Monday and Tuesday this week students will get a break from the classroom and will be in the computer lab taking their ClassScape mid year assessment. Questions will be EOG style, and will cover material that students have already seen, as well as some material that we have not yet covered.
Last Friday, students recieved their graded quizzes. Overall the scores were good, but there were still way too many "silly" mistakes due to not taking their time or checking answers. I still have a few students that seem to be making up their own way to multiply, simplify, and convert fractions.
I am not one to give much extra credit, but I did give students a chance to EARN some extra points on Friday. After reviewing each question on the quiz, I presented students with 8 questions that were VERY similar to what were on the quiz. There was a possible 10 points to be earned from these questions. I also awarded 1 point each for each of the 3 outlines that students filled out over the last couple of weeks. I reminded students all week that I would be checking to see that they were bringing their materials to class. I was impressed with the number of students that had all 3 outlines completed and organized in their binders.
On Wednesday, we will be back to the classroom to continue our unit on fractions.
Wednesday and Thursday we will begin multiplying mixed numbers, as well as dividing fractions. We will be using the same skills that we learned last week, so I expect students to pick up on multiplying mixed numbers and dividing fractions quickly.
As always, feel free to email me with any questions or concerns that you or your child may have.
nathan.culp@nhcs.net
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012
Yesterday went really well as the response that I got from each class was "wow, this is really easy." Multiplying fractions is simply multiplying across the numerator, and multiplying across the denominator. I created an outline that students filled out during our notes, examples, and practice.
Today, students were split into 6 "stations." Each station focused on a different skill that we have learned over the last week. The quiz tomorrow will be made up of questions from the stations. Below are the questions students saw in class today.
Station 1 – Simplifying fractions by finding the GCF
Pick 4 problems
Find the Greatest Common Factor of each fraction, then simplify
1.) 4/12 GCF = Simplified =
2.) 5/35 GCF = Simplified =
3.) 8/24 GCF = Simplified =
4.) 3/15 GCF = Simplified =
5.) 6/12 GCF = Simplified =
6.) 2/13 GCF = Simplified =
7.) 10/60 GCF = Simplified =
8.) 6/20 GCF = Simplified =
Station 2 – Simplifying fractions by prime factorization
Pick 4 problems
Simplify each fraction by finding the prime factorization of the numerator and denominator, cancel out any possible pairs, then write in simplified form
1.) 27/35
In prime factorization = Simplified =
2.) 16/18
In prime factorization = Simplified =
3.) 20/30
In prime factorization = Simplified =
4.) 64/ 120
In prime factorization = Simplified =
5.) 100/ 150
In prime factorization = Simplified =
6.) 42/56
In prime factorization = Simplified =
7.) 9/24
In prime factorization = Simplified =
8.) 10/36
In prime factorization = Simplified =
Station 3 – Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers
Pick 6 problems
Convert to an improper fraction, then simplify if necessary
1.) 24/9 =
2.) 21/10 =
3.) 15/5 =
4.) 34/6 =
5.) 53/10 =
6.) 8/3 =
7.) 90/25 =
8.) 34/50 =
Station 4 – Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
Pick 6 problems
1.) 4 2/3 =
2.) 5 1/5 =
3.) 6 5/7 =
4.) 2 4/5 =
5.) 10 2/3 =
6.) 3 1/2 =
7.) 5 3/8 =
8.) 9 1/5 =
Station 5 – Multiplying fractions
Pick 4 problems
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number
1.) 5 x 2/3 =
2.) 7 x 5/8 =
3.) 2 x 7/10 =
4.) 1/3 x 2/5 =
5.) 1/8 x 5/9 =
6.) 4/5 x 1/8 =
7.) 4 x 5/9 =
8.) 1/6 x 5/8 =
Station 6 – Word problems
Pick 3 Problems
HINT: “of” means Multiply
1.) When John asked Brent how much pizza he wanted for lunch, he responded by saying “1/2 of 1/2 of a pizza”. As a fraction, how much pizza did he want for lunch?
2.) There are 280 students in the sixth grade. 1/8th of them picked reading as their favorite subject. How many of them picked reading as their favorite subject?
3.) John broke a candy bar into 4 equal pieces. He ate 1/2 of one of those pieces. How much of the total candy bar did he eat? (Answer will be a fraction)
4.) Ryan told his teacher that he completed 1/3 of the 96 questions on his test. How many did he complete?
5.) When Ben asked Jarrod how many tacos he could eat, he replied with “nine halves”. How could he show this number as a mixed number?
6.) There are 50 states on the United States of America. As a fraction, 4/25 of the states begin with the letter “M”. How many states begin with M?
Today, students were split into 6 "stations." Each station focused on a different skill that we have learned over the last week. The quiz tomorrow will be made up of questions from the stations. Below are the questions students saw in class today.
