Friday, November 20, 2015

The Distributive Property

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems you are given in the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video.

Summary:
1. What is the Distributive Property?
2. How can I use the Distributive Property to multiply big numbers in my head?
3. Describe the three ways we can write a problem using the distributive property.

* For the first work section of this video, you can ONLY show one (1) other way to use the Distributive Property when  you have a variable in your expression.




Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Estimating with Percents

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.



Sunday, October 25, 2015

Converting Between Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.



Thursday, September 24, 2015

Plotting Points in the First Quadrant

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1. Draw and label (x-axis, y-axis, origin) the first quadrant of the coordinate plane.
2. What is an ordered pair (also known as a coordinate pair)?  
3. What does each number in the ordered pair represent?
4. Describe how to plot points in the first quadrant.


Thursday, September 17, 2015

Ratios

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1. Define Ratio.
2. What are the three ways you can write a ratio?
3. Define Multiplicative.
4. How do you simplify a ratio?


Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Least Common Multiple

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  Answer the summary questions below.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1. What are multiples?
2. How do you find multiples of a number?
3. Define Least Common Multiple.
4. List the steps to finding the LCM of two or more numbers.


Solutions for Work:



Thursday, September 10, 2015

GCF Using Venn Diagrams

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.



Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Finding and Listing Factors

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1. What is a factor?
2. How can you find all of the factors of a given number?
3. How do you know when you have all of the factors of a given number?


Thursday, May 14, 2015

Solving One-Step Equations

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.



Thursday, April 16, 2015

Absolute Value

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1.  Define Absolute Value.
2. Rewrite and complete the following sentence: 
Absolute Value is (always/sometimes/never) positive.
3. Define Opposites. 
4. Rewrite and complete the following sentence: 
The absolute value of a number can always be plotted in _____________ places on a number line.
5. How do you add/subtract with absolute value?



Here is a longer version if you need more explanations:


Solutions to Work:

  1. 12
  2. 35
  3. 5
  4. 11
  5. 5


Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Variables and Expressions

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1. How are expressions different from equations?
2. What is substitution?
3. How do you evaluate a variable (or algebraic) expression?



Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Converting Units Using Tables and Proportions

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

*Please excuse the glitch with the pen about 3/4 of the way through the video.*

Summary:
1.  Explain how to set up a table to convert units.
2. How do you use a table to convert units?
3. Explain how to set up a proportion to convert units.
4. Describe 2 ways to use a proportion to convert units.

Work:  I apologize for the poor font on the last two problems.  Please see the problems below:

1. Carlos ran a 12 mile race.  How many kilometers did he run?  1 kilometer = 0.6 miles.

2. Some scientists recommend that you drink 8 cups of water each day.  How many ounces of water is this?  1 cup = 8 oz.



Sunday, January 25, 2015

Using Ratios and Proportions to Find Percents

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W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.


Summary:
1) How do you write a fraction as a percent?
2) How do you write a percent as a fraction?
3) Describe how the CyberChase Kids used percents to help solve their problem.

You may want to watch the entire episode of CyberChase "A Piece of the Action" after completing your WSQ.


Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Rates and Unit Rates

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W = Work out any problems you are given in the video in your notes.
S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.
Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video.

Summary:  
1. What is a rate?
2. What is a unit rate?
3. How do you find unit rates?
4. Why is it important to know how to find unit rates?


Using the Coordinate Plane

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in you notes. Use this document as a reference as you compelte these quadrants. Su...