Homework Assignments - Unit Four

HW #	Date Assigned	Date Due	Assignment
1	Blue 5/8 Red 5/12 Grn 5/14	Blue 5/12 Red 5/14 Grn 5/15	Handout - Venn Diagram p. 97-98 #1, 6-9, 14
2	Blue 5/12 Red 5/ Grn 5/	Blue 5/13 Red 5/ Grn 5/	p. 137 #5-8, 16, 20, 30
3	Blue 5/ Red 5/ Grn 5/	Blue 5/ Red 5/ Grn 5/

Red Assignments

Red Homework Assignments

Fourth Marking Period

HW #	Date Assigned	Date Due	Assignment
16	4 / 7	4 / 9	p. 278 # 11, 19 p. 283 # 10, 23
17	4 / 9	4/ 11	Finish worksheet
18	4/11	4/14	p. 297 #2 p. 298 #7, 8, 10
19	4/14	4/16	p. 307-308 #2, 6, 8, 16, 25, 33
20	4/28	4/30	word problem from class
21	4/30	5/2	finish review handout

Green Assignments

Green Homework Assignments

Fourth Marking Period

HW #	Date Assigned	Date Due	Assignment
17	4 / 9	4 / 10	p. 273 # 14, 18, 22, 24, 30, 42
18	4/10	4/11	finish worksheet from class
19	4/11	4/16	p. 283 #13, 18, 31, 35, 39
20	4/17	4/18	p. 297 #2 p. 298 #7, 8, 10
21	4/18	4/30	p. 307-308 #1, 2, 5, 11, 17, 18
22	4/30	5/1	p. 283 #30, 32 p. 308 #20, 22, 26
	5/1	5/2	complete review handout

Vacation

Three new challenges have been posted with different due dates. Good luck with them! Also, if you have any homework missing, use this vacation time to work on it!

The only homework you have for over the break is the regents review packet (except the green class which has an additional textbook homework assignment). Be careful, some of the answers for the review packet are tricky! One of the multiple choice questions has a typo so if you feel you got the right answer but you don't see it listed, you're probably right.

I will not have access to a computer over the break so I will be unable to post comments to the blog or answer email.

Enjoy the vacation!

Challenge #13 (Split the Booty)

For each challenge that you attempt, you must show all work and box your final answer to receive credit. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these! Worth 3 points. Due: May 16, 2008

The Question:

A pirate crew at the end of the day split the booty collected. The first pirate got 100 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. The second one got 200 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. The third one got 300 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty, etc. The last one only got what was left from the booty. At the end, every pirate had the same amount of gold pieces (from the booty). How many pirates were there, and how much booty was there in total?

Challenge #12 (The Family)

For each challenge that you attempt, you must show all work and box your final answer to receive credit. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these! Worth 3 points. Due: May 9, 2008

The Question:

Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two children. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman?

Challenge #11 (New Operation)

For each challenge that you attempt, you must show all work and box your final answer to receive credit. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these! Worth 3 points. Due: May 2, 2008

The Question:

Imagine that a new mathematical operation has been implemented. The new symbol is #. Given that
1 # 1 = 2
3 # 5 = 34
6 # 9 = 117
10 # 14 = 296
Find the value of 15 # 19.

Assigned Homeworks

UNIT THREE has begun! (I know you're all super excited!) These are the assignments that need to be in your homework folder.

NOTE: The red and green classes have different homework assignments than the blue class so please pay attention to what class you are in.

