Math 210 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
-- Spring 2024 Daily Assignments and Tasks
- My teaching style is very adaptive, so I only post class assignments and tasks as we become ready to cover that material.
- These are labeled Preliminary before class.
- AFTER class, I adjust the list to accommodate for any flexing we did DURING class that day, and mark the listing Confirmed.
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Listings go in order of most RECENT date on top.
*** WEEK FIFTEEN IS BELOW. ***
- Schedule for Finals Week
- Monday, Apr. 29 - OPTIONAL Review Session 4:30-6pm in VSC 102
- I will post a recording on D2L in the Content area.
- Tuesday, Apr. 30 - Final Exam for 3:30 class happens 1-3pm
- Tuesday, Apr. 30 - Last RP (via Bonus Study Prompt #25) due by 5pm for BOTH classes
- Thursday, May 2 - Final Exam for 2:00 class happens 10:30-12:30
- Thursday, May 2 - OPTIONAL WA #12 due in person, physical mailbox, or D2L DropBox by 12:30pm - NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS!
*** WEEK FOURTEEN IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024 - Fractions: Arithmetic; and REVIEW
- Study your notes.
- View these videos:
- There is NO RP assignment for today's material.
- RP 24 (from last class) is OPTIONAL and due as usual on Tuesday of next week.
- Extra practice, as needed: Create or seek out fraction arithmetic computations to practice by hand.
- PurpleMath and MathIsFun are good sites that have lessons geared for K-8.
- OPTIONAL Weekly Assessment #12 is due by 12:30pm next Thursday, May 2.
- You can give it to me at your final exam or upload it into the WA #12 DropBox on D2L.
- Your graded WA #11 will be returned to you via scan/email ASAP.
- The Final Exam is next week. (Link opens Topics/Objectives List)
- Be sure to come on the correct day and time! (See Topics List.)
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2024 - Fractions: Comparison
- Study your notes, Summary #5 and Activity #13.
- Read Section 6-1 "Equivalent or Equal Fractions" on p.276 up TO "Denseness of Rational Numbers" on p.281.
- Skip Example 3 on pp.278-279.
- Required Practice 24 (RP 24) is due in D2L by 5pm on Tuesday, Apr. 30.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 6-1A (p.283): #4, 6, 9ab, 10ab, 11abc, 13, 14a, 16, 19a
- 6-1B (p.285): #9ab, 13
- 6-1C (p.287): #11, 17, 19
- NAEP (p.288): #4
- HW #3: Comparing Fractions: #1 only
- Weekly Assessment #11 is due in class next Thursday, Apr. 25.
- The Final Exam is next week. (Link opens Topics/Objectives List)
- Be sure to come on the correct day and time! (See Topics List.)
*** WEEK THIRTEEN IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Apr. 18, 2024 - Exam #3
- Exam #3 is in class today.
- RP 23 (from last class, Tuesday, Apr. 16) is due in its DropBox by 5pm on Tuesday, Apr. 23.
- Weekly Assessment #11 is due in class next Thursday, Apr. 25.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024 - Fractions: Meaning
- Study your notes.
- Read Section 6-1 p.273 through end of Example 1 on p.276.
- Required Practice 23 (RP 23) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Apr. 23.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 6-1A (p.283): #2, 3, 5, 7, 22
- 6-1B (p.284): #2-7
- 6-1C (p.587): #2, 6, 7, 22
- 310 HW #1: #3-5
- Exam #3 is next class, Thursday, Apr. 18. (Link opens Topics/Objectives List)
- Weekly Assessment #11 (last regular one) will be distributed at the exam and due next week.
*** WEEK TWELVE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024 - Ratio and Proportion: Algebraic Methods
- Study your notes.
- Read/reread:
- Section 6-4 Theorem 6-20 on p.328 to end of Example 26 on p.329
- Section 6-4 Example 27 on pp.331-332
- Summary #4: #3
- Required Practice 22 (RP 22) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Apr. 16.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 6-4A (p.336): #2, 4-11, 16, 17, 19, 27
- 6-4B (p.337): #2, 4, 5, 15, 23, 26
- HW #13: Proportional Equations: #1-8
- Exam #3 is in class next Thursday, Apr. 18. (Link opens Topics/Objectives List)
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024 - Ratio and Proportion: Non-Algebraic Methods
*** WEEK ELEVEN IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Apr. 4, 2024 - Ratio & Proportion: Intro
- Study your notes and Activity #12.
