Hlawatsch
Mar1011
Math6
LessonPlan
NameofUnit:VariablesandPatterns
Topic
GroupDiscountsandaBonusCard:EquationsWith2Operations(Inv.3.3)
Aim/Focus
Question
CCLS
Standards
Vocabulary
Mathematical
Practices
Materials:
Launch
TherearenonewglossarytermsintroducedinthisProblem.
18
Labsheet3.3A:WildWorldAdmissionPrices
Labsheet3.3C:GolfCartRentalCosts
DoNow:
1.CollectHomework
Launch:(5min):
Studentswillreadinpairsthepresentedactivity.Studentswillreadtheintroduction
paragraphtwice,eachpartnertakingturns.DuringthistimeMs.HlawatschandMr.Calvelo
willcirculatetomakesureeachpairisreadingandtoassessstudentoralfluency.
b.Describethepatternofchangethatshowsupinthetableandgraph.
Thetableandgraphbothshowasteadyrateofincrease.Thepatternofchangeinthetableis
thateachincreaseof4inthenumberofpeopleinagroupleadstoaconstantincreaseinthe
groupcost.Thegraphshowsalinearpatternwithastartvalueof50.
Explore
StudentswillworkinpairsonLabsheet3.3CGolfRentalCosts
The 20 is theentryinthetablewhenthenumberofhoursis0.The20isalsowherethegraph
intersectsthe
y
axis.
Summarize
DuringthediscussionofQuestionC,youmightask:
HowdoesthisequationcomparetotheequationsyouwroteforQuestionsAandB?
Allthreeequationsinvolvetwooperations,butthenumbersintheequationsaredifferent.
ThisequationismoreliketheequationinQuestionAbecauseyoumultiplyandthenadd.
HowdoesthisgraphcomparetothegraphsyoumadeinQuestionsAandB?
Allthreeinvolvegraphsthatarestraightlines.ThisoneslantsuplikethegraphinQuestion
A.
Assessment
Homework
Ifthevalueofonevariableisknown,howcanyoufindthevalueoftheothervariable?
Moststudentswilluseagraph,atable,ornumericreasoning.Iftheyknowthevalueofthe
independentvariable,theymaysubstituteitintotheexpressiontofindthedependent
variable.
Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachrepresentation?
Answerswillvary.Foramoredetaileddiscussionoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesof
differentrepresentations,see
PatternsofChange
inMathematicsBackground.
Youmightaskstudentstothinkofadifferentsituationthatcanberepresentedbyanequation
thatinvolvestwooperations.
Usethefollowingquestionstoassessstudentunderstandingattheendofthelesson.
WhatevidencedoIhavethatstudentsunderstandtheFocusQuestion?
Wheredidmystudentsgetstuck?
Whatstrategiesdidtheyuse?
Whatbreakthroughsdidmystudentshavetoday?
HowwillIusethistoplanfortomorrow?ForthenexttimeIteachthislesson?
WherewillIhavetheopportunitytoreinforcetheseideasasIcontinuethroughthisUnit?
ThenextUnit?
DoNo.69onp.79