tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post1384363860361306979..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Special QuadrilateralsShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-28235050880420318732011-03-15T21:25:08.471-05:002011-03-15T21:25:08.471-05:00" I'll send the e-mail link to my student..." I'll send the e-mail link to my students if you don't mind"<br />Please do--I love it when my stuff is useful.<br />Mermaid--I'm sorry to hear that the applet crashed for you <br />(geogebra is large-ish when running from the web, and sometimes is takes a long time to load, and sometimes it crashes). If you run geogebra, you can get my basic file of quadrilateral makers here:<br />http://www.box.net/shared/d4mjjdrqzz.LSquared32https://www.blogger.com/profile/00858524638866166691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-48107239430169018132011-03-12T16:07:18.621-06:002011-03-12T16:07:18.621-06:00I was just talking to my daughter (a college stude...I was just talking to my daughter (a college student and problem-solver) about how poorly my students did on the Parallelogram unit exam, and how poorly they seem to do every year despite my introduction of different graphic organizers, target skill worksheets, etc. It took me a week to grade the exams this year because I was so depressed with my own performance as a teacher.<br /><br />In any case, on Monday, I am planning a tiered exam review/recap lesson, which will include a foldable for those students who can't seem to remember the properties of the different quads. Any other ideas are welcome (although the applets on the langfordmath page crashed Firefox).Mermaid of Brooklyn - Wendy Menardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732230805520644038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-29267729580007286912011-03-12T09:48:20.762-06:002011-03-12T09:48:20.762-06:00Lsquared ... those applets are awesome and easy to...Lsquared ... those applets are awesome and easy to understand. Thank you. I'll send the e-mail link to my students if you don't mind.Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-65385566521322225182011-03-12T09:45:41.762-06:002011-03-12T09:45:41.762-06:00Oh, they are too funny. Looks like they had a blas...Oh, they are too funny. Looks like they had a blast doing that, and yes, I would love to see your rubric. I'm horrible at rubrics and it would be nice to get some ideas. ... and YES, I think it's almost time for another foldable.Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-86038384768936658322011-03-12T09:44:52.433-06:002011-03-12T09:44:52.433-06:00I had a similar experience with some elementary ed...I had a similar experience with some elementary ed pre-teachers last year. I like your big shape to fold idea--maybe I'll steal it for next year. This year I'm having them do a lot of the activities from the book "Shape Makers" by Michael Battista--it uses Geometers Sketchpad (which I have, but they don't, so I've made some applets that do pretty much the same thing: <br />http://langfordmath.com/ElEdMath/Geom/shapes/quads/MeasQuadIndex.html<br /><br />The book has a lot of good ideas for different ways to ask students about quadrilateral properties: I think you might like it.LSquared32https://www.blogger.com/profile/00858524638866166691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-22070178477199976872011-03-12T08:48:06.309-06:002011-03-12T08:48:06.309-06:00(Sorry I didn't realize my husband was logged ...(Sorry I didn't realize my husband was logged in and left that first comment from his profile.)<br /><br />Hi! I am a fellow math teacher and enjoy reading your blog. Too many familiar stories! Anyway, when we teach special quads at my school, we have them get in groups and come up with a rap/song/poem about an assigned quadrilateral. The lyrics must include all properties (so for example squares must include all properties of a rhombus, rectangle, and parallelogram). Here's an example of a couple of my students' project last school year...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eso7Iddc88<br /><br />They don't HAVE to pre-record it. They are welcome to perform it in front of the class, as well. I have a rubric I use to grade, but it's on my school computer. I'd be happy to send it your way!<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />P.S. Aren't foldables great??Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186416865520806779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-9657214686661430662011-03-12T08:45:49.139-06:002011-03-12T08:45:49.139-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187468997465170473noreply@blogger.com