Inquiring Minds Want to Know

1. Inquiring Minds Want to Know Christi Fricks 6th Grade Math Teacher Lakeside Middle School Email: christifricks@anderson5.net

2. Mental Math Strings Start with the number of sides in a pentagon 2. Add the number of sides in a triangle 3. Divide by the number of sides in a rhombus 4. Multiply by the number of diagonals in a rectangle 5. Add the number of linear sides of a circle 6. Add the square of the number of sides in a parallelogram 7. Divide by the square root of the number of sides in a trapezoid

4. Look at the vocabulary!!!1. Start with the number of sides in a pentagon2. Addthe number of sides in a triangle3. Divideby the number of sides in a rhombus4. Multiplyby the number of diagonals in a rectangle5. Addthe number of linear sides of a circle6. Addthe square of the number of sides in a parallelogram7. Divideby the square root of the number of sides in a trapezoid

5. Mathematically Speaking • Mental Math Strings • Word Wall • Make them interactive • Encourage students to speak the math language when they are explaining.

6. http://www.graniteschools.org/

7. Kendall Hunt

8. What is inquiry? What does inquiry look like in math class?

10. The Four “E”s Engage Explore Explain Extend

11. Cube Activity

12. Explore - Discovery This is the part of lessons where students “get messy with the math.” http://www.learner.org/workshops/missinglink

14. Discovery using technology • Order of operations • Exponents • Changing fractions to decimals – repeating or terminating • Patterns – recursive and explicit • Probability

15. Teacher Asked:Find a fraction that will be a repeating decimal. Find a fraction that will be a terminating decimal. Student’s Question:How do you know if a fraction is going to be a repeating decimal or a terminating decimal? Let me show you what my students discovered!!!

18. The Power of Math Talk Answers are Part of the Process, They are Not the Product! Wrong answers are part of the process, too! Why?

19. Common Core

21. Class DiscussionMeeting of the MindsThink-Pair-SharePhilosophical ChairsPaideiaSeminarsTalk Moves – Kendall Hunt

22. Talk Moves from Kendall Hunt Revoice - You said ….is that correct? Repeat / Rephrase - Can you repeat what she said in your own words? Agree/ Disagree and why? Add on - Who would like to add on to the idea? Partner Talk -Turn and talk to discuss ideas with your partner. Wait Time

23. Station Teaching Teacher Station Technology Station Meeting of the Minds Station Hands-on Station

24. Teacher Station The teacher gets to work with students in small groups. Whiteboard Table Individual Whiteboards Small group discussions Mastery Quiz Interviews Identify Misconceptions

25. Hands-On Station Games Manipulatives Projects Egg-spert Game Games from Kendall Hunt Win it Game Building Bridges

26. Technology Station Computers Ipods Math’s Cool Calculators

27. Meeting of the Minds Flip the classroom Discussion Group Practice Mathematically Speaking Journals Versatiles www.learnzillion.com

28. Writing in Math Word Wall C-Notes Quick Writes “Why” Questions Exit Slips

29. Make your students problem solvers… Explain the scenario: A boy was afraid to run home because the man in the mask was there. Change or switch anything to make this true. 24 = 76

30. Questions Email me if I can help you with anything…. Christifricks@anderson5.net