Station 1 – Simplifying fractions by finding the GCF
Pick 4 problems
Find the Greatest Common Factor of each fraction, then simplify
1.) 4/12 GCF = Simplified =
2.) 5/35 GCF = Simplified =
3.) 8/24 GCF = Simplified =
4.) 3/15 GCF = Simplified =
5.) 6/12 GCF = Simplified =
6.) 2/13 GCF = Simplified =
7.) 10/60 GCF = Simplified =
8.) 6/20 GCF = Simplified =
Station 2 – Simplifying fractions by prime factorization
Pick 4 problems
Simplify each fraction by finding the prime factorization of the numerator and denominator, cancel out any possible pairs, then write in simplified form
1.) 27/35
In prime factorization = Simplified =
2.) 16/18
In prime factorization = Simplified =
3.) 20/30
In prime factorization = Simplified =
4.) 64/ 120
In prime factorization = Simplified =
5.) 100/ 150
In prime factorization = Simplified =
6.) 42/56
In prime factorization = Simplified =
7.) 9/24
In prime factorization = Simplified =
8.) 10/36
In prime factorization = Simplified =
Station 3 – Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers
Pick 6 problems
Convert to an improper fraction, then simplify if necessary
1.) 24/9 =
2.) 21/10 =
3.) 15/5 =
4.) 34/6 =
5.) 53/10 =
6.) 8/3 =
7.) 90/25 =
8.) 34/50 =
Station 4 – Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
Pick 6 problems
1.) 4 2/3 =
2.) 5 1/5 =
3.) 6 5/7 =
4.) 2 4/5 =
5.) 10 2/3 =
6.) 3 1/2 =
7.) 5 3/8 =
8.) 9 1/5 =
Station 5 – Multiplying fractions
Pick 4 problems
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number
1.) 5 x 2/3 =
2.) 7 x 5/8 =
3.) 2 x 7/10 =
4.) 1/3 x 2/5 =
5.) 1/8 x 5/9 =
6.) 4/5 x 1/8 =
7.) 4 x 5/9 =
8.) 1/6 x 5/8 =
Station 6 – Word problems
Pick 3 Problems
HINT: “of” means Multiply
1.) When John asked Brent how much pizza he wanted for lunch, he responded by saying “1/2 of 1/2 of a pizza”. As a fraction, how much pizza did he want for lunch?
2.) There are 280 students in the sixth grade. 1/8th of them picked reading as their favorite subject. How many of them picked reading as their favorite subject?
3.) John broke a candy bar into 4 equal pieces. He ate 1/2 of one of those pieces. How much of the total candy bar did he eat? (Answer will be a fraction)
4.) Ryan told his teacher that he completed 1/3 of the 96 questions on his test. How many did he complete?
5.) When Ben asked Jarrod how many tacos he could eat, he replied with “nine halves”. How could he show this number as a mixed number?
6.) There are 50 states on the United States of America. As a fraction, 4/25 of the states begin with the letter “M”. How many states begin with M?
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday January 30, 2012
First of all, it was GREAT seeing so many students being recognized for A honor roll and A/B honor roll. Overall, there was an improvement in grades from the first quarter to the second quarter.
Last week, we began our unit on fractions. We started with simplifying fractions by finding the greatest common factor. We also practiced converting a mixed number into an improper fraction and an improper fraction into a mixed number.
Today, we went back to simplifying fractions by using prime factorization.
Students have been given outlines of the notes that they are filling in during class as we go through our new vocabulary and skills. Every student should keep the outlines in their binder and use them to help them through their homework and to study for quizzes and the test.
Tomorrow, we will begin multiplying fractions. We are starting with multiplication because prime factorization of fractions should make multiplying much easier. Again, students will have an outline to follow along during class and keep examples for their notes.
Wednesday we will work in stations to review the fraction concepts we have covered so far. There will be a station for simplifying fractions by finding the GCF, simplifying fractions through prime factorization, converting mixed numbers into improper fractions, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers, and multiplying fractions.
Thursday will be a quiz covering the above skills
On Friday, there will be a review for the ClassScapes test they will take next week (Monday and Tuesday). After the ClassScapes testing, we will resume our unit on fractions.
Last week, we began our unit on fractions. We started with simplifying fractions by finding the greatest common factor. We also practiced converting a mixed number into an improper fraction and an improper fraction into a mixed number.
Today, we went back to simplifying fractions by using prime factorization.
Students have been given outlines of the notes that they are filling in during class as we go through our new vocabulary and skills. Every student should keep the outlines in their binder and use them to help them through their homework and to study for quizzes and the test.
Tomorrow, we will begin multiplying fractions. We are starting with multiplication because prime factorization of fractions should make multiplying much easier. Again, students will have an outline to follow along during class and keep examples for their notes.
Wednesday we will work in stations to review the fraction concepts we have covered so far. There will be a station for simplifying fractions by finding the GCF, simplifying fractions through prime factorization, converting mixed numbers into improper fractions, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers, and multiplying fractions.
Thursday will be a quiz covering the above skills
On Friday, there will be a review for the ClassScapes test they will take next week (Monday and Tuesday). After the ClassScapes testing, we will resume our unit on fractions.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
School Supplies
I know Mr. Eudy included a note in his email about needing school supplies. I told students today that I will trade cat cash for packages of pencils. It is important that students have pencils in math class and I hate to see grades suffer becuase students do not have the supplies they need. Thank you!
