May 24

May 24

Gr 7s I'm at St. Basil's for a workshop.  Work cooperatively and respectfully with your substitute teacher.  No negative reports please.  

Recess 9.35-9.50

French 9.50-10.25

Lunch 11.35-12.35

Italian 12.35-1.05

7s, today you will temporarily put aside your novel study, science, 3D views,  and how-to video tasks to focus on the math investigation below.  

Math Investigation text 10.1 pg.348-9

  

Goals:

• to solve a problem collaboratively and creatively

• to communicate strategies and solutions in a YouTube video or Prezi

• to build 3D prisms (i.e. triangular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal) from nets 

• to design efficient packaging that will pack tightly into a standard size box (i.e. 40cm x 33cm x 26cm) with no gaps between packages

• to determine what geometric properties (i.e. faces, edges, vertices, angles) make a difference when trying to pack with no wasted space between packages

The project managers below are to lead their team to success by choosing 2-3 co-workers that will help him/her fulfill the necessary responsibilities to solve the geometric problem:

• Team Pasqua
• Team Noce
• Team Barranca
• Team Sicari
• Team Louvado
• Team De Buglio
• Team Sampogna
• Team Wiggan

After reading through the investigation, brainstorm the approaches your team can take to arrive at a solution in an efficient and logical manner.

Your team is to also identify 3 success criteria that you all will use to evaluate your solution to the problem:

Our Success Criteria	Level 1 Limited requires further proof	Level 2 Some adequate proof	Level 3 Good proof	Level 4 Excellent proof

Do not share your strategies with neighboring teams.  It will be interesting to see the different approaches each group takes to solve the problem.

Use any class resources (paper, printers, netbooks) if any additional supplies are needed Gabby & Franny are to go to the storage room.
**you may also want to check out smart notebook gallery essentials on your netbook or blog link to library of virtual manipulatives**