Daily Homework Assginments

Homework is checked daily for quality and completion.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

All Classes: Write 1 word problem for each of the following: GCF, LCM, factors, and multiples

Examples to help get you started:
GCF: You have 24 lollipops, 18 pencils, and 12 cookies. What is the largest number of identical treat bags you can make? How many of each item will be in the bags?

LCM:You are having a party and want to serve hotdogs. Hotdogs come in packs of 8 and buns come in packs of 10. If you want to have the same amount of hotdogs and buns, what is the least amount of packs of each should you buy?

Factors: Tony made a 9 x 8 rectangle using 72 square tiles. Including the 9x8 rectangle, how many different rectangles can be made using all of the tiles?

Multiples: 50 people came to the zoo. Every 2nd person who entered received a free zoo hat. Every 10th person who entered received $10 off the visit. How many people received both the hat and the discount?

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ABOUT ME

...In case you were curious to learn more about your wonderful math teacher :)

I am originally from Brooklyn, NY, but spent most of my childhood living in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. My early interactions with children influenced the decision to make education my life's work. I graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, concentrating in mathematics and science. During my time at Penn State, I enhanced my education by traveling the world as much as possible. During my junior year, I participated in Semester at Sea, a global studies program involving field work and cross-cultural exposure in 11 countries around the world. Thoroughly inspired by this experience, I dedicated the following two years of my life to combining my interest in learning about the world with my passion for teaching. During this time, I volunteered as an English Language teacher in an economically deprived school located in Costa Rica. I also completed my student teaching practicum in Bognor Regis, England. My experiences have driven me to become an educator who promotes a global perspective in my students.

Anaconda students: if you would like to hear more about the countries I visited and students I taught , just ask me! I have lots of great pictures and some really amazing stories!