- The handout title says Activity #19, but that's wrong, and I don't have the master file to correct it.
- Solutions are in D2L Content.
- Read:
- Section 6-4: pp.326 through end Example 25 on p.327
- Section 6-4: bottom half of p.333.
- Math Is Fun's Ratio Lesson down to "Scaling."
- Required Practice 20 (RP 20) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Apr. 9.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- Weekly Assessment #10 is due in class on Thursday, Apr. 11.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2024 - Number Theory: Exponents and prime factoring; GCDs and LCMs
- Study your notes.
- Read:
- Section 3-4: "Properties of Exponents" on pp.148-150
- Section 4-3 pp.212-221
- Required Practice 19 (RP 19) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Apr. 9.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 4-2A (p.208): #3, 9ab, 10
- 4-2B (p.209): #3abc, 9ab, 10
- 4-3A (p.222) and 4-3B (p.223): #2, 3abd, 4, 6-8, and also #9 JUST for 4-3A
- HW #36: #3
- Weekly Assessment #9 is due NEXT CLASS (Thursday, Apr. 4).
*** WEEK TEN IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Mar. 28, 2024 - Number Theory: Prime Numbers, continued
- Study your notes.
- Read/reread Section 4-2: pp.199-206.
- The book's division "towers" on p.201 build downward: division basements?
- Required Practice 18 (RP 18) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Apr. 2.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- HW #36: #1, 2a-c, 6
- 4-2A (p.208) and 4-2B (p.209): #1, 2, 4, 5, 10
- Weekly Assessment #9 is due in class next Thursday, Apr. 4.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024 - Number Theory: Prime Numbers
- Study your notes and the 4th grade Sieve handout (in D2L Content).
- Read Section 4-2:
- p.199 through end of Example 9 on p.200
- "Determining Whether a Number is Prime" on p.204 through end of Sieve on p.206
- "Infinitude of Primes" on p.206
- Required Practice 17 (RP 17) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Apr. 2.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- HW #36: #5
- 4-2A (p.208) and 4-2B (p.209): #6, 14, 15, 16
- NAEP (p.211): #1-2
- Weekly Assessment #8 is due in class next Thursday, Mar. 28.
*** WEEK NINE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024 - Exam #2
- Exam #2 is in class today.
- RP 16 (from last class, Tuesday, Mar. 19) is due in its DropBox by 5pm on Tuesday, Mar. 26.
- Weekly Assessment #8 is due in class next Thursday, Mar. 28.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024 - Number Theory: Definitions
- Study your notes.
- Read:
- Required Practice 16 (RP 16) is due in its DropBox by 5pm Tuesday, Mar. 26.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 4-1A (p.195): #2, 5, 6, 10, 16
- 4-1B (p.196): #2, 5, 16
- NAEP (p.198): #1
- HW #34: all
- Exam #2 is NEXT class, Thursday, Mar. 21. The link opens the REVISED Topics List (final version).
- Weekly Assessment #8 is due in class next Thursday, Mar. 28.
*** Spring Break IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024 - Spring Break
- There are no SRU classes this week.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024 - Spring Break
- There are no SRU classes this week.
*** WEEK EIGHT IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024 - Counting in HA; Historical Numeration Systems
- Study your notes.
- Read:
- 4th Grade "Rounding Decimals" handout (in D2L reading content)
- IXL's 4th Grade Lesson on Rounding Whole Numbers
- Section 3-1: p.83 through end of Egyptian Numeration System on p.84.
- Reread Section 3-1: "Hindu-Arabic Numeration System" on bottom p.86 only
- Required Practice 15 (RP 15) is due in its DropBox by 5pm the Tuesday after Break, Mar. 19.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- HW #21R: all
- HW #31C: all
- 3-1A (p.94): #1bd, 2c
- The digital formatting is off on #1(d) and 2(c), which are Egyptian.
- 3-1B (p.96): #1bd, 2d
- #1(d) and #2(d) are Egyptian.
- HW #32: #1-5
(Remember: "precedes" means "comes before.")
- Exam #2 is Thursday, Mar. 21. The link opens the REVISED Topics List (final version).
