Projects
WHICH KINDS OF PI ARE RATIONAL?
(RATIONAL VS. IRRATIONAL NUMBERS)
• First develop a script with justification. Then, rehearse on Voice Memos. Finally, record on Audioboo and send to Mr.G.
PART OF MY NAME IS UNDEFINED!
(SLOPE OF A LINE)
• In block letters, draw your first and last name. Using four different colors to outline the letters, label the lines' slopes as positive, negative, zero, or undefined. Tally up the number of each type of slope represented.
DIARY OF A LINEAR EQUATION
(REPRESENTATIONS OF FUNCTIONS)
• Students will write a journal entry, assuming the role of a linear equation. They will document their ability to take 3 different forms (an equation, a table, and a graph), and how they can transform among the three at any time.
THE TOP 10 LIST
(SCIENTIFIC NOTATION, PART 1)
• Compile a top-10 list of large numbers. Write the list in decreasing order, including a title, labeled columns, and the numbers in both scientific notation and standard form.
WHO'S THE FASTEST?
(DISTANCE, RATE, AND TIME)
• Given the same distance and each runner's time, calculate each runner's rate.
MY TRIANGULAR WORLD
(PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM)
• Design a room in the house (bedroom, kitchen, living room, etc.) using only right triangles. You must label each piece and provide 2 of the 3 sides' lengths. (You will have an answer key with all side lengths.) Exchange your plans with at least 5 others and have them figure out the missing side length.
NYC WANDERERS
(DISTANCE OF A LINE)
• Draft a story of traveling around NYC for the day. Include at least 5 transitions and calculate the distance of each transition.
THE 8TH GRADE VITRUVIAN MAN
(SCATTERPLOTS AND LINES OF BEST FIT)
• Compile the height and wingspan of at least 8 other students. Organize the data into a table (with the x-values increasing). Next, plot the points onto a coordinate plane. Then, draw a line of best fit on the graph. Finally, give an interpretation of the scatterplot and the LOBF.
SHERLOCK HOLMES, REPORTING FOR DUTY
(MISREPRESENTATIONS OF DATA)
• Assuming the role of a detective, write a letter to your partner Watson explaining how you uncovered a fraud. Pick 3 graphs and explain to him why they are classified as misrepresentations.
(RATIONAL VS. IRRATIONAL NUMBERS)
• First develop a script with justification. Then, rehearse on Voice Memos. Finally, record on Audioboo and send to Mr.G.
PART OF MY NAME IS UNDEFINED!
(SLOPE OF A LINE)
• In block letters, draw your first and last name. Using four different colors to outline the letters, label the lines' slopes as positive, negative, zero, or undefined. Tally up the number of each type of slope represented.
DIARY OF A LINEAR EQUATION
(REPRESENTATIONS OF FUNCTIONS)
• Students will write a journal entry, assuming the role of a linear equation. They will document their ability to take 3 different forms (an equation, a table, and a graph), and how they can transform among the three at any time.
THE TOP 10 LIST
(SCIENTIFIC NOTATION, PART 1)
• Compile a top-10 list of large numbers. Write the list in decreasing order, including a title, labeled columns, and the numbers in both scientific notation and standard form.
WHO'S THE FASTEST?
(DISTANCE, RATE, AND TIME)
• Given the same distance and each runner's time, calculate each runner's rate.
MY TRIANGULAR WORLD
(PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM)
• Design a room in the house (bedroom, kitchen, living room, etc.) using only right triangles. You must label each piece and provide 2 of the 3 sides' lengths. (You will have an answer key with all side lengths.) Exchange your plans with at least 5 others and have them figure out the missing side length.
NYC WANDERERS
(DISTANCE OF A LINE)
• Draft a story of traveling around NYC for the day. Include at least 5 transitions and calculate the distance of each transition.
THE 8TH GRADE VITRUVIAN MAN
(SCATTERPLOTS AND LINES OF BEST FIT)
• Compile the height and wingspan of at least 8 other students. Organize the data into a table (with the x-values increasing). Next, plot the points onto a coordinate plane. Then, draw a line of best fit on the graph. Finally, give an interpretation of the scatterplot and the LOBF.
SHERLOCK HOLMES, REPORTING FOR DUTY
(MISREPRESENTATIONS OF DATA)
• Assuming the role of a detective, write a letter to your partner Watson explaining how you uncovered a fraud. Pick 3 graphs and explain to him why they are classified as misrepresentations.
END-OF-UNIT REPORTS
After each standard, each student will complete an end-of-unit report which includes:
• A hashtag that summarizes important concepts of the unit in one short phrase
• The part of the standard that they had the most trouble on
• A confidence ranking (from 1-5) of how they feel now that the unit is finished
• If they would feel comfortable leading a group (as a TA) in review
• A hashtag that summarizes important concepts of the unit in one short phrase
• The part of the standard that they had the most trouble on
• A confidence ranking (from 1-5) of how they feel now that the unit is finished
• If they would feel comfortable leading a group (as a TA) in review