Mr. Black’s Math Class

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

EQ: What is UPSL?

BR: Write an algebraic expression from each of the following.

1. 3 more than a number x
2. 2 times the sum of t and 5
3. 7 less than 3 times a number r

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss UPSL (Review)
3. Look at Problem Solving on Location: Illinois handout, during class.

Assignment:
Finish Problem Solving on Location: Illinois handout, if not completed in class.

EQ: What do exponents and scientific notation have in common?

BR: Quiz

Lesson:

1. Quiz
2. Vocabulary Activity (Word Search)

Assignment:
Quiz (in class)
Vocabulary Word Search

EQ: What do exponents and scientific notation have in common?

BR: Are each of the following written in scientific notation correctly? If not, please correct it.

1. 3,450,000 is 34.5 × 10⁵
2. 0.000325 is 3.25 × 10^-4

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Review for quiz tomorrow by splitting class into small groups to compete in a game.

Assignment:
Quiz Tomorrow

EQ:  What is scientific notation?

BR:  Write in scientific notation.

1. 1,475,000
2. 0.000451
3. 2,450,000,000
4. 0.000000000921

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Review scientific notation.
3. Complete worksheet (in small groups) given out on Friday.

Assignment:
Teacher created worksheet.

EQ: What are the properties of exponents?

Thursday:
BR: Write each of the following in exponential form.

Day 2:
BR: Evaluate.

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss multiplying powers with the same base.
3. Discuss dividing powers with the same base.
4. Discuss the zero power.
5. Word Problems

Assignment:
Teacher Created Worksheet

EQ: What are exponents?

BR: Find the product.

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss base, exponents, and power.
3. Discuss writing products in exponential form.
4. Discuss evaluating powers.
5. Discuss simplifying expressions with exponents using the order of operations.

Assignments:
Teacher created worksheet.

EQ: What is the order of operations?

Monday:
BR: Use your calculator to evaluate each of the following. Type each one as it is shown.

1. 3 + 2 × 4
2. (3 + 2) × 4
3. 5 ÷ 2 × 2
4. 5 ÷ (2 × 2)

Tuesday:
BR: Evaluate each of the following using the order of operations.

1. 4 + 5 × 3
2. 3 × 6 ÷ 3
3. 14 + 3 × 3

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss order of operations using PEMDAS.
   P – Parenthesis
   E – Exponents
   M – Multiplication or
   D – Division
   A – Addition or
   S – Subtraction
3. Examples of using the order of operations (without exponents).
4. Discuss the left-to-right rule.
5. Examples of further use of the order of operations (without exponents).

Assignment:
Teacher created worksheet.

EQ: How do I solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable?

BR: Computer Lab

Lesson:

1. Students will login to www.classchatter.com and complete the assigned blog assignment.

Assignment:
Blog Assignment on www.classchatter.com – due 10/31/2008.

EQ: How do I solve equations and inequalities?

Wednesday:
BR: Solve.

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss review sheet on equations and inequalities in preparation for test tomorrow.

Assignment:
Teacher Created Review Sheet

Thursday:
BR: TEST

Lesson:

1. Test on Equations and Inequalities.
2. Vocabulary Word Search on Equations and Inequalities

Assignment:
Test on Equations and Inequalities.
Vocabulary Word Search on Equations and Inequalities
Handout Sheet for Blog Assignment to be completed tomorrow in class.

EQ: How do I solve inequalities?

Monday:
BR: Solve each inequality.

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Look at review sheet for solving inequalities.

Assignment:

Teacher Created Worksheet
Quiz tomorrow on Solving Inequalities.

Tuesday:
BR: QUIZ

Lesson:

1. Quiz on solving inequalities.
2. When finished, students will complete Vocabulary Word Search.

Assignment:
Quiz
Vocabulary Word Search

EQ: How do I solve two-step inequalities?

Thursday:

BR: Solve and graph each inequality.

1. -3x > -15
2. t/-5 < -2
3. 7 – z > 13

Friday:

BR: Solve and graph the following inequality.

1. (3x + 3)/ 2 > 3

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Review solving multi-step equations.
3. Solving and graphing multi-step inequalities.

Assignment:
Teacher Created Worksheet

EQ: How do I solve simple inequalities with a negative involved in the multiplication or division?

BR: Solve and graph the following inequality.

1. 2x < 4
2. t/4 > 2
3. x – 3 > 5
4. y + 2 < 12

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Review solving and graphing simple inequalities.
3. Solving and graphing simple inequalities with negatives.
4. Word Problems

Assignment:
Teacher Created Worksheet

EQ: How do I solve simple inequalities?

BR: Solve each inequality.

1. 3x > 9
2. x/7 < 2
3. x + 2 < 3
4. y – 7 > 2

Lesson:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Review solving simple inequalities.
3. Finish teacher generated worksheet given on Friday.

Assignment:

Teacher Created Worksheet

EQ: How do I solve simple inequalities?

BR: Solve for the given variable.

Agenda:

1. Discuss BR.
2. Discuss inequality symbols.
3. Discuss completing an inequality
4. Definitions:
   1. algebraic inequality
   2. solution of the inequality
   3. solution set
5. Discuss Word Phrases translated into Algebraic Inequalities
6. Solving and graphing inequalities.

Assignment:
Teacher created worksheet.