Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Study Guide and Packet for Friday's Unit Test



Essential Learning
  • Understands and uses ratios, fractions, differences and percents to solve problems.
  • Applies concepts of ratios and proportion in mathematical situations.


Concepts:
  • Write comparison statements using ratios, fractions, differences and percents.
  • Find unit rates for given situations
  • Work with proportional reasoning and create proportions for given problems
  • Write equations from word problems
  • Complete rate tables.
  • Understand percents in forms of tax, raises, commissions and mark-ups.
  • Understand the constant of proportionality
  • Find scale factors between given proportions


Vocabulary use
Be specific, use the terms we have learned – see the list in your vocabulary notebook.


As a way to study, review and redo the following:
  • The two check-ins in the Unit and entry slips.
  • Additional Practice Sheet - especially “Finding Unit Rates”
  • Looking Back p. 87-88 # 1 and 2
  • Question Bank packet
  • Important questions to look at in your math binder:
    • ACE Inv 1 #1-3 p. 19
    • ACE Inv 1 #22 p. 25
    • Problem 2.2 p. 46 1a and ACE Inv 2 # 10 p. 53
    • Definition and example of constant of proportionality p. 47
    • ACE Inv 3 # 27-30 and 35 p. 76 and 77.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Monday, March 2, 2015

Comparing and Scaling Inv. 2 Check-in Study Guide

Essential Learnings to Understand:
  • Compute a unit rate.
  • Solve problems by scaling up or down a unit rate.
  • Use unit rate to find the best deal (more favorable).
  • Be able match an equation to a graph.
  • Use graphs and equations to solve problems.

For Review:

  • Look at Inv 2.3 specifically B and C p. 49-50.
  • Comparing and Scaling Inv 2 Math Reflection Worksheet