Day 1
- Return quiz 1
- Math boot camp
- Linear Models - The Toothpick pattern
- How many toothpicks at step 3? 5? 10? 1000?
- Guesses
- Make a table
- Graphs
- What's the equation?
- What do the pieces of the equation mean?
- How many steps will it take to use up the box?
- Make your own patterns
- Equation solving practice
Day 2
- Math boot camp - 10 minutes practice
- Let's see the patterns you came up with yesterday. Pass your pattern rule to another group, and ask them to figure out what equation describes it, following the same progression from Guesses, to Tables, to Graphs, to finding the Equation.
- What do each of the pieces of the equation mean?
- Show results to class
Day 3
- Math boot camp
- Simple cell phone plans. Would you rather:
- Have a plan with unlimited texting for $80 per month?
- Or have a plan that costs $45 per month, with each text an additional 20 cents?
- Why?
Day 4
- Quiz 2 - fractions and equation solving
- Relationships between patterns and equations
- Math Boot Camp
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