SMTE 1350
Spring 2011

Date
Tuesday
Thursday

13 Jan

Before you come to class on Thursday,
please do the following:
READ: NCTM & TEKS
TAKE: the VARK survey and graph your
learning style results
PRINT: and complete information sheet
and research consent form

Introduction
Game of NIM
Pre-test

READ: Polya's problem solving steps
HW: Mathematical me

18-20 Jan

Problem solving & table presentations

READ: Tower of Hanoi

HW: Problem solving journal

Patterns in numbers: Tower of Hanoi

READ: Gauss and figurate numbers
HW:
Tower of Hanoi journal

25-27 Jan

Patterns in shape: Figurate numbers &
table presentations
Choose number presentations

READ: Fibonacci bunnies
HW:
Shape journal

Patterns in nature: Fibonacci sequence

READ:
Sequences -- sort by types

READ: Polya's problem
solving steps

1-3 Feb
Sequences & notetaking
Arithmetic, geometric, and other sequences

READ: Counting
READ:
journal articles for group
discussion

HW:
Sequence worksheet

Counting
Counting models
Journal article group discussions

READ: Other number systems
VIDEO: watch #4 Place-value centers;
answer 3 questions at end of video

8-10 Feb

Base 10 number system
Other number systems
Base five numbers
Base 10 models

READ: Zero the hero
HW:
Base ten models

Real number system
Foldable
Quiz #1 (sequences)

HW: Real number worksheet
 

15-17 Feb

Class presentations
Babylonian, Egyptian, Mayan, Incan,
Roman, Yoruban

Class presentations
Chinese, Stick/rods, Hawaiian, Binary, Hexadecimal, Duodecimal

READ: Operations  
22-24 Feb

Operations
Binary and inverse operations
Alternative addition video

READ: Addition & subtraction models

Addition & subtraction

READ: Multiplication models
HW: Addition & subtraction models

1-3 Mar

Multiplication
Napier's bones &lattice multiplication
Russian peasant multiplication

READ: Division models
HW:
Multiplication model

Division

HW: Division model

8-10 Mar

Family Math Night
Information about preparing for FMN
QUIZ #2 (base 5, operations, real number
system)

NO CLASS TODAY (compensation for FMN)

READ: Properties

15-17 Mar
Spring Break
22-24 Mar

Properties of the real number system

READ: Divisibility rules

Divisibility rules
Factors & multiples
Factor worksheet


HW:
Color your Sieve of Eratosthenes

29-31 Mar
Prime numbers
Prime factorization
FTA

HW:
Prime worksheet
GCF & LCM

READ: Integer models
HW:
GCF-LCM worksheet
5-7 Apr
Integers
Videos

HW: Integers worksheet
Quiz #3

HW:
Fraction chart
12-14 Apr

Rational numbers
Fractions
Fraction chart model

Dress rehearsal for FMN

Egg fraction model

HW: Egg model worksheet
HW: B
ring fraction cards to class next week

WED 13 April         FMN at Moody High School (elementary feeder schools) 5:30-7:30 PM
THUR 14 April       FMN at Mireles Elementary (all grade levels) 5:30-7:30 PM

19-21 Apr

Fraction tower model
Pattern blocks model

HW: Pattern block worksheet

Equivalent fractions
Secret agent ONE
Ordering fractions
Denseness property

Fraction addition & subtraction
HW: Practice worksheet

HW: Practice worksheet
26-28 Apr

Fraction multiplication
Area model

HW: Multiplication worksheet

Fraction division
Measurement model

Quiz #4 (fraction mastery)

HW: Division worksheet

3 May

Review for final exam
Online review sheet

FINAL EXAM:
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 8:00-10:30 AM