We'll then begin looking at Systems of Equations using the Racing Dots Activity Builder.
Their assignment will be to complete the Playing Catch Up Activity Builder.
Showing posts with label functions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label functions. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Day 14
We'll start with a short assessment over function notation and application.
We'll then begin looking at Systems of Equations using the Racing Dots Activity Builder.
Their assignment will be to complete the Playing Catch Up Activity Builder.
We'll then begin looking at Systems of Equations using the Racing Dots Activity Builder.
Their assignment will be to complete the Playing Catch Up Activity Builder.
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Day 11
Today is all about learning function notation as well the difference between continuous and discrete functions.
Our opener will review figuring out whether a relation is a function from a graph of the relation.
Our opener will review figuring out whether a relation is a function from a graph of the relation.
Then we'll complete Function Notation on Activity Builder. My goal is to expose them to function notation, including solving when given either the independent or dependent variable, talk about continuous vs. discrete, and then do a couple of application problems.
For homework they will complete a similar application problem and record a screencast explaining it. In addition, I'll ask them to do a small additional amount of homework by gathering some data that we'll use in class on Friday (for an activity based on Dan Meyer's Air Travel).
Friday, June 3, 2016
Day 10
Today's topic is relations and functions. In the past I haven't felt good about this one, as I have trouble coming up with any creative ways to teach it yet, on the other hand, it just seems so straightforward to me that I can't figure out why students struggle with it so much.
We'll start with an opener that will review writing equations in slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard form, mainly because I do worry that the lack of repetitive practice I give students (i.e., not a lot of homework problems) compared to other teachers may harm their retention. We'll see.
Today's slides are most of the lesson, with basically just a rewrite of what I used to do with this topic, just updated with examples from activities I will have done this year. After we go through the basic definition of a function and some examples, I'll have them complete the Function, or Not Activity Builder (slightly remixed from the original by Daniel Henrikson).
For homework tonight I won't ask them to do a screencast but, instead, will ask them to see if they can "figure out" the vertical line test for functions. I'm curious to see how they'll do with this.
We'll start with an opener that will review writing equations in slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard form, mainly because I do worry that the lack of repetitive practice I give students (i.e., not a lot of homework problems) compared to other teachers may harm their retention. We'll see.
Today's slides are most of the lesson, with basically just a rewrite of what I used to do with this topic, just updated with examples from activities I will have done this year. After we go through the basic definition of a function and some examples, I'll have them complete the Function, or Not Activity Builder (slightly remixed from the original by Daniel Henrikson).
For homework tonight I won't ask them to do a screencast but, instead, will ask them to see if they can "figure out" the vertical line test for functions. I'm curious to see how they'll do with this.
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