CreativeProblemSolving

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING ELECTIVE - 2013-2014

PORTFOLIOS DUE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! || [|Link to google doc template] ||
 * || **WEEK 11** ||
 * **6/9** || Growth Portfolio Work Day ||
 * **6/10** || Growth Portfolio Work Day ||
 * **6/11** || Growth Portfolio Work Day
 * **6/12** || Village Walks Project
 * **6/13** || Village Walks Project ||

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 * || **WEEK 10** ||
 * **6/2** || Portfolio Work Day ||
 * **6/3** || Start Greenfield Village Walks Project - Phase 1
 * **6/4** || Puzzle Day OR Growth Portfolio Work Day ||
 * **6/5** || Walks project phase 2 - collect distance and time data ||
 * **6/6** || Portfolio work day OR Walks Project Phases 2-3 ||

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 * || **WEEK 9** ||
 * 5/26 || Memorial Day - No School ||
 * **5/27** || Window Washing
 * **5/28** || Growth Portfolio Work Day ||
 * **5/29** || Chocolate Boxes
 * **5/30** || Puzzle Day: [[file:PuzzlesWeek9.pdf]] ||

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 * || **WEEK 8** ||
 * **5/19** || Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem
 * **5/20** || Finish Proofs of Pythagorean Theorem and Reflection
 * **5/21** || Begin writing Growth Portfolio ||
 * **5/22** || Puzzle day![[file:PuzzlesWeek8.pdf]] ||
 * **5/23** || Growth Portfolio Work ||

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 * || **WEEK 7** ||
 * **5/12** || The Sierpinski Triangle and Reflection
 * **5/13** || Comparing Investments Activity
 * **5/14** || Classic Brain Teasers [[file:ClassicBrainTeasers.doc]] ||
 * **5/15** || Grade the [|Sample Growth Portfolio] using your Rubric ||
 * **5/16** || Puzzle Day and Reflection

and Reflection || || Cross Totals || ||
 * || **WEEK 6** ||
 * **5/5** || Having Kittens
 * **5/6** || Equations and Identities - Sometimes, Always,Never
 * **5/7** || Puzzle Day! [[file:PuzzlesWeek6.pdf]] ||
 * **5/8** || [|Organize Binders]
 * **5/9** || [|Growth Portfolio Work]

|| [|Link to listen to the article]
 * || **WEEK 5** ||
 * **4/28** || Test of Genius and Exeter Math Problems
 * **4/29** || "Struggle" article and Reflection

Variations on a T-Pattern and Reflection || || ||
 * **4/30** || The Tower of Hanoi Problem
 * **5/1** || Puzzle Day! [[file:Puzzles-Week5.pdf]] ||
 * **5/2** || Assorted Logic Problems

Do 43025, 42968, 43044 and 3 other questions of your choice [|2. Smarter Balanced Practice Test] Sign in as a guest and try the practice test (using the tools they give) 3. Reflection Questions - [|Submit Answers in the Google Form] and Reflection ||
 * || **WEEK 4** ||
 * **4/14** || [|1. Sample Questions]
 * What is harder or easier about the online format?
 * How do you think the difficulty and thinking required in these questions compares to the ACT?
 * How do you think your teachers could prepare you for these types of questions? ||
 * **4/15** || Matching Functions and Situations [[file:FunctionSituationMatching.pdf]] ||
 * **4/16** || Finish Matching Functions and Situations
 * 4/17 || Puzzle Day! - On Week 1-3 packets ||
 * 4/18 || No School - Good Friday ||

HW: Dot Pattern Revisited: || || ||
 * || **WEEK 3** ||
 * **4/7** || Dot Pattern Task:
 * **4/8** || Pattern Task Assessment 1:[[file:PatternTaskAssessment1.pdf]] ||
 * **4/9** || Assorted Puzzler Problems 2:[[file:AssortedPuzzlerProblems2.pdf]] ||
 * **4/10** || Puzzles Week 3:
 * **4/11** || Reading and Notes- The Joy of X:

Square Spirals Pattern Task and Reflection: Easy - Square Train and Pyramid Pattern Medium-Patchwork Quilt: Hard - Patchwork:
 * || **WEEK 2** ||
 * **3/31** || Multiple Abilities Bingo:

Task Reflection Sheet: || || Reflection Question: What are the similarities and differences in the strategies you used for different puzzles? || Number Tricks: ||
 * **4/1** || Perimeter Task with Algebra Tiles and Reflection ||
 * **4/2** || Assorted Puzzler Problems 1 and Reflection
 * **4/3** || Puzzle Day! - Week 2:
 * **4/4** || Number Talk #2

Theory of Learning Self-Assessment: "Can You Think Under Pressure?":
 * || **WEEK 1** ||
 * **3/24** || Syllabus:

Fermi Problems: ||
 * **3/25** || DotTalk1:

The Border Problem: || L Pattern and Pentagon Train Task HW: Complete Task Reflection Sheet: ||
 * **3/26** || Growth Mindset Quiz
 * **3/27** || DotTalk 2:

Puzzles - Week 1:

Puzzle day Reflection: || You Can Grow Your Intelligence: Article - Notes -
 * **3/28** || Mindset Study Data Sheets and Notes:

Then either a do the word puzzles or linear and quadratic patterns ||