Lesson Review 1 ASE Morning June 2005

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Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Use computation and proportions to solve problems (Number Relationships & Computation)

MATHEMATICS - Perform basic computations; approach practical problems by choosing from a variety of math techniques

Math: Solving proportions using cross multiplication.

If x/y=a/b then ay=bx.

This always works IF the fractions (or ratios) ARE equal.

2/4 = 4/8 so 2(8) = 4(4) or 16 = 16

3/4 = 9/12 so 3(12) = 4(9) or 36 = 36

Problem:

If a restaurant can buy fresh corn for $2.50 per dozen, how much do they pay for a single

ear of corn?

I Set up the proportion in a way that MAKES SENSE

$2.5 for 12 ears

$X for 1 ear (X stands for an unknown amount of money)

II. Set up the proportion mathematically and solve

2.5/X = 12/1

2.5(1) = 12(X)

2.5 = 12X

2.5/12 = X

0.20833333333333333333333333333333 = X

X = $0.21 (or 21 cents per ear of corn)

(We also did the DOE Surveys during Individual Learning Time.)

Student Comments

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I like looking at different styles of paintings

I learned a little bit of x/y=a/b

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I did ratios and I have a lot of homework, plus I like it. I had a great day.

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[I could have learned more if . . .] Math was a bit easier

MATH STINKS (like 10 million maggots on a 100 degree day)

Thursday, June 02, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Interpret Charts & Graphs (Reading)

How everything is made up of a small number of building blocks (Similarity and Diversity)

(Human) Body Systems

We started by looking at our anatomical torso. Based on an observation about its posterior,

we examined the terms "Symmetry", "Bilateral Symmetry" and "Radial Symmetry". Humans

and all vertebrates are bilaterally symmetrical (corresponding size, shape, and proportions

along a single dividing line - or reflecting "sides") but no organism is perfectly symmetrical.

(Luz found a great webpage on symmetry and made copies for the class.)

After looking at our building block framework

(>>>>atoms>molecules>organelles>cells>tissues>ORGANS>SYSTEMS>organisms>>>>>>

), we listed as many organs as possible. We then organized them into systems and compared

what we came up with to something Louise found on the internet. (The only system we

had missed was the IMMUNE system - interesting because we have been studying HIV and

AIDs with Timothy).

Class members spontaneously started dividing up body systems to do more research and

make presentations.

Student Comments

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

Worked on the human body. Everything I learned about the body I can and will remember.

[Individual Learning Time] worked on the computer about digistive system

[Word Bank words:] organs - sensory system

[What helped you learn today?] Group talk. Everyone helped each other.

EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME TODAY!

Male 45.00 -- 59.99

I learned today about basic anatomy, tissues & organs.

[Word Bank words:] symmetric correspondance

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I learn[ed] some long words and how to spell these words that are medical terms the right way.

[I could have learned more if . . .] I could have learned if the class mates weren't so much talking of

the know-it-all attitude which is not any help to anyone but a show-off person that has little

experience in these matters of any topic that was talked about today.

Monday, June 06, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Writing with John

John had people visualize their "domicile" when they were 10 or 11years old. Then we did a

few writing and sharing exercises based on childhood memories and experiences at home.

John tried to help people focus on specific objects and sense memories. This turned out to

really helped some people recall vivid memories of their parents and childhood sensations.

He gave a homework assignment to write a "scene" from childhood showing the dynamics of

a family - and he read the ending of Ernest Hemmingway's "Soldier's Home". It was a very

Student Comments

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

I want my GED and writing is very important in life sometimes.

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I wrote about some memor[ies] that [I'd] rather forget about.

I did better th[a]n I thought on my writing.

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

A guest came in and we wrote.

