function collages

tomorrow you will be finishing up your function collages. bring in magazines for extra credit!

1st and 2nd period: cut out two pictures from magazines/newspapers that can be used for your function collage.

3rd period: finish your classwork assignment---transformation graphic organizer (front) and make your own function equations (back)

***the first 2 people to comment on this post will get candy in class tomorrow :)

group work!

after working in groups today to graph transformations of our basic functions, i want you to reflect on your experience...

HW: group work

1. how was your group experience today?

2. do you like working in groups?

3. what are the advantages to working in groups?

4. what are the disadvantages to working in groups?

and don't forget to bring in magazines tomorrow. extra credit.

1st and 2nd period: multiple choice worksheet---function tables, graphs, and equations (review of standard MM1a1 e and MM1a1 f). you must show work for credit.

3rd period: congrats on winning this week's weekly class competition. enjoy having no homework!! maybe call up someone from 1st or 2nd period and help them with their homework :)

extra credit opportunity for ALL classes: on monday, bring in magazines that we can cut up ... we'll be making function collages this week!

practice those arm motions!

tonight's homework: "HW: 6 Basic Functions." sketch a graph of each of our 6 basic functions (linear, absolute value, quadratic, cubic, square root, and rational). then write their equation and list two characteristics about them.

tomorrow is your 2nd "show me what you know..." make sure you know what each of those graphs looks like!

thanks to all the parents and students who came to Open House tonight. parents, i enjoyed meeting you and look forward to talking to you more in the future. please don't hesitate to contact me!

this week's class competition was a tight race, but 3rd period came out on top! congrats to you! you'll be rewarded in class tomorrow. :)

our six basic functions

for homework, do the multiple choice worksheet that has questions involving georgia performance standards MM1A1a (function notation and equations) and MM1A1b (graphing the 6 basic/parent functions).

if you forget what the 6 functions look like, just start doing the arm motions we practiced in class :)

remind your parents that open house is tomorrow night at 6:30.

oh, and the first 3 people to comment on this post will get candy tomorrow!!!

bye, bye fiona

do the last problem in the fiona packet...#4 a-h. help fiona find out how much she will be getting paid at work for the week.

don't forget: you can always e-mail me at katie_m_koerten@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us if you need help. just e-mail me before 9pm, and i'll be sure to e-mail you back! or you can post a comment on this blog, and i'll answer on here!

introducing fiona

1st and 3rd period: do problem 1 on "functions with fiona". we will be working on the other 3 problems in the packet tomorrow using the method of "think-pair-share".

2nd period: finish chart: graphing practice. we will catch you up on fiona tomorrow!

functions with fiona document: https://acrobat.com/#d=l*qmtmq7afRNQBxUGMeKqg

homework for some, but not for others

1st and 3rd period: graph all 8 lines from the worksheet "chart: graphing practice." don't forget to color the lines the specified colors! look back on your notes to review graphing using slope-intercept.

2nd period: no homework for you. congrats on winning the 1st weekly competition!!!

everyone, have a great weekend!

our first "show me what you know..." is tomorrow!

tonight's homework: p. 41 #1-4 (in your NEW math 1 textbook!)

and study for your "show me what you know..."

anything that is in your notes or in your binder is fair game! know it all!

also, our first "weekly class competition" has come to an end....2nd period has won!! (thanks to some students who came to tutorial after school). you will be rewarded tomorrow. you can eat during class, so bring in any snacks you want!

we finally have textbooks!

our NEW textbooks have arrived. to CELEBRATE, let's have an assignment from the book!

in your NEW mathematics 1 book...p. 9 #1-8. this is more practice with inputs, outputs, domains, and ranges.

and since our textbooks are so nice and new, maybe get one of these: http://www.stretchtext.com/
or make your own: http://www.ehow.com/how_5120_cover-textbook.html

***the first two people to write a comment (any comment!) below this post will get candy tomorrow during class!! this is to test whether or not you all are looking at my site!***

still functioning

1st and 2nd period: Function Inverses worksheet (choose ten coordinate points, find their inverses, and connect the dots. the function and its inverse should be a reflection over the line y = x)

3rd period: Rate of Change worksheet (#2 and #3 dealing with the rate of change of facebook users over the last 4 years)

check out a few websites for additional help on rate of change:

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/AC1/Rate.htm

http://www.algebra-class.com/rate-of-change.html

*i will not have tutorial on Thursday due to the Key Club meeting in my room. i will have tutorial after school on Thursday. please plan on staying for this. our first "show me what you know..." is on Friday.

rate of change worksheet:

FUNctions

1st and 2nd period: finish HW: Functions worksheet (the worksheet is on the post below if you need a copy of it)

3rd period: Function Inverses worksheet (choose ten coordinate points, find their inverses, and connect the dots. the function and its inverse should be a reflection over the line y = x)

inverse worksheet...click on this link:

https://acrobat.com/#d=efrVxS311UQd0niYtx3TrQ

weekend homework

oh, yes! homework on the weekend. but if your class wins the "weekly class competition" next week, you won't even have to check here to see what your homework is on friday.

1st and 2nd period --- HW: Functions worksheet. #5-8. tell me if the set of ordered pairs is a function. explain why or why not!

3rd period (a little ahead of the crowd) --- HW: Functions worksheet. finish the whole thing! function notation, ordered pairs, graphs, mappings, tables. please let me know if you need help!

homework document (two pages):

parent signatures

tomorrow is the last day to turn in parent signatures on the syllabus, welcome letter, and honor code. make sure you give these to your parents to read over and sign! (easy homework assignment, right?!)

don't forget what you learned in middle school

HW: Review of Graphing

1) draw a coordinate graph

2) label the x-axis, y-axis, origin, and the 4 quadrants

3) make an x-y table for the points: (3,7), (-2,0), (0,5), (-4,-1), (1,-3)

4) now plot these points on your graph

5) draw the line y = 1/3 x - 4 (remember...slope-intercept form)

go shopping!

tonight's homework: buy all materials listed on the syllabus...

1) 1 inch or 1 1/2 inch 3-ring binder

2) 120 page spiral bound notebook (wide-ruled)

3) loose-leaf paper

4) pencils

5) pencil pouch

6) markers/colored pencils

7) scientific calculator

8) protractor

9) ruler
10) 2 pocket folder with prongs

extra credit: box of Kleenex

Staples has some great Back to School deals ... http://www.staples.com/

8/9/10 - a fun date to start the school year!

first day of high school for my freshmen students!

Homework: Goals

Write 2 goals for Math 1.

Write 2 long term goals.

some goals my freshman students have:

"to make it all the way to college and become the first person in my family to make it through college."

"be more mature and don't skip class."

"to pass Math class so I can get out of Ms. K's class because she gives us homework every night."

"to graduate as valedictorian."

"to be the best mom I can be."

"grow up to become a Math teacher."

"to join the Air Force."