Math 310 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
-- Fall 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 THIRTEEN IS BELOW. ***
- CONFIRMED For Monday/Tuesday, Nov. 18/19, 2024 - Measurement: Definition, Personal References
- Study your notes, Summary #4, and Activity #19.
- Read:
- For STANDARD units, read these boxes in the Chapter 13 Summary (pp.888-890):
- Linear measurement systems, top of p.888
- Units of measure for area, near bottom of p.888
- Units of measure for volume and capacity, near top of p.890
- Also read these segments in the text exposition:
- Paragraph beginning "Area is measured...," halfway down p.818
- Two paragraphs just below label Land Measure, p.821
- Paragraph just below Section heading 13-5 Volume and Mass, p.868
- Sentence just below label Converting Metric Measures..., p.869
- Paragraph just below "Converting English Measure...," p.871
- Required Practice 24 (RP 24) opens in D2L Quizzes later this week (after the exam).
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 13-1A (p.813) and 13-1B (p.814): #2 (non-standard units), #6, #10
- 13-2A (p.832) and 13-2B (p.834): #1-3
- HW #27: #1
- Exam #3 is NEXT class, Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 20/21. (Link opens Topics List.)
- There is no WA due this week because of the exam.
*** WEEK TWELVE IS BELOW. ***
- CONFIRMED From Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 13/14, 2024 - Counting
- Study your notes and Activity #18, FRONT side only.
- Read/reread:
- Section 3-4: Cartesian-Product Model on p.143
- Section 9-4: pp.554 through end of Now Try This 8 on p.555
- Xerox of Sonnabend Section 13.3 (in D2L Content)
- Required Practice 23 (RP 23) is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 3-4A (p.157): #6
- 3-4B (p.158): #5
- 9-4A (p.563): #1, 2a-f, 4, 5
- 9-4B (p.565): #1, 2a-i, 3, 4
- HW #15: all
- Weekly Assessment #10 is due in class today.
- Exam #3 is next Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 20/21.
- CONFIRMED From Monday/Tuesday, Nov. 11/12, 2024 - Probability: Theoretical Probability (Multi-Stage); Trees
- Study your notes, 4th Grade "Listing Outcomes" handout (in D2L Content) and Activity #17.
- Read/reread:
- Freitag excerpt (in D2L Content for Supplemental Reading)
- Section 9-1: pp.499-502
- Section 9-2: pp.513-514, Example 8 on pp.518-519, and p.521
- Section 3-4: Cartesian-Product Model on p.143
- Section 9-2: tree diagrams (IGNORE fractions) on p.515 and p.517
- Required Practice 21 is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 9-1A (p.508): #3, 5, 9, 12, 15, 22
- 9-1B (p.509): #1, 4, 5, 9, 16, 22
- 9-2A (p.531) AND 9-2B (p.533): #1 for BOTH
- HW #13: #1a-e, 2a-e, 3a-e, 4
- HW #14: #1abd, 2abde, 3b, 4bc, 5abde
- Weekly Assessment #10 is due in class Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 13/14.
*** WEEK ELEVEN IS BELOW. ***
- CONFIRMED For Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 6/7, 2024 - Probability: Mixed Concepts and Intro to Theoretical Probability
- Study your notes - we especially tried to clarify details NOT in other sources.
- Read/reread:
- Required Practices 19 AND 20 (RPs 19-20) are available now in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- 9-1A (p.508): #3, 5, 9, 12, 15, 22
- 9-1B (p.509): #1, 4, 5, 9, 16, 22
- HW #23-F: all
- Weekly Assessment #10 is due Weds./Thurs., Nov. 13/14 in class.
- CONFIRMED For Monday/Tuesday, Nov. 4/5, 2024 - Probability: Experimental Probability, and Language of Logic
is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra practice, as needed:
- Weekly Assessment #9 is due Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 6/7, in class.
*** WEEK TEN IS BELOW. ***
- CONFIRMED From Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 30/31, 2024 - Probability: Numeric Notation, Geometric Probability
- Study your notes and Activity #14.
- Read/reread:
- Notes from last lesson about event occurring if ANY outcome occurs.
- Section 9-1: p.497 and p.500
- Section 9-1: "Complementary Events" on p.505
- Section 9-1: "Geometric Probability" on pp.506-507
- Required Practice 17 (RP 17)
is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra, non-required practice, for exam prep:
- HW #12: all
- 9-1A (p.508): #4, 8
- 9-1B (p.509): #3 (each part has a DIFFERENT spinner answer)
- 9-1C (p.511): #9, 14
- NAEP (p.513): #3, 5
- Weekly Assessment #9 is due next Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 6/7, in class.
