Starting Off Term 5 with A Lesson Grounded in Understanding

Home Nugget #1 of the 5th Term
Assigned on April 29, 2011
Due on Monday May 2, 2011

Re-invent (as demonstrated in the example in class today and previous examples throughout the school year) and solve the following problems:

A. Problems 1, 2 and 3 from the August 2010 Calendar Relay Problems

B. # 1 - 7, 10 , 12, 14, 16, 17, 20 - 24, 28 - 30 from the cumulative test for chapters 7 to 10.

Taking Time to Really Dissect Open-Response Questions

Home Nugget #29
Assigned on Wednesday April 27, 2011
Due on Friday April 29, 2011

(LAST LESSON OF THE 4th TERM!)

From 2003 Math MCAS Problems 22, 28, 29, 39

Home Nugget #28
Assigned on Tuesday April 26, 2011
Due on Wednesday April 27, 2011

In Algebra I text,

Page 646 # 11 - 20

Page 647 # 21 - 25

Also, prepare your class notes for grading.

Five Days Remain in the 4th Marking Term!

Home Nugget #27
Assigned on Monday April 25, 2011
Due on Tuesday April 26, 2011

Consider your performance on today's 10 journal questions and in doing so, prepare # 11 - 22 for grading tomorrow.

Opportunities to Pursue Over the April Vacation

Home Nugget #26
Assigned on Friday April 15, 2011
Due on Monday April 25

A. Journal Entry for the 4th Term (22 questions from chapters 6, 7 and 9)

B. Prepare your 4th term notes for a notebook check

C. Anticipate a cumulative assessment on chapters 7 through 10. (we have such an assessment after every extended recess in preparation for our final exam in June)

Final Efforts Before Tomorrow's Chapter 10 Assessment

Home Nugget #25
Assigned on Thursday April 13, 2011
Due on Friday April 14, 2011


In Algebra I text,

Page 570 # 45 - 48 and 51 - 53

Page 572 - 573 # 1 - 12

Anticipating A Summative Assessment on Chapter 10

Home Nugget #24
Assigned on Wednesday April 13, 2011
Due on Thursday April 14, 2011

From Form 2D Practice Test for Chapter 10

Distance Formula and Similar Triangles

Home Nugget #23
Assigned on Monday April 13, 2011
Due on Wednesday April 14, 2011 (Field trip on Tuesday)

In Algebra I text,

Page 571

# 1 - 25

Settling Into Our Chapter Review (with one lesson remaining)

Home Nugget #22
Assigned on Friday April 8, 2011
Due on Monday April 11, 2011

In Algebra I text,

Page 568 #9 - 23

Page 569 # 24 - 30

Deciding Whether the Distance Formula is Worth our Time

Home Nugget #21
Assigned on Thursday April 7, 2011
Due on Friday April 8, 2011

In Algebra I text,

Page 557 # 18 - 20

Page 558 # 21 - 23, 26, 28, 30, 36, 41

Continuing to Aggressively Target MCAS Open-Response Questions

Home Nugget #20
Assigned on Wednesday April 6, 2011
Due on Thursday April 7, 2011

Five open-response questions from 2008 MCAS.

Lesson will be collected and two questions will be graded.

Enrichment Activities that Build on Class Content

Home Nugget #19
Assigned on Tuesday April 5, 2011
Due on Wednesday April 6, 2011

From sheets provided in class:

1. Wheel of Theodorus (to be partially completed on graph paper)

Problems 1 - 8

2. More Than One Square Root (to be completed on separate sheet of paper)

Problems 1 - 6

Enrichment Content - Taking A Moment to Let it All Sink in

Home Nugget #18
Assigned on Monday April 4, 2011
Due on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Continue to work on and prepare for assessments on:

1. January calendar problems
2. Olympiad #16
3. Equation of a parabola given three points
4. Derivation of the quadratic formula
5. Graphs of families of functions