Pre-Algebra Honors

1.  What was your favorite part about Pre-Algebra this year?  
2.  Name three specific mathematical concepts that you learned this year.  
3.  Do you feel prepared for Algebra next year?  What are some areas you may need to work on?  
4.  I have had the pleasure of teaching the majority of you for the past [...]

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YOU are a screenwriter (someone who writes movies).    The character in your new movie must use their brain to think of clever ways to save the world from destruction, but there are a number of problems that he or she must face.  Write a synopsis of this movie, and include at least three problems, each [...]

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Write a word problem that requires someone to set up an equation with variables on each side.  Solve the answer to make sure it works out, but do NOT provide the answer on the blog page.  (Problems from your book and worksheets can provide helpful clues.)  

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What do you think is the most important math lesson from each chapter and why?  (7 chapters = 7 most important lessons.  Don’t forget to explain why for each lesson.)

Out of these 7 lessons, which do you think is THE most important and why?  

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Chapter 5 has incorporated concepts from all of the previous chapters.  It uses the integer rules from Chapter 2.  It adds and subtracts like terms (in fractional form) and solves equations…all based from Chapter 3.  It also extends our work with monomials (Chapter 4) by multiplying and dividing them.  
As you may have noticed, mathematics [...]

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Answer each of the following questions:  
1)  What was your favorite part of the Scavenger Hunt?  (You can have more than one favorite.)
2)  What was your least favorite part?  (Again, more than one least favorite is acceptable.)  
3)  What would you change about the Scavenger Hunt?  (Additions, Omissions, etc.)

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Look over the lessons in Chapter 4.  Why do you think the editors of this textbook put all of this material together in one chapter?  What connects all of the lessons?  Are there any lessons in Chapter 4 that do not fit in the chapter?  Also, do you think other lessons could be added to this [...]

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Invent a new review game for the end of a chapter.  How would it be structured?  Would there be a clearly-defined winner?  Make sure this game incorporates everyone in the class, where everyone is actively reviewing the material on some level.  

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