CONFIRMED For Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 28/29, 2024 - Exam #2
*** WEEK NINE IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED From Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 23/24, 2024 - Probability: Intro, and Intuitive Probability
- Study your notes and Activity #13.
- TR Classes: We'll continue Activity #13 next Thursday.
- Read:
- Section 9-1:
- pp.496-497
- Middle paragraph on p.502 ("In Example 2(b)...")
- Figure 6 on p.503
- Sample of children's intuitive tasks distributed in class (and posted in D2L Content)
- Required Practice 16 (RP 16)
is available in D2L Quizzes.
Extra non-required practice, helpful for exam prep:
- 9-1A (p.508) and 9-1B (p.509): #7 for both
- NAEP (p.513): #1, 4
- HW #17-I: all
Exam #2 is NEXT class, Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 28/29. (Link opens Topics List)
There is no Weekly Assessment due next week because of the Exam.
CONFIRMED From Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 21/22, 2024 - Statistics: Special Uses of Mean, Median
- Study your notes and Activity #12.
- Read/reread from Section 10-4:
- Problem Solving example on p.624 (its algebra is an acceptable alternative to our arithmetic approach)
- Example 7 on p. 626
- Bottom of p.628 ("Measures of Spread") through School Book Page on p. 630
- Notice the CORRECT classroom labeling of the plot on p.630!
- Mid p.632 through School Book Page on p.634
- Required Practice 15 (RP 15) is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra, non-required practice, helpful for exam prep:
- 10-4A (p.645): #4, 5, 8, 16a-c, 17, 20d
- 10-4B (p.646): #4, 8, 12, 16a-c, 17, 21
- 10-4C (p.648): #15
- Weekly Assessment #8 is due in class TODAY.
- Exam #2 is in class next MONDAY/TUESDAY, Oct. 28/29. (Link opens Topics List)
*** WEEK EIGHT IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED From Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 15/16, 2024 - Statistics: Measures of Center and Spread
- Study your notes and Activity #11.
- Read: Section 10-4 pp.622-623, pp.625-627 (stop at IQR), p.644 AFTER Example 15.
- Required Practice 14 (RP 14) is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra, non-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- 10-4A (p.645): #1, 3, 9, 10a, 14, 20a-c
- 10-4B (p.646): #1, 3, 9a, 11, 14a
- 10-4C (p.648): #1, 3, 4, 5a and 5c, 9a, 14, 17
- NAEP (p.650): #1
- HW #11: all
- Weekly Assessment #7 is due in class today.
- Weekly Assessment #8 is due in class next MONDAY/TUESDAY.
CONFIRMED From Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 14/15, 2024 - Statistics: Statistical Graphs
- Study your notes, Summary #3, Samples of Correct LABELING on Statistical Graphs for Children, and Activity #10.
- The samples are posted in D2L Content - Supplemental Reading.
- Read:
- Section 10-2 pp.584-590 and pp. mid 592-597
- Section 10-3 pp.607-top 609 and bottom p.614-end p.615
- Required Practice 13 (RP 13) is available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra, non-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- 10-2A (p.598): #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 14-17
- 10-2B (p.601): #1, 2, 4, 5a, 7, 9, 10, 12ab, 14,16
- 10-2C (p.603): #1-5
- NAEP (pp.605-606): #1-5
- 10-3A (p.616): #1-3, 5
- 10-3B (p.618): #1, 3, 5
- Weekly Assessment #7 is due NEXT class, Weds./Thurs., Oct. 15/16.
- Weekly Assessment #8 is due in class next MONDAY/TUESDAY, Oct. 21/22.
*** WEEK SEVEN IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED From Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 9/10, 2024 - Percents: Applications
- Study your notes, Activity #8, and Activity #9.
- Read Section 7-4 p.400.
- Required Practice 12 (RP 12) is available in the D2L Quizzes area.
- These are all word problems, so they may take a little longer than usual.
- Extra, non-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- 7-4A (p.405) AND 7-4B (p.406): #28, 29
- 7-4C (Connections, p.408): #15
- HW #9: #4
- HW #10: #1, 3, 4
- Weekly Assessment #6 is due in class OR in its special D2L DropBox by 4pm Friday.
- Be sure to scan as a single PDF.
- Write your name on it BEFORE scanning.
- Weekly Assessment #7 is due IN CLASS next Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 16/17.
From Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 7/8, 2024 - Fall Break
- There are no SRU classes on Monday and Tuesday this week.
