Groups meet 11:30-12:25 in the STEM Studio on M/W or T/Th, plus alternate Fridays. Contact Janeen: jcohen@nnms.org
Math Minutes are sets of 10 problems that help students to solve problems effortlessly and rapidly. We usually do them at the start of every class. They are scored, and we discuss any approach a student takes to get an answer. New skills are addressed as the year unfolds, but each Minute includes one of each type of problem.
- computation
- number sense
- reading graphs
- problem solving
- patterns and sequences
- data analysis and probability
- spatial reasoning
- fractions
- algebra and functions
- geometry
March –
Fraction Operations
Mean, Median, Mode
Input-Output Machines
February –
Decimal Operations
Angles
Probability
January –
Decimal Operations
Surface Area
Equivalent Ratios
Unit Rate
Order of Operations
DECEMBER –
Ratio Tables
The Game of Proof
Unit Rate
Measuring Angles Activity
Integer Operations Coloring Activity
What’s the Best Deal?
Units of Measurement
Converting Units
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NOVEMBER –
Understanding Ratio
Ratio Language
Representing Ratio
Spaghetti Card Sort Activity
Double Number Lines
Equivalent Ratios
Factor Game
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OCTOBER –
Formula for the Area of a Triangle
Bases and Heights of Triangles
Polygons
Nets and Surface Area
Integers Review
Systems of Equations MashUp
Decimal Operations Review
Unit Assessment
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Tiling the Plane |
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