1 | School Days | Month | Week Day | Day | Strand | LG # | Warm Up | Topic | Notes | Inquiry/Lesson | Practice | Consolidation/PRactice | More Practice | Resources (Slide Decks, blog posts, etc) | More | |||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | Sep | Tue | 8 | First Day intro --- | None | Estimation180 | Warm Up - Getting to know you. | Students work in random groups to build teams and comfort with VNPS. | Stacking Cups! | Blog Post | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | Sep | Wed | 9 | Linear Systems | 1 | VIsual Patterns.org | Recall: Skills with linear equations. | Goal: By the end of class students should be able to graph lines using slope, y-intercept. Review creating equations of lines after trying a few challenges on the Desmos Activity. | Match my line Challenges | Complete the Match My Line for homework. If time, assign Match My Picture for homework. | Match My Picture | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | Sep | Thurs | 10 | Linear Systems | 2 & 3 | SolveMe Mobiles #13 | Words & Equations | Goal: I should be able to create equations and solve problems using graphs. | Matching Activity (PDF) | Pg. 17 #1-6,11,12 | Matching Activity (Smart Notebook) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | Sept | Fri | 11 | Linear Systems | 4 | Mental Math: Without a calculator Multiply 14 x 29 | Solve Systems by graphing by hand | Use the Smart Notebook Lesson to review graphing lines by hand. | Open Style of Questioning - Use whiteboards | pg 18. #7, 8-9ac, 12,13 | 1.1 Solving Systems by Graphing (Smart Notebook) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | Sept | Mon | 14 | Linear Systems | 5 | Estimation180 - Staples | Solve a system using substitution. | Use the "create the headache" model. Derive the need to solve a system using substitution. Start class with the Steph and Brett fish problem. Take up but don't formally teach the algebraic method of sub. Next, Bring back stacking cups...and introduce the problem of finding exactly when each pile of cups will have the same number of cups .... and be the exact same height....After students solve this.....show them Substituting the equations in. Go back and show the solution of Steph and Brett with formal algebra. More examples from the smart notebook file. | Fish Problem | 1.2 Solving with Substitution (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | Sept | Tues | 15 | Linear Systems | 5 | Solving using substitution on vertical boards | Practice solving using substituon. | Students use the vertical boards to solve the coin problem. They complete a few more problems as a class using substitution. | Coin Problem From Dan Meyer | 1.2 Solving with Substitution (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | Sept | Wed | 16 | Linear Systems | Visual Patterns.org - Start to introduce finding equations in alternate ways. Not just looking at slope and starting value. Use the picture | Assessment Day | Play Knowledghook gameshow for first half of class. Have quiz second half. | Knowledgehook | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 7 | Sept. | thurs | 16 | Quadratics | 6 | Visual Patterns.org - Start to introduce finding equations in alternate ways. Not just looking at slope and starting value. | Patterning with quadratics | Focus on creating equations from patterns. Assign the desmos activity...second differences, Introduce the term Quadratic Pattern. Take up each activity with students. Go slow as to not overwhelm students here. | Pattern matching | Desmos Activity. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 | Sept | fri | 17 | Lip Sync Battle - -No Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 9 | Sept | mon | 21 | Quadratics | Estimation180 | Introduction to Quadratics | Focus on creating equations from patterns...second differences, Introduce the term Quadratic Pattern. Show how equations can be equivalent by using the distributive property. | Pattern Matching | Finish the Handout | Homework was to complete the remaining two pattern problems. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | Sept | tues | 22 | Quadratics | Area model multiplication -- Distributive property. | Quadratic Relationships | Complete the high five activity to generate quadratic data. Discuss key points of a quadratic relation. Next give other scenarios that are parabolic (quadratic) Bird & Fish ... Walk through with students. Give out 2 relations on paper and have them work through them. Circulate. | High Fives | Finish any work | High Fives Handout | Handout for Scenarios | Handout for Practice | Blog post from mary | Blog post from Mary | |||||||||||||||
