Online Set Game

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Rules

The object of the game is to identify a 'Set' of three cards from 12 cards laid out on the table. Each card has a variation of the following four features:

1) COLOR: Each card is red, green, or blue.
2) SYMBOL: Each card contains ovals, squiggles, or diamonds.
3) NUMBER: Each card has one, two, or three symbols.
4) SHADING: Each card is solid, open, or striped. 

A 'Set' consists of three cards in which each feature is EITHER the same on each card OR is different on each card. That is to say, any feature in the 'Set' of three cards is either common to all three cards or is different on each card.

Examples of sets:

1) color: different on each card, symbol: the same on each card (oval), number: the same on each (two),shading: the same on each card (solid)
2) color: different on each card, symbol: different on each card, number: different on each card, shading: different on each card
3) color: the same on each card (green), symbol: the same on each card (diamond), number: different on each card, shading: different on each card

Pattern Block Link

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Adding and Subtracting positive and negative numbers - Online Help

Online Help Math is Fun Site:

Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers

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Positive and negative numbers on a number line

ATN Problem 1.4 In the Chips

How can you use a chip model to represent addition and subtraction?

In this investigation, we will be using chips to represent positive and negative integers. 

You may have heard the terms, "In the red" (meaning you owe or have a negative amount of money) and "In the black"(meaning have a positive amount of money)

In the image above, there are black positive chips and red negative chips on the board. Some red and black chips have already been put together in "zero pairs" that cancel each other out. Is this image "in the black" or "In the red"? How do you know?

Now try for yourself: 

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ONLINE CHIP MODEL

Inv 3.3 - Polystrip and quadrilaterals

Focus Questions: 

1. What combination of side lengths can be used to make a quadrilateral.

2. How many different shapes are possible a set of side lengths.  

Here is the polystrip link.

Since the virtual polystrips can only got up to ten, use these number sets in place of the ones given in Problem A:

1.  3, 5, 8, 8
2.  2, 3, 5, 10
3.  8, 8, 10, 10
4.  6, 10, 3, 5
5. try your own!

Hint - Use the attach button seen below to link polystrips and allow them to move.

Investigation 3.1 - Building Triangles

Focus Question:  

What combination of three side lengths can be used to make a triangle?

Additional questions:  

• Are there special conditions for the side lengths of a triangle?  
• Can a triangle be built with any three side lengths?  Explain.

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Link to Math Warehouse Triangles sides and angles.

Investigation 2.2 - any polygon angle sum

Focus Question: What is the angle sum of any polygon with n sides?

Helpful site:
Math is Fun - Polygon angles

Application problem of understanding triangle angles.

Investigation 2.1 - Regular Polygons angle and angle sum formulas

The focus question is: What is the size of each angle and the sum of all angles in a regular polygon with n sides?

The students will review what is important in a polygon and how regular and irregular polygons compare.  The goal is for students to develop formulas the sum of interior angles for a polygon of n sides.


S - Sum of all angles
S = 180 (n - 2)  
when n = any number of sides of a polygon


A - measure of one angle
A = 180 (n - 2)/ n
OR  
A = 180 - 360/n   
when n = any number of sides of a polygon

Link to Geometry and Regular Polygon Site

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Investigation 1.2 - Shapes and Designs

Focus Question: What are some common benchmark angles? 

Today students looked at the question, "What are some of the benchmark angles?"

Students were exposed to vocabulary words such as:

• acute
• obtuse
• initial side
• terminal side
• degrees
• right angle 
• straight angle

Here are some of the notes taken from today class.

We ended by playing a connect four game.  Lets see if our students can defeat their parents!

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