1. 8 th grade math Week of 3/28/11 Day 2

2. Review of homework assignment Unit conversions: What techniques do we want to use?

3. Review of homework assignment Unit conversions: What techniques do we want to use? Ratios and cross cancellation

4. Review of homework assignment Common errors: No labels Improper ratios: numerator and denominator are not equivalent Not cross canceling the labels Plugging in numbers into the calculator.

5. Upcoming quiz on unit conversions Period 1: Thursday, March 31 Period 3: Friday, April 1 Period 6: Friday, April 1

6. Homework check: Writing Problems Exchange your papers with the student sitting next to you. Review each question to make sure that the requirements were met.

7. Class work: Unit Conversions Write 16 problems using unit conversions. 3 one step problems from small to big units 3 one step problems from big to small units 3 two step problems from small to big units 3 two step problems from big to small units 1 one step problem from metric to customary units 1 two step problem from metric to customary units 1 one step problem from customary to metric units 1 two step problem from customary to metric units

8. Upcoming quiz on unit conversions Period 1: Thursday, March 31 Period 3: Friday, April 1 Period 6: Friday, April 1