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Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Statistics
Students will construct boxplots and dotplots using roller coaster data.
2021-04-26
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Calculus
Students will use Riemann sums to estimate board length of a roller coaster.
2021-04-26
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Architecture
Students will persevere solving graphical tanagram puzzles.
2021-04-26
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will solve angle puzzles to apply what they've learned about angle relationships and to informally learn the Triangle Sum theorem: the sum of all angle measures in any triangle is `180` degrees.
2021-04-19
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Inequalities
Students will learn how to recognize inequalities on a number line and compare to domain inequalities. Use the following academic language: greater than, less than, equal to, integer, negative, positive. See how few questions can be asked per session.
2021-04-19
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Trigonometry
Students will compare radians, degrees, and angles. Academic language used: greater or less than, radians, degrees, angles.
2021-04-19
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Measurement
Students will compare length, mass, and liquid volume.
2021-04-19
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Functions
Students will find function relationships in natural systems.
2021-04-19
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will use volume of cylinders to help support their firewood selling business.
2021-04-12
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
General
Students will develop volume equations and solve for unknown variables, while helping their boss get the job done.
2021-04-12
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will use circumference and knowledge of circles to calculate perimeter and area of complex shapes.
2021-04-12
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Discrete
Students will determine the best location for their ice cream stores. Be prepared to use the Pythagorean Theorem.
2021-04-12
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will explore the relationship among angles formed by a transversal and a system of two lines.
2021-03-29
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will communicate in vocabulary-rich conversations about angle relationships.
2021-03-29
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Mini-lesson
Equations
Students will use sketch to solve "twin puzzles" as a way to practice their order of operations skills.
2021-03-29
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Modeling
Students will learn how to fit a logistics model to automobile fuel efficiency data.
2021-03-26
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Expressions
Students will use mathematical language to talk about numbers.
2021-03-22
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Functions
Students will learn how to solve quadratic equations by completing the square graphically and algebraically.
2021-03-22
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Trigonometry
Students will learn how to estimate the value for the number pi using trigonometry.
2021-03-12
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Word Problems
Students will compare math vocabulary and learn to convert word problems to expressions and equations.
2021-03-08
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Ratios
Students will engage in vocabulary-rich conversations about proportional and non-proportional relationships.
2021-03-08
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Expressions
Students will engage in vocabulary-rich conversations about expressions and equations.
2021-03-08
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Engineering
Students will incorporate functions into OpenSCAD engineering code.
2021-03-08
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Functions
Students will solve quadratic equations using the area model and plot solutions and equation on a graphing calculator.
2021-03-01
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Coding
Students will construct complex rectangular prisms in OpenSCAD, then calculate their volumes.
2021-03-01
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Coding
Students will construct proportional rectangular prisms in OpenSCAD and have other student calculate the scaling factor.
2021-03-01
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Statistics
Students will learn about scatterplots, modeling nature through functions, and least-squares regression.
2021-02-22
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Ratios
Students will compare prices by converting to unit rates.
2021-02-22
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Mini-lesson
Coordinate Plane
Students will practice writing coordinate rules to transform figures to complete patterns.
2021-02-22
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Trigonometry
Students will understand how right triangle ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem forms the basis for trigonometry and the unit circle.
2021-02-02
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will practice finding surface area of various prisms.
2021-02-01
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Fractions
Students will work together on a whiteboard to demonstrate fraction equivalency.
2021-01-18
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
Linear Equations
Students will gain greater flexibility for finding solutions for two linear equations.
2021-01-18
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Equality
Students will learn to fluidly transform and manipulate algebraic equations.
2021-01-18
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Architecture
Students will find area of right triangles and other triangles.
2021-01-11
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will find area and perimeter of various polygons.
2021-01-11
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will find area and perimeter of various polygons using the Pythagorean theorem.
2021-01-11
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Geometry
Students will find area and perimeter of a circle using the Pythagorean Theorem.
2021-01-11
Grades: 9, 10
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Mini-lesson
General
Students will review the properties of radical and integer exponents.
2021-01-04
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
Graphing
Students will learn how to add variables to ordered pairs to animate objects on the coordinate plane.
2021-01-04
Grades: 7, 8
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Mini-lesson
General
Students will understand how to simplify algebraic expressions.
2021-01-04
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
General
Students will understand how to simplify basic expressions.
2021-01-04
Grades: 5, 6
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Mini-lesson
Puzzles and Games
Students will learn how to collaborate with mathematics .
2020-10-18
During the 2020-2021 school year, fifth through tenth grade students from Renton Prep near Seattle jumped headlong into the investigations, activities, and mini-lessons fround on this website. Leadership at Renton Prep is always looking for creative ways to inspire students so the path to learning is clear and bright.