RED
Homework #1: Worksheet (Area and Perimeter)
Homework #2: Worksheet (Graph Sketches)
Homework #3: Worksheet (Inside Out)
Homework #4: p. 76-77 # 9-12, 18-21, 23
Homework #5: p. 223 # 12-15, 20
Homework #6: p. 222 #1, 5, 18, 21
Homework #7: p. 233 # 2, 3, 7-9, 16, 19, 20, 22
Homework #8: p. 253 # 26-30, 33
Homework #9: p. 217 # 5, 9 p. 255 # 6, 8 p. 264 # 27, 30
Homework #10: finish worksheet from class
Homework #11: p. 366 #23, 26 p. 103 #19, 21
Homework #12: p. 325 #2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 21-26
Homework #13: p. 330 #2, 3, 19, 28
Homework #14: p. 292 #2, 6, 7, 14, 22, 24

GREEN
Homework #1: Worksheet (Area and Perimeter)
Homework #2: Answer the questions from the class activity guide (Area of your Hand)
Homework #3: Worksheet (Graph Sketches)
Homework #4: Worksheet (Inside-Out)
Homework #5: p. 76-77 # 9-12, 18-21, 23
Homework #6: p. 223 # 12-15, 20
Homework #7: p. 222 #1, 5, 7, 9, 18
Homework #8: p. 233 #2, 3 7-9, 15, 19, 21
Homework #9: p. 234 # 31-33
Homework #10: p. 253 # 26-30, 33
Homework #11: p. 217 # 5, 9 p. 255 #6, 8 p. 264 # 27, 30
Homework #12: p. 264 #18, 21, 24, 25 p. 265 #5, 6
Homework #13: p. 366 #23, 26 p. 103 #19, 21
Homework #14: p. 325 #2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 21-26
Homework #15: p. 330 #2, 3, 19, 28
Homework #16: p. 292 #2, 6, 7, 14, 22, 24

BLUE
Homework #1: Worksheet (Graph Sketches)
Homework #2: Worksheet (Inside-out)
Homework #3: p. 76-77 # 9-12, 18-21, 23
Homework #4: p. 223 #12-15, 20
Homework #5: p. 222 # 1, 5, 18, 21
Homework #6: p. 233 # 2, 3, 7-9, 16, 19, 20, 22
Homework #7: p. 253 # 26-30, 33
Homework #8: p. 217 # 5, 9 p. 255 # 6, 8 p. 264 # 27, 30
Homework #9: p. 366 # 23, 26, p. 103 # 19, 21

POTU #4 - Step Right Up

PLEASE NOTE! This POTU is ONLY assigned to the GREEN class! It is due for the green class on April 11th!

Step Right Up!

How would it feel to climb a flight of stairs if every step was a little higher or lower than the previous one? The constant measure for treads and risers on most stairs keeps you from tripping. Have you noticed that the stairs outside some public buildings slow you down to a “ceremonial” pace? Or that little-used stairs to a cellar seem dangerously steep? Investigate the standards for stairs in various architectural settings and learn the reasons for their various slopes.

Your project should include:

• Tread-and-riser data and slope calculations for several different stairways.

• The building codes or recommended standards in your area for home stairways. Is a range of slopes permitted? When are landings or railings required?

• Scale drawings for at least three different stairways.

After you’ve done your research, consider this question: Does a spiral staircase have a constant slope?

POTU #4 Write-up:

Problem Statement: In your own words, describe what is being asked of you.

Process and Conclusions: Explain, in detail, the steps that you took to find your data (include sources) and arrive at your data. Include the requested drawings. Any photographs that you have taken should be included in this section. Address the questions being asked in the project.

Evaluation: standard evaluation write-up.

Extra Credit

In a fraction, the line that divides the numerator from the denominator has a special name. What is it? First five to post the correct answer gets a 3 point coupon :)

Challenge #10 - ABCDE

For each challenge that you attempt, you must show all work and box your final answer to receive credit. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these! Worth 3 points. Due: March 28, 2008

The Question:

1ABCDE
x ___ 3
ABCDE1

A five-digit number is represented by ABCDE. If we add the number 1 in front of ABCDE, then the product of 1ABCDE and 3 will be the six-digit number ABCDE1. What is the original five-digit number ABCDE?

Challenge # 9 - Speaker

For each challenge that you attempt, you must show all work and box your final answer to receive credit. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these! Worth 3 points. Due: March 14, 2008

The Question:
A speaker comes to your school to make a sixty minute presentation in the auditorium. Thirty percent of the students in attendance heard the entire speech and 10 percent slept through the entire talk. Half of the remaining students heard one-fourth of the speech and the other half heard three-fourths of the talk. What was the average number of minutes of the talk heard by the students in the audience?

