PEMDAS

Order of operations game- choose the "hard" level!

Order of operations cheer.

Area vs. Perimeter Powerpoint

What is the difference between area and perimeter?
-use words (sentences, poems, share another language)
-Use pictures (take them or google some images)
-Use animations, videos, songs (even make up your own circlicious type of song)

How do you find area & perimeter for different shapes?
-circles
-rectangles
-triangles
-trapezoids
-parallelogram
-others?

DUE THURSDAY DEC. 18th
Grade:
4= exceeding
3= proficient
2= approaching
1 = well below

The amount of quality information you can share , your ability to communicate effective, and your self direction.

Pi

Your task:
Prepare a 4 minute brief history of pi. Things you could include are:
- Who invented pi?

- How do you calculate the digits of pi?

-How many digits have been caluclated?

- What are some interesting facts about pi?


Here is one method mathematicians used to narrow in on pi. What are some other methods?

Circle Formulas

practice solving situations with circles

circumference = pi x diameter

area of a circle = pi x raidus^2

Name the coordinate

http://www.mathplayground.com/locate_aliens.html

Similar Triangles

Play with the area of different sized triangles by clicking on the "Triangles" at the top of this shape activity. Change the shape of the triangle to make similar figures, then add the dimensions to the table. Record what patterns you see with the area as you increase the triangle by a scale factor of x2 or x3.

BrainPop

1. Log in.

2. Search for the movie on "Similar Triangles"

3. Afterward click "Play the Quiz"

Choose "Review Quiz" and answer the questions.

4. If you end early, search for the movie on "Proportions" and play the quiz, then the one on "Ratios".

scientific notation games

http://janus.astro.umd.edu/cgi-bin/astro/scinote.pl

http://www.quia.com/quiz/382466.html?AP_rand=1415479443