Tuesday January 24, 2011
Today begins the 3rd nine weeks! This is a great opportunity for students to "buckle down" (as Dr. Pinto likes to put it) and finish strong for the year. Overall, scores in my class were UP since first quarter. This means that many students are learning from their mistakes and getting a feel for what it takes to be successful in 6th grade math.
Today, students will receive their graded Unit 5 tests. Overall scores were lower than I expected, especially since 1/4th of the points were review questions. We will be going over the test today in class and hopefully students realize where they made their mistakes. I am going to refresh them on test taking skills as well, as some students did not manage their time very efficiently. Also, being a multiple choice test, it was possible to eliminate 2 or even 3 answers without even doing any calculations. I think there was a lot of guessing and not much checking to see that their answer makes sense.
Also today, I will again remind students that if they are not getting homework turned in, they will be staying inside during recess to finish their incompleted work. Hopefully this motivates them to get it turned in on time and their grades will continue to improve.
Tomorrow, students will take the pre test for unit 6 - Fractions
We will being our Fractions unit on Thursday. There will be a short homework assignment for tonight as a review before we get started with fractions. They may have some time in class to begin.
Homework - Workbook Page 26, even numbered problems 2-20
Today, students will receive their graded Unit 5 tests. Overall scores were lower than I expected, especially since 1/4th of the points were review questions. We will be going over the test today in class and hopefully students realize where they made their mistakes. I am going to refresh them on test taking skills as well, as some students did not manage their time very efficiently. Also, being a multiple choice test, it was possible to eliminate 2 or even 3 answers without even doing any calculations. I think there was a lot of guessing and not much checking to see that their answer makes sense.
Also today, I will again remind students that if they are not getting homework turned in, they will be staying inside during recess to finish their incompleted work. Hopefully this motivates them to get it turned in on time and their grades will continue to improve.
Tomorrow, students will take the pre test for unit 6 - Fractions
We will being our Fractions unit on Thursday. There will be a short homework assignment for tonight as a review before we get started with fractions. They may have some time in class to begin.
Homework - Workbook Page 26, even numbered problems 2-20
Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday Jan 20, 2012
I have graded the Unit 5 tests and decided that we will use the 25 minute class periods today to make corrections for partial credit. The overall low grade average was a suprise to me given the amount of time we spent on reviewing for this test. Students were given a study guide last week, we reviewed in class, and I told them exactly how many of each type of question would be on the test. There were some students that did very well, and it was obvious that they used their time to prepare for the test.
Students will receive their graded test, and can fix the questions they missed for half credit. Today is the last day of the quarter, so this will be their final grade on their report card. Any missing work must have been turned in by today to receive credit
Students will receive their graded test, and can fix the questions they missed for half credit. Today is the last day of the quarter, so this will be their final grade on their report card. Any missing work must have been turned in by today to receive credit
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Updated Test info
Tomorrows test will consist of 18 multiple choice questions covering the following topics......
There will be 7 questions that are review from previous lessons. They will cover scientific notation, multiplying decimals, dividing decimals, and finding the percent of a number. There questions are relatively simple compared to what they may have seen today.
The last eleven questions will cover listing factors, lcm, gcf prime factorization (draw a factor tree!), and prime and composite numbers. All questions are multiple choice, so students will see the answer in front of them. I will remind students to use their vocabulary to eliminate bad choices in order to pick the best answer
******Here are a few examples from what they will see on the test*****
What is another way to write 6 to the 5th power (in standard form)
answer: 6x6x6x6x6x6
Write 5,730,000 in scientific notation
answer: 5.73 x 10^6
What is 25% of 120?
answer: 30
If a piece of candy costs $0.79, how much would 6 pieces of candy cost?
answer:$4.74
What is the GCF of 12 and 36
answer: 12
What is the LCM of 10 and 8
answer: 40
What is the prime factorization of 40?
answer: 2^3 x 5
What are the first 10 prime numbers?
answer: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29
There will be 7 questions that are review from previous lessons. They will cover scientific notation, multiplying decimals, dividing decimals, and finding the percent of a number. There questions are relatively simple compared to what they may have seen today.
The last eleven questions will cover listing factors, lcm, gcf prime factorization (draw a factor tree!), and prime and composite numbers. All questions are multiple choice, so students will see the answer in front of them. I will remind students to use their vocabulary to eliminate bad choices in order to pick the best answer
******Here are a few examples from what they will see on the test*****
What is another way to write 6 to the 5th power (in standard form)
answer: 6x6x6x6x6x6
Write 5,730,000 in scientific notation
answer: 5.73 x 10^6
What is 25% of 120?
answer: 30
If a piece of candy costs $0.79, how much would 6 pieces of candy cost?
answer:$4.74
What is the GCF of 12 and 36
answer: 12
What is the LCM of 10 and 8
answer: 40
What is the prime factorization of 40?
answer: 2^3 x 5
What are the first 10 prime numbers?
answer: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29
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