*** WEEK SIX IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED From Wednesday/Thursday, Oct. 2/3, 2024 - Decimal Ordering/Denseness, and Intro to Percents
- Study your notes.
- Read/reread/watch:
- Section 7-1: pp.356-358
- Section 7-3: p.387
- Section 7-5:
- p.410 through the Definition of Real Numbers (box on p.411)
- Bottom half of p.417 through the end of Example 24 on p.418
- Section 7-4: pp.391-394
- First half of Cherry Hill Math
- Accuplacer gives a variation on the IS/OF formula, using PART/BASE: CNM percent practice (pp.1-8)
- Required Practice 10 content is now fully covered, and Required Practice 11 is also available in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra, non-required practice, helpful for exam prep:
- 7-1A (p.358) and 7-1B (p.359) - for BOTH: #10, 13, 17
- 7-3A (p.388) and 7-3B (p.389) - for BOTH: #4, 9, 15, 17
- 7-5A (p.420) and 7-5B (p.421) - for BOTH: #3
- 7-4A (p.405) and 7-4B (p.406), for BOTH: #1-4, 7
- HW #17: #3
- Thirty problems on pp.6-8 of Accuplacer's CNM percent practice
- WA #5 is due in class today.
- WA #6 is due in class Oct. 9-10 or in WA #6 DropBox on D2L by 4pm next Friday, Oct. 11
CONFIRMED From Monday/Tuesday, Sept. 30/Oct. 1, 2024 - Decimal Appearances, Ordering, and a little Arithmetic
- Study your notes.
- Read:
- Math Is Fun's 4th Grade Whole Number Division lessons: Example 1 and Example 2
- Math Is Fun's 5th-7th Grade Decimal Division lesson
- Section 7-2: pp.362-365 and mid-368-370.
- Section 7-1: pp.355-357 (355 is extra insight)
- Section 7-3: pp.380-382 and p.387
- Section 7-5:
- p.410 through the Definition of Real Numbers (box on p.411)
- Bottom half of p.416 through the end of Example 24 on p.418
- Required Practices 9 and 10 (RP 9 and RP 10) will be available in D2L later this evening.
- Extra, non-required practice, helpful for exam prep:
- 7-1A (p.358) and 7-1B (p.359) - for BOTH: #5, 7, 10, 13, 17
- 7-1C (p.360): #8
- 7-2A (p.375) and 7-2B (p.375), BOTH: #5-7, 11, 15-18 (proportions!), 20, 22, 23
- 7-3A (p.388) and 7-3B (p.389) - for BOTH: #2-5, 6a-f, 7ab
- 7-5A (p.420) and 7-5B (p.421) - for BOTH: #1, 3
- HW #9: #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
- WA #5 is due NEXT class. (Its PDF is in D2L Content, Weekly Notes module.)
*** WEEK FIVE IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED For Wednesday/Thursday, Sept. 25/26, 2024 - Exam #1
CONFIRMED For Monday/Tuesday, Sept. 23/24, 2024 - Decimal Numbers: Review for Exam, and Arithmetic, Part 1
- Study your notes and Problem #2 of Activity #7.
- Read:
- Section 7-1: pp.348-351
- Section 7-2: pp.362-363
- Required Practice 9 (RP 9) will be available in D2L Quizzes NEXT Monday/Tuesday.
- We have not yet reviewed enough of its content for it to make sense, nor be a good use of your time.
- Extra, non-required practice, useful for Exam TWO prep:
- 7-1A (p.358) and 7-1B (p.359), for BOTH: #1-4
- 7-1C (p.360): #8
- 7-2A (p.375) and 7-2B (p.375), BOTH: #5-6
- WA #5 is due NEXT Weds./Thurs., Oct 2/3 in class.
- It is posted in D2L Content (in the "Weekly Class Notes" folder) because it contains materials that are not all my own intellectual property.
- Exam #1 is NEXT CLASS.
*** WEEK FOUR IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED For Wednesday/Thursday, Sept. 18/19, 2024 - Decimal Numbers: Basics
- Study your notes and Activity #7.
- Read:
- Section 7-1: pp.348-353
- Section 7-2: pp.373-375
- 4th grade decimal clue worksheet with rounding info (posted in D2L Content)
- Required Practice 8 (RP 8) is available in D2L Quizzes.
- It's best to complete it and RP 1-7 before next week's exam.
- It contains a few questions about word form, expanded form, etc., which we'll cover early next week.
- You can read about "forms" in the text if you want a head-start/higher RP percentage before next week.
