Super excited about starting our remote Math 6 class tomorrow, Monday, September 21st.

Class meets MON  TUES  WED  THUR from 1:30-2:20

Zoom link is on Google Classroom and on students’ Google Calendars 

Unit 1 is about AREA, but as we begin, we will be thinking about mindset, patterns, and tesselations. 

Students in 9-12 are given lots of opportunities to investigate and develop expertise in using iMovie, as it offers that ideal balance of independence and creativity! At the end of the year, I love looking through our iPads to see what has developed.

For example, one group of 4th graders were working as a team to build and test a table sweeper, so they took a series of photos to document their work. I could not resist sharing the slideshow.

MATH MOVIE is an independent project made by 5th graders, Vivienne and Lucia.

OFF SHAPES is a trailer created by 4th graders John and Jackson.

Why do we do Geometry? To discover patterns, find areas, volumes, lengths and angles, and better understand the world around us. 

Geometry City is nearing its completion after many days of panning and designing. Mathematically proficient students should be able to solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume. This is an exciting project that focuses on a range of mathematical practices, with emphasis on:

• MP1:Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• MP2:Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• MP3:Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
• MP4:Model with mathematics
• MP5:Use appropriate tools strategically
• MP6:Attend to precision
• MP8:Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

The students have finished Phase Two: Design & Build.Their Geometry City is composed of nine city sections. Each student designed 3 sections, following the design requirements given (certain geometric shapes, certain buildings).
This week, they started Phase Three: Construction,  which means deciding how to put their city together for the world to see.

6th Grade Math Students Start
Phase One of Geometry City

Geometry City is a project based learning activity where students use their geometry skills to design their own city. This project doesn’t just focus on math skills. Students will call upon their mapping and writing skills, as well. Groups will be creating a city that uses both 2D and 3D constructions, so practicing plane and solid geometry. This is a fun project with so many elements of learning, including  problem solving, making inferences, collaboration, communication, and independent learning.

Phase One: Permits
-Reviewing and previewing geometric terms and visuals.
-Creating a mini-map of NNMS