Learning Community Assignments Fall 2006

MW 10:00 – 3:00 p.m.

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Hand in all Underlined Assignments. Keep the others in your notebook.

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Date

Assignment

Date Due

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8/21

Student Information Sheet, Find Someone Who, Learning Style Inventory

8/23

2

8/23

Number Systems and Operations #1 and #2, email Instructors

8/28

3

8/28

Place Value, Large Numbers, Scientific Notation, Order of Operations

Syllabus, Shared Vision, Math Objectives, Geography Objective, Math Curriculum Checksheet

8/30

4

8/30

81 Population Lines, Scientific Notation

121 Tech Tools, Add/Subtract Polynomials, Math Models, Multiple Representations, Introduction to Modeling

Quiz on Order of Operations

9/6

5

9/6

Field Trip to Honeybee Canyon and Romero Ruins

9/11

6

9/11

Metric System, Metric Lab and  Math Model 

9/13

7

9/13

Quiz on Metric System and Scientific Notation,  Cosmetic Research, Population Centers Linear Model

9/18

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9/18

LD50 Calculations

9/20 

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9/20

81 Decimals, Decimal Scales WS #1
121 Distance vs. Time, Linear Model from Graph, DvsT Worksheet #1

9/25

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9/2581 Decimals
121 DvsT Quiz, Qualitative Graphs Worksheet, DvsT Worksheet 1A		9/27

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9/27

81 Decimals, Rounding Numbers, Percent
121 Linear Models Distance vs Time, DvsT Worksheet 1B,2A, 2B
Thank You Note to Guest Speaker

10/2

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10/2 San Pedro River Research, Leaf Percents, Nature Trail Checksheet, 81 - Circles Lab; 121- Circles Linear Model10/4

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10/4Field Trip to San Pedro, Plant Survey Results, Description of Field Trip10/9

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10/9Make Web Home Page, Practice metric drills, Finish Circle model, Thank You Note to Guest Speaker, Register for Spring 200710/11

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10/11Exponential Functions, Paper Tearing Worksheet, Country Research and Web Page10/16

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10/16Metric Lab #210/18

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10/18Lilypond Data, Earth Population Worksheet10/23

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10/23Country Population Project10/25

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10/25Population Density Worksheet, San Pedro Impact Analysis10/30

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10/3081 Moving and Combining Area WS, Area of Polygons
121 Exponential Growth: Israel vs Palestine, Vampires; Exponential Decay: Coin Drop Lab 		11/1

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11/1Consumer Price Index, Population Pyramids11/6

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11/6Arable Land, How Much Water Do You Use?11/8

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11/881 Area of Circle, Volume and Surface Area of Blocks
121 Quadratic Function: Area vs Length; Polynomials: Length, Area, Volume, Surface Area		11/13

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11/13Fishbanks Simulation*11/15

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11/15Fish Articles11/20

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11/20How Much Space Data11/22

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11/22No Homework11/27

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11/27

81 Volume Lab
121 Length-Area-Volume Model
How Much Space?

11/29
2911/29Quiz, World Population Video12/4
3012/481 - Fractions, Spaghetti Worksheet, Personal Rulers
121 - Your Volume and Surface Area, Algebraic Fractions, Rational Functions		12/6
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How Much is a Billion?, Powers of Ten Video, Signed Numbers, Variables
81 Equations
121 Life Expectancy Linear Model

12/11
3212/11Height of Trees by Similar Triangles12/13

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12/13None12/13

 All Extra Credit and makeup assignments are due on Wednesday, December 6, one week before the last day of class.

Make Up Assignments

Instructions: Put your name, date of absence, description of the assignment, and the name of the class on each make up assignment. Makeup assignments are due two class days after you return to class after your absence. You must also complete and hand in any regular class assignments from the day you were absent.

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Date of Absence

Makeup for Absences

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8/21
None

2
8/23
None

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8/28
Find five very large numbers in a book, newspaper or magazine. Show how each number is used and write it in scientific notation.