[Individual Learning Time] I looked up the cardiovascular system

Tuesday, June 07, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Where and why there is conflict (Conflict & Resolution)

Develop reading Vocabulary (Reading)

ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN INFORMATION (Information (Acquiring and Using))

Develop writing vocabulary (Writing)

The Civil War

Advance Organizer: "One important paradox of US History is how the Jeffersonians who

advocated democracy were also agricultural aristocrats whose wealth depended on slavery.

Alexander Hamilton who personified northern interests was suspicious of democracy but was

associated with economic freedom. These differences helped lead to the Civil War

(1861-1865)."

We spent a lot of time on the vocabulary, but also discussing the Southern economy which

was based on slaves. There was also discussion about the Springfield Armory which

supplied the Northern Army with rifles.

Joe put up a diagram showing the Northern and Southern economies and how they both

Student Comments

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

[Group Time:] learned something about the Civil War 1864-1865

[Individual Learning Time: Helped Mark on computer and worked on my own stuff - digestive system

and sensory system

[Questions, Concerns, PLANS . . . ] Field trip to Springfield [Armory Museum]

Male 16.00 -- 17.99

[Group Time:] Basically just discussed war.

[Individual Learning Time:] little bit of Math Writing Reading

[Word Bank words:] neconomicon

[Questions, Concerns, PLANS . . . ] GED maybe this summer

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

[Group Time:] We all discussed about Civil War History

[Individual Learning Time:]I was reading a magazine call[ed] Smithsonian talking about Civil War

History. Also well known scientific & famous [man] call[ed] Einstein.

[What helped you learn today?] more history of Einstein. He produced four papers that

revolutionized science. He was a brilliant and wise man!

Male 45.00 -- 59.99

[Word Bank words:] paradox

Class went very well today

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

[Word Bank words:] Agricultural- framing = cotton tobacco indigo. Economic - referring to products

and services necessary for life and wealth. Contradiction - saying the opposite. Aristocrats - upper

class. Paradox- when opposites are both true.

[What helped you learn today?] I remember the Jeffersonians and Hamilton

Male 18.00 -- 24.99

[Group Time:] Civil War with group.

[Individual Learning Time:] look up Civil War online

[What helped you learn today?] stuff I like

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[Group Time:] The whole class discussed the Civil War, and I asked a questions about the Civil War

and what words me[a]nt.

[Individual Learning Time] I did math problems and read about the Civil War era from internet

print-outs.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Analyze and explain computation procedures and how operations are related (esp. reversibility of operations) (Number

Relationships & Computation)

MATHEMATICS - Perform basic computations; approach practical problems by choosing from a variety of math techniques

Solving proportions different ways:

"If there are 5 girls for every 3 boys in the football club, how many boys are there if there

are 15 girls?"

Most people "knew" the correct answer was 9 boys. BUT it was VERY difficult to explain

why.

Luz knew how to set up a proportion to cross multiply. (But for that to make sense, the

proportion has to be constructed from corresponding items and you have to accept that cross

multiplication is based on a generalization that is ALWAYS true: "IF a/b=x/y, THEN ay=bx)

Most people used "patterns" to "step" from 5 girls to 15 girls and following the same pattern

Student Comments

Female 16.00 -- 17.99

[Individual Learning Time:] subtraction = poetry

[Questions, Concerns, PLANS . . . ] [next] Wed - subtraction on 0's

[What helped you learn today?] Joni Mitchell, Kara's cigarettes

[What didn't help?] _____'s smart ass remarks

I'm glad I have somewhere to go on the computer.

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

It really make[s] sense if I follow by how Joe showed me to [do] it. One by one ! It worked for me.

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I don't mind music in [certain] places but, to me[,] it is hard to think while doing math. Joe found some

ear phones[. T]his helped a lot.

