Math Rocks Eh

March 8, 2022. For today's warm-up, we looked at an example of writing a proper fraction as the sum of unit fractions. My pre-IB class didn't want to get out the fraction tiles today. Next, we revisited determining the slope of a line given a graph with the following examples. We drew rate triangles connecting two points that were on nice grid intersections. The three examples we ... Read More about Equation of a Line From a Graph and Desmos Investigation – MTH1W Day 20

March 7, 2022. Friday was a PA day, so we had no classes. For today's warm-up, we started with a Would You Rather math problem. This problem had students comparing money. I was impressed with the number of groups that set up tables to organize their information. This problem resulted in great discussion about linear vs non-linear relations. Next, we moved on to our lesson on Egyptian ... Read More about Egyptian Fractions And Unit Fractions – MTH1W Day 19

March 3, 2022 Today's lessons consisted of warm-ups and consolidation. We started with reviewing simplifying expressions using a chart to organize our terms. Students are really getting the hang of combining like terms and writing their final polynomial solution. Next, we looked at one BEDMAS /BODMAS/PIMDAS/PEMDAS (whatever you call it in your neck of the woods) question. We talked ... Read More about More Division Of Fractions Using An Area Model – MTH1W Day 18

March 2, 2022 We started today's lesson with a polynomial Which One Doesn't Belong (WODB). Students had to think about a way to explain why each of the four quadrants didn't belong. This was a great way to refresh the terminology that we have been using in class. Next, we looked at a multiplying fractions example. We moved away from the area model method and jumped to the algorithm. ... Read More about Division Using An Area Model – MTH1W Day 17

March 1, 2022. Today's class was focused on getting warmed-up for our quiz # 2. We started class off with a warm-up consisting of determining if the relation is linear or non-linear from a table of values. We looked at the following four examples together. Below are some examples of student thinking. I like to see the variety of explanations here. Some students graphed the ... Read More about Linear Or Non-Linear From A Table Of Values – MTH1W Day 16