Tues Dec 17th, Wed Dec 18th

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team
• Learning Goal C 3.1: I can show percents that are: between 0% and 1%, greater than 100%, and percents that involve fractions
• Learning Goal G 2.1: I can use sample space to represent probability as a fraction, decimal, and a percent

Day Plan:

1. Percent Review and Activity
1. Fraction, Decimal, Percent Graphic Organizer
2. Fraction, Decimal, Percent Review Answers
2. Percent with Board Games

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Game

Fri Dec 13th (C3) and Mon Dec 16th (C4)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team
• Learning Goal C 3.1: I can show percents that are: between 0% and 1%, greater than 100%, and percents that involve fractions
• Learning Goal G 2.1: I can use sample space to represent probability as a fraction, decimal, and a percent

Day Plan:

• Probability Game:

1. First Round: 
1. Make a list of the numbers 2-12 
2. Write your initials beside 5 of the numbers and have your partner do the same 
3. Cross your initials off as either player rolls your number 
4. The first one to have all their numbers rolled wins! 
2. Second Round: 
1. Choose new numbers
2. Repeat the instructions but keep a tally of the number of times each number is rolled. 
3. Third Round:
1. Choose new numbers, keep a new tally

• Discussion and Debrief
• Board Game Time

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Game

Thurs Dec 12th (Ratio, Rate, Proportion Review)

Day Plan:

1. Hand back Tests from Chapter 2 (Ratio, Rate, Proportion done in Island Project)
2. Examples and Practice 2.2
1. Today's Examples
2. Other Examples
3. Correct 2.2 Section of Quizzes

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Game

Tue Dec 10th/ Wed Dec 11th (D1/D2)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team
• Learning Goal C 3.1: I can show percents that are: between 0% and 1%, greater than 100%, and percents that involve fractions
• Learning Goal G 2.1: I can use sample space to represent probability as a fraction, decimal, and a percent

Day Plan:

1. Hand out folders for each Team. Teams should collect all their work in their folders and will hand them in at the end of the day. 
2. Game Board Day. 
1. We are still in the planning stages and I recommend Teams plan well and make as many decisions as possible before they start building. 
2. Have Teams share with the class the plan for their board. 
3. Teams are to fill in the "Project Management Log: Group Tasks" before they begin. 
4. Teams are to remain seated together, or to move together to one of the small breakout spaces in the middle rooms. 
5. Teams could work toward playing their game together at 2:40 to see how it plays. 

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Game
• Completed copies of class notes and activities

Mon Dec 9th (D2)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

Learning Goals:

Thinking:

• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking

Personal and Social Competency:

• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team

Percent:

• Learning Goal C 3.1: I can show percents that are: between 0% and 1%, greater than 100%, and percents that involve fractions

Day Plan:

1. Hand in Assignment 11.1 
2. Go over Explore 4.1
3. Assignment 4.1
4. Board Game Peer Critique
5. Board Game Task - Make List of Jobs to Do

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Games

Fri Dec 6th (Ratio, Rate, Proportion/ Math Board Games)

Day Plan

1. Ratio, Ratio, Proportion Assessment:
• Discuss the Chapter 2 Review with your Table Group and make sure you have met the Chapter Learning Goals:
• 2.1: I can make equivalent fractions
• 2.2: I can determine unit price and use it to find the best buy
• 2.3: I can find a proportion and solve for an unknown 
• You may use your Chapter Review and a calculator for the quiz
• Please put your hand up when you are done the quiz and I will collect it
2. Math Board Games
1. Brainstorm and make notes on your board game design page:
1. explaining the game
2. explaining your plan for using spinners and/or dice
3. explaining your plan for using cards 
4. explaining the kinds of squares we could land on (positive and negative)
2. Feedback for other Teams
3. Self Assessment 
4. Plan for Tuesday
1. Make a list of the jobs that will need to be done in creating your game board
2. Everyone will be given roles on Tuesday

Thurs Dec 5th (Cohort 3)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

• Learning Goal C 3.1: I can show percents that are: between 0% and 1%, greater than 100%, and percents that involve fractions
• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team

