Mr. Black’s Math Class

Monday:

Start Benchmark Testing

Tuesday:

Finish Benchmark Testing

Start 2^nd Six Weeks Binder Test

Wednesday:

Finish 2^nd Six Weeks Binder Test

Thursday:

No School

Friday:

No School

Monday:

EQ: none

BR: none

Lesson:

1. Start Benchmark Testing

Assignment:
none

Tuesday:

EQ: none

BR: none

Lesson:

1. Finish Benchmark Testing
2. Start 2^nd Six Weeks Binder Test

Assignment:
none

Wednesday:

EQ: none

BR: none

Lesson:

1. Finish 2^nd Six Weeks Binder Test

Assignment:
none

Thursday:

No School

Friday:

No School

EQ: What is a box-and-whisker plot?

BR: QUIZ

Lesson:
Quiz on the measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode), stem-and-leaf plots, and box-and-whisker plots.

Assignment:
QUIZ

EQ: What is a percent?

BR: Quiz

Lesson:

1. Quiz on percents.

EQ: How do I interpret the data from a box-and-whisker plot?

BR:  FREEBIE!!!!

Lesson:

1. Discuss Example 3. (pg. 377)
2. Complete pg. 378 # 9 and 10 in class.

Assignment:
Assign pp. 379 – 381 # 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 36

EQ: What is a percent?

BR:

1. 30% of what number is 96?
2. 10% of what number is 57?

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Review worksheet in preparation for quiz tomorrow.

Assignment:

Teacher created worksheet (Review for quiz).

EQ: What is a box-and-whisker plot?

BR: Find the mean, median, and mode.

1. 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2
2. 12, 15, 19, 11, 14, 17, 10

Lesson:

1. Discuss box-and-whisker plot, second quartile, first quartile, and third quartile.
2. Discuss Example 1.

Assignment:
Assign pg. 378 # 11 – 14, 15 – 21 odd

EQ: How do I find a percent?

Tuesday:
BR: Rewrite each of the following as indicated.

1. as a percent
2. 25% as a fraction
3. as a decimal
4. 0.16 as a fraction

Wednesday:
BR:

1. What percent of 20 is 18?
2. What percent of 400 is 50?
3. 9 is what percent of 27?
4. 25 is what percent of 4?

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss finding the percent one number is of another number.
   1. What percent of 162 is 90?
   2. What percent of 220 is 88?
   3. Earth has a surface area of approximately 197 million square miles. About 58 million square miles of that surface area is land. Find the percent of Earth’s surface that is land.
   4. Eddie weighs 160 pounds, and his bones weigh 24 pounds. Find the percent of his weight that his bones are.
3. Discuss finding the percent of a number.
   1. A domestic pig can run about % of the speed of a giraffe. A giraffe can run about 32 miles per hour. To the nearest tenth, how fast can a domestic pig run?
   2. The Chrysler Building in New York City is about 1046 feet tall. The height of the Empire State Building is approximately 120% of the height of the Chrysler Building. To the nearest foot, find the height of the Empire State Building.
   3. After a drought, a reservoir had only about % of the average amount of water. If the average amount of water is 57,000,000 gallons, how much water was in the reservoir after the drought?
   4. Ms. Chang deposited $550 in the bank. Four years later her account held 110% of the original amount. How much money did Ms. Chang have in the bank at the end of the four years?
4. Discuss finding a number when the percent is known.

1. 36 is 4% of what number?
2. 60 is 12% of what number?
3. In a science lab, a sample of a compound contains 16.5 grams of sodium. If 82.5% of the sample is sodium, find the number of grams the entire sample weighs.
4. The Pacific giant squid can grow to a weight of 2000 pounds. This is 1250% of the maximum weight of the Pacific giant octopus. To the nearest pound, find the maximum weight of the octopus.
5. The king cobra, the world’s largest venomous snake, can reach a length of 18 feet. This is only about 60% of the length of the largest reticulated python. Find the length of the largest reticulated python.

Assignment:
Teacher created worksheet

EQ: What are the three measures of central tendency?

BR: Solve.

Lesson:

1. Discuss mean, median, and mode.
2. Discuss Example 2

Assignment:
Assign pp. 371 – 374 # 17 – 24, 44 – 49 odd

EQ: How can I relate decimals, fractions, and percents?

BR: Evaluate:

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss percents.
3. Discuss converting percents, fractions, and decimals.
4. Discuss physical science applications.

Assignment:
Teacher created worksheet.

EQ: What is a stem-and-leaf plot?

BR: Solve .

Lesson:

1. Discuss stem-and-leaf plot.
2. Discuss Example 1.

Assignment:
Assign pg. 371 # 4, 9, 11 – 16

EQ: How do I solve inequalities?

BR:

Lesson:

Finish TEST from Thursday.

Assignment:
TEST

EQ: How do I solve inequalities?

BR:

Lesson:

Test on solving inequalities, absolute value equations, and absolute value inequalities.

Assignment:
TEST

EQ: How do I solve inequalities?

BR:

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss assignment from Monday as a review.
3. Prepare for Test on Thursday.

Assignment:
None

All Week (Tuesday No School)

EQ: What is UPSL?

BR: Various word problems, made up each day by the teacher. Such as:

Two men are walking in two different directions from a house. The first man is walking at a pace of 10 steps per minute. The second man is walking at a pace of 8 steps a minute. How long will it take for the men to be exactly 72 steps apart?

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Look at Problem Solving on Location: Michigan (Holt Middle School Math Textbook (Green) pg. 100 and 101).
3. Look at Problem Solving on Location: New York (Holt Middle School Math Textbook (Green) pg. 162 and 103).

Assignment:
Complete both problem solving on location activities in class