13 | 11 | Sept | wed | 23 | Quadratics | Assessment Day | Quadratic Relationships & Zeros | First half of class Matching Activity! Second half --- quiz . Discuss the connection between the factored form and the zeros. | Matching Activity | Pg. 192 #3 | Blog Post from Mary | Handout for homework | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 12 | Sept | thurs | 24 | Quadratics | Area model multiplication -- Distributive property. | Factored Form of a Quadratic Relation. | Use smartbook notebook notes to practice creating equations in factored form. Graph quadratics using the zeros and the vertext. Find equations given zeros and a point. Determine the a-value | Open Questions & Desmos Challenge Activity - Parabola Matching | Homework Set | Finding Equations (Smart Notebook) | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 13 | Sept. | Fri | 25 | Quadratics | Area model multiplication -- Distributive property. | Create equations and draw graphs of Angry Bird Levels | Assess students on drawing lines and quadratic relations; finding equations. Give them chart paper and colour to create angry bird levels. | Angry Birds | Finish the Level | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 14 | Sept | Mon | 28 | Analytic Geo | Estimation180 | Classify Triangles | Have a gallery walk to showcase the angry birds levels. Use Corner to Corner lesson to activiate prior knowledge of Pythagorean Theorem. Then present Desmos lines and ask them to determine the length of each line segment. Start with no informationa and gradually give them some! | Corner to Corner | Homework Set 2 | Desmos Page for Distance between two points Examples | Blog Post - Distance Formula without the Formula | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 15 | Sept. | Tues | 29 | Analytic Geo | Making Rectangles (prelude to factoring) | Classify Triangles & Quadrilaterals | Start class with the "Making Squares with Algebra tiles" Continue with students finding distance between two points. Generalize and write the formula. Have students prove 4 vertices form a parallelogram. | Sneak in Factoring | pg. 77 #4-7,20 | Distance Slides (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 16 | Sept | Wed | 30 | Analytic Geo | Assessment Day | Practice length of line segment from the textbook | Students practiced midpoint of a line segmentQuiz for half the class. | Mr. Orr Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 17 | Oct | Thurs | 1 | Analytic Geo | AWAY ALL DAY | Students will practice multiplying binomials | Students can also work on mastery items from the Learning Log | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 18 | Oct | Fri | 2 | Analytic Geo | Making Rectangles (prelude to factoring) | Classifying Shapes. Solving problems with midpoints, slopes and lengths | Give them vertices of a right triangle and prove it's a right triangle. Give them 4 vertices and prove its a parallelogram/rectangle. Give them other things to verify. | Work in pairs generating enough proof. | Homework Set 3 | Homework Set Solutions | Verifying Shapes Slides (Keynote) | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | 19 | Oct | Mon | 5 | Trigonometry | Making rectangles (prelude to factoring) | Similar Triangle Relationships | Use Dan's Similar Triangle lesson to get students to see similar triangles. Do a better job preparing this lesson next time. Students seemed to not know how to tackle it. We had enough time to complete dan's problem plus fill out Mary's note. | Similar Trianlges Discussion | Didn't get to assign homework. | Use Mary's Handout to summarize Similar Triangles | Dan Meyer's Blog post | Mary's Post | My Slides (Keynote) | ||||||||||||||||
22 | 20 | Oct | Tues | 6 | Trigonometry | Making rectangles (prelude to factoring) | Solving Problems with Similar Triangles | Similar triangles. | Taipei 101 | Homework Set 4 | Homework set solutions | My Slides (Keynote) | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | 21 | Oct | Wed | 7 | Trigonometry | AWAY | Solving Problems with Similar Triangles | Leave textbook work for them to work on. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 22 | Oct | Thurs | 8 | Trigonometry | Making rectangles (prelude to factoring) | Tan Ratio | Discovery Lesson with Tangent Ratio. | Create own Triangles...learn trig through slope | Homework set 5 | Homework set solutions | Blog Post: Introduce Trig Through Slope | Tangent Ratio Slides (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||
25 | 23 | OCt | fri | 9 | Trigonometry | Making rectangles (prelude to factoring) | Sine Cosine Ratios | Take up homework. Use Boat on a river to envoke curiosity. Generate a need to use other ratios. Write ratios on the board. Solve the problem with the sine ratio. Use Examples on the Smart Notebook file + homework. | Boat on a river | Pg. 372 #2,3, 8,9, | Boat on a River Slides (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | One Complete Cycle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 24 | Oct | Tues | 13 | Linear Systems | Estimation180 | Equivilant Linear Systems | Took up homework vertically....students stayed up and we did the Basketball Shots from Andrew Stadel. We brought back solving a system of equations using substitution. We used those equations to go over equivalent equations. | Basketball Shots | Homework Set 6 | Basketball Shots Slides (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 25 | Oct | Wed | 14 | Linear Systems | Take up Homework questions involving trig and factoring | Elimination | Coffee & Donuts --- Intro to elimination From Mary Bourassa | Homework Set 7 | Elimination Slide Deck | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 26 | Oct | Thurs | 15 | Linear Systems | Work on factoring without tiles | Solving Problems | Use in and out burger to remind students of solving systems using elimination. Move examples into abstract. Enure to include examples where adding makes sense too. | In & Out Burger | Homework Set 8 | Elimination Slide Deck | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 27 | Oct | Fri | 16 | Mr. Orr Away | Work on factoring without tiles | Trig Or Linear Systems | Students can decide on which topic to work from. Trigonometry or Linear Systems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 28 | Oct | Mon | 19 | Quadratics | Making rectangles...with negatives | Factoring trinomials a = 1 and a !