Attendance5 min Week 2 information updates2 min $15 class fee, room parent Quick review of assessment2 min Grading policy Test taking strategies6 min Week 1 homework review15 min Tree Diagram20 min Organized List Make a Table
1. Understanding the problem 2. Planning how to solve the problem 3. Carrying out the plan 4. Looking back
Does the problem give you enough information? Too much info.? What is the question you are being asked? What should your solution look like?
Drawing a picture or diagram Making an organized list Making a table Solving a simpler related problem Finding a pattern Guessing and checking Experimenting Acting out the problem Working backwards Writing an equation Today’s Topics Tree Diagram Organized list Make a table
Work smart! If you find your planned strategy is not effective, consider change your point of view or use alternative strategy.
Does your answer make sense. Work backward and see if you arrive to the same answer.
The Tournament The eight teams of the City League will determine this season’s champion with a single-elimination tournament. That is, a team will be out of the tournament after one loss. How many tournament games will the championship team have to play? ROUND 1ROUND 2ROUND 3 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Champion
Rod Measures The lengths of three rods are 6 cm, 9 cm, and 11 cm. How can you use these rods to measure a length of 14 cm? Sketch out the possibilities 11 cm 9 cm6 cm 4 cm 15 cm 11 cm 9 cm 6 cm 8 cm 17cm 11 cm9 cm 6 cm 14 cm 20 cm
1. How many tournament games will the champion have to play if there are 16 teams competing in a single-eliminating tournament? 2. How can you use four rods that measure 2 cm, 5 cm, 7 cm, and 9 cm to measure a length of 1 cm?
1. Four tournament games. 2. 2 cm9 cm 7 cm 1 cm 12 cm 5 cm 11 cm