3/27/2012 HOMEWORK

1. COPY THE DEFINITIONS (turn in a hand written sheet with all 20 definitions)

2.) COMPLETE THE VOCABULARY WORD SEARCH

S&P UNIT (LESSONS/TUTORIALS, ACTIVITIES, & EXTRA PRACTICE)

Statistical Questions and Collecting Data
Illuminations - Numerical and Categorical Data - Unit of Lessons - http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=U116

How to Create Misleading Statistics in 6 Easy Steps - Teacher Background Information -
http://blog.makingitclear.com/2010/03/25/statistics/

Dot Plots (Line Plots)
IXL - "Create Line Plots" - Interactive Applet - http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/create-line-plots

UEN - "The Human Line Plot" Lesson - http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=15238

LearnAlberta - Displaying Data - Video Tutorial - http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html?goLesson=21

Histograms
Illuminations - Histogram Tool - Interactive Applet - http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=78

Illuminations - "There is a Difference: Histograms vs. Bar Graphs" Lesson –
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L812

NLVM - Box Plot/Histogram - Interactive Applet -
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_145_g_3_t_5.html?open=instructions&from=category_g_3_t_5.html

Shodor - Histogram Lesson and Interactive Applet - http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Histogram/

IXL - "Create Histograms" - Interactive Applet - http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/create-histograms

LearnAlberta - "Interpreting Graphs" Lesson -
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/index.html?page=lessons&lesson=m6lessonshell10.swf

Box Plots (Box-and-Whisker Plots)
Illuminations - Food Court "The Clucking Chicken" Lesson - http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L522

Illuminations - Food Court "The Pizza Palace" Lesson - http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L523

Illuminations - "Using NBA Statistics for Box and Whisker Plots" Lesson - http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L737

Illuminations - "Bears in a Boat" Lesson - http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L856

NLVM - Box Plot/Histogram - Interactive Applet -
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_145_g_3_t_5.html?open=instructions&from=category_g_3_t_5.html

Shodor -" Box Plot" Lesson and Interactive Applet - http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/BoxPlot/

"Creating Box Plots" Lesson - http://math.springbranchisd.com/middle/Middle/7P/Resources/7P-4-CIGDD-Box_Whisker328-333.pdf

Box and Whisker Plot - Teacher Tutorial - http://staff.argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/math9/strand4/boxNwhisker.htm

 Measures of Center, Measures of Variability and Shape of Data
Illuminations - Mean and Median Interactive Applet - http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=160

Online Math Learning - Series of Video Tutorials - http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/mode-mean-median.html

Measures of Center and Spread - Student Handout - http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/quizbus/images/vid1_measures.pdf

PH - Finding Mean, Median and Mode - Video - http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-022s.html

PH - Finding and Using the Range - Video - http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-148s.html

Education World - "Candy Colors" Lesson - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp293-02.shtml

Measure of Central Tendency - Teacher Tutorial - http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/AD2/measure.htm

LearnAlberta - Central Tendency - Student Interactive and Video http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0&ID1=AB.MATH.JR.STAT&ID2=AB.MATH.JR.STAT.CENT&lesson=html/video_interactives/centralTendency/centralTendencyInteractive.html

Mean Absolute Deviation
Wiki Answers - Teacher Tutorial - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_calculate_mean_absolute_deviation

eHow - Teacher Tutorial - http://www.ehow.com/how_4918826_absolute-deviation-average-absolute-deviation.html

YouTube Video - Teacher Tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9AJk7TvdpQ

STATISTICS & PROBABILITY PRE-TEST

Today in class students will be taking a pre-test over the S&P Unit. Be aware that this material is very new for 6th grade students and some/very little has already been taught in previous years. So of this information is completely new to 6th grade students. I just want you to think through the questions and do your best.

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY UNIT

Vocabulary Words - Vocabulary Test (MATCHING) on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. box plot
2. data
3. dot plot
4. first quartile
5. histogram
6. interquartile range
7. line plot
8. mean
9. median
10. mode
11. outlier
12. range
13. statistical variability
14. third quartile
15. frequency
16. mean absolute deviation
17. center
18. gap
19. cluster
20. measure of variation

THE FRACTION SHUFFLE

This video is just to help you get better working with fractions with unlike denominators.

HAPPY PI DAY

BONUS

1. COLOR EACH PIECE IF YOU WANT
2. CUT OUT ALL THE PIECES
3. USE ALL THE PIECES TO MAKE 2 DIFFERENT SQUARES (YOU CANNOT USE PIECE F AS A SQUARE ALONE)
4. HINT: 1 PIECE WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY TURNED OVER.

5. GLUE YOUR PIECES TO A SHEET OF PAPER TO BE TURNED IN.

QUADRILATERALS (classwork & homework)

Students are creating Quadrilateral Venn Diagrams

• complete the Venn Diagram by labeling each circle (parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus, trapezoid)
• color all the pieces
• cut out the pieces
• glue them into their correct location
 if you are having trouble find another example of the venn diagram in  your math book on page 442 or 443
• HOMEWORK - complete page 444 1-23



POLYGONS POLYGONS

Today we are reviewing polygons and their characteristics. Our class assignment is a worksheet to test to see how well we know polygons.

HOMEWORK
Always, Sometimes, Never

Coming Soon

Fraction Worksheet

HOMEWORK 3/6/2012

Complete list of tonights homework!

Page 236 32-35

Page 418 1-7

Page 422 1-10

Page 430 1-10

POINTS, LINES & ANGLES OH MY!!!!!!

After completing the vocabulary grid last night everyone is going to quickly discuss and describe each item from the vocabulary paper. Afterwards each student is going to complete a worksheet of 9 problems to see how well they have retained last nights information.

So far its seems that everyone is doing great!

For homework to continue practicing what we have been talking about complete -

Page 418 1-7

Page 422 1-10

Page 430 1-10

REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW

We will continue to review adding and subtracting fractions until we get it. I PROMISE! So tonight everyone needs to complete

Page 236 32-35

TODAY

Today in class we.....
1.) Made test corrections
2.) Completed a vocabulary grid for our next unit.
3.) Complete Page 236 16-31 (this is a review of adding and subtracting fractions)