Monthly Archives: October 2010

Oct. 25-Oct. 29

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Overview:Students will use prior knowledge of equivalent fractions in the introduction of ratios and proportions.  Students will use models and tables to identify proportional relationships in various situations, using 5th grade prior knowledge of basic perimeter and area of geometric figures.  Missing information will be found using proportions.

Focus: Students will be able to set up and identify proportions and solve for missing information.

TEKS: 6.02(C), 6.08(D), 6.03(C), 6.11(B), 6.13(A), 6.13(B)

Lessons:

  • Monday:Scale Drawings.  Assignment is P7-5.  Use map of hometown and find various distances as notes.  Will need rulers.  Discuss and do notes over cross multiplying.
  • Tuesday: Similar Figures.  Assignment is Pz E-12.  Be sure to discuss what similar figures are (same shape but not necessarily the same size).  Notes handout.
  • Wednesday: Proportion Word Problems.  Assignment is Proportions Predicting Outcomes.  They must have work for every problem.
  • Thursday: Customary Unit Conversions.  Assignment is Pg. 681 (Lesson 8-1 20-25, Lesson 8-2 1-15).  Will need math chart.
  • Friday:Proportion TAKS Review.  Give Benchmark #4.  Assignment will be a proportion TAKS review packet.  They must have work for every problem.

Oct. 18- Oct. 22

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Overview:Students will use prior knowledge of equivalent fractions in the introduction of ratios and proportions.  Students will use models and tables to identify proportional relationships in various situations, using 5th grade prior knowledge of basic perimeter and area of geometric figures.  Missing information will be found using proportions.

Focus: Students will use prior knowledge of equivalent fractions in the exploration of ratios and proportions.

TEKS: 6.03(A), 6.03(B), 6.11(A), 6.11(B), 6.12(A), 6.12(B)

Lessons:

  • Monday: Review of fractions and mixed number’s. Assignment is TAKS review packet. Must show work on ALL problems.
  • Tuesday: Ratios.  Assignment is P7-1.  Emphasize writing the ratios in the right order.
  • Wednesday: Simplifying Ratios and Unit Rate.  Assignment is E-8.  Work out unit rate by setting up a fraction and reducing.
  • Thursday: Solving Proportions.  Assignment is P7-3.  No cross multiplying – either use equivalent fractions or reduce and then make equivalent fractions.  Notes Handout.
  • Friday: Proportion Application.  Assignment is Pg. 296 (4-7, 16,28, 42).  No cross multiplying.  Make sure proportions are labeled.

Oct. 11- Oct. 15

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Overview:Using prior knowledge of Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Multiples, students will model, compare, add, and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.  Answers should be judged for reasonableness.  Customary and metric rulers will be used to demonstrate knowledge of the use of fractions in measurement.

Focus: Students will apply their prior knowledge of modeling the addition and subtraction of fractions to solve problems involving real-life situations.

TEKS: 6.02b, 6.12a, 6.13b

Lessons:

  • Monday: Teacher Inservice
  • Tuesday: Subtracting Mixed Numbers.  Assignment is pg. 260 (8-21, 44-47).
  • Wednesday: Review of Add/Sub Fractions and Mixed Numbers.  Assignment is PzC49.
  • Thursday: Review over comparing, ordering, adding, subtracting fractions.  Give benchmark #3.  Assignment is Ch. 5B Review.
  • Friday: Test over fractions and mixed numbers. No homework.

Oct. 4-Oct. 8

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Overview: Using prior knowledge of Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Multiples, students will model, compare, add, and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.  Answers should be judged for reasonableness.  Customary and metric rulers will be used to demonstrate knowledge of the use of fractions in measurement.

Focus: Students will be able to integrate their knowledge of equivalent fractions to the comparing and ordering of fractions and to the modeling of equivalent fractions to find their sums and differences.

TEKS: 6.01a, 6.02a, 6.11b, 6.11c, 6.12b

Lessons:

  • Monday: Comparing Fractions.  Assignment is Comparing Fractions wksht.   Notes Handout (Mimio Lesson) Make sure they change all fractions to equivalent fractions.
  • Tuesday: Ordering Fractions.  Assignment is Order Fractions wksht.
  • Wednesday: Modeling Add/Sub of Fractions.  Assignment is Fractions Models wksht.  Go over examples using fraction circles and also examples drawing the rectangle pictures on grid paper.
  • Thursday: Add/Sub of Fractions.  Assignment is P6-3.  Also, give 6-3 class notes handout and do extra examples in the spiral.
  • Friday: Addition of Mixed Numbers.  Assignment is C-44.