http://www.msad11.org/taxonomy/term/127 Taxonomy List View en http://www.msad11.org/node/1835 <p>Students will be using clues given to shrink Alice to 4 feet and then make her 7 feet. They will have to take sentences and make them into algebraic equations by knowing the different vocabulary words for the four basic operations. Students will need to know how to use variables and how to write algebraic equations. Students will also need to know how to convert feet to inches.<br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.msad11.org/node/1835">read more</a></p> Gr 8 Math Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:21:17 -0500 htuttle 1835 at http://www.msad11.org http://www.msad11.org/node/1836 <p>Students will be working cooperatively only to measure certain body parts of their peers in order to have "actual" measurements. The students will then work independently, use the data collected to figure out what size each of the part would be if they were only a foot tall (or 30.5 cm). They will use the table given to record their data and to make new data.</p> <p><a href="http://www.msad11.org/node/1836">read more</a></p> Gr 8 Math Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:21:17 -0500 htuttle 1836 at http://www.msad11.org http://www.msad11.org/node/1837 <p>Students will be designing, creating, and building their own "soda can" out of paper. Students will need to understand that a cylinder is made up of a rectangle and two equivalent circles.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/curriculum" class="og_links">Curriculum and Instruction</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.msad11.org/node/1837">read more</a></p> Gr 8 Math Curriculum and Instruction Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:21:17 -0500 htuttle 1837 at http://www.msad11.org