End of Unit Project

End of Unit 2 Project

Task: Create a student handbook for the material covered in unit two. Your handbook should be student friendly.

Your handbook must include:
A cover with a title and author
Table of contents
For each topic, give:
Step by step instructions and how to solve
At least two examples following the instructions
Written piece: Where can this topic be seen or used in everyday life?
Answer key
Reflection (see below)

Required Topics:
Literal Equations
Simplifying Expressions
Exponents and scientific notation
Motion Problems
Coin/Value problems
Percentage Problems
Inequalities
Operations with polynomials (distributive property, FOIL, division)
Factoring
GCF
DOTS
TRI (a=1, a>1)
Solving Quadratics (including word problems!)
Rational Expressions

Reflection:
How did completing this project help you to better understand the unit? What topics did you find most challenging? Do you still feel this way?

Extra Credit:
Select one topic that you are interested in. Create a short story that leads to using that concept. Illustrate your story. For an example of what this may look like, ask your teacher.

Due:

Red/Blue - March 3rd

Green - March 5th

Exam Topics

1. Distributive Property
2. FOIL
3. Factoring
- GCF
- DOTS
- Trinomial
- Rainbow (AC) method
4. Quadratic Equations
5. Word Problems
6. Rational Expressions (simplifying and performing operations)
7. Literal Equations
8. Exponents

REMINDER! All makeup homeworks need to be in your homework folder by Friday at the latest. They will be graded over the break!

Challenge #8 - First Ten Counting Numbers

For each challenge that you attempt, you must show all work and box your final answer to receive credit. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these! Worth 3 points.

The Question:
Determine the smallest positive integer that is divisible by each of the first ten counting numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10).

Homework List - 3rd Marking Period

Current Homeworks that should be in your homework folder for the third marking period:

Homework #13: page 485 # 44, 48, 52, 54
Homework #14: page 493 # 4, 8, 14, 28, 29
Homework #15: Finish worksheet from class (Quadratic Equations Word Problems)
Homework #16: pages 493-494 # 17, 32a, 33, 34
Homework #17: page 525 # 6, 8, 15, 16, 17
Homework #18: page 550 #12, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23

POTU #3 - The String Problem

Part I: A string is stretched corner to corner on a floor tiled with square tiles. If the floor is 28 tiles long and 35 tiles wide, over how many tiles does the string cover?

Part II: Generalize for any rectangular room whose floor is covered with square tiles.

Be sure to follow all the standard POTU Write-Up guidelines. See past post http://montessori-algebra.blogspot.com/2007/12/potu-write-up.html for these guidelines.

PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING!

Due:
Blue: Thursday, January 31
Green: Thursday, January 31
Red: Friday, February 1

Reminder!

Marking Period ENDS Friday, January 18th!! That's next week!!!

Please make sure that your homework folders are updated and complete. So far, since returning from vacation you have been given the following homeworks:

Homework #9: page 525 # 2, 4, 14, pages 503-504 # 6, 8, 10, 16, 20, 21

Homework #10: pages 473-474 # 22, 32, 36, 40, 46

Homework #11: pages 489-490 # 6, 8, 10, 19, 20, 35

Homework #12: page 484 # 24, 30, 32, 38 page 489 # 11, 18

Homework #13: page 485 # 44, 48, 52, 54

Homework #14: page 493 # 4, 8, 14, 28, 29

Homework #15: Finish worksheet from class

Challenge #7 - Same Remainder

The responses for the last challenge were weak! Try this one... it will count as extra credit (3 points) and is due by Friday, January 18. Show all work. DO NOT ERASE! It must be submitted hand written. Comments and emails will not be accepted. Remember, I cannot help you with these!

The Question:
If you divide the following four different numbers 313, 364, 449, and 670 by the same number and you get the same remainder for all. What is the number you are dividing by?