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So... about those conic sections

For Unit M, a portion of your test grade will be based on you demonstrating your understanding of both the properties of conic sections and their application to real life.




This will be due by class time on the day of your test (Thursday).  
This is a single-submission assignment and quality will be measured upon the first submission.  Please ensure both correctness (we've discussed this in class enough!) and completeness before hitting "publish".  Remember, you can save your post as a "draft" while you continue to work on it to make it great!

In one blog post, you must answer the three questions posed below.  Your responses should include:

1. Full, complete, descriptive, and detailed sentences for each of the three separate questions.  Please number them so they are separate on the blog post.
2. Proper vocabulary, including but not limited to: 
   • Conic Section
   • Eccentricity
   • Double-napped Cone
   • Parts of the conic section (vertex, focus/foci, directrix, axis, vertices, co-vertices, major axis, minor axis)
3. Images or drawings that help to represent what you are saying. [minimum one image]
4. Embedded videos or hyperlinked websites that help to support your response.  There are plenty of examples that I have given you on the Unit M tab. [minimum one video or website]
5. Text edited, colored, etc to aid in reading and comprehension of content. [notice how I have done that with this post]
6. At the very bottom of your post, you must include proper citations for any websites (including videos, pictures, and articles) used in your construction of the post. [notice how I have done that with this post]

QUESTIONS:  For these questions, you may choose to discuss the parabola or the ellipse.  You do not have to use the same conic section for all questions, although it is suggested because your answers to the questions will build on one another.

1. What is the mathematical definition of this conic section and how does that definition play a role in the properties of the conic section and how it is shaped or formed?
2. How does the focus (or foci) affect the shape of the conic section?  (If you choose ellipses, you should include information about eccentricity in your response; if you choose parabolas, "p" should be a big focus... haha, get it? "p" is the distance from vertex to focus and it should be a big focus. Ok, moving on...)
3. How do the properties of this conic section apply in real life?  (While using the exact examples I gave you may be acceptable, I will be looking for some research, creativity, and thought.  There is a lot out there!)

Everything written in your blog post is subject to personal interview, meaning that whatever you write I may choose to ask you about at any time.  Make sure any knowledge gained from the internet or friends is not simply written out, but is actually understood so you can explain it in person.  Any hint of plagiarism, cheating, or copying of ideas from classmates' blogs will not be tolerated.  If you need help understanding something, please ask!!


Citations:
Conic Sections Image pasted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Conic_Sections.svg
Parabola Image pasted from: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parabola.html
Conic Sections animated video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=miybaQtYONA




BEFORE SUBMITTING: 
1. Do you have each of the 3 questions numbered separately on your post?
2. Are all of your paragraphs proofread for sense, grammar, and clarity?
3. Have you used as much mathematical vocabulary as appropriate?
4. Do you have at least one image uploaded to the blog post?
5. Do you have at least one hyperlinked website or embedded video that relates to the blog post?
6. Did you use color, highlighting, bolding, italics, underline, different font sizes, etc to help important parts of your post stand out?
7. Did you include the citations of the locations of your videos, websites, or images?

Independent Contract Make-up Schedule

Due at beginning of class on Monday, January 14th:

1. All Online WSQ submissions for all units. (this include all notes in SSS packets completed fully)
2. All PQ's and PT's in spiral notebook for all units
3. All required blog submissions (WPP, SP, SV) for the unit based on the WSQ chart.  See below for details

QUIZZES FOR EACH TEST MUST OCCUR BEFORE YOU TAKE THE EXAM. 
THIS MUST HAPPEN AT 7AM AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM 
(example: for Unit J, quizzes must be taken Monday or Tuesday morning)

• Unit H - Quizzes 1-9
• Unit I - no quizzes. SP/WPP instead
• Unit J - Quizzes 1-4 + SP5,SP6
• Unit K - Quizzes 1-9 + SP7 + WPP 7 or 8
• Unit L - Quizzes 1-3 + WPP 9 + WPP10

Test Days/Times:
Monday, January 14th 3pm - Unit H - TIME CHANGE TO MONDAY MORNING OR MONDAY DURING LUNCH (35 MINUTES ONLY!)
Tuesday, January 15th 3pm - Unit I
Wednesday, January 16th 7am, lunch, AND 3pm (must come at all times) - Unit J 
Thursday, January 17th 3pm - Unit K TIME CHANGE TO THURSDAY MORNING OR MONDAY DURING LUNCH (35 MINUTES ONLY!). IF THESE DO NOT WORK, PLEASE SCHEDULE ANOTHER AFTERNOON WITH MRS. KIRCH
Friday, January 18th 3pm - Unit L

Thursday (4th) and Friday (5th/6th), January 24th-25th during class time - Math Analysis Final Exam

Friday 12:30pm sharp until 1:30 or 2pm - group meeting with Mrs. Kirch to go over final grades + PQs and activities that you missed during class while you were taking the final exam.

