The purpose of our Math in Action Summer school has three parts:
- to increase your mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding
- to increase your ability to think, communicate and apply mathematics
- to foster an attitude that is conducive to learning mathematics
During Week 1, we are getting to understand the way we learn and communiate Mathematics best.
I will post each week's Learning Goals and Success Criteria. (Success Criteria is a great way for you to assess yourself, check what you should know for grade 7 in each area and see how you are doing.)
I will also outline each week's homework on this site.
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Learning Goals:
This week we are learning to...
- understand situations by "mathematizing" them using numbers, operations, variable, expressions, equations, manipulative models, math models (eg. number lines, graphs, charts), and patterns
- "make sense" of mathematics by using English explanations, either spoken or in writing.
Success Criteria: We will know we are successful when we are able to...
- represent a math activity or problem using a variety of math expressions
- explain what a math expression or math model respresents and why it works using full English sentences
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Homework for Wednesday, July 4 - July 6.
Log into bitstripsforschools to create your password and avatar.
Begin your assignment about your feelings about Math.
You may incorporate some of the reflection leaf starter sentences...from
My goal this summer is...
I will make an effort to do this by...
Due date: Submit your finished comic on Friday, July 6.
July 5: Continue working on your bitstrip.
Complete the Survey Monkey survey
(Please fill out and include your initials in the survey.)
We explored the first of three sessions of the Frog math problem today . Try using one of the below computer models to discover a pattern for this puzzle.
Interactive math - frog problem (simpler graphics)
Nrich.maths - frog problem (allows you to undo last move)
Ms. Nikorak's Weekly Trivia:
Week 1
Five whole numbers will give you a sum of 15. The same five numbers, when multiplied, will give you a product of 120.
What are the 5 numbers?
(Submit your answer to Miss Nikorak by Friday morning for a chance to win the weekly prize!)
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Web sites of interest:
Math Dictionary: interactive vocabulary list
Save the Zogs! Linear equation game
Locate the Aliens (coordinate game)
Fun Brain: Math arcade games
Math play interactive games: Math Play grade 7
If you would like to find out more about how you learn best, here is a link to a multiple intelligences quiz. Multiple Intelligences
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