Rational Reasoning Online Study Group

Things you will need to know for the test:

• Converting between fractions and decimals (including mixed numbers).
• Comparing and ordering rational numbers (including on a number line).
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational numbers.
• Evaluating expressions with rational numbers.
• It would be a good idea to look over the properties again.

Use the comment section below to ask questions or respond to questions asked by a classmate.  I will be checking the comment section at 8:30 each evening the week of the test to answer questions as well.

Helpful Study Tips:

• Look over/correct Quizzes
• Re-watch videos from this unit. (They can all be found here.) ONLY WATCH the videos you feel you need to review.  DO NOT WATCH ALL OF THE VIDEOS AGAIN!!
• Look over your WSQs and Notes we took as a class 
• Check over/do your study guide.
• Use your textbook to work on sample problems (the answers to the odds are in the back of the book) on areas you are concerned about. Chapter 3
• Try out some of the problems on the Minute to Win It review game posted on Bb.
• Participate in the Online Group discussion in the comment section below.
• Ask Mrs. Sopko if you have any further questions in the comments section below.

Test Structure:

• There are no multiple choice questions on the test.  
• The test is set up very similar to the quizzes.  You will have to compute some answers and you will need to explain some of your answers.

Words, Equations, Tables, and Graphs

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

Summary:
1. What is an equation?
2. How do you create an equation from the words in a problem?
3. How do you use an equation to create a table?

Ordered Pairs and Relations

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

Summary:
1. How do you graph an ordered pair?
2. Define domain and range.
3. How can you use a table to find and graph points on a coordinate plane?

Problem Solving Strategies

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

Summary:
1. Briefly describe each strategy (look for a pattern, guess check and revise, make a table, and work backwards).
2. Why is it important to have more than one problem solving strategy?

Variables and Expressions

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

Summary:
1. Define variable.
2. Define coefficient.
3. Define constant.
4. Define substitution.
4. How do you evaluate an algebraic expression by substitution?

Work:
Complete at least 2 problems from each of the worksheets on the unit guide in the work section of your WSQ.

Words and Expressions

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

Summary:
1. What is the order of operations?
2.  There is an error in one of the examples.  Find and fix the error.

Work: 
Do 2 problems from each of the practice sheets on the Unit Guide in the work section of your WSQ.

A Plan for Problem Solving

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

Summary:

1. What is the four step plan for problem solving?
2. Why is it important to have a plan when solving a problem?
3. What is a great strategy for checking your work?

Work (found on the unit guide):

1. Choose 2-3 problems from the "A Plan for Problem Solving Skill Practice" and "A Plan for Problem Solving Problem Solving Practice" then check your work with the keys provided on the Unit Guide.

Dealing with Data Online Study Group

Things you will need to know for the test:

• Finding Measures of Center/Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode)
• Choosing the Best Measure of Center (Mean, Median, or Mode)
• Finding and Describing Measures of Variation (Range, Interquartile Range) You will only be asked to describe the MAD, not calculate it.
• Finding a 5 point summary to create a Box-and-Whisker Plot
• Analyzing and describing the uses of data displays (specifically Box-and-Whisker Plots, Histograms, and Dot Plots)
• Drawing conclusions from the data you collected.
• Statistical vs. Non-Statistical Data
• Choosing the Best Data Display

Use the comment section below to ask questions or respond to questions asked by a classmate.  I will be checking the comment section at 8:30 this evening to answer questions as well.

Helpful Study Tips:

• Look over/correct Quizzes
• Re-watch videos from this unit. (They can all be found here.) ONLY WATCH the videos you feel you need to review.  DO NOT WATCH ALL OF THE VIDEOS AGAIN!!
• Look over your WSQs and Notes we took as a class (especially your foldable on Mean, Median, and Mode in your comp. book).
• Check over you study guides again.
• Try out some of the problems on the Minute to Win It review game posted on Bb.
• Participate in the Online Group discussion in the comment section below.
• Ask Mrs. Sopko if you have any further questions in the comments section below.

Test Structure:

• There are no multiple choice questions on the test.  
• The tests are set up very similar to the quizzes.  You will have to compute some answers and you will need to explain some of your answers.

Scientific Notation

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

W = Work out any problems you are given in the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  Use the questions below to guide your summary.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video.

Summary Questions:
1. What happens to your decimal when you multiply a number by a power of ten with a positive exponent?
2.  What happens to your decimal when you multiply a number by a power of ten with a negative exponent?
3. What is important to note about the value of the first factor when writing a very large or very small number in scientific notation?
4.  How do you write a number in scientific notation?

Percent of Change Inch Worm Challenge

1. Inch Worm Challenge 
1. What's the Problem?
2. Explore
1. Read about Newton's Laws of Motion
2. Videos on Newton's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Laws of Motion
3. Video on all 3 Laws of Motion 
4. Simulations on Newton's Laws of Motion
3. Design

Simple and Compound Interest

Watch this video as many times as you need, then WSQ in your notes.

W = Work out any problems you are given in the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  Use the questions below to guide your summary.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video.

Summary Questions:

1. Define: interest, principal, simple interest, compound interest, balance
2. What is the formula used to calculate interest?
3. How are simple and compound interest different?

Estimating Percents

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:

1. How can you use fractions to estimate percents?
2. How do you choose which fraction to use when estimating percents?
3. What do you do if you can not find a fraction to evenly divide a number by your fraction's denominator?

Solutions to Work

Percent Equation

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:

1. What is the percent equation?
2. What does each part represent in the problem?
3. How can you find each part in a word problem?

Solutions to Work

Percent Proportions

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:

1. What is the percent proportion?
2. What does each part represent in the problem?
3. How can you find each part of the proportion in a word problem?

Solutions to the Work:

1. 77.78%

2. 160

3. 9.28

Robotics

Watch this video as many times as you need.  Answer the following questions in you EDN.

EDN Set-Up:

1. Save two blank sides of paper in your EDN after the Dinobot Challenge.  
2. Write FLL Trash Trek Challenge on the top of the next page.
3. Under FLL Trash Trek Challenge, write "What's the Problem?"
4. Answer the questions BELOW under "What's the Problem?" in your EDN.

What's the Problem?  (Answer the following in full sentences.  Since the questions will not be directly above your answers, make sure you RSQ in your response.)

1. Describe the theme of the tasks.
2. Summarize what your robot must DO for this challenge. (You do not need to be specific for each task, give a general statement here.)
3. Which task do you believe will be the most difficult to complete? Why?
4. Which task do you believe will be the easiest to complete?  Why?
5. What can you add to your robot (given the pieces in your kit and expansion pack) to complete the tasks.
6. What do you suggest as a plan for your group to complete this task?  (To clarify:   We are not looking for "our plan is to complete all tasks very quickly".  Be more specific.  What is your plan of attack.  How will work be divided?  In what order should you complete the tasks?  Where should your focus be first, second, third... How should you prioritize the work for this challenge?  etc...  When you meet with your group, what do you believe should be your action plan?)

Complex Fractions

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary Questions:

1. How do you turn complex fractions to unit rates?
2. How do you divide fractions?
3. How is converting complex fractions to unit rates similar to dividing fractions?

Solutions to Work: