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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

4th Grade
How are
equations and
properties used
to group
numbers?

Real World
Problem
Store advertises
wrenches for $5,
saws for $8,
hammers for $9
Distributive
Property:
How much did
Wyatt pay for 6
saws?
Write an
equation

???

Reflect
on
Essential
Question
and write
your
answer

Associative
Property:
Ethan
bought 1
saw and 2
wrench
sets. How
much did
he pay?
Write an
equation

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Two students
answer: I can
Distributive Property:
use the
How much did Wyatt
Associative
pay for 6 saws?
property of
4rd Grade How are
6 x $8 = 7
equations and
Multiplication
Wyatt paid $48
properties used
to find
Only two students
to group
missing
out of six did not
numbers?
factors by
grasp concept
multiplying
Some students
the numbers I
added instead of
have and
multiplied
Associative Property
then dividing
Ethan bought 1 saw
to find the
& 2 wrench sets.
missing
How much did he
number
pay?
(factor)
$8 + (2 x $5) = n
If I use the Distributive
Ethan paid $18
Property I multiply
Only one student
The Associative Property
understood
uses parenthesis
parenthesis
Most students did

PROCEDURES WITH CONNECTIONS

Alg. 1 Students
instructed:
Draw a function
Create a word problem
(sports themed)
Draw a table to prove
it is a function
Graph the slope of the
function
Draw a picture to bring
function to life

Connection Between:

Real world situations,

slopes and functions

PROMOTING MATHEMATICAL DISCOURSE

DIVERSE CLASSROOM
6th Grade Mathematics

18
students
- 12 are
special
needs

Personal
Relationship
s with
mathematic
s

All are in
below
basic
math
course
(online)

Have
had 3
teachers
since
beginnin
g of
school

PROMOTING MATHEMATICAL DISCOURSE

DIVERSE CLASSROOM
PLACED WITH
APPROPRIATE PARTNERS

PROVIDED SIMPLE
ADDITION AND
SUBTRACTION
PROBLEMS (3 DIGIT)

STUDENTS BECAME
FAMILIAR WITH EACH
OTHER
STUDENTS BECAME

INSTRUCTED STUDENTS
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
TOGETHER ONE
USED A CALCULATOR
WHILE THE OTHER
SREAD THE
PROBLEM TO THEM

COMFORTABLE SOLVING
PROBLEMS TOGETHER
STUDENTS LEARNED HOW
TO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC

TASKS

ALGEBRA 1 LESSON - AUDIO

ALGEBRA 1 PROPORTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Memorization Tasks
What were some of the examples we talked about that showed
how you could use proportions in real world situations?
Recipes
Animal Shelter
If relationships are equal, they form a ?
Proportion
What is the equation for direct variation?
Y = kx
When graphing a proportional relationship, the slope must pass
through the what?
Origin (0,0)

ALGEBRA 1 PROPORTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Procedures without Connections
How do I find the rate of change?
Divide y by x

ALGEBRA 1 PROPORTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Procedures with Connections

What were the dependent and independent variables?

Dog (I ) / Cats (d)

When you have an equal ratio and a proportion, you have

a what?
Direct Variation

If I have a constant rate of change, the relationship is ?

Proportional

If a line thats proportional passes through the origin, what

do you think about a line that is not proportional?
It doesnt pass through the origin

ALGEBRA 1 PROPORTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Doing Mathematics Tasks

Students were paired together and instructed to work

together to correct their quiz on proportions. They were
instructed to explain their answers to each other.
How do I find out if the relationship is proportionate?
You have to divide it

Why did you all choose the same answer?

Because they were the not the same number
What were not the same? Did you solve for the rate of change?
Yes. I solved it. They were different.
The rate of change were different? They werent proportional?
Yeah

ALGEBRA 1 PROPORTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Why are these graphs directly proportional?
They all go through the origin

I dont see the math. How did you get to 21?

I dont understand what I did but what I did is add 15 + 6 to get to 21

Why did you pick this answer?

They have the sameuhuh cant read my writing
They have the same rate of ____
Change

On number 8, why did you choose this answer?

I dont know why I chose that, but I know what I did wrong now
They are not proportional because they didnt go through the_____
Origin
And the error the student made was?
When the x-value is 0, the y-value is 1

ALGEBRA 1 PROPORTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS

FINAL REFLECTION

It is extremely difficult teaching without a text book

I dont have the capability of verifying Im covering

standards and objectives. Most texts instruct you to ask
essential questions and promote discourse. I must do on my
own

On my audio, the 1st thing I noticed is I need to stop saying,

OK!

I also need to ensure that I write down exactly what I want

to ask before asking essential questions

I noticed my students lacked vocabulary. They used

pronouns instead of rate of change, proportional,
origin and direct variation

I have created Math groups. We have begun to incorporate

mini projects which require discourse between students and
teacher. The class enjoys and I am pleased with initial
progress.