Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode and Range) Captains!

We have been working hard on Central Tendency for the past week and a half! Understanding the vocabulary and what each word means is half the battle!

To start with we put together the anchor chart above so that we could have a reference of each of the terms and what they meant. I took time to make the "keywords" a bit different to pull their eye in on what to focus on when solving problems related to central tendency.

Next thing I brought in were my Middle School Teacher friend's, Miss Math Dork, St. Patty's Relay cards for Central Tendency!

These are beyond awesome! I had to alter them to work in our virtual setting and my students love working this way! One student even responded on his Exit Ticket to say, "This makes it so easy!"

Complete your math work sample in Study Island (5d) this week! Print out the anchor chart above and have it beside you as you work through the problems to earn that Blue Ribbon!

Fractions Are Fun!

Another day, another trip! Today's trip was down Fraction Street!

Fraction Street is full of many different adventures. Finding common denominators, adding fractions, comparing fractions, multiplying by reciprocals, finding common factors, simplifying... and the list goes on!

Our focus today was reviewing the steps to solve fraction problems with all four operations. We started with notes in a Flippable for our Interactive Notebooks (best resources EVER).

Quick review in the beginning to refresh our minds on what the various parts of a fraction were and what each part meant. Quick, easy and too the point!

 Each student got a copy of the blank Flippable above and was directed to have it ready as we went through notes for each operation. Our Flippables were soon filled with great amounts of notes and love!

Would you like a copy of the blank Flippable? Feel free to download it by clicking on the picture above! Leave me a comment if you plan on using it as well as I would love to see other interpretations of the Flippable!

And if using Flippables in class are your thing, then please take a look at my Flippable Template pack PACKED with 51 templates that you can edit and print for personal use!

**If you are interested in Commercial Use of my Flippable Templates, that is available as well.**

One Step Equations Anchor Chart

 This past week for Stumped in Pre-Algebra we covered One-Step Equations. As part of reviewing the process I created a mini anchor chart to put our Interactive Notebooks.

The chart started pretty simple with title and a sample problem for each of the four operations. Next, it was time to start working through the steps of each equation and take helpful notes as we went along.

First up was Addition! Pretty simple to find the missing addend in this problem. You have probably been doing this since Kindergarten and didn't know you were doing Algebra!

Time for some Subtraction! Again, just finding a missing value. Now a bit trickier with this one since it became a negative variable. Just remember, what you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other!

Are you ready to Mulitply? Using those inverse operations is key! Don't forget to use another method to check your answer!

Last, but not least, it's time to Divide! Now, with division it was a bit trickier and you can see where we used our inverse operations to help us change up the problem before we checked it.

Simple as that but a great reference! Check back Monday for a Flippable on Multi-Step Equations! :)

Sample Spaces

 

Today we started our unit on Probability by reviewing Sample Spaces and Outcomes. Lil' Stinker was there to make sure we were on track.

 

 Yep, by the end of the Small Group lesson, you should be able to meet this learning goal! Need some extra help? Check out this probability video!

 Important vocabulary to remember- A sample space includes all of the possible outcomes.

Don't forget to take care of your assignments this week so you can be the next Blue Ribbon Boss! Small Group Recording is available in the OLS for you to watch. Send me a Kmail with the answer to what you learned today and I will respond so you can get attendance credit.

Stumped in Pre-Algebra is being moved on Monday. Check the OLS for the new time! This week we will cover One-Step Equations!

Just remember...

While you are working hard on getting benchmarks taken this week, just remember that I think You are The Bomb! You can do it and I know you will do great!

See you Thursday for Class Connect and Small Group! Let me know if you need a 1-on-1 Tutoring session!