Sunday, November 8, 2009

Looking back at Chapter 4...

Look over the lessons in Chapter 4. Why do you think the editors of this textbook put all of this material together in one chapter? What connects all of the lessons? Are there any lessons in Chapter 4 that do not fit in the chapter? Also, do you think other lessons could be added to this chapter? If so, which ones, and why? If not, why not?

(Yes, there are many questions to answer here. You will be graded on your ability to produce well-reasoned answers.)

Sunday, November 1, 2009

LCD Riddle

You just solved the following riddle:

"We are two simplified fractions. Our LCD is 12. Our denominators are consecutive integers. The numerator and denominator of one of us has a difference of 3. The other fraction is greater than 50%. Who are we?"

Now it's your turn to make the riddle. Begin yours with "We are two simplified fractions. Our LCD is..." Then continue to give clues that will lead the reader to discover your two simplified fractions.

Be creative with your clues! Good luck!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Review Game

Invent a new review game for the end of a chapter. How would it be structured? Would there be a clearly-defined winner? Make sure this game incorporates everyone in the class, where everyone is actively reviewing the material on some level.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Write an Inequality Word Problem

We've solved a few word problems that require us to set up inequalities and solve them, but now it's your turn.

Working in partners, write a word problem that will require the reader to set up an inequality and solve. You must use complete sentences, and the word problem needs to be school appropriate.

Be creative! Good luck!