- "Forms" will NOT be on Exam #1.
- Extra , non-required practice, helpful for exam prep:
- 7-1C (p.360): #13, 14, 17
- NAEP (p.361): #1, 2, 4, 5
- 7-2A (p.375) AND 7-2B (p.377): #33 from both sets
- HW #7: all
- WHOLE NUMBER Clue Problems (optional):
MATH 210 Clue Problems: all
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due IN CLASS TODAY.
- Weekly Assessment #5 doesn't happen until AFTER the week after the Exam.
- Exam #1 is in class NEXT Wednesday/Thursday, Sept. 25/26.
- The link opens the Exam #1 Topics/Objectives List, which you got a print copy of.
CONFIRMED For Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17, 2024 - Integers: Chip Models
- Study your notes, Activity #5, and Activity #6.
- Read/Watch: There's a lot here - use what suits you best.
- Kids' chip work from Onekama Schools web page (in D2L Content)
- Watch Sjoberg Math's Adding Integers Using a Chip Board.
- Watch Sjoberg Math's Subtracting Integers Using a Chip Model
- Notice at the 1:15 mark in the subtraction video where she self-corrects, talking about a "smaller negative" that is actually a larger number. "Less negativeSSSSS" (plural) is her final correction.
- University of Melbourne's lesson on chip multiplication (see D2L Content)
- Math Videos that Motivates' Dividing Integers with integer chips ONLY TO THE 3:20 mark!
- Our teacher models neg/neg = pos using REPEATED SUBTRACTION.
- I do not expect you to write her little check equalities, where she circles the numerals "4" or "-4" and counts them 1, 2, 3.
- Brandy Englander's Dividing Integers with Chips ONLY to the 3:00 mark
- Our teacher here is modeling neg/pos=neg using PARTITIONING.
- At the 1:20 mark, she nicely corrects from "how many" to "WHAT's in each group" and writes that question at the end!
- Required Practices 6 and 7 (RP 6 and RP 7) are available in D2L Quizzes.
- Recommended Due Dates: Next Monday/Tuesday, Sept. 23/24
- Firm Due Date: Dec. 13 by 1pm
- Extra, non-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due next class: Wednesday/Thursday, Sept. 18/19.
*** WEEK THREE IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED For Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 11-12, 2024 - Integers: More Thought Models
- This listing has been adjusted to delete Chip Models.
- Study your notes and Activity #4.
- Read:
- Section 5-1 "Pattern Model for Addition" subsection on p.236 - LEFT column of Table 1 ONLY
- Section 5-1 "Pattern Model for Subtraction" subsection on top of p.242
- Section 5-2: "Pattern Model for Multiplication" on bottom p.251
- Caution: This pattern assumes students are already familiar with positive times negative!
- We will NOT assume that.
- Required Practice 5 (RP 5) is now available in D2L Quizzes.
- Recommended Due Dates: Next Monday/Tuesday, Sept. 16/17
- Firm Due Date: Dec. 13 by 1pm
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- 5-1A (p.246) and 5-1B (p.247), for BOTH: #5, 7a, 9b
- 5-2A (p.262) and 5-2B (p.264), for BOTH: #5ab, 8, 10, 26
- 5-2C (p.265): #8
- HW #5: #1, 2, 5
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due in class next Wednesday/Thursday, Sept. 18/19.
CONFIRMED For Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 9-10, 2024 - Integers: Thought Models
- Study your notes, the Clown handout (in D2L Content), and Problem #1 of Activity #4.
- Reading: Our text has these OTHER models or variations.
- Section 5-1: Example 6 on p.241 (Caution: our Clown does NOT start at 0!)
- Required Practice 5 (RP 5) will be adjusted BEFORE release in D2L Quizzes.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- 5-1A (p.246): #12
- 5-1B (p.247): #12, 15
- 5-1C (p.248): #9a
- NAEP (p.249): #2
- HW #5: #6-7
- Weekly Assessment #3 is due NEXT CLASS.
*** WEEK TWO IS BELOW. ***
CONFIRMED For Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 4-5, 2024 - Integers: Basics, Abstract Arithmetic Rules
- Study your notes and Activity #3.
- Update 5:30pm, Thursday: SOLUTIONS are posted in D2L Content
- Use them to model your own explanations.
- Read:
- Text pp.229-230
- Section 5-1: pp.231-233
- Section 5-2: "Ordering Integers" on p.259 PLUS p.261
- Optional: algebraic blue (or beige) boxes on p.237, p.242, p.252, p.259
- The Math Place's Operations with Signed Numbers
- They use the word "value" to mean "absolute value."
