Mentor-Apprentice Event

Location: Miguel Contreras Learning Complex
322 Lucas Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90017
Parking (NorthEast) on Lucas, North of 3rd
at MCLC Library (2nd Floor) 
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When: August 25th
Who: IMPACT Mentors 8-3pm Please arrive by 8am!
Who: IMPACT Apprentices 9-3pm.  Please arrive by 9am!  Please come prepared with a 10-minute group presentation of your Community Exploration Day Assignment


What: IMPACT Mentor-Apprentice Event

Build a Design

Here is Sonia's Design:

GeoGebra

A must have, free mathematics software: GeoGebra

GeoGebra

The Border Problem

Day 2  A classic Algebra problem: The Border Problem.
The apprentices solved The Border Problem using multiple representations and made connections between them by making explicit key mathematical concepts conveyed in the different solution pathways.  The following is a visual - that helps to better understand, geometrically, where the explicit rule for both the linear and quadratic functions come from.

Barbie Bungee Jump

Barbie Bungee Jump
In methods today, we worked on a performance task that required application of linear function to give Barbie (and Ken) a thrill of her lifetime.  Using a linear model and data collection, apprentices came up with a length and built a chord for bungee jumping that would get Barbie as close to the ground without hitting it.  This video clip is the actual jump of three dolls at UCLA's Kerchoff hall patio.
Whoa!!!

Dan Meyer: Math Class Needs a Makeover

Summer Math Methods

Looking forward to our week long math methods.  Don't forget to purchase your books and bring a spiral graph-paper notebook!