Reliable Data? Part 1

Data Set A: Record the mean, median and mode that was calculated on Friday for the original data set using Table 1 in BLM 11.2.1. (Distance jumped in mm)

MEAN:
MEDIAN:
MODE:

Data Set B: Calculate the mean, median and mode of just the At Home Activity data set from Table 2 in BLM 11.2.1. Show your method of calculating the central tendencies.

MEAN:

MODE:

MEDIAN:

Data Set C: In partners, take one set of data from the At Home Activity and add it to the original data set from last class. Calculate the new mean, median and mode of the data. Show your method of calculating the central tendencies.

NEW MEAN:

NEW MODE:

NEW MEDIAN:

ANALYSER: LAFLECHE

Analyser: Selon Laflèche, quel rôle est-ce que la religion joue dans l'identité Canadien?

Penser critiquement: Pourquoi penses-tu que Laflèche aurait promu la nationalisme Canadienne?

ANALYSER: LORD METCALFE

FIGURE 1.17 Voici une citation de  lord Metcalfe, parlant à un membre du gouvernement britannique en 1843.

Analyser: Pourquoi est-ce que Metcalfe pense que l’assimilation devrait être abandonnée?

Pourquoi est-ce que Metcalfe voudrait que les Canadiens etre gouvernes “à leur satisfaction”?

PENSER, PARLER, PARTAGER: Papineau

                                     

FIGURE 1.11 Voici un extrait d’une lettre écrite par Papineau à son fils Amédée en 1852.  

ANALYSER: Qu’est-ce que cet extrait révèle à propos de la situation de beaucoup de fermiers en Canada Est au milieu des années 1800?

PENSER CRITIQUEMENT: Qu’est-ce que cette lettre nous dit à propos de l’attitude de Papineau envers les Canadiens qui font de l'élevage sur son terrain? Explique ta réponse.

ANALYSE: Mary Queen of the World Cathedral: Benediction of the First Stone

Analyse: Regarde bien cette illustration. Explique comment la cérémonie était reçue par la communauté. Utilise l'information/les détails dans cette  illustration pour soutenir ta réponse.

Problem of the Day: Bake Sale

Madame is baking cupcakes for the upcoming bake sale, her recipe calls for 1 ½ cups of flour. Madame wants to make 3 ½ batches so that she can have enough to sell. How much flour will she need?   

Show your work visually and symbolically (with numbers and symbols)

Problem of the Day: D & D

To the Dungeon!

Evan loves to play Dungeons and Dragons with Davin and Avi. However, his parents have realized that it is getting in the way of his homework. They decided that for every hour that Evan spends on homework, his parents will give him 1 ⅔ hours of time to play D & D.

This week Evan spent 2 ⅖ hours on homework. How many hours of Dungeons & Dragons did Evan earn?

Problem of the Day: I ONLY NEED A FRACTION OF THAT!

I ONLY NEED A FRACTION OF THAT!

Kyle’s family has a salad dressing recipe that can feed his entire family! Kyle has shared the recipe with Julia for her upcoming Easter dinner. Julia’s family is only ⅓ the size of Kyle’s therefore she needs to adjust the size of the recipe by determining one third of the recipe (and each ingredient). How much of each ingredient will Julia need to make the dressing for her family?

Ingredients:

Ingredient	Kyle’s Recipe	Julia’s recipe
Vinegar	¾ cup
Oil	½ cup
Mustard	3 ¼ teaspoon
Jam	⅓ cup
Garlic powder	1 teaspoon

Show your calculations, models and strategies below:

(you MUST use a visual representation for at least 2 of the ingredients)

Problem of the Day: Jump Rope for Heart

Every year Prince Philip participates in Jump Rope for Heart. About 4/7 of 8M collected pledge money for the event. Close to 3/8 of these students raised over $50 each.

a) What fraction of the class raised over $50?

b) What fraction of the class raised less than $50?

c) There are 26 students in our class. Estimate how many students raised over $50.

**Don’t forget to choose a model to justify and show your thinking***

Fraction Problem of the Day: Run, Edwin, Run

PROBLEM OF THE DAY - RUN EDWIN RUN!

Edwin is training to be a runner. Last week he ran ½ hour on Monday, ⅚ h on Wednesday, ⅔ h on Friday and ¾ h on Saturday.

1. Estimate how many hours Edwin ran in total?

Justify your thinking!

2. How many hours did Edwin run in total last week?
3. For how many more minutes did Edwin run on Wednesday than on Saturday

  

EXTENSION: Andrew made Edwin a running schedule to follow for the month. What might be the schedule look like for Edwin to run, using the data from last week?