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Question Bank p. 64-66 Glossary p. 114 Additional Pr actice p. 99-100 Family Le tter p. 102-109
Clever Counting -- Unit Planning Overview 8
th
Grade
Investigations &
Assessments
Days
Materials for
Students
Materials for
Teachers
Transparencies
ACE
Questions
Copies for
Students
Miscellaneous
1.
Counting Possibilities
3
Graphing
Calculators
Large sheets of
newsprint
1.1-1.2
1.1: #1, 2, 41.2: #3, 5-10
Have transparency for
answer prepared before
correcting ACE 14b-f.
2
Opening Locks
4
Graphing
Calculators
Combination lock
(optional)
2.1-2.3
2.1: #1, 8-102.2: #2-42.3: #5-7
Check -Up 1
1
p. 60-61
Answers, p.72
3
Networks
3
Graphing
Calculators
Large Sheets of
newsprint
3.1A-3.3B
3.1: #13.2: #3, 4, 103.3: #2, 5, 6
May want to bring in
NBA tournament
structure for added
interest.
4.
Deciding Whether
Order is Important
2
Graphing
Calculators
Set of dominoes
(optional)
4.1A-4.2
4.1: #5, 9-134.2: #3, 4, 6, 8
5.
Wrapping Things Up
1
Graphing
Calculators
5.1
5.1: Choose to fit
student needs
Self Assessment
1
Answers on p. 76
Unit Project
Cuisenaire Rods
(optional)
Labsheet unit project
Two options for a unit
project are offered (p. 57-
58). The first is very
creative the second is
number oriented.