tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post5108980575720074843..comments2024-01-16T01:06:59.106-06:00Comments on square root of negative one teach math: Crazy for Conic Cards!Amy Gruenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-65519346883508110942013-01-10T11:09:13.202-06:002013-01-10T11:09:13.202-06:00Hi Kristen! Have you emailed Cindy Johnson to ask ...Hi Kristen! Have you emailed Cindy Johnson to ask for the cards? I think everything is explained pretty well in her materials, and she has always been happy to share with anyone who asks. <br /><br />I did a follow-up post here where I share some resources I've made: http://squarerootofnegativeoneteachmath.blogspot.com/2011/04/conic-card-follow-up.html<br /><br />If you can't get those to work or you have more questions, you are more than welcome to email me: mrsg.heartsmath@gmail.com and I will try to help. :)<br /><br />Best of luck with your student teaching!Amy Gruenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-65048359690397536852013-01-09T15:37:10.566-06:002013-01-09T15:37:10.566-06:00Hi,
I am student teaching this coming semester an...Hi,<br /><br />I am student teaching this coming semester and I will be teaching conic sections. This looks like a wonderful activity. Would I be able to receive the additional instructions, notes, questions, etc.?<br /><br />Thank you!<br />Kristen (#2)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060582593382117791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-58649734660687887932011-04-20T09:15:31.865-05:002011-04-20T09:15:31.865-05:00If you wouldn't mind sharing your additional i...If you wouldn't mind sharing your additional instructions, I'd love to see them! Cindy sent me her outline... I really just need to sit and sort through stuff and figure out exactly what's going on.<br /><br />Thanks again! I hate doing conics, so I'm hoping this will help pep them up a little bit :) Especially with just a month left in the school year!<br /><br />KristenKFousshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493982153040173831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-60688291529021193452011-04-20T08:44:10.742-05:002011-04-20T08:44:10.742-05:00I am on twitter, (sqrt_1) but I have been kind of ...I am on twitter, (sqrt_1) but I have been kind of resistant because the real-time aspect feels too demanding to me. But I have been lurking and @druinok has been drawing me in. :)<br /><br />Did Cindy send you her outline? She has it broken down as to what questions she asks and how she has them sort the cards each day. This year, I wrote up some instructions so the students could do most of it on their own. (I can share those). Then I had them take a few notes along the way. You will probably want to go faster than the outline, though, so you have time for other stuff. Like anything else borrowed -- you end up modifying it and making it your own. :) Amy<br /><br />p.s. (You definitely need a student to help with the cutting, there is a crazy amount!)Amy Gruenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-46045376552447970192011-04-20T08:15:15.849-05:002011-04-20T08:15:15.849-05:00I can deal with that :) Also, do you do any instr...I can deal with that :) Also, do you do any instruction before you hand out the cards? Or do you just give them and go?<br /><br />I just made my copies (found some pretty colors of paper!) and am ready to laminate and cut. Now I'm just hoping I can find a bored student to do that for me. :)<br /><br />Also, are you on twitter? If not, you need to be!KFousshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433645647849357887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-22070066415452125962011-04-19T19:48:16.523-05:002011-04-19T19:48:16.523-05:00Hi Kristen! There isn't anything about complet...Hi Kristen! There isn't anything about complete the square. At our school, I use the cards in Alg 2 to introduce conics -- then they go more in-depth in precalc. I think you could easily use the cards as an intro and then extend beyond that. AmyAmy Gruenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676373489409268657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-41391212116330164232011-04-19T17:44:27.001-05:002011-04-19T17:44:27.001-05:00Amy -
I e-mailed Cindy and just got the files fr...Amy - <br /><br />I e-mailed Cindy and just got the files from her. I haven't looked over them yet, but is there anything about changing from general form to standard form? The whole completing the square bit?<br /><br />Just wondering! I'm looking forward to seeing what these are about!<br /><br />KristenKFousshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493982153040173831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362097420075354716.post-70330035514566276722011-04-13T21:26:22.226-05:002011-04-13T21:26:22.226-05:00I'm teaching Algebra 2 for the first time next...I'm teaching Algebra 2 for the first time next year and I want to steal this idea but I don't even understand it myself! lol So this is my IOU a bunch of questions when I am at the point to even think about Algebra 2!miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.com