Activities
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| Real World Geometry |
Real world problem solving involving geometry. |
| Menu Calculations |
A culmination of a menu project, entailing students to apply knowledge of sales tax and discount to authentic word problems. |
| Shopping Trip |
Students “shop” in your classroom “store” while pondering sales tax and discount. |
| Columbian Exposition |
Part of an interdisciplinary unit whereby students use Excel to analyze and compare data from the 1893 World’s Fair with data about their classmates. |
| Extended Response |
A multi-step problem that applies to students' lives and necessitates a written explanation. |
| Basketball Game |
An activity that connects math to students' interests. |
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Assessments
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Geometry Vocabulary Quiz
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A portion of a geometry quiz for regular education students. |
| Modified Geometry Vocabulary Quiz |
A portion of a geometry quiz for special education or ELL students. |
| Supply Sheet |
A chart for holding students accountable and aiding them in developing responsibility. |
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Technology in the Classroom
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| Homework Web Page |
A web page for students and parents to check for daily assignments. |
| Multi-Step Problems |
Real-life word problems that include many facets. |
| Forming Equations |
A set of word problems dealing with monetary situations, that requires students to set up and solve algebraic equations. |
| Units of Measure |
Examples that enable students to gain a visual sense of capacity, length, and mass in the metric system. |
| Simplifying Fractions |
The skills of setting up and simplifying fractions from applicable word problems is used here. |
| Number Sense Review |
A way to engage students in reviewing: by playing a game. |
| Least Common Multiple |
Relevant examples for students to consider when studying least common multiple. |
| Math Taboo |
An exciting and thought-provoking way to involve students in describing essential math vocabulary. |