6th Grade Honors Math
Today's Work: Thursday, May 26th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the possibilities of a 24-pack.
2. Design your cube and 24-pack: Independent Work.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.
1. Continuation of our work on the Cube Project.
2. Continue to find Surface Area and Volume of your Cube.
3. Write advertising copy for your invention.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016.
1. Let's share our ideas and narrow down to a single concept.
2. What are the dimensions of your design?
3. Find the Surface Area of your Design.
4. Find the Volume of your Design.
Monday, May 23rd, 2016.
1. Announcements/Post-Test Calendar
2. The Cube Design Project: Brainstorm Phase
Thursday, May 12th, 2016.
1. Let's look at our Geometry Problems from yesterday.
2. Test Practice, Day 4: Expressions and Equations
3. Finish the Test Practice for homework.
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016.
1. Let's look at that trapezoid problem from yesterday.
2. Test Practice, Day 3: Geometry
3. Finish the Test Practice for homework.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the two problems from yesterday.
2. Test Practice, Day 2: Looking at the Number System
3. Finish what we don't get done in class.
Monday, May 9th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the calendar.
2. Page (-9): How Do I Solve Problems?
3. Test Practice, Day 1: Looking at Ratios
Stage 1: Quietly, by Yourself
Stage 2: Talk with your Math Partner
Stage 3: Whole Class Discussion and Answer
4. Finish Test Practice, Day 1
Friday, May 6th, 2016.
1. Let's check Wednesday's Homework.
2. SBAC Practice: Question 1 (answer)
3. SBAC Practice: Question 2 (answer)
4. SBAC Practice: Question 3 (answer part 1, answer part 2)
5. SBAC Practice: Question 4 (answer)
Thursday, May 5th, 2016.
1. We will check your Rectangular Prism work tomorrow.
2. Cumulative Practice Test. Do your best!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016.
1. Turn in your Experimental Cube Art.
2. Lesson 11.2: How Do We Find the Volume of a Rectangular Prism?
3. CW/HW: Rectangular Prisms
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016.
1. Be respectful to Ms. Harrison and follow her instructions.
2. Mr. Barnes will return tomorrow.
Monday, May 2nd, 2016.
1. p129: Unit 10 Test
2. p130: Title Page: Unit 11: Geometry, Part 2: Volume
3. p131: Lesson 11.1: How Do I Find the Volume of a Cube?
4. Experimental Cube Art
Friday, April 29th, 2016.
1. Unit 10 Test
2. Independent Work.
Thursday, April 28th, 2016.
1. Let's check our work and ask good questions.
2. Unit 10 Practice Test, Version 2
3. Check your work as you go.
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework together.
2. Unit 10 Practice Test
3. Check your answers as you go.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016.
1. Reminder: Unit 10 Test on Friday.
2. p127: A Cool Hundred, continued.
3. p128: Lesson 10.4: What is the LCM and How Can We Find It?
4. CW/HW #10.4: LCM
Monday, April 25th, 2016.
1. GCF Warmup: p126: ex4
2. "Factors," a MARS Task
3. p127: A Cool Hundred
4. No HW tonight.
Friday, April 22nd, 2016.
1. Let's check our GCF homework.
2. p125: Lesson 10.3, continued: What is the GCF and How Can We Find It? (ex3)
3. CW/HW: GCF: #15 - 23
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
1. Let's check our homework.
2. p123 & 124: Lesson 10.3: What is the GCF and How Can We Find It?
3. CW/HW: GCF: #1 - 14
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
1. Modeling Reality with numbers and variables (EngageNY lesson)
2. p122: Mathematical Modeling: Seating for Sally's Sauces
3. CW/HW: Front Back
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016.
1. Quick Check-in: Multiply these terms.
2. Number Talk: 25 times 40
3. p121: Lesson 10.2: What is the Distributive Property?
4. CW/HW: Practice with the Distributive Property: Front Back
Monday, April 18th, 2016.
1. p119: Finding and Losing Terms: Tell two stories.
2. p120: Lesson 10.2: Multiplying Terms.
