Math for Monday, December 5, 2011

• Today’s Lesson: Chapter 4, Lesson 1 – Numbers in the Media (Pages 114-116)
• Learning Goals:
  • Large numbers can be represented using rounding and decimal or fraction notation.
• Additional Resources:
  • Large Numbers in the News – how do the news articles below use decimals to help them represent large numbers.
    • Crosby Draws …
    • Lottery Agency …
    • Cochrane Buses…
    • Offshore wind …
    • Firm OK’s…
    • City Budget…
    • Oldest Fossils…
    • Walking in the Trees…
    • A World of…
    • U.S. Debt – Please take a look at this infographic! – Mr. M
    • To really get an appreciation of big numbers and especially large amounts of money – check this out!
  • BBC Bitesize – Decimals Review
  • BBC Rounding Review
  • Rounding Practice (set to thousands and a largest number of 999 999)
• Classwork: Practice Questions 1-5
• Homework Book: Pages 44-45