September 19, 2008

Reasoning Strategies (CA SS: 24.0)

Today, the summaries posted by our classmates will be about a specific reasoning strategy of their choice. I hope everyone does not pick the same one (i.e. draw a picture). I am embedding our first video into the blog. The video is produced by NASA. It is only one segment from a show, but it shows a linear relationship in an x-y table (n-p table in the video) format. "Make a table" is a great strategy to help us "find a pattern" to be able to "make an equation".



p.39 (1-3)
  • draw a picture
  • your choice (if necessary)
  • make an equation
p.46 (22)
  • draw a picture
  • your choice (if necessary)
Choose 1 of the 4 problems to make me a poster on the paper I gave you, so I can decorate the classroom.

Don't forget that you have a new StudyIsland assignment due next Friday.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

How do you block popups on eTUSD? I tried pressing Ctrl when i was clicking but I don't think it worked.

Lauren C.
Per.2

HADEN OLI said...

Mr.Gurson the time limit is right in front of the problems for the quiz

Haden O.
Per 2

Mr. Gerson said...

I didn't pick the spot, so move it a little up or move it a little down. Told you the test was easy.

Mr. Gerson said...

Lauren, you do not want to block popups, you want to UNblock popups. Most browsers have it in the upper right hand corner of the screen/tab.

Anonymous said...

mr. gerson, if started the test then you could not answer and you quit would you beable to take it again? im just wondering.


kacie o. per. 2

Mr. Gerson said...

I am not sure, but I do not think so.

Anonymous said...

Are we suppose to color the Poster?

Anton G.
Per 1

Anonymous said...

Oh right, I typed it wrong.

Lauren C.
Per.2

Unknown said...

Mr. Gerson, what should an equation look like for the homework?

Brett S.

James said...

Mr. Gerson said that color is good! So... Yeah! I think we should.

James B.
Period 2

Anonymous said...

Summary:

Today we had to draw a diagram for each problem. Drawing a diagram helps very much for those that are more of a visual learner. For some problems that are very difficult, people can try working backwards which would really help too.

Nataly N.
Per.2

p.s. I couldn't think of anything else to write

Anonymous said...

brett
you should write out the problem them draw the picture to solve the problem then write it like a normal equasion.

kacie o.

per. 2

Unknown said...

Thanks Kacie! So would something like 65+x=70 be right?

Brett S.
per 4

Anonymous said...

notes summary:

Todat in class we discussed reasoning strategies like try, test, revise,(guess and check),Draw a Diagram, and Making an organized list. Making a list could be used for factoring numbers like 5 and listing the factors 5,10,15,20,25,etc.


Krissy Y.
per.6

Anonymous said...

yes but whatevers on the chart brett! good luck!

kacie o.
per.2

Anonymous said...

For the poster, besides drawing,
quesition, and answer, what else do
we have to write?



Woongbae L.
Pr:2

Anonymous said...

summary

Today we learned in class how to solve problems by using different strategies.you can
1 draw a picture
2 find a pattern
3 make an eqation
4 work backward or
5 make a table

Any of these steps can help you solve a problem.

Jay m.

Anonymous said...

Yes! I got B on the sample test.

Anonymous said...

so we can't take the quiz again and will it count as part of our grade?

-Shivani S.
period 4

HADEN OLI said...

Mr.Gurson after the first attempt of trying to do the test where the time limit was in front of every problem, i went back a second time to do it and it wouldn't let me do the test. So I got a 0 out of 20 because i couldn't read the problems. Any suggestions?

Nick said...

About number 22 on page 46 is it okay if the guy crossing the preserve has 0 on the eighth day? Did anyone else get 4 people for that one?

-Nick H.
Period 5

Anonymous said...

friday in class we worked on word problems or reasoning stratagies. these problems can sometimes be difficult, but i found that drawing a picture/diagram can really be helpful.

kylie c.
per. 1

p.s. sorry thiss took sooo long too post. =/

Anonymous said...

mr. gerson,
for problem 22 on pg 46, i dont understand what it means when it says, "....each person can carry a five day supply of water...."
is a day supply of water for 1 person or for everyone?

karine y.
per. 3

Anonymous said...

so did we have to do an extra method to do the assignment.

Anthony v period 4

Anonymous said...

For the homework, do we need a variable in the equation??

Alana A.
Period 2

Anonymous said...

i have a question about the poster...
for the writing, can it be pencil or does it matter if its pen/pencil??? please answer.

- noemi c.
period 2

Anonymous said...

Noemi, from what Mr. Gerson told me, it should be exactly what you did on paper with pencil but colorful.
- Saloni B.
Period 1

Anonymous said...

thank you =) ur nice =)

-noemi c period 2