Aligning Math and Science Curricula
- 1. TALL TUESDAY 200 8 -200 9 MISMATHED
- 2. current semester 1 Experimental Design Constant Velocity Projectiles Forces & Newton’s Laws Accelerated Motion Graphing Functions Operations with Real Numbers Equation Solving Inequalities Word Problems Linear Functions Scatterplots & Lines of Best Fit Systems of Equations
- 3. current semester 1 Experimental Design Constant Velocity Projectiles Forces & Newton’s Laws Accelerated Motion Graphing Functions Operations with Real Numbers Equation Solving Inequalities Word Problems Linear Functions Scatterplots & Lines of Best Fit Systems of Equations Math Skills Needed for Both Units: Creating a graph from data Calculating slope Creating an equation for the line Drawing the line of best fit Interpret a graph { Weeks 11 - 18 Weeks 1 - 6 }
- 4. current semester 1 Experimental Design Constant Velocity Projectiles Forces & Newton’s Laws Accelerated Motion Graphing Functions Operations with Real Numbers Equation Solving Inequalities Word Problems Linear Functions Scatterplots & Lines of Best Fit Systems of Equations Math Skills Needed for Both Units: Drawing and interpreting curved graphs Manipulating equations without numbers Weeks 11 - 13 Weeks 7 - 11 } Weeks 3 - 5 { {
- 5. current semester 1 Experimental Design Constant Velocity Projectiles Forces & Newton’s Laws Accelerated Motion Graphing Functions Operations with Real Numbers Equation Solving Inequalities Word Problems Linear Functions Scatterplots & Lines of Best Fit Systems of Equations Math Skills Needed: Manipulating equations without numbers Interpreting and solving linear word problems { Weeks 12 - 19 Weeks 3 - 9 }
- 6. current semester 2 Waves Sound Circuits Electrostatics Light Polynomials Factoring Radicals Probability Solving Factorable Quadratics Math Skills Needed: Operations with real numbers Solving equations Word problems ?
- 7. proposed realignment Flip-flop semester one Physics topics with semester two topics
- 8. Math Skills Needed for Physics Semester One Creating a graph from data Calculating slope Creating an equation for the line Drawing the line of best fit Interpret a graph Drawing and interpreting curved graphs Manipulating equations without numbers Interpreting and solving linear word problems Math Skills Needed for Physics Semester Two Operations with real numbers Solving equations Word problems Math Skills Taught in Algebra Semester One Operations with real numbers Solving equations Word problems Inequalities Graphing functions Linear functions Scatterplots and lines of best fit Systems of equations Math Skills Taught in Algebra Semester Two Polynomials Factoring Solving factorable quadratics Radicals Probability
- 9. Math Skills Needed for Physics Semester One (New Semester Two) Creating a graph from data Calculating slope Creating an equation for the line Drawing the line of best fit Interpret a graph Drawing and interpreting curved graphs Manipulating equations without numbers Interpreting and solving linear word problems Math Skills Needed for Physics Semester Two (New Semester One) Operations with real numbers Solving equations Word problems Math Skills Taught in Algebra Semester One Operations with real numbers Solving equations Word problems Inequalities Graphing functions Linear functions Scatterplots and lines of best fit Systems of equations Math Skills Taught in Algebra Semester Two Polynomials Factoring Solving factorable quadratics Radicals Probability
- 10. Ways for Algebra to Reinforce Physics Use the GUESS Method for problem solving Use physics formulas and data sets Use LoggerPro along with the graphing calculator Use common language (e.g. speed instead of rate, line of best fit vs trend line) Review Scientific Notation Emphasize units and exact values vs measured values
- 11. Ways for Algebra II and Precalculus to Reinforce Chemistry Start the year with Exponents Unit to reinforce scientific notation, specifically how to use the graphing calculator (i.e. EE button) Use the GUESS Method for problem solving Use chemistry formulas and data sets Use LoggerPro along with the graphing calculator Use common language (e.g. speed instead of rate, line of best fit vs trend line) Emphasize units and exact values vs measured values Use balancing chemical equations as examples of systems of equations Consistent use of Factor-Label Method