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8/30
Write a one page paper explaining scientific notation: what it is and how and why it is used. Give examples.

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9/6
Measure 5 objects at your home using a metric ruler. Report on your results.

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9/11
Make a linear model from data you collect or find.

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9/13
Make a linear model from data you collect or find.

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9/18
Find the LD50 for three different chemicals and compare their effects.

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9/2081 Measure 5 objects in your home using the metric system and report on your results.
121 Make a distance vs time linear model of your trip from your home to the campus, including a description, data table, graph , equation, and units.

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9/25

81 Explain in your own words why .4 is the same as .40
121 Make a distance vs time linear model of a trip you make, including a description, data table, graph , equation, and units.

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9/27

81 Locate the following decimal numbers on the proper scales: .35 , .0072, .507
121 Draw a qualitative graph of a trip that has more than one rate of change. Include the rate of change for each part of the graph and units.

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10/2(1) Write a one page paper in your own words about the San Pedro river and its importance in Arizona. (2) Draw 5 different sizes of circles; measure the distacne across and the distrance around them, divide C/D and report on your results.

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10/4Measure a 10m x 10 m plot in a desert or riparian area. Identify and count the number of plant species in your plot. Sketch a map of your plot, including the GPS coordinates, compass directions, and major features.

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10/9On one of your web pages, post information about metric units and their use with links to helpful pages for study of the metric system. Include a link on your home page to access the metric page.

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10/11Create an exponential model similar to the paper tearing model, with a data table, graph, equation and explanation.

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10/16

Make a scale drawing of your bedroom, using the metric system to measure and draw the room and furniture dimensions.

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10/18Find a situation that exhibits exponential growth and write a one-page report in your own words, including a table, graph, equation and explanation for the data.

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10/23Use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to find the population of Maricopa county for the past 50 years. Make an exponential model of the data, including a table, graph, equation and explanation of the mathematical function. Make a mathematical prediction based on the population trend.

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10/25Find the population density of 5 areas of the world not listed on the Population Density worksheet. Compare your results to benchmarks from the worksheet.

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10/3081 Trace or draw to scale 5 differently shaped regular objects and find their linear dimensions and area using metric measurement.
121 Compare the exponential growth of two countries we have not yet examined in class, including an equation, data table, graph and explanation.

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11/11. Use the consumer price index to find the present and past value of 6 items in your home. Report your results. 2. Make a population pyramid of a country we have not examined in class.

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11/61. Find the population, amount of total land area and arable land for 5 different countries we have not studied in class. .Then calculate the total arable land per person and compare it with the world average. 2. Make a linear model of your water use over time, including an equation, data table, graph, and explanation.

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11/881 Draw and find the area of 5 different sized circles. Find the volume and surface area of a blox. Report your results.
121 Demonstrate the practical use of a quadratic and a higher power polynomial.

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11/13(1) Obtain a copy of Tragedy of the Commons and write an essay, including your observations and ideas about the article.

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11/15Write a one page summary in your own words of an article about the effects of fishing on fish.

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11/20(1) Write down what you eat for one week. Use your list to find the average colries you each day. (2) List the items that use electricity at your house. Use your list to find how much electricity you use each day.

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11/22No Makeup

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11/2781 Sketch 5 differently shaped containers and find the volume of each. Show your calculations.
121 Find the length, volume and surface area of 3 sizes of cubes different from those used in class. Write a one page report in your own words explaining the maximum height any tree could reach.

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11/29

81 Find a box, sketch it with its dimension. Find the volume and the surface area of the box.
121 The population of Tucson is 900,000 and growing at the rate of 3 % per year. Make an exponential model including a table, graph and equation. Predict the population of Tucson in 2050. When will the population reach 2 milllion?

3012/4(1) Write and solve 10 problems demonstrating operations with signed numbers, including adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. (2) Write and solve 20 single step equations.Explain how you solved each equation
3112/6(2) Write and solve 20 equations with at least 2 steps in each. Explain how you solved each equation. Make a linear model from data you collect or find.
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