Math Tools Lesson Plans: scroll through the unit, click on linked lessons
Lesson 1: Units
Engagement: Drill: What is physics? Why do we need rulers?
Activity 1: Think Time: How would you build a measurement device?
Activity 2: Units notes + example
Activity 3: Go over paperwork (let students pick to do this first or last)
Homework: Units worksheet, return signed parent letter and signed safety contract
Lesson 2: Scientific Notation
Engagement: Example physics problem with huge numbers ←in Scientific Notation.ppt
Activity 1: Scientific Notation notes ←in Scientific Notation.ppt
Activity 2: Scientific Notation examples ←in Scientific Notation.ppt
Activity 3: Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation worksheet
Homework: Scientific Notation worksheet, p. 1
Lesson 3: SI Prefixes
Engagement: The easier the better, ask questions about multiple distance units
Activity 1: Think Time: How would you make an easier system?
Activity 2: SI Prefixes notes ←use the overhead
Activity 3: Rule of Thumb: Understanding the Metric System
Homework: Scientific Notation worksheet, p. 2, returned signed textbook contract
Lesson 4: SI Unit Conversions
Engagement: Your scale measures mg but you need to know a mass in μg
Activity 1: Use math facts to find a way to convert units ← Changing Units.ppt
Activity 2: Unit Conversion notes ← Changing Units.ppt
Activity 3: Metric Conversion Factors worksheet, hand out books
Homework: Changing SI Units worksheet, study for the quiz
Lesson 5: Quiz Day
Engagement: We have our quiz today!
Activity 1: Last minute questions
Activity 2: SI Notebook Quiz, finish handing out books
Activity 3: Read Chapter 2 in Glencoe Physics
Homework: Chapter 2 Review (p. 37-38): 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Lesson 6: Counting Significant Digits
Engagement: How do you measure a line that comes between two marks on a ruler? ← Significant Digits.ppt
Activity 1: Counting Significant Digits notes & examples ← Significant Digits.ppt
Activity 2: Go over Significant Digits handouts
Activity 3: Counting Significant Digits worksheet (p. 1)
Homework: read (p.24-29): section 2.2, Counting Significant Digits worksheet (p. 2)
Lesson 7: Using Significant Digits
Engagement: Example Physics Problem → How many significant digits with math?
Activity 1: Using Significant Digits notes ← Significant Digits.ppt
Activity 2: Examples ← Significant Digits.ppt
Activity 3: Start the homework
Homework: Using Significant Digits worksheet
Lesson 8: Significant Digits Review ← this lesson shouldn’t be necessary
Engagement: Warning: the quiz is tomorrow
Activity 1: Review game ← flashcards
Activity 2: Significant Digit Review worksheet
Activity 3: Correct Significant Digit Review← time permitting
Homework: study for the quiz
Lesson 9: Significant Digits quiz
Engagement: We have our quiz today!
Activity 1: Last minute review
Activity 2: Significant Digits Notebook Quiz
Activity 3: Read (p. 30–36): section 2.3 in Glencoe Physics
Homework: Section Review 2.3 (p. 36): 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Lesson 10: Measuring Stopping Distances Lab
Engagement: Today we are going to have our first lab.
Activity 1: Measurement notes ← on overhead
Activity 2: Data Collection: Stopping Distances Lab
Activity 3: Calculations: Stopping Distances Lab
Homework: Measure boxes and calculate areas worksheet
Lesson 11: Graphing with Microsoft Excel
Engagement: Goldfish Growth example experiment ← from Graphing.ppt
Activity 1: Graphing notes ← from Graphing.ppt
Activity 2: Graph Goldfish Growth ← data from Graphing.ppt
Activity 3: Graph data from Stopping Distances Lab
Homework:
Lesson 12: Trend Lines with Excel
Engagement: How big would a goldfish grow in six months? ← from Trendlines.ppt
Activity 1: Example, explanation, & notes ← from Trendlines.ppt
Activity 2: Best Fit Trendlines, students use computers to fit trend lines to sample data
Activity 3: Fit a trend line to data collected in the Stopping Distance Lab
Homework: Chapter 2 Review (p. 40): 44
Lesson 13: Review ← This lesson can be skipped, depending on how students are doing
Engagement: Test Tomorrow
Activity 1: Scientific Notation Review
Activity 2: Significant Digits Review
Activity 3: Graphing Review
Homework: Chapter 2 Review: 8, 10, study, make a 3” x 5” notecard for the test
Lesson 14: Assessment
Engagement: Test Today!
Activity 1: Last minute review
Activity 2: Math Tools Test
Activity 3: Start the homework early
Homework: Read Chapter 3 (p. 43-46): section 3.1, Do Chapter 3 Review (p. 60): 1, 2