Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Final Exam Review

1. (Ch.9) Proportional reasoning-- create a drawing that helps you visualize the relationship and determine an amount prior to increase/decrease

2. (Ch. 8 & Ch.3) Additive and multiplicative comparison--be able to explain and write problems that model these

3. (Ch.9) Proportional Reasoning--write a problem that models this

4. (Ch.7) Subtraction write problems that model “take away” and “comparison”.

5. (Ch.6) Use benchmark numbers to estimate fractional values

6. (Ch. 5) Estimate operations with percents, decimals, and fractions

7. (Ch. 4) Long division--use and explain the scaffolding method, sometimes called the ‘Big Seven’

8. (Ch 4) Division modeled using ‘Fair Share’ or ‘Repeated Subtraction.’

9. (Ch.2 & Ch.14) Working with Bases other than Ten—operations in other bases and converting to base ten or from base ten using an algebraic model

10. (Ch.12 & 13) Be able to model distance/time using a qualitative graph

Monday, December 3, 2007

CH 14 & 15 Test Review

  1. Write an equation that models the information from a story problem
  2. Write an equation that models the information from a graph
  3. Write a story problem that could be modeled by a graph
  4. Create a qualitative time/speed graph and answer questions from information given in a story problem
  5. Determine if a situation is better analyzed using a weighted average or regular average, and clearly explain your reasoning
  6. Create an equation by examining a pattern (geometric and arithmetic sequences)