- Required Practice 3 (RP 3) AND Required Practice 4 (RP 4) are available in the D2L Quizzes area. (Recommended dates have been corrected after Weds's class.)
- Recommended Due Date for MW class: Next Monday, 9/9
- Recommended Due Date for TR class: Next Tuesday, 9/10
- Firm Due Date for everyone: Friday, Dec. 13, 1pm
- Unlimited attempts to get 85% or more correct, which earns one BONUS POINT in your overall course grade
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- From text: 5-1A (p.246) and 5-1B (p.247): #1ab, 3, 10, 11, 22
- From text: 5-1C (p.248): #4, 15
- HW #4: all
- Weekly Assessment #2 is due:
- MW Students: Friday, Sept. 6, by 3pm in D2L DropBox
- TR Students: TODAY, THURSDAY, Sept. 5, in class
- Weekly Assessment #3 is due on our REGULAR schedule: IN CLASS next Weds-Thurs, Sept. 11-12.
- The solutions to Activity #3 and to HW #4 linked just above will be very helpful to you here.
CONFIRMED For Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 - Geometry: Area and Perimeter
- THIS LISTING IS FOR TR students ONLY.
- MW class will cover this material LATER, so MW STUDENTS SHOULD IGNORE THIS LISTING.
- Study your notes.
- Read:
- Section 13-1: "Perimeter of a Plane Figure" on p.810 through end of "Circumference of a Circle" on p.811
- Section 13-2: "Area of a Rectangle" on p.822 through end of Example 11 on p.825
- Section 13-2: "Area of a Circle" on p.828 and School Book Page on p.829
- Required Practice 28 (yes, that number's right: RP 28) is in the D2L Quizzes area.
- (NOT DUE yet for MW class)
- Recommended Due Date for TR class: Next Tuesday, 9/10
- Firm Due Date: Friday, Dec. 13, 1pm
- Unlimited attempts to get 85% or more correct, which earns one BONUS POINT in your overall course grade
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- 13-1A (p.813) AND 13-1B (p.814): #20, 21 for BOTH
- 13-2A (p.832): #8, 11, 16a, 19a, 20a
- 13-2B (p.834): #8a, 11
- TR Students: OPTIONAL Weekly Assessment #12 is due in class Tuesday, Sept. 10.
- MW Students: you are NOT responsible for this one yet!
*** WEEK ONE IS BELOW. ***
Confirmed For Wednesday, Aug. 28, and Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 -
Number Sentences, Word Problem Scenarios
- Study your notes and Activity #2.
- Read:
- Summary #1 (plus 1.5 on the back) to memorize the scenario names and features.
- Review Chapter 3 notes/reading from your MATH 210 class about models (the book uses that term instead of "scenario") and properties.
- These are widely scattered among pp.98-176. Use the book's Index to zero in.
- Required Practice 2 (RP 2) is in the D2L Quizzes area.
- Recommended Due Date for MW class: Next Weds, 9/4
- Recommended Due Date for TR class: Next Tuesday, 9/3
- Firm Due Date for everyone: Friday, Dec. 13, 1pm
- Unlimited attempts to get 85% or more correct, which earns one BONUS POINT in your overall course grade
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep:
- Weekly Assessment #2 is due:
- In class NEXT Thursday, Sept. 5, for TR students
- In a SPECIAL D2L DropBox next FRIDAY, Sept. 6, for MW students - there is no print-out today, Weds., Aug. 28, but a PDF will be posted this evening, and you may just work on your OWN paper
Confirmed
For Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 AND Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 - Course Intro, Number Sentence Terminology
- Study your notes and Activity #1 Problem #1(a)-(e) only.
- Read:
- Syllabus
- Beckmann excerpt on good math explanations (in D2L Content's Supplemental Reading module)
- Your relevant MATH 210 notes and text
- Required Practice 1 (RP 1) is available in the D2L Quizzes area.
- Recommended Due Date for MW class: Next Weds, 9/4
- Recommended Due Date for TR class: Next Tuesday, 9/3
- Firm Due Date for everyone: Friday, Dec. 13, 1pm
- Everyone: the content on Fact Families won't be familiar until WEDNESDAY for us.
- Unlimited attempts to get 85% or more correct, which earns one BONUS POINT in your overall course grade
- Weekly Assessment #1 is DUE for EVERYONE in the D2L DropBox by 3pm this Friday, Aug. 30.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep:
Dr. J. Lyn Miller, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Slippery Rock University