=1 Both | Officially Introduce factoring --- Start the Factoring Foldable book. Include 2 examples, with area diagram. Solve problems once quadratic is factored. Starting with trial and error I hope to eliminate Ss common error of always just doing sum and product. | Puzzles -- Push factoring using trial an error | Complete Factoring Sheet | Factoring Foldable Blog Post. | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 29 | Oct | Tues | 20 | Quadratics | Making rectangles...with negatives | Factoring Trinomials with a not equal to 1. | Took up homework vertically. Used Speed Dating structure to practice factoring using the area model. | Speed Dating | Textbook questions | Speed Dating File (Keynote) | Speed Dating Blog Post - Kate Nowak | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | 30 | Oct | Wed | 21 | Analytic Geometry | Assessment | Assign Analytic Geometry Assignment | Students are to work on the assignment after they complete their assessment | Regional Planner (.doc) | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 31 | Oct | Thurs | 22 | Self Assessment | Self Assessment | Self Assessment Day - Student Conferences | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Oct | Fri | 23 | PD Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Oct | Mon | 26 | Quadratics | Common Factoring | With Purpose... solve equations....find x-intercepts. Draw parabola, solve application problems | Keynote File | Homework Set 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Oct | Tues | 27 | Quadratics | Difference of Square Factoring | Students completed the textbook investigation | Homework from textbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Oct | Wed | 28 | Analytic Geometry | Mr. Orr Away | Students worked on their Regional Planner Assignment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Oct | THurs | 29 | Quadratics | Solving Quadratic Equations by factoring | with purpose....finding x intercepts, graphing parabolas | Notebook file | Homework Set 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Oct | Fri | 30 | Anaytic Geo | Altitude of Triangles - Right Bisectors | Used Mary Bourassa's lesson and handouts on Medians, Altitudes and bisectors | Homework Set 11 | Handout | Mary Bourassa's Lesson | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Nov | Mon | 2 | Analytic Geometry | Mr. Orr Away | Equations of Circles | Supply teacher will teach | pg. 96 #1,2ac,3ac,4bef,6,7a,8,15,22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Nov | Tues | 3 | Analytic Geometry | Practice Circles, Bisectors, Meadians | A day solving problems ...start class on the vertical whiteboards. Give them 5 problems to solve on the board.....the teacher should check after each one. | Random Winner Game - with various questions | Random Winner Game Problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Nov | wed | 4 | Analytic Geometry | Mr. Orr Away | Exponent Rules | Practice Questions on Exponents. | Supply Teacher Ran this lesson | 199 #1-3,5,11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Nov | Thurs | 5 | Trig | Factoring Warm Up 3 hard ones. | Solving Problems with Right Trianlges | Start with a quadratic problem solving on the vertical whiteboards. Application Problem for triangles --- Area of a triangle. | Find the area of a triangle | pg. 381 #5,6,7,11,14 | Right Triangle Trig Problems Slides (Keynote) | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Nov | Fri | 6 | Trig | Mr. Orr Away | Supply teacher will teach | Trig Problem solving | 386 #5,6,9,10,15,16,19. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Cycle 2 Complete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Nov | Mon | 9 | Quadratics | Estimation180 | Transformations | Desmos Activity Builder - From Mary Bourassa. Have students go through the activity and circulate to help. The goal is for students to understand how the graph is translated vertically & Horizontally and how it affects the equation. | Desmos Investigation | Homework Set 12 | Consolidate Worksheet | Mary's Blog Post on Transformations | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Nov | Tues | 10 | Quadratics | Square Puzzle | Transformations | Transformations again --- a-value. Use Mary's Investigation again. | Desmos Investigation | Homework Set 13 | Consolidate Worksheet | Mary's Homework Set | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Nov | wed | 11 | Quadratics | Square Puzzle | Transformations | Consolidation/Practice drawing graphs and developing equations of parabolas | Consolidation Day & Graphing | Worksheet | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Nov | thurs | 12 | Quadratics | Square Puzzle | Transformations | Match My Picture -- DesMan. We introduced the quadratic Art Project. Students completed the Des-Man and posted their pictures on the Padlet Board | Match My Picture on Desmos | Des Man on Desmos | Art Project | Padlet Board | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Nov | Fri | 13 | Quadratics | Factoring | Transformations | Quadratic Art - Students spent the period working on their pictures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Nov | Mon | 16 | Quadratics | Factoring | Transformations | Students used the desmos AB activity to generate a need for finding the a-value efficiently. We spent the period finding equations for various forms of quadratics. | Desmos to envoke an efficient method. | Homework Set 14 | in-class practice | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Nov | Tues | 17 | Quadratics | Mr. Orr is Away | Quadratics & Equations | Students were given the factoring assignment. It is due one week. | Factoring Assignment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Nov | Wed | 18 | ALL Strands | Problem Solving | Students were given the 2011 exam from JMSS. Instructed to complete it on their own...may use notes. The idea is to guage where you are on our Learning Goals and since I'll mark it....Where we need to go deeper. | If students complete the exam they are to work on their Desmos Projects | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Nov | thurs | 19 | ALL STRANDS | Problem Solving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Nov | Fri | 20 | PD DAY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Nov | Mon | 23 | Linear Systems | Estimation180 | Solving Linear Systems using any Method | Students spend to period solving systems of linear equations. Problem solving with creating equations and mixture problems | Problem Solving | Homework Set 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Nov | Tues | 24 | Linear Systems | Mr. Orr is Away. | Problem solving with linear systems | Practice Solving Linear Systems | Homework Set 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Nov | Wed | 25 | Trig | Vertical Problem | Sine Law | Introduce the Sine Law through struggle. I had them find the area of a non-right triangle. Then asked them to find a length in a non-right triangle. | Created a problem for students to find a length in a non-right triangle. Developed the need for the Sine Law. | From Textbook | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Thurs | 26 | Trig | Mr. Orr away | Assembly in the Gym | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Fri | 27 | Trig | Vertical Problem | Sine Law | Students will practice the Sine Law for half the period then complete an assessment. | From textbook | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Mon | 30 | Trig | Vertical Problem | Cosine Law | Students will be introduced to the cosine law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Dec | Tues | 1 | Trig | Vertical Problem | Cosine Law | Practice Cosine & Sine Law | Cosine Law Problem | From Textbook | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Wed | 2 | Trig | Mr. Orr Away | Cosine Law Practice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Thurs | 3 | Review of many problems | Mr. Orr Away | Problem Solving Practice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Fri | 4 | trig | 20 Questions | Solving Trig Problems. | Play the random winner game to solving trig problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Cycle 3 Complete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Mon | 7 | Quadratics | Estimation180 | Factoring - Decomposition. | with purpose. Find zeros...graph parabolas etc. | Homework Set 17 | Slides/Examples (Keynote) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Tues | 8 | Quadratics | Square puzzles | Complete the square | We started with square puzzles uing the algebra tiles app. We moved into formalizing the process and completing examples to complete the square. | Make Squares - Area Model | pg. 270 #3 | Slides (Smart Notebook) - Some equation images did not save | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Wed | 9 | Quadratics | Square puzzles | Complete the square | Complete the square with a not equal to 1 | pg. 270 #7,10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Thur | 10 | Quadratics | Square puzzles | Complete the square | Complete the square with application problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Fri | 11 | Quadratics | Away | Work on Desmos Project | Students are to send me a copy of their graph | Desmos Pictures | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Mon | 14 | Quadratics | Estimation180 | Solving Equations | Solving equations by completing the square & Quadratic Formula | Solve by Completing the square - Quadratic Formula | pg. 300 #1,3,7,8 | Slides (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Tues | 15 | Quadratics | Solving Equations | Solving Equations using the quadratic formula | Solving Problems with Quadratics | pg. 301 #6,10,11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Wed | 16 | Assessment | Assessment | Took up homework. Students worked on upgrades. Assessment was given at the end of class. | Assessment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Thurs | 17 | Quadratics | Solving Equations | Solving Problems in general --- Mix up the problems. Some Trig, some quadratic, some linear system, some analytic Geo | Solving Problems | Handout | All problems are solved vertically with partners | ||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Fri | 18 | Last Day before XMAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 3 weeks in January | Jan | Mon | 4 | Quadratics | Graphing on Desmos | Students spent the period playing marble slides for the first half of class and working on their Art the second half of class. | Marble Slides - Parabolas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Tues | 5 | Analytic Geometry | Find the intersection where two medians meet | Students found equations of the medians in a triangle as a review. We then talked about if all three lines passed through the same point. We set out to solve that problem as a class. A handout showing the three types of centres. Students solved one question for homework. | Finding Medians, Centroids | Handout | Mary Bourassa's Blog Post | Keynote Slides with initial problems | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Wed | 6 | Analytic Geometry | More Intersections | We took up the homework question from yesterday as a class. Students were then given one problem to work on (each finding a different centre). As a group they are to make a poster showing the solution. | Group Poster | Achievment check question from chapter 3 | GSP FIle to help show answers to the poster questions | Mary Bourassa's Blog Post | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Thurs | 7 | Analytic Geometry | Verifying properties | Practice questions from the textbook. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Fri | 8 | Problems | Students practiced questions on Trigonometry | End of chapter review questions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Mon | 11 | Trig Problems | Away | Students worked on their Desmos Projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Tues | 12 | Trig Problems | SNOW DAY | Desmos Projects due. Very few students present. | DESMOS ART | Padlet Gallery Page | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Wed | 13 | Trig Problems | Trigonometry Practice | Students Complete practice problems on playing the game of risk | Game of Risk | Game of Risk Questions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Thurs | 14 | Trig Problems | Work period on Trig problems of non-right triangles | Work Period | Practice Questions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Fri | 15 | Quadratic Problems | 20 Questions | We solved quadratic problems. Ex: A path of an object. Find the maximum height. When does it hit the ground? Reviewed completing the square | Textbook Questions from End of chapter review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Mon | 18 | Quadratic Problems | Estimation180 | More Practice problems on quadratics | Practice Day | pg. 316 #4,5,7,10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Tues | 19 | Quadratic Problems | Find an equation of a parabola with vertex (3,4) and passes through the point ____ | Quadratic Problem Solving | Vertically, students solved quadratic problems from the Smart Notebook file 6.5. | Two Consecutive Numbers, Pythagorean Unknowns | Textbook questions from chapter 6.5 | Slides (Keynote) | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Wed | 20 | Quadratic Problems | Take up Homework | Quadratic Problem Solving | Took up homework on the whiteboards. Students then found the intersection between a line and a circle. | Circle vs. Line | pg. 442 #42,44,46,48,49 eol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Thurs | 21 | Linear Systems | Take up Homework (Factoring) | Linear Systems Problem Solving | Have students work on the A Tale of Two Lines problem. Then assign practice problems on linear systems. | A Tale of Two Lines | pg. 156 #1-6 | Fix up the equations for next time. Have the intersection point discovered through solving the system. | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Fri | 22 | Linear Systems | 20 Questions | Linear Systems Problem Solving | Students will work on solving the airplanes/speed problem. Assign practice problems on linear systems | Airplane & Wind | pg. 48 #9,10,12,13,15,16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Mon | 25 | Review | Two Truths & One Lie | Handout out the MPM2D Final Exam Review 2008 | Exam Review Package | Answers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Tues | 26 | Review | Work Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Wed | 27 | Review | Work Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Thurs | 28 | Exams |