their thinking,
Students are not only "hands-on" but "minds-on" as well.
When questions arose, and students got stuck,
Students knew they could have a mini session with Mrs. McCabe to help get their thinking back on the move again.
Dinner Table Questions:
1. What is slope?
2. How do you find slope?
3. Where is slope found in the world outside of the classroom?
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time To Catch Up!
Wow!
We have been busy since returning back to school!
So what has been taking up our time?
8th graders have been learning their way around Pythagorean's Theorem.
Questions to ask your 8th grader?
~ What in the world is the hypotenuse?!
~ What are the other parts of the triangle called?
~ What is this famous theorem?
~ How do you use Pythagorean's Theorem?
~ What kind of triangle can this theorem be used with?
Algebra students are totally immersed in Functions.
Questions to ask your Algebra student:
~ How is a function similar to an equation?
~ Besides an equation, what two other ways can a function be represented?
~ Can you show me an example of a function?
We have been busy since returning back to school!
So what has been taking up our time?
8th graders have been learning their way around Pythagorean's Theorem.
Questions to ask your 8th grader?
~ What in the world is the hypotenuse?!
~ What are the other parts of the triangle called?
~ What is this famous theorem?
~ How do you use Pythagorean's Theorem?
~ What kind of triangle can this theorem be used with?
Algebra students are totally immersed in Functions.
Questions to ask your Algebra student:
~ How is a function similar to an equation?
~ Besides an equation, what two other ways can a function be represented?
~ Can you show me an example of a function?
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