Lesson Plan:

1. Go over Explore 4.1 page 122
2. Board Game Planning Continued

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Games

Wed Dec 4th (Cohort 4)

Day Plan:

1. Go over Check Your Understanding 11.1 
2. Do Chapter Review p. 70 - Choose 2 Questions from each section (2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
1. On Friday December 6th we will assess what you know about Ratios, Rates, and Proportions

Mon Dec 2nd/ Tuesday Dec 3rd (Math Board Games)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

• Learning Goal E2.1: I can use sample space to represent probability as a fraction, decimal, and a percent
• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team

Lesson Plan:

1. Hand Back Chapter 2 Work (Cohort 4)
1. This work was done during your Island Project. We will be doing some review on Wednesday and assessing your understanding on Friday. 
2. Go over Explore 11.1 
1. You will be preparing a Frayer Model as we go over the explore
3. Assignment 11.1 
1. Choose 5 Questions from CYU 11.1
4. Game Planning
1. Continue board game planning with your Team
2. Prepare your sketch with rules and explanation so it is self explanatory and can be viewed next class

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Games

Thu Nov 28th (Math Board Games)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

• Learning Goal C 3.1: I can show percents that are: between 0% and 1%, greater than 100%, and percents that involve fractions
• Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
• Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team

Lesson Plan:

1. Review the roles in your Team:
1. Leader
2. Materials Manager and Reporter
3. Recorder
2. Board Game Planning Continued:
1. On Your Own on a whiteboard answer the following questions:
1. What are the events in your game that involve probability and how will they be involved in game play?
2. How will you involve cards in game play? 
3. How will you involve Math questions in game play?
4. How could you set up the board to creatively incorporate all these ideas. 
2. As a group share your thoughts from the questions above and write down everyone's ideas. Once you've written down everyone's ideas see if you can come to consensus on any of them or create even better ideas together by combining what members have already said (we will continue working on these next day) 
1. your recorder will make notes and/ or draw a sketch on the big paper (there are 11" by 17" sheets under the blue organizer on the tall table if you need more)
2. your materials manager will keep the big paper and get ready to share ideas with the class next day
3. your leader will make sure everyone contributes to the discussion and help keep the team on task
3. Explore 4.1 page 122
1. Hand out Hundred Grids
2. Read the intro as a class
3. Do 1-4 in your group
1. Your recorder will makes notes 
2. Your reporter will get ready to share with the class
3. Your leader will again make sure everyone contributes and help keep the team on task
4. Get ready to share with the class
1. 2 volunteers will be chosen at random for each question
1. 1 and 4 can be discussed together
2. First volunteer will share their ideas
3. Second volunteer will comment on the first teams ideas and share their own
4. First volunteer will then comment on the second teams ideas

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Games

Tue Nov 26th/ Wed Nov 27th (Math Board Games)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?
Learning Goal E 2.1: I can use sample space to represent probability as a fraction, decimal, and a percent
Learning Goal A 2.1: I can show creative thinking
Learning Goal A 3.1: I can work cooperatively and collaboratively with a team


Lesson Plan:

1. Assign roles in your Team:
1. Leader
2. Materials Manager and Reporter
3. Recorder
2. Ask/ Imagine/ Plan Activity:
1. On Your Own on a whiteboard
1. Do the Ask and Imaging Steps shown below
2. As a group share your thoughts from the ask and image steps and begin the plan/ create steps together (we will continue working on these next day) 
1. your recorder will make notes and/ or draw a sketch on the big paper
2. your materials manager will keep the big paper and get ready to share ideas with the class next day
3. your leader will make sure everyone contributes to the discussion and help keep the team on task
3. Explore 11.1 page 410
1. Read the intro as a class
2. Clarify on #1 - when we are talking about possible outcomes we want to know exactly how the test will end up - number of questions and type of questions
3. Do 1-5 in your group
1. Your recorder will makes notes 
2. Your reporter will get ready to share with the class
3. Your leader will again make sure everyone contributes and help keep the team on task
4. Get ready to share with the class
1. 2 volunteers will be chosen at random for each question
1. 1 and 4 can be discussed together
2. First volunteer will share their ideas
3. Second volunteer will comment on the first teams ideas and share their own
4. First volunteer will then comment on the second teams ideas
5. While teams are sharing everyone can be using what is being said to complete a Frayer Model for Probability

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Games

Fri Nov 22nd / Mon Nov 23rd (Math Board Games)

How can we use probability and percent to create engaging board games?

