2006

MSP Summer workshop

 

 

Questions for the reading for workshop

 

Applets used in workshop

 

Activities-assorted by days

 

Day 1: June 22

 

Technology Warm-Up

 

Applet and calculator activity: Skip Counting and Hundreds boards

 

Activity *

Constant Dimensions

Technology-An Intro to Graphing Calculator Basics: Lists and plots  

          Technology- Basic stat functions

Activity:

Missing Values – NCTM blackline master (if time permits)

 

Activity:

Introduction to Algebra Tiles

 

 

Day 2: June 23

 

Technology Warm-Up

Balanced Scales Virtual Manipulative

Slope applet

 

Activity:

Investigating Linear Relationships from Multiple Perspectives

 

Technology- An Introduction to Graphing Calculator Basics: Graphing Functions and Solving Equations.

 

Activity:

Algebra Tiles – Modeling polynomial multiplication, factoring, etc.

 

Activity:

Ups and Downs Patterns – NCTM blackline master (if time permits)

          Technology:  More with lists and sequences

 

 

Day 3: June 26

 

Technology Warm-Up

Voltage Applet

          Applet (TBA)

 

Activity:

Rates Across the Grades

          Technology-Lists and their plots on GC and spreadsheet/GC applet

 

Activity:

Technology-CBL (Calculator Based Laboratory) Voltage Experiment

          Technology-Graphing collected data

 

Activity:

Fund Raising – NCTM blackline master

          Technology- Lists and their graphs

 

Activity:

Algebra Tiles- Further explorations (if time permits)

 

Day 4: June 27

 

Technology Warm-Up

 Applets (TBA)

 

Activity:

What is Linear?

          Handout 1

          Handout 2

          Handout 3:  NCTM blackline master

          Technology- Lists, functions and plots

 

Activity:

Graphs to Stories – NCTM blackline master

Stories to Graphs – NCTM blackline master

 

Activity:

Technology-CBR (Calculator Based Ranger) Motion Experiment

 

Breakout Sessions:

Toothpick Patterns (NCTM blackline master) :for teachers grades 3-5

Interest Problem – for teachers grades 6 – 8

                   Technology- the spreadsheet type features of the GC

 

 

 

Day 5: June 28

 

Technology Warm-Up

 Probability Applets

 

Activity:

Probability I: What is Fair: Dice and Distributions

Expanded lesson plan  

 

Activity(if time):

Probability II: Probability experiments and ratios

 (NCTM blackline master)

 

Activity:

Technology-CBL (Calculator Based Laboratory) Temperature Experiment

 

Wrap-up

 

Learning Goals for Day 5:

 

1)      Ability to relate two data sets using the CBL. Also to understand nonlinear data.

2)     Ability to understand the importance of the Law of Large numbers in probability

3)     Ability to recognize the importance of “fairness” criteria in probability experiments