Laura M. Bialas
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Activities
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.

Assessments
Geometry Vocabulary Quiz 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.

Technology in the Classroom
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.