Used with permission: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/278941770640045485/

Lesson Plan:

1. Play some board games
2. Introduce Math Board Games Project
3. Look critically at board games and ask questions 

Resources:

• Project Outline
• Pinboard of Math Board Games

Thursday Nov 14th (Order of Operations)

Day Plan:

1. Review yesterdays work
2. Dividing Fractions Rules
3. Practice Quiz Dividing Fractions 
4. 6.6 Order of Operations Activity
5. 6.6 Order of Operations Assignment

Tue Nov 12th (D2), Wed Nov 13th (D1 and B) (Dividing Fractions)

Lesson Plan

1. 6.6 Explore the Math p. 230
2. 6.6 Show You Know (p. 232 a, b, or c and p. 233)
3. 6.6 Assignment (Choose 7 CYU Q's p.234)

Students who are finished early are encouraged to:

• quietly help struggling peers with their work
• attempt some more challenging questions (see me for some really challenging stuff)
• play the fabulous fractions game with division

Resources:

• Class notes and assignments folder
• Fraction websites, games and activities online

Thurs Nov 7th (D2), Fri Nov 8th (D1), Tue Nov 12 (B)

Lesson Plan

1. 6.5 Lesson
2. Go over example question from CYU p.227
3. 6.5 Assignment (Choose 7 CYU Q's p.227)

Students who are finished early are encouraged to:

• quietly help struggling peers with their work
• attempt some more challenging questions (see me for some really challenging stuff)
• play the fabulous fractions game with division

Resources:

• Class notes and assignments folder
• Fraction websites, games and activities online

Wed Nov 6th and Thur Nov 7th (Dividing Fractions)

Lesson Plan

1. Introduce Dividing Fractions - Lesson 6.2
2. 6.2 Assignment 

Resources:

• Class notes and assignments folder
• Fraction websites, games and activities online

Tuesday, November 5th (Dividing Fractions)

Day Plan

• Assignment: CYU 6.2 (p. 208) - Choose 7 Questions

Resources:

• Class notes and assignments folder
• Fraction websites, games and activities online

Note: My cut off date for marks is next Thursday, November 7th. If you would like to re-write a quiz please plan on doing so before then. 

Monday November 4th (Dividing Fractions)

Lesson Plan

1. Introduce Dividing Fractions - Lesson 6.2
2. 6.2 Assignment 

Resources:

• Class notes and assignments folder
• Fraction websites, games and activities online

Note: My cut off date for marks is next Thursday, November 7th. If you would like to re-write a quiz please plan on doing so before then. 

Fri Nov 1st (Multiplying Fractions)

Lesson Plan

1. Mark Multiplying Fractions Quiz Together
2. Fabulous Fractions activity p. 240

Resources:

• Class notes and assignments folder
• Fraction websites, games and activities online

Note: My cut off date for marks is next Thursday, November 7th. If you would like to re-write a quiz please plan on doing so before then. 

Wed Oct 30th/ Thurs Oct 31st (Multiplying Fractions)

1. Go over Check Your Understanding Q's p. 214 (Choose 7)
2. Quiz on Multiplying Fractions
3. Class Brainstorming:
1. What are some things you do that help solve word problems?
2. What are words or phrases that mean add, subtract, multiply, divide?
3. What can you say in class instead of "I don't know"?

Fractions (Started Sept 26th/30th)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ludiecochrane/6320989816/

Class Notes and Assignments

Pinboard of Fraction Resources

An Introduction to the course and to Steve Chase

First Week Introduction Materials

Link to .pdf

Who are you? Questions