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024 - Arithmetic Algorithms: Multiplication, Division
- Study your notes.
- Read/reread:
- Section 3-4 p.147 (Area Model!!!)
- Teacher Rina Iati's slides for Partial Products on D2L
- Davis School District's Area and Partial Products lesson
- WARNING: The area model is labeled in a non-typical way that we won't follow.
- I require PLUS SIGNS in the expanded form written outside the rectangle.
- I also expect the factors to be written across the top and down the RIGHT side.\
- Section 3-5 pp.170-171 (ignore Figure 43(a)).
- Math Is Fun's 4th Grade Whole Number Division lessons: Example 1 and Example 2
- They weirdly write their subtraction signs on the RIGHT and then lose them - I'd take points off in grading that.
- HomeSchoolMath.net's Long Division and Repeated Subtraction interactive lesson
- Their "quicker" way is scaffolding, which you are not required to do in our class this semester.
- Required Practice 14 (RP 14) is due in its DropBox by 5pm the Tuesday after Break, Mar. 19.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 3-4A (p.157): #22(a) using Partial Products and then the area model
- 3-4B (p.158): #22 using Partial Products and then the area model
- Chapter 3 Review (p.181): #24 using Partial Products and then the area model
- 3-5A (p.174) and 3-5B (p.175): #5, 8, 9, 12, 16
- In #5 above, "repeated subtraction" means Partial Quotients.
- 3-5C (Connections, p.176): #7, 17
- Make up your own computations to practice all algorithms.
- Weekly Assessment #7 is due in class on THURSDAY.
*** WEEK SEVEN IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - Arithmetic Algorithms: Subtraction, Multiplication
- Study your notes and the Lesson 8/Balancing Subtraction handout (in D2L reading Content).
- Read/reread:
- Section 3-3 "Equal Additions Algorithm" on pp.130-131
- Section 3-4 pp.140-145
- Section 3-4 "Lattice Multiplication" on p.154
- "Dear Family" Standard Algorithm letter on D2L
- Child's worksheet "Multiplication by the Lattice Method" on D2L
- Required Practice 13 (RP 13) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Mar. 5.
- Extra practice, as needed: (a few of these repeat from last time)
- 3-3A (p.136): #8c-d, 11a, #12 USING BALANCING (not "counting up"), 15, 18
- 3-3B (p.137): #8b,d, 10, 11, #12b USING BALANCING (not "counting up"), 18
- NAEP (p.139): #3
- 3-4A (p.157) and 3-4B (p.158) - for BOTH: #11, 22, 26, 28, 31
- Chapter 3 Review (p.181): #24
- Make up your own computations to practice all algorithms.
- Weekly Assessment #7 is due in class on THURSDAY, Mar. 7.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 - Arithmetic Algorithms: Addition, Subtraction
- Study your notes and the "Lesson 8" 4th grade subtraction handout.
- Read:
- Section 3-2 portions:
- "Mastering Basic Addition Facts" on p.101
- You are responsible for this material, though we won't address it in notes.
- pp.106-107
- "Lattice Algorithm" on p.108
- top p.111
- CoolMath4Kids' Scratch Addition lesson
- Section 3-3: pp.129-131
- Required Practice 12 (RP 12) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Mar. 5.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 3-2A (p.118): #18, 33, 35-37 and perform Scratch Addition on #26b, 27, 28a, and 40a
- 3-2B (p.120): #17, 29, 32, 33 and perform Scratch Addition on #23c, 24, 25a, and 31a
- 3-3A (p.136): #8, 9a, 10, 15
- 3-3B (p.137): #8, 10, 18
- 3-3C (p.138): #19-21
- NAEP (p.139): #3, 5
- Weekly Assessment #6 is due in class on THURSDAY.
*** WEEK SIX IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 - Whole Number Arithmetic: Manipulatives
- Study your notes and Activity #11.
- Read/watch:
- Required Practice 11 (RP 11) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Feb. 27.
- All ten problems are explaining base ten blocks, so it may take more time than usual.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- NAEP (p.97): #1
- 3-2A (p.118): #16
- 3-2B (p.120): #15
- NAEP (p.123): #1
- 3-3A (p.136) AND 3-3B (p.137): #13 for both - be sure to include a column of EXPLANATION, as the Figure 22 table does
- HW #25: all
- Weekly Assessment #6 is due in class next Thursday, Feb. 29.
