Background |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
Modifications |
| Grant |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week 1 | Anchor Video The Size of Things Brainstorm in groups: Where do you see math? Introduce journal writing |
Engaging investigative activity on Units of Measure and conversion tables Memory matrix |
Review memory matrix Explore application of Powers of Ten and other number bases Assign Homework |
Investigative lesson on Estimation and Reasonableness Introduce Project "Wonders of the World in My Hands" Start Journal reflection |
Short quiz over units of measure, conversion and estimation Brainstorm Project ideas Problem of the week Discuss Journal entries |
| Week 2 | Introduce Patterns, Relations, and Algebraic Thinking Check Homework Assignment |
Benchmark lesson inequality signs and the idea of positive and negative numbers, and the idea of a variable. | .Investigative lesson and activity on Age Estimates Assign Homework |
Fun and engaging activity on rates and proportion | Small assessment over rates and proportion Due Content outline of Final Project Discuss Journal entries |
| Week 3 | Investigative Lesson Proportional Reasoning in Measurement area perimeter circle and circumference Check Homework Assignment |
Explore the Spatial reasoning volume of solids inscribed polygons |
Apply indirect measurement to solve problems Revisit Pythagorean Theorem ……….. Assign Homework |
Rates of Proportional changes in maps. Investigate how changes in dimensions affect linear, area, and volume measures Journal reflection |
Small assessment over proportional scaling and maps Discuss Journal reflections ………... Problem of the week Check progress on Final Project |
| Week 4 | Sequence activity Recognizing patterns activity Check Homework Assignment |
Investigate Percent of Change …. Sequences, patterns, and probability Journal reflections on Real world sequence |
Re-evaluate driving question Discuss modeling Assign Homework |
Investigate Probability and Odds -Recreate world monuments Assign personal graph |
Small assessment over probalility and odds, Sequences Discuss Journal reflections ………... Problem of the week Check progress on Final Project |
| Week 5 | Investigating Geometry - Similar Triangles Check Homework Assignment |
Benchmark Lesson on Trigonometry Journal reflections on Real world Trigonometric application |
Lesson Trigonometric Ratios Real world personal graph due Assign Homework -Present and discuss graphs |
Lesson and activity on Estimation using trigonometry | Small assessment over geometry and Trigonomtric Ratios Discuss Journal reflections ………... Problem of the week Check progress on Final Project |
| Week 6 | Review Unit Test using Problem Recognition Task Check Homework Assignment |
Presentation of best Journal entries | Unit Test | Introduce final modeling poster …. Work in class on final project | Presentation of Final Project and Scaled model Peer Review using Minute Paper |