SMTE 1351 Calendar
Fall 2011

WEEK
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
25 Aug
Pre-Homework: complete before first day of class
Joshua Tree Principle
Thinking hats
POST: one-minute video about yourself to the class Facebook group

Introduction
Rational numbers & representation
HW: Place value & expanded form
30 Aug--1 Sep

Decimals
Conversions, repeating decimals, place values, expanded form
READ: Article
HW: Expanded form in three formats

More decimals
Rounding, ordering, finding between
HW: Decimal worksheet
6-8 Sep

Decimal operation models
Number line, base ten blocks, decimal grids
HW: Presentations

Decimal operations PRESENTATIONS
HW: Watch Did You Know? video and write a reflective journal about what you learned
13-15- Sep

Percent
Conversion, extreme percents, percent change
HW: Percent worksheet

 Percent models
Percent match game
HW: visit WorldoMeters page and take a look at the real time world statistics. Post one observation about it on the Facebook group.
20-22 Sep

Ratio, proportion & rate
Barbie proportions
HW: FDPRP worksheet

Dear Mr. Blueberry
Probability
History of probability
Probability standards
Probability vocabulary
HW: Probability scale
27-29 Sep

Experiments
Probability practice
QUIZ #1 (decimals, percentages, ratio, proportion, rate)

 Simple, conditional, joint probability
Standard deck of cards
HW: Probability worksheet
3 Oct
Family Math Night 5:30-7:30 PM at Calk Elementary
4-6 Oct

Tree diagrams
Tree diagram video
HW: Tree activity

Permutations
HW: Permutations worksheet

11-13 Oct

Odds
QUIZ #2 (probability)
HW: Odds worksheet

Choose class presentations

Sign-ups for presentations

18-20 Oct

APPS: Show of Hands, Odds of Death
All that data online
QUIZ #3 (tree diagram, permutations & odds)

Statistics TEKS
Statistical graphs
22 Oct
Family Learning Events Institute 9:30-11:00 AM at ECMS
25-27 Oct
 Statistical graphs
Histogram video
HW: Worksheet due 1 Nov 		Stem & leaf plots, scatterplots
1-3 Nov
Measures of centrality
Measures of dispersion
HW: Worksheet

QUIZ #4 (stat graphs)
8-10 Nov

Normal curve & percentile
z-scores
HW: Worksheet

QUIZ #5 (measures)
15-17 Nov
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
22-24 Nov

No class -- compensation day for FMN
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
29 Nov -- 1 Dec

CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Climate change -- Kaley & Lydia
War on terror -- Amanda & Melissa
World population -- Melissa & Rachel

Last day to turn in any work!
CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Poverty -- Marisela & Laura
Tobacco lobby -- Brittany & Jacki
Fresh water -- Jessica & Ashley
Climate change -- Lynnette & David
Illegal immigration -- Laura & Lindsey
Bullying -- Miguel & Lori

6 December -- CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Global drug war -- Kim & Amanda
Pandemic diseases -- Melissa & Kassandra
Alternative medicine -- Kara & Sam
Stem cell research -- Diana & Sarah
National debt -- Kaitlyn & Maria
Euthanasia -- Alyssa & Nancy

13 December -- CLASS PRESENTATIONS
TUESDAY 13 December
(9:30 class) meets 10:00 - 10:30
World population -- Roxanne & Jesus
 (12:30 class) meets 11:00 - 12:45
Elderly -- Mike M & Amber
Tobacco -- Kelly & Isabel
Global drug war -- Mario & Genelle
Autism -- Jennifer Rhodes
Fresh water -- Rose & Rosanne
Poverty -- Julianna & Michelle