Freshman+Seminar

**//Welcome to Math FS 2011-2012! //**

9/7 - 9/8 ||  || __Course Description and Policies__
 * ||  || WELCOME FRESHMAN STUDENTS! ||
 * WED - THU
 * WED - THU

|| 9/9 - 9/15 ||  || * Mental math tricks and shortcuts: (1) 5-10-15% (2) Square any number ending in 5 (3) Multiply a two digit number by 11 || 9/16 - 9/20 ||  || [|ThatQuiz.org]
 * ||  || Math FS - Freshman Seminar will meet for one quarter only, and then continue with other instructors and topics. ||
 * FRI - THU
 * FRI - THU
 * FRI - TUE
 * FRI - TUE

> 9/21 - 9/22 ||  || * Gauss' brilliant trick for adding numbers 1 - 100! 9/23 - 9/26 ||  || [|ThatQuiz.org]
 * Practice basic skills - See main page and click on "ThatQuiz" for specific "quizzes."
 * Planning a budget and introduction to spreadsheets: [|Personal_Spending_Spreadsheet] ||
 * WED - THU
 * WED - THU
 * Basic Skills worksheets: Evaluate expressions, axioms, plotting coordinates ||
 * ||  || MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT - Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Hope to see you! ||
 * FRI - MON
 * FRI - MON
 * FRI - MON

9/27 - 9/28 ||  || * All you ever wanted to know about prime numbers 9/29 - 10/3 ||  || [|ThatQuiz.org]
 * Fraction Frenzy! Practice your fraction skills ||
 * TUE - WED
 * TUE - WED
 * Make a t-rex graph ||
 * THU - MON
 * THU - MON

10/4 - 10/7 ||  || * Using percents 10/11 - 10/12 ||  || * Congruent shapes - puzzle 10/13 - 10/14 ||  || [|MCAS - Question Search] 10/17 - 10/18 ||  || * MCAS - Number Sense and Patterns (Open Response) || 10/19 - 10/20 ||  || * Pre-Algebra Jeopardy! || 10/21 - 10/24 ||  || [|ThatQuiz.org]
 * Bar graph, line graph, and circle graph
 * Basic skills worksheets: cross number puzzle ||
 * TUE - FRI
 * Inscribed polygons and perfect pie charts ||
 * TUE - WED
 * TUE - WED
 * Number sense - How good are you? ||
 * THU - FRI
 * THU - FRI
 * MCAS - Number Sense and Patterns (Multiple - Choice) ||
 * MON - TUE
 * MON - TUE
 * WED - THU
 * WED - THU
 * FRI - MON
 * FRI - MON


 * Ultimate Fraction Practice
 * Mean, Median, Mode, and Range ||