{"id":184,"date":"2017-08-06T06:38:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T06:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtwelledu.wordpress.com\/?p=184"},"modified":"2021-03-15T23:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T06:05:18","slug":"algebra-project-the-analog-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hailstonesequence.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/06\/algebra-project-the-analog-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Algebra Project: The Analog Clock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is an algebra clock project that I’ve created for my 8th graders based on ideas I found here <\/a>and here.<\/a>\u00a0I anticipate doing Simplify with Me<\/strong>‘s Hidden Squares Activity <\/a>and Map Shell’s\u00a0“Building and Solving Complex Equations”<\/a> first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decide to make this a partner project….Partner A makes 6 equations and Partner B makes the other 6. They are responsible for checking their partner’s equations and creating a “clock: together. (In other words, writing the equations out on construction paper and making it look nice. How cool would it be to buy cheap clocks and have the kids replace the backgrounds though!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worksheet looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s not incredibly exciting or rigorous, but I’m hoping it will serve these other purposes (and help us get to more rigor later on!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n