Homework Update 12-5-16!

ALL: (DUE: 12-10-16) 6000 more math points earned on Khan Academy between 12-4-16 and the end of the day on 12-3-16!

7th/8th:(Due 12-12-16) Science Fair Data Collection and Data Display (your graph of the data collected). Mr. A will be available from 3:45 to 4:45 in 304 this Wed. 12-7-16 to give help and advice to anyone who needs it! Examples and rubric below:

Science Fair Data Collection and Graph Rubric

Category--	Beginning-1	Developing-2	Proficient-3	Advanced-4
Data  Collection	Student has a table/chart or hands in some data but in may not be organized.	Student has a table/chart that shows what was measured. Units might be included.	Student has a clear table/chart that shows what was measured and how it was measured. Units are included.	Student has a clear table/chart that shows what was measured and how it was measured. Units are included. Table/Chart shows some analysis of the data.
Graph	Student has a graph.	Students has a graph of their collected data. The graph may be labeled and/or  titled with units included.	Students has a graph appropriate to their collected data. The graph is labeled and titled with units included.	Students has a graph appropriate to their collected data. The graph is labeled and titled with units included. Student includes multiple graphs that show comparison of data and/or graph(s) clearly answer the project question.

Video Help and Examples: 

This channel CreateScienceProject is very good; however, Video 7 (shared here) is most about science fair data:

Data and graphs with them:

ScienceBuddies

NOAA

Alg: Handouts: 

8th--pg 50-51

7th--When are equations true?

UChicago Tutoring Reminder!

Hello Parents and Students,

The UChicago drop-in tutoring program for middle school math that runs from 3:45 to 4:45 will have its last day for this calendar year on Monday, December 5, 2016. The UChicago students will be on break. They will return in January and tutoring will resume on a date TBA.

Sincerely,

Mr. Albrecht

lalbrecht@cps.edu

Math Week 11-28-16 is DATA WEEK!

7th/8th: All students will be learning about data displays. We will look at how data is displayed and why we display it the way we do. We are having Data Week to get ready for Science Fair--knowing students will need to display and interpret data for their projects. Specifically this week, we will focus on three topics: misleading graphs, circle (pie) graphs, and scatter plots. Lots of helpful links and videos below.

Types of graphs from Skills You NEED: http://www.skillsyouneed.com/num/graphs-charts.html

Which graph to use and when from Turtle Diary:

Creating Circle Graphs from TeacherVision: https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/SISA00191_3.pdf 

Pie Graphs from Khan:

Misleading Graphs from Passy's World of Mathematics: http://passyworldofmathematics.com/misleading-graphs/ 

Homework Update!

ALL: (DUE: 12-3-16) 6000 more math points earned on Khan Academy between 11-27-16 and the end of the day on 12-3-16!

7th/8th:(Due 12-2-16) Handout--Survey Your Classmates about their pets. (Also Bonus!-- find a misleading graph in the media! Hand in a misleading graph you found in the media with a description of how and why it is misleading for 20 extra credit points!)

Alg: Mr. Papczun's week

UChicago tutoring program update

Hello Parents and Students,

The UChicago drop-in tutoring program for middle school math that runs from 3:45 to 4:45 will have its last day for this calendar year on Monday, December 5, 2016. The UChicago students will be on break. They will return in January and tutoring will resume on a date TBA.

Sincerely,

Mr. Albrecht

lalbrecht@cps.edu

Math Week 11-21-16

This is a short week. With the Thanksgiving Holiday, students will only be in school Monday and Tuesday. 7th graders will finish our thinking and learning on scale factor with tasks about how we use scale factor to understand and use maps. 8th graders will practice with translating real-world tasks into equations.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Homework Update for the Week 11-21-16

ALL: NO KHAN OVER THANKSGIVING!! Have a safe and happy holiday!

7th:(Due 11-28-16) 

PROJECT: Create a Scale Model

You should build a model, draw a map, or create a blueprint of something you are interested in. Make a model of a building you think is cool. Create a diorama of a scene from a book or movie you enjoy. Make a map the neighborhood, or your walk to school. Create a blueprint of your bedroom. Use grid paper, legos, or whatever creative idea you choose. EXAMPLES ON MR. A’s BLOG.

You will need to determine and show the scale factor between the actual thing you model and the model you create and demonstrate an understanding through a written description of how you determined the size of objects or drawings in your model based on the actual thing you are modelling.

Please talk to Mr. A before Thursday if you do not understand any part of this project!

Rubric:

	Beginning-1	Developing-2	Proficient-3	Advanced-4
Design and Construction	Design and construction are incomplete.	Scale model shows evidence of hasty construction.	Scale Model shows evidence of careful craftsmanship to scale.	Scale Model shows evidence of very careful craftsmanship and the design is to scale and detailed.
Scale Understanding	Does not know how to find scale to construct a model.	Knows how to find scale of a model but is unable to put it to use.	Knows how to find scale of a model and puts it to use.	Knows how to find scale of a model and puts it to use. Describes the process of finding scale to construct the model.

Examples:

Video Help: 

8th: None!

Alg: 7th graders need to complete the scale model project above. 8th grade students will do handout: Make a Box-and-Whisker Plot