the pre algebra math fair and family activity project

Pre-AlgebraFamily Math Activity

andMath Fair

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What’s Inside?

• What is a Family Math Activity?• Family Math Activity Overview• Cool Tools to Get Ready for The Family Math

Activity• Testing Your Knowledge• Math Fair Description & Overview• Math Magic Demonstration• Questions Resource

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A math project to work on with family at home

A chance to show off your math skills

See the fun side of mathematics as you and your family prepare your display for the Math Fair


Family Math Activity Assignment

1.Question: Decode Mr. G’s method to identify student grades

2. Question: Create a coordinate system for the Jetson’s Parking Garage

3. Question: Use coordinates to analyze your phone’s texting plan

4. Create a display of your answers to the activity

Family Math Activity & Math Fair 2011 4 of 17NOTE: Details of all the questions & examples will be handed out in class

Cool Tools to Get Ready for

The Family Math Activity

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Introduction to Using Coordinates

The next several slides give you an example to show you how coordinates can be used in real life. This will also be a quick review if it’s been a while since you studied coordinates.

Family Math Activity & Math Fair 2011

Problem resource: Findell, C.R. (2000). Fracturing our ideas about dimensions. Teaching with student math notes. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

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• Legend has it that René, 17 years old, was watching a fly walk across the ceiling

when he thought to himself, “If I want to describe where the fly is on the ceiling I could measure how far the fly is from the two perpendicular walls that meet

at a corner, the fly’s position is (3,5)The pair is known as the Cartesian coordinates

*5

3


Morning Temperatures in Yakima, WAMorning Temperatures in Yakima, WA

Time of Day Temperature (°F)

1 am -2

2 am -2

3 am -3

4 am -4

5 am -4

6 am -2

7 am -1

8 am 0

9 am 2

10 am 6

11 am 11

The table on the left depicts eleven setsof ordered pairs, (time, temperature).

Activity with your family:

Using graph paper, draw a graphof the ordered pairs with the horizontalaxis as the time-of-day, and the verticalaxis as the temperature. Use incrementsof one for the horizontal axis andincrements of two for the vertical axis.

Make sure you involve all your familymembers in the activity!


Graph of Yakima, WA TemperaturesDoes yours match?

Time of Day

Tem

pera

ture


The Activity (continued)• Next step – label points on your graph

To label point (10,6), first note that the ten stands for time of day. To find the point start counting from 0, ten spaces to the right. Then, count up (positive) the equivalent of six which is three spaces up (counting by twos) for the temperature. Label that point A.

• Can you find (3,-3) and label it B?

NoteNote: The order of the numbers does matter!The first number is time-of-day, and the secondis temperature.


Testing Your Knowledge!Testing Your Knowledge!

• What was the most fascinating fact about Rene’ Descartes?

• What is the smallest value of the horizontal axis of your scatter diagram?

• What does your scatter diagram tell you about temperatures in Yakima, WA?

• With your family, make up three questions you can ask at the Math Fair.


The Math Fair ---Your Whole Family is Invited :

MATH FAIR

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011

Place: The Meadows Campus

Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

A Celebration of Mathematics for You!


Math Fair EventsMath Fair Events

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See who in yourfamily can solve thismystery!

Math Magic Demonstration


This will drive you nuts. Ron's Card Trick … Performed by YOU !

Pick one of the following cards. Don't click on it … just keep it in your head.

Think about your card for 10 seconds in front of Ron.

Ron will attempt to read your mind!

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The Great Ron Has Removed Your Card!

SCARY, ISN'T IT.


Summary and Questions ResourceSummary and Questions ResourceYou should have everything you need:

- Study notes for the Family Activity- The Family Activity overview (pick-up details in class)

- Invitation & details for the Math FairIf you have any questions, please contact me at:

Pam HagerEmail:

[email protected]


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