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Pre
6.0 Figurate Number Patterns PDF
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Students
explore and describe the patterns found in figurate numbers.
They use the patterns to make predictions |
Pre
6.1 Trains and Staircases
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Students
build and analyze patterns with blocks. They build polygon
trains with pattern blocks and staircases with linking cubes.
They develop the rules for the growth of the patterns and
make predictions using the rules. |
Pre
6.2 Patterns and Rules
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Students
analyze number patterns found in sequences of coordinate pairs.
They describe the pattern, create a rule, differentiate between
a constant pattern of growth and increasing pattern. |
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6.3 Predictions from Data Patterns PDF |
Students
graph data about pinto bean plant growth and shoe sizes. They
analyze the graphs and make predictions. |
Pre
6.4 Beginning Rates of Change
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Students
examine rates of change using graphs, numeric tables, written
stories, and equations all relating distance and time. They
use these tools interchangeably to find the change rates.
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6.5 Racing Toys and Rates of Change
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Students
develop
rates of speed for animated toys. Then they use the CBR
to try to create graphs with specified rates, times and
distances.
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Pre
6.6a Bouncing Balls and Walking Strides
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Students
collect, organize and analyze data using tables and graphs.
They bounce tennis balls and measure walking strides and times.
Then they find missing pieces of data by using patterns and
rules. |
Pre
6.6b Data Collection and Graphs
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Students
design their own experiment for data collection, collect and
organize the data into graphs and tables, and analyze the
data and the graphs. |
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6.7a Stairs and Slope
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Students
build stairs from poster board, record their stairs on a coordinate
grid, analyze the data about rise and run measurements, predict
slope steepness using ratios, and graph and compare the slopes
of the different stairs. If desired, they move on to examining
the slope intercept form of line. |
Pre
6.7b How Big Are Size 20's
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Using
a graph relating foot length and shoe size, students predict
the foot length for size 20. |
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6.8a Zooming in on a Linear Equation
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Students
program different equations into calculators and/or computers,
analyze the patterns, develop the slope intercept form of
a linear equation, and write equations to match lines. |
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6.8b Walk Algebra Lines
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Students
move to create lines on a human size graph, record the coordinates
and lines and write the equations for the lines. They move
to create different lines and adjust the equations accordingly.
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Pre
6.9 How Long Does it Take
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Students
collect data which relates the change in measurement of hard
candy over time as they suck the candy. The lesson introduces
students to a line of best fit and using the graphing calculator.
Slope and y-intercept are also included. |
Pre
6.91 Linear Constructed Response Assessments
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Several
linear growth problems are provided in which students must
analyze data, create graphs, use equations, all related to
linear growth. |
Pre
6.92 More Tracking Change
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More
examples of linear growth problems. |
