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Unit 1: Analyzing Numerical Data
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
August 27
August 28
August 29
August 30
August 31
~~~ First Class Day ~~~
 TEKS:
 TLW: Become familiar with
the NHS culture and peers
Suggested Activities:
Questionnaire
Supplies-class and personal
Share with partner
Introduce partner to class
Secret word-algebra 1 vocab
 TEKS: 2A,B,C
 TEKS: 2A,B,C
 TLW: Estimating large crowds  TLW: Determine the number
of people using ratios
of tennis balls that it will
take to fill up our classroom
Guiding questions:
 What strategy did you use
Guiding questions:
to estimate?
 Would your estimate be too
 How is the problem of
big or too small? Justify
guessing the number of jelly
your answer
beans in a jar similar to
 How do you estimate physical
estimating a large crowd at
quantities
an event?
Activities:
 Work collaboratively to

estimate the number of
people in a large crowd
Start math journals
Assignment:
 Get supplies
 TEKS: 2A.C.D
 TLW: Estimating and
Calculating Large Numbers
Guiding questions:
 Do you think that we will
ever run out of telephone
numbers?
Activities:
 Student Activity Sheet 3
Activities:
 Work collaboratively to make

a third, better estimate using
materials provided
Introduce Fermi Questions

collaboratively to work with
estimating and calculating
large numbers based on our
telephone #s
Continue to work on Fermi
Questions
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September 3
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September 4
September 5
 TEKS: 2A.B.C.D
 TEKS: 2A,B,C,D, 1C
 TLW: Workday, finish Fermi  TLW: Demonstrate
September 6
 TEKS: 2A.B.C.D
 TLW: Review
September 7
 TEKS: 2A.B.C.D
 TLW: Unit 1 A test
Questions presentation,
Labor Day
~~~
Student/Teacher Holiday
understanding of estimating
and calculating large numbers Guiding questions:
Guiding questions:
Guiding questions:
 What are 2 ways to
 What are 2 ways to
Activities:
 How can you use proportions  Fermi Presentations
determine an estimate given a
determine an estimate given a
to solve your Fermi Question?
problem situation?
problem situation?
 What information do you
 How can you use proportions  How can you use proportions
need to research to be able
to solve estimation problems
to solve estimation problems
to solve your problem?
involving large numbers?
involving large numbers?
 What method can you use to  What method can you use to
calculate large numbers based
calculate large numbers based
Activities:
on
telephone
#ing
system
on telephone #ing system
 Finish collaboration on Fermi
Question presentation
Assignment:
 Finish presentation
Activities:
Activities:
 Review
 Unit 1 A test
Assignment:
 Review
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September 10
September 11
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TLW Begin next lesson – using  TLW: Continue lesson from
ratios to relate to
rectangular display screens
Guiding questions:
 How do aspect ratios relate
to TV screens?
 Why are there black bars at
the top and bottom of some
of the movies you watch on
TV?
Activities:
yesterday
Guiding questions:
 How do aspect ratios relate
to TV screens?
 Why are there black bars at
the top and bottom of some
of the movies you watch on
TV?
Activities:
 Continue working on WS 1.B.4
 Begin WS 1.B.4 – students will

consider different objects
that have a rectangular
display screens and
determine how aspect ratios
relate
Use proportional reasoning to
solve problems involving
ratios

– students will consider
different objects that have a
rectangular display screens
and determine how aspect
ratios relate
Use proportional reasoning to
solve problems involving
ratios
September 12
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TLW: Present Ratios in
Media presentations
Guiding questions:
 Why do you think the
consumer market has moved
to having wide-screen TVs in
the home?
Activities:
 Present conclusions of WS
1.B.4 to class
September 13
September 14
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TLW: Using ratios to
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TLW: Using ratios to
determine how putting tires
on a car that are not the
same size as the tires the car
came with effect the car’s
odometer and speedometer
readings.
determine how putting tires
on a car that are not the
same size as the tires the car
came with effect the car’s
odometer and speedometer
readings.
Guiding questions:
Guiding questions:
 How does putting different
 How does putting different
size tires on a car affect its
performance?
size tires on a car affect its
performance?
Activities:
Activities:
 Begin WS 1.B.5 (3 days)
 Continue WS 1.B.5
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September 17
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TLW: Using ratios to
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September 18
 TEKS: 1A, 1B,1C, 2A
 TLW: Unit 1.B test
determine how putting tires
on a car that are not the
same size as the tires the car
came with effect the car’s
Activities:
odometer and speedometer
 Unit 1.B test
readings.
Guiding questions:
September 19
 : 4B, 4C, 4D
 TLW: Calculate and
interpret weighted averages
and weighted sums.
Activities:
 Finish WS 1.B.5 and review
 : 5A, 5B, 5C
 TLW: Calculate and use
indices to understand and
compare data.
September 21
 5A, 5B, 5C
 TLW: Calculate and use
indices to understand and
compare data.
Guiding questions:
Guiding questions:
 What other methods may
 What methods can you use to  What methods can you use to
teachers use to calculate a
final grade average?
 How does putting different
size tires on a car affect its
performance?
September 20
Activities:
 WS 1.C.6
compare quarterbacks?
What statistics would you
look at to compare them?
Guiding questions:
compare quarterbacks?
What statistics would you
look at to compare them?
Activities:
Activities:
 Start WS 1.C.8
 Finish WS 1.C.8
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September 24
 TEKS: 2D
 TLW: Students will
determine the check digit
for credit card numbers.
Guiding questions:
 How can you recognize
an invalid credit card
number?
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September 25
 TEKS: 2D
 TLW: Students will
determine the check digit
for credit card numbers.
Guiding questions:
 How can you recognize
an invalid credit card
number?
Activities:
Activities:
 WS 1.D.12
 Finish WS 1.D.12
September 26
September 27
September 28
 TEKS:4A,4B,4C,2A,2D,5A,  :TEKS:4A,4B,4C,2A,2D,5A,  TEKS: 3A, 3B, 3C
5B,5C
5B,5C
 TLW: Students will review
what they know about
weighted averages, weighted
sums, and determining the
check digit for a credit
card.
Guiding questions: What area
do you struggle with the most
in this unit
 TLW: Students will
 TLW: Students will
demonstrate what they know
about weighted averages,
weighted sums, and
determining the check digit
for a credit card.
Activities:
 Unit 1 C &D Test
construct Venn diagrams and
determine probabilities of
compound events to make
decisions about the risks
involved in the situation.
Guiding questions: How do you
determine which numbers to put
in the parts of the Venn
diagram?
Activities:
 Review weighted averages,
weighted sums, and validating
ID numbers
Activities:
 Begin Unit 2 – WS 2.A.1