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Lesson
Summary |
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1.0 Riddles and Logic
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Students are given a series of clues to determine the number
and color of tiles in a bag. They work in pairs to write
riddles of their and create sequences of clues that lead
to a particular collection of tiles. They solve other students’
riddles.
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1.1 Make a Million Using Mayan Numbers (Number Systems PartI)
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Students
are challenged to write a million using Mayan, base 20. By
comparing our number system to others, students take a close
look at the patterns in place value and the decimal system,
and how positive and negative exponents are a way to record
place value growth and decay. |
Pre
1.2 Number Systems Part II PDF
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Students
access a website and pretend to visit another planet where
dogs are intelligent and use base 4. They play a game in which
they think like a computer using base 2. They problem solve
to figure out different number system challenges. |
Pre
1.3 Powers and Place Value PDF |
Students
use calculators to observe patterns. They relate powers of
10 to scientific notation and standard notation. They play
a game which requires use of place value and scientific notation.
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1.4 A Million and More |
Students
explore concepts of large numbers, calculate the size of a
million related to every day measurements, calculate the time
needed to count to a googol, use scientific notation to calculate
how long it would take to fly to distant stars. |
Pre
1.5a Factors Game and Primes PDF
Pre
1.5b Product Game PDF |
Students
are challenged to think about factors and products in games
and receive some applied practice of multiplication facts.
They analyze the games, evaluate prime and composite numbers,
and create product game boards of their own. |
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1.6 Common Factors and Multiples PDF |
Students
examine factor pairs and symmetry, find multiplication factor
paths, create factor trees, use prime factors to find GCF
and LCD, use Venn diagrams to differentiate between GCF and
LCD. |
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1.7a-c Integer Inquiry, Add and Subtract PDF |
Students
use the calculator and/or a Geometer’s Sketchpad sketch
to derive the rules for adding and subtracting with integers,
then practice the rules. |
Pre
1.7d +, - Integers and Variables Using Algeblocks
Algeblock
Notes |
Students
use algebra blocks to model addition and subtraction of integers
and variables. Please access Algeblock Notes for use in introducing
Algeblocks. |
| Pre
1.8a-b Integer Inquiry, Multiply and Divide PDF |
Students
use the calculator and/or a Geometer’s Sketchpad sketch
to derive the rules for multiplying and dividing with integers. |
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1.8c x, ÷ Integers and Variables Using Algeblocks |
Students use algebra blocks
to model multiplication and division of integers and variables |
| Pre
1.9 Integer Project |
Students
use integer rules in contexts. They create power point presentations,
posters, videos etc. |
