1. Algebra 1 4 NOV 2011 1) Put papers from your group folder into your binder. 2) Put your binder, hw and text on your desk. THE ONLY PAPERS THAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR FOLDER ARE YOUR WARM UP sheet and the current day’s classwork the current day’s classwork CHECK YOUR HOMEWORK √ or X each problem CHECK YOUR HOMEWORK √ or X each problem Warm-up: silently Evaluate using order of operations 1) 4 + 5 (5-7) ÷ 2 2) 8÷4(2) 3) 10 – 3 + 7 finished? do Improving your visual thinking skills pg. 113

2. Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of year to date concepts. Students will take a district assessment.

3. Homework due today Chapter 2 review Homework due next class pg. 148: 1(a – e), 3, 4 Check by substituting your answer for x and evaluating (do the math)

4. Chapter 3- Linear Equations BIG IDEAS: Scatter Plots Tables, Rules, Situations and Graphs Solving equations

5. Words to KNOW recursive sequence- an ordered list of numbers generated by doing a procedure over and over recursive routine- a starting value and rule used to make a recursive sequence examples: 2, 4, 6, 8, …. “start with 2 and add 2 to the previous number” 9, 6, 3, 0, ….. “start with 9 and ????” perimeter- the distance around the outside

6. Identify the starting term and the operation that must be performed to get the next term; find the missing values a. 7, 12, 17, ___, 27, ___, ___, 42, ___, 52 b. 5, 1, -3, ___, -11, -15, ___, ___, - 27, ___ c. -7, ___, -29, ___, -51, -62, ___, -84, ___ d. 2, -4, 8, -16, 32, ___, 128, -256, ___, ___

7. Empire State Building Location: New York City, New York, USA Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Year: 1931 Height: 381 meters / 1,250 feet Stories: 102 When it was constructed in 1931, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the World, and it remained the world's tallest until 1972, when the New York World Trade Center Tower was completed. After terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building became New York's tallest building.New York World Trade Center Tower

8. Empire State Building The empire state building has 102 floors. How high up are you when you reach the 25 th floor? TURN TO PAGE 158: Floor or “story”–South HS has 3 floors Height of floor CAN MEAN floor to ceiling distance, but in this table it means height above ground Look at example A together CALCULATOR NOTE: -4 ENTER +13 ENTER, ENTER, etc.

9. Investigation pg. 159 Toothpick Patterns perimeter- the distance around the outside Do investigation on separate paper to be submitted, clearly showing each step with your answer Step 1-- read silently. what do you need to do? We will sketch the toothpick pattern Step 2– make table on your paper for figures 1 – 6 DO Steps 3 – 4 using think(silently)- pair- share RULE-  starts at ____ add _____ each time Advanced students-- Do steps 5 - 8

10. back to investigation Do steps 5 – 6 with your group Present your findings on a piece of poster paper ADVANCED groups- make up your own puzzle piece from “toothpicks”. Add identical pieces in one direction to make succeeding figures in your design. DO STEPS 7 – 8 on poster paper and be ready to share your results

11. strategies? what strategies did you use to find the next term? what math did we do today? what was new? what was review?