3. CW/HW: Multiplying Algebraic Terms.
Friday, April 15th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the problems we solved yesterday.
2. Finish the worksheet. Can you make sense of this abstract mathematics?
3. Mini-Game: Friendly Like Terms
Thursday, April 14th, 2016.
1. p118: Lesson 10.1, continued: Examples
2. CW/HW: Adding & Subtracting Like Terms
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework.
2. p117: Lesson 10.1, continued: What are like terms?
3. No HW
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016.
1. Let's check our work.
2. p116: Lesson 10.1, continued: How Do I Add and Subtract "Terms"?
3. CW/HW: Subtraction Practice
Monday, April 11th, 2016.
1. Seat Change.
2. p113: Title Page: Unit 10: Algebraic Expressions
3. p114 & 115: Lesson 10.1: How Do I Add and Subtract "Terms"?
4. CW/HW: Adding and Subtracting Terms
Friday, April 1st, 2016.
1. Math Check: Should your percents add up to 100%? Do they?
2. Independent work on your project: From "good" to "great!" This is my example.
3. Turn in your project to earn your 20 points.
4. If you have time, you can make a second survey for an additional 10 points.
Thursday, March 31st, 2016.
1. p112 in your notes: Class Survey. Find the Percentages using proportions.
2. Design a graphic that neatly illustrates your findings. Make it bright, neat and clear.
Make sure you include:
- A title
- The exact question you asked
- A 10 by 10 square, color coded to represent people's answers
- the number values of percentages
- your name
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016.
1. Narrow down your five questions to a single favorite question.
2. Ask your question to the class, keeping track of who said what answer.
3. p112 in your Notes: Class Survey
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016.
1. Let's look over our work from yesterday on Percents (scroll to bottom).
2. Rational Number - Decimal - Percent Table: Fill in the blanks.
3. Let's check our work.
4. Class survey: Brainstorm 5 "Yes or No" Questions to ask the class tomorrow.
Monday, March 28th, 2016.
1. Let's look at a few proportion problems from last week.
2. p110 & p111 in your notes: Lesson 9.5: Percent Proportion Problems
3. Finish the Percent Proportion Problems from last Friday, showing clear work.
Front Back
Friday, March 25th, 2016.
1. Turn in your Homework for the last 10 points.
2. Mr. Barnes hands back some recent work.
3. Percent Proportion Problems: Try these Problems without help. Can you solve all of them?
Front Back
Thursday, March 24th, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework. What did you do for the percent problems?
2. p109: Lesson 9.4: How do We Convert Decimals to Percents and Back Again?
3. Finish the worksheet.
4. If you finish early, get a jump on tomorrow's work: Front Back
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework.
2. p108: Lesson 9.3: How Do We Change Percents into Rational Numbers?
3. CW/HW: Finish the other side of your worksheet.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016.
1. Let's check your work with proportions.
2. p107: Lesson 9.2: How Do We Change Rational Numbers to Percents?
3. CW/HW: Change 18, 19, & 20 from this worksheet into Percents.
Monday, March 21st, 2016.
1. Mr. Barnes collects your corrections.
2. p103 - 106 in INB: Lesson 9.1, continued: What is a Percent and How Can We Use It?
3. CW/HW: Use Proportions to change 2/5, 1/9, 3/7, 1/2, and 13/15 into Percents.
Friday, March 18th, 2016.
1. Mr. Barnes collects your corrections. You can wait until Monday, if you like.
2. Page (-6) in your INB: How Do We Formulate Good Questions?
3. Video: "Math with Mason" Is there such a thing as a bad question?
4. TIme to work on corrections and MARS task.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016.
1. p103 in INB: Lesson 9.1: What is a Percent and How Can We Use It?
2. Receive test back.
3. Correct mistakes on your test:
Ask questions, show clear steps and get right answers. Worth 20 points.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016.
1. Classwork: MARS Task: Percents.
2. Turn in your MARS Task.
3. Title Page: Unit 9: Percents
4. No HW tonight.