TASK 2 - WRITING ACROSS DISCIPLINES
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Feb 20, 2024
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James Ojeda
Jacqueline Comas
December 3, 2023
TASK 2: WRITI
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A.
A lot of times in math, educators hear students ask "When are we truly going to use this
in real life?” Inquiry based teaching is gainful in math since it suggests the conversation starter
of "How are you going to sort this out" to the students, making them see precisely how much
math goes into regular day to day life. This is particularly useful if the students would like to
obtain something through buying. They can then utilize math to calculate what amount of time it
would require for them to save cash through part-time jobs or chores to purchase what they need.
This activity is actively engaging them in learning math ideas to get what they need, causing
math to seem like less of an issue also, more accommodating to them.
B.
The kind of task would be a journal activity on the Pythagorean Theorem. I would plan
for this activity by getting a variety of uncooked spaghetti cut into lengths going from 1 to 6
inches, addressing the sides of a right triangle. There would be an adequate number of pieces for
every student to pick 2 lengths of spaghetti to take part in the activity. I would likewise have
determined all possibilities of a hypotenuse length, and cut enough of every one of the potential
answers for the students to use too. I would begin the activity by reading a short story about the
Pythagorean Theorem. The book is designated "What's your angle Pythagoras". It is a short
picture book, that makes sense of the premise of the Pythagorean Theorem.
As the book is being read, the students will write in their journals what they believe is new or
fascinating. When the book has been read, I will ask my students to share their thoughts to the
class and write their key ideas up on the board as a word wall for the class to think about in their
writing. Along with the word wall, I would add math terms that the students would use in writing
an explanation of how they were measuring and calculating. The students will write clear and
exact reenactment of their activity in their journal remembering the step by step directions on
what they did and how it ended up. This would permit them to return to their writing from now
on, and they would recollect what they realized and how to accurately apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to a math equation that required them to do so.
Every student would pick 2 pieces of spaghetti to take back to their desk. Prior to measuring, the
students could look at the "hypotenuse" spaghetti pieces, guess which one they could wind up
with, and record it in their journal too. They would measure the sides and calculate the length the
hypotenuse ought to utilize the Pythagorean Theorem. When the students have determined the
length of their hypotenuse, they would find the connecting piece of spaghetti of that length, test
their calculation to check whether they were right, and add their results to their journal.
The writing task would implement the lesson that was recently learned and practiced with a fun
activity, and will assist them with reviewing what the Pythagorean Theorem is in the future since
it was reinforced with an hands-on experiment. The journaling would invigorate their brain and
get them fixated on the day's action. “It is more than a collection of observations, facts learned,
and procedures conducted. The notebook also documents student reflections, questions,
predictions, and conclusions.” (Michigan, nd)
The standards covered are: 8.G.H.6 Use models or diagrams to explain the Pythagorean Theorem
and its converse.
8.G.H.7 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in
real-world and mathematical problems.
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State of Michigan. nd. Writing to Learn Mathematics. https://www.michigan.gov/documents/
mde/Writing_to_Learn_Mathematics_306722_7.pdf.
Wyoming Mathematics. 2018. Contents and Performance Standards https://edu.wyoming.gov/
downloads/standards/2018/Math-Standards.pdf