- Link shows the deletions I annnounced at the end of class.
- It also adjusts the point values of the remaining problems, to total 10 points.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 - Whole Number Arithmetic: Word Problem Scenarios
- Study your notes, Summary #3, and Activity #9.
- Read:
- Section 3-3: p.125-128
- Section 3-4: p.140-143
- Section 3-5: pp.162-164
- "Lesson on Two Types of Division" (to be uploaded to D2L Content)
- Required Practice 10 (RP 10) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Feb. 27.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- Weekly Assessment #5 is due in class on Thursday.
*** WEEK FIVE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 - Exam #1
- Exam #1 is in class today.
- RP 9 (from last class, Tuesday, Feb. 13) is due in its DropBox by 5pm on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
- Weekly Assessment #5 is due in class next Thursday, Feb. 22.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 - Whole Number Basics
- Study your notes and Activity #10.
- Answers to Activity #10, Problem 2 are: 500,771 or 212,773 or 122, 773
- Read:
- Required Practice 9 (RP 9) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Feb. 20.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 3-1A (p.94) and 3-1B (p.96): FOR BOTH: #5-8, 10
- 3-1C (p.97): #1, 2, 10, 11
- NAEP (starts on p.97): #2-4
- HW #21: all
- HW #20: all
- No WA is due this week.
- You'll receive WA #5 as you leave Thursday's exam.
- WA #5 covers today's material, and is due in class NEXT Thursday, Feb. 22.
- Exam #1 is next class, THURSDAY, Feb. 15. Bring an approved calculator.
- Bonus Study Prompts are also available for you to get automated feedback, including on some more unusually-phrased tasks.
- They are in the D2L "Quizzes" menu and organized by topic, not date.
*** WEEK FOUR IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 - Number Sentence Terminology
- Study your notes and Activity #8.
- Read:
- SplashLearn's fact family lesson
- You might prefer their triangles or part-whole diagrams, to keep your own thoughts organized.
- Be aware that if some numbers repeat, you can have FEWER than 4 number sentences in a Fact Family.
- Required Practice 8 (RP 8) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Feb. 13.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- No WA is due next week.
- You'll receive WA #5 as you leave next Thursday's exam.
- WA #5 covers our material from next TUESDAY, Feb. 13, and is due in class on the following Thursday, Feb. 22, putting us back on our regular schedule.
- Exam #1 is next Thursday, Feb. 15. (link opens Topics List)
- Bonus Study Prompts are also available for you to get automated feedback on some more unusually-phrased tasks.
- They are in the D2L "Quizzes" menu and organized by topic, not date.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 - Algebra for Teachers: Simplifying, Solving, Declaring Variables
- Study your notes and Activity #7.
- Read:
- Section 8-1 Examples 1 and 2 on p.432 (Example 2 is especially IMPORTANT!)
- Section 8-1 Example 5 on p.436
- Section 8-2 pp.441-449
- MCC's Solving Linear Equations: pp.1-2
- Required Practice 7 (RP 7) is due in its DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Feb. 13.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- Algebra Class dot Com: all
- JMAP's Regents Exam practice: all
- Homeschool Math's Simplify Expressions Worksheet: all
- MCC's Solving Linear Equations: p.3 all
- 8-1A (p.437): #1b-d, 2a, 4abcef, 5, 6, 9
- 8-1B (p.438): #1, 2a, 4abcef (skip "d"), 5, 6, 8
- 8-1C (Connections, p.439): #9
- NAEP, p.440: #1, 3
- 8-2A and 8-2B (both p.450) for BOTH: #1, 3ab
- 8-2C (Connections, p.451): #7, 10, 11
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due in class on Thursday, Feb. 8.
- Exam #1 is NEXT Thursday, Feb. 15. (Link goes live and opens Topics/Objectives list on Feb. 8.)
*** WEEK THREE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 - Algebra for Teachers: Intro, Properties, Simplifying (number and variable)
- Study your notes, Summary #2, and Activity #6.
