10/12-10/15 Week Summary

After working with their partners for 3 days on the Locker Problem, this Wednesday students shared their posters (which showed and explained how they solved the problem) during a gallery walk.

Check out the photos of the Locker Problem process!

http://picasaweb.google.com/marcella.anwandter/TheLockerProblem?authkey=Gv1sRgCLPozdGps4yIxwE&feat=directlink

On Thursday we discussed our new project "The Special Number Project" in which students chose 1 number (greater than 20) that was significant to them to explore and develop into a book. Students we're given a "Menu" for the project, with a choice of appetizers to begin their book with, 6 required entrees (finding the factors, multiples, prime factorization, LCM, GCF and a glossary of key terms), and the option for dessert (such as creating a math riddle), if they chose to take it.

Students began planning their books on a layout page, before receiving their books at the end of class, to work on 2 pages over the weekend.

We will be finishing up our Special Number books in the first half of next week and then begin to prepare for our next journey into the land of fractions!