Transcript Math Literacy Lab

Math Literacy Lab
A summary and introduction for
“Making the Grade” 2009
Joanne Dimenno & Linda Kittell
Why Math Literacy Lab?
• Remedial skills reviewed as needed
• Enforces academic math skills:
Grade 9- Equation Solving and Graphing
Grade 10- Figures and Formulas
• Teaches life skills (money, time-cards, percents
and ratios, measurement and conversion)
• Reviews trade concepts
• Problem Solving Strategies
• Helps to prepare for CAPT
SNAGS CARDS
• The equivalent of our textbook
• Color-coded index-card flip book
• First White Section (newest edition) Table of Contents, broken down by section
• Blue Section - Language-Arts Strategies
• Why?
“SNAGS” is an acronym and mnemonic that
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Strategies
• Keywords and common symbols
• Mnemonics for:
Evaluating expressions
Solving equations
Solving a word problem
• Strategies for reading and understanding math
texts and long word problems
• Problem-solving strategies
• Graphic organizers
Number Sense
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Rules for negative numbers
Rules for fractions
Absolute value
Percents and Proportions
Statistics (including tables and graphs)
Probability and Counting Methods
Algebra
• Order of Operations
• Combining Like Terms
• Operations with
Polynomials
• Exponents and Scientific
Notation
• Solving Equations
• Graphing on the number
line and coordinate plane
• Forms of a line
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Graphing linear equations
Finding Slope
Midpoint Formula
Distance Formula
Multiplying Binomials
Factoring Trinomials
Quadratic Formula
Solving absolute value and
inequalities
Geometry
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Perimeter and Circumference
Using pi (π)
Area of shapes
Surface area of solids
Volume
Pythagorean Theorem
Plane Geometry
Linear relationships and Angle pairs
Types of triangles
Rules for quadrilaterals
Skills or “Shop”
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Systems of Measurement
Recipe Conversions
Lumber dimensions
Metric prefixes
Measuring time
The Power Wheel (Ohm’s Law)
Number Systems
Sprayable Mixes (Collision Repair Application)
Calculating Interest
• All sections have blank pages for personalized notes.
In Summary
• Lab instructors meet with both academic and
trade instructors to collaborate and plan.
• Trade instructors come into the Math Literacy
Lab weekly to participate and learn buildingwide strategies.
• Lab instructors re-enforce academic concepts
and curriculum, and
• Academic instructors reinforce lab concepts by
utilizing universal strategies.
• All universal (building-wide) strategies (taught
in both labs and in academics) are found in
the SNAGS cards.
• SNAGS cards also contain useful formulas,
rules, “tricks,” and tips for mathematical
concepts found in various math, science, and
trade classes.
• Students receive points in multiple classes for
remembering to “snag” and bring their cards.
• Thank you.
Any questions?