- Read:
- (equations vs. expressions) Section 8-1: p.430
- (correct = sign) Equals sign reading TBA
- (Order of Operations) Section 3-5: "Order of Operations" on p.173
- (Properties) Section 3-2: pp.103-104
- (Properties) Section 3-4: pp.144-mid 146
- Required Practice 6 (RP 6) is due in its D2L DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Feb. 6.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due in class Thursday, Feb. 8.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 - Sequences/Patterns: Distant Terms
- Study your notes.
- There is no new supporting reading.
- It may be helpful to reread the Jan. 25 material.
- Required Practice 5 (RP 5) is due in the D2L DropBox by 4:59pm next Tuesday, Feb. 6 (link goes live soon)
- PRECISELY follow instructions on the Day One handout.
- Compare to the Sample in the RP 1 DropBox.
- Extra practice as needed:
- Weekly Assessment #3 is due in class Thursday, Feb. 1.
*** WEEK TWO IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 - Sequences/Patterns: Intro and Terminology
- Study your notes and Activity #3.
- Peer solutions are posted in the D2L Content solutions submodule.
- I have included extra explanations and helps.
- Read these portions of Section 1-2:
- Required Practice 4 (RP 4) is due in the D2L DropBox by 4:59pm next Tuesday, Jan. 30.
- PRECISELY follow instructions on the Day One handout.
- Compare to the Sample in the RP 1 DropBox.
- Extra practice as needed:
- 1-2A (p.30 of text): #1, 2, 6a, 15a, 19
- 1-2B (p.32 of text): #15a, 19
- NAEP (p.34 of text): #1, 3, 4
- HW #4: #1(a)-(j), 3, and 4(a)-(p)
- Weekly Assessment #3 is due at the start of class next THURSDAY, Feb. 1.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 - Problem Solving: Polya's Step 3
- Study your notes.
- Read:
- "Item 9" handout in D2L Children's Samples Content
- "Singapore Math" handout in D2L Children's Samples Content
- (Reread, if needed) Text Section 1-1: p.8, p.10-13
- Required Practice 3 (RP 3) is due in the D2L DropBox by 4:59pm next Tuesday, Jan. 30.
- PRECISELY follow instructions on the Day One handout.
- Compare to the Sample in the RP 1 DropBox.
- Extra practice as needed:
- HW #2: #1
- HW #3: all
- 1-1A (p.14): #5, 6, 9
- 1-1B (p.15): #9, 14, 15
- 1-1C (Connections, p.16 of text): #9
- Optional D2L BONUS Study Prompts are open.
- Weekly Assessment #2 is due at the start of class Thursday, Jan. 25.
- You may work together, but DO NOT turn in identical wording, else all involved may get a 0.
*** WEEK ONE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 - Problem Solving: Polya's Steps 2 and 3
- Study your notes and Activity #2.
- Read:
- Definition of "natural numbers" on p.6 of our text
- Text Section 1-1: p.8, p.10-13
- Summary #1
- Required Practice 2 (RP 2) is due in the D2L DropBox by 4:59pm next Tuesday, Jan. 23.
- PRECISELY follow instructions on the Day One handout.
- Remember, each day has its own list of 10 Required Practice problems.
- The "Extra practice as needed" are optional, to help you prep for exams.
- And D2L BONUS Study Prompts are also optional, extra practice.
- Extra practice as needed:
- HW #1: all
- HW #2: #1
- 1-1A (p.14): #4, 11, 12, 15, 16
- 1-1B (p.15): #17
- 1-1C (Connections, p.16 of text): #9
- Weekly Assessment #2 is due at the start of class next Thursday.
- You may work together, but DO NOT turn in identical wording, else all involved may get a 0.
- Confirmed
From Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 - Course Intro, How/Why Explanations, Polya's Four Steps
- Study your notes and Activity #1.
- Read:
- Syllabus
- Beckmann excerpt on good math explanations (in D2L reading Content)
- Text pp.2-4
- Required Practice 1 is due in the D2L DropBox by 5pm next Tuesday, Jan. 23.
- The RP list is its own PDF this time.
- PRECISELY follow the rules on our RP instruction handout.
- The rigid rules make it possible for me to give this extra feedback to over 100 students this semester.
- Extra practice as needed: Bonus Study Prompt #1 on D2L is your best source for this.
- Weekly Assessment #1 is due in class THURSDAY.
- Make a name tent and set it up on your table next class. The instructions are here.
- Feel free to be professionally creative.
Dr. J. Lyn Miller, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Slippery Rock University