Middle School Math News

By Nunn, Kathy

January 09, 2012

January 2012

All Middle School Math Students are working on ways to improve their problem solving skills. Weekly assignments are given online through a website called Edmodo. Students follow a rubric to help them successfully understand and answer correctly daily life problems. Problem topics revolve around material we are covering during that week in class.

Edmodo Math Rubric

What strategy did you use to solve the math problem?
What steps did you use to solve the problem?
Show the work.
Label the problem.

I have included some of the weekly questions that your students have solved. Many students use their Active Inspire Tool to show work and graph problems.

Grade 8- Example-Pythagorean Theorem

Ricardo plots the points (0,0) and (6,0) and (0,8). Then he connects the points to form a right triangle. What is the length of the triangle’s hypotenuse?

Example by Allison Lankford.

Grade 7-Example-Positive and Negative Integers

Brad’s Checking Account

Brad had $530.45 in his checking account. He wrote checks for $16.50 and $95.68. He also made a deposit of $19.13. What is the final balance in his account?

Example by Aspen Clark

Grade 6 -Example-Perimeter

Jerome’s Metal Strips-Perimeter

Jerome uses metal strips to make rectangular frames that are 8 inches long and 4 inches wide. What is the total length of the metal needed to make 5 frames?

Example by Ethan Cooksey

1.I drew a picture.
2.I drew and labeled it 8 inches long and 4 inches Then I found the perimeter of that rectangle by taking 8+8+4+4.This gave me the total inches for 1 frame which was 24 inches. I then took 24x5 to give me the total inches for 5 frames.
3.8+8+4+4=24 inches
24x5=120 inches
4.120 inches