DETAILS ON ASSIGNMENTS:

• WPP (word problem playlists) - read directions, information, instructions, etc here. 
• SP - Student Problems.  Write your own problem neatly on a piece of paper.  If the concept includes a template, you should print out a template and do the problem on there to make sure you include all parts.  You should be using pen or marker to write it so it stands out clearly.  Explain your work verbally to the side as you are working it out.  Take a picture of your problem and put both as  "new post" on your blog as well as added to the "Student Problems" playlist that is embedded on that page of your blog.   In your post, make sure to include a few sentences underneath of (1) What is this problem about? and (2) What does the viewer need to pay close attention to in order to not make a mistake?
• SP1 - Unit E Concept 1
• SP2 - Unit E Concept 7 
• SP3 - Unit I Concept 1
• SP4 - Unit I Concept 2
• SP5 - Unit J Concept 5 (see important details here)
• SP6 - Unit J Concept 6 (see important details here)
• SP7 - Unit K Concept 10
• SV - Student Problems.  Write your own problem and solve it.  You will be explaining your work verbally on a video, which can be recorded on any good-quality video device.  This video must be uploaded online (YouTube, SchoolTube, Vimeo, etc) and then embedded as a "new post" on your blog as well as added to the "Student Videos" playlist that is embedded on that page of your blog.  In your post, make sure to include a few sentences underneath of (1) What is this problem about? and (2) What does the viewer need to pay close attention to in order to not make a mistake?
• SV1 - Unit F Concept 6 or 10
• SV2 - Unit G Concept 8 (extra credit)
• Unit K Fibonacci Assignments - all information should be in the Unit K SSS. Please ask if you need clarification.

On Monday, January 14th, you will work with the class in groups on Unit M and will stay on schedule with the class, held accountable to the dates on the WSQ charts.  All make-up work must occur on your own time according the schedule above.

First Semester Final Exam Review

Are you ready?

Your Math Analysis Final Exam will be on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Dec 19-21) and will cover material from Units A-L.

Wednesday - 45 minutes (Questions #1- ___)
Thursday -54 minutes (Questions #___-___)
Friday - 30 minutes (Questions #___-___)

Two review packets, 106 questions each, have been created.  Your final exam will be shorter than this (length TBD).  You can access and print the packets here.

Please keep in mind that some of the answers do not fully answer the question and you may have to ask your teacher to clarify.  However, pay close attention to notation because your final exam will be multiple choice and the multiple choice answers will be formatted in the same way as the answer choices on the review packet (which may be different than what you did in class!)

For Mrs. Kirch's students (please check with Ms. Tamaoki for anything different if you are her student)

1. Version 1 of the Final Exam review, completed neatly and organized on your own lined paper, is your "ticket" to the final exam and will be due in full at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

2.  You will have Monday and Tuesday (Dec 17-18) in class to ask any final questions about the review.  However, the review packet should be fully completed to the best of your ability BEFORE these days in class.

3. Version 2 of the Final Exam review is not required but is highly suggested for sections of the final exam you need more practice on.  Certain students may be required to complete Version 2 based on semester effort and teacher discretion.

4. You may use your Math Analysis portfolio on the exam.  This includes: SSS packets, Quiz packets, Test packets, and spiral notebooks/templates.  This DOES NOT INCLUDE your final exam review packet.  You will be turning this in before the exam and it may not be used on the test.

*This is updated as of Sunday, November 25th. Changes and updates will be made in the coming weeks as the final exam is ... finalized ... :)

Flipped Classroom Video Story

Back to School night information

Back to School Night 2012 on Prezi

Student Blog Post Reminders:

(see the initial video tutorial of summary blog posts here)


What do I title my post?

Unit __ Question # __: _____________________ (Shortened version of question/topic)

What do I write in my post?

State the question

You can copy-paste this from the electronic WSQ chart that you can open from the Unit tab on the blog.  Or you can just type it out yourself :).

Answer the question

Correctly - Answer must be correct or you will not receive credit

Completely - Make sure to answer all parts of the question

Proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, etc.

Extend the question

Your answer must extend beyond the basic notes that are provided for you in the SSS to show your understanding of the material.  This can be done by explaining a specific example or situation to clarify the notes.  

Include an image

Image must relate to the question.  It is helpful if your image is connected to your "extension" as a way to explain what you mean in your own words.



Suggestions for an aesthetically pleasing post:

1. Use bold, italics, underlining, highlighting, and different colors to bring out important facts
2. Use different font sizes to help distinguish between portions of the post
3. Have the image be set to "right" or "left" instead of "center" so you can have text right next to it.




Overall, the purpose of the blog posts is for you to show me how well you understand the material.  

It is important that:

1. They are in YOUR OWN WORDS and not mine
2. They go beyond the basic facts presented in the SSS
3. They show some basic thought and connections.


TO RESUBMIT A BLOG POST FOR RE-GRADING:
1. Check with Mrs. Kirch if you are confused about what the right answer is.
2. Edit the original post to include all the information above
3. Send Mrs. Kirch a note on Edmodo with the link to the specific post you want her to re-read.  It will not go back to her RSS reader after the original publish date, so now you must send it her way!