When Will We Ever Use This Stuff?

Students generally did well on their homework from Friday, although the graphing component gave some people problems. We revisited one of the problem solving activities we did earlier in the room and saw how using one of the methods for solving systems of equations would have made solving the problem so much easier and quicker. In addition, students would have been able to score 5's and 6's on the problem, rather than the usual 4's.

Students worked in groups to create simple story problems that could be solved with systems of equations. Some groups used vehicles as the basis for their problem, while others used cakes or oddly-shaped monsters. The five creative problems became tonight's homework.

Tonight's Homework: Complete and check each of the 5 problems your classmates created for us today. In addition, be ready to take a quiz over this material tomorrow.