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[Questions, Concerns, PLANS . . . ] subtraction, division, missing steps

[What helped you learn today?] not giving up on Math

Math wasn't as hard today as I thought it would be :)

Thursday, June 09, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

LISTENING - Receive, attend to interpret & respond to verbal messages and other cues (Basic Skills)

human body systems (physical, mental, social, and spiritual), their interdependence, and their roles in health protection

(Systems and Interdependence)

How everything is made up of a small number of building blocks (Similarity and Diversity)

Body Systems:

Timothy started with the word "homeostasis" (maintaining a steady internal state despite

changes in the external environment) and reviewed the organization of systems which is also

the "Building Blocks of Life" framework (cells>tissues>ORGANS>SYSTEMS>organisms)

He went over the SKELETAL system (Each bone is an organ. Bones are tied together with

ligaments. The functions of the bone skeleton is to 1. Protects 2. Provide support, 3. Allow

for Movement 4. Produce blood cells, 5. Store minerals).

He also went over the MUSCLE system. Muscles are attached to bones by tendons.

Muscles work by contracting and relaxing. There are 3 types of muscles: 1. Skeletal (under

voluntary control, usually work in pairs) 2. Smooth (involuntary, mostly in the digestive

track), and 3. Cardiac (the heart).

Student Comments

Female 16.00 -- 17.99

We did something on HIV and, ummm . . . body stuff

Male 45.00 -- 59.99

Ligament is connective tissue that holds bones together.

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

[Word Bank words:] peristalsis, skeletal, homeostasis, cardiac muscle in the heart

I cleaned my side on the bookshelf and deleted unwanted material (waste paper) Left some for

SCRAP for classroom

Group Time went wonderful except for Joe saying I was being imp[ul]sive when I didn't interrupt

anyone. I deserve more RESPECT!

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[What did you REALLY learn today?] Math skills and health words

[What helped you learn today?] I slowed down in Math.

Monday, June 13, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

WRITING - Communicate thoughts, ideas & information in writing; Create documents (letters, directions, reports, graphs) (Basic

Write at greater length in response to a topic or question (Writing)

Writing with John

Some people had readings based on last week's suggested assignment to write a scene from

childhood showing the dynamics of a family.

One exercise for today was to write about a time of happiness as an adult or teenager. In

another exercise, people divided into pairs and wrote about a place they each knew. Then

they had to try to combine (interlace) the two paragraphs.

The suggested assignment for next week was to write about an adult challenge. Before John

left he had everybody identify something they could write about.

He also read some excerpts from Pat Frey's Oral History interview about reclaiming words

after a difficult childhood.

Student Comments

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I did some individual writing on feel[ings] that the teacher wanted us to write [about], a childhood

memory , a happy time and doing a connecting writing piece with Mary.

[Individual Learning Time] I stud[ied] some more on the painter Manet.

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

[Word Bank words:] irony - a twist, a reversal of meaning or expectations.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Complexity of managing and resolving conflict (Conflict & Resolution)

ACQUIRE AND EVALUATE INFORMATION (Information (Acquiring and Using))

Civil War:

Started by listing what we knew about the Civil War. We had a long list of battles, some

generals, some politicians (A. Lincoln and Jeff Davis) and one abolitionist (Frederick

Douglass).

Then we looked at a "model" for reading about (and thinking about) any historical event.

An event has causes and background causes (Each cause is an event or a condition that has

its own causes).

An event also has results (or consequences . . . It is a cause for other events or conditions.)

In History we are mostly concerned with human causes, but human plans can go wrong and

sometimes the results of what people do is not what was intended.

The US was threatened with Civil War over slavery (and the control of the West) since at

least 1820. There were many skillful attempts to avoid war by compromise, but events got

out of control and a very bloody war resulted.

When the Civil War was over the mercantile, financial, and industrial interests of the North

were able to take firm leadership of the nation's future.

Student Comments

Male 16.00 -- 17.99

[Word Bank words:] niche

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

We had to study about factors concerning the causes and events that le[a]d to the beginning and

end of the Civil War.

Male 18.00 -- 24.99

Looked up Gettysburg[:] total people 158,300 (US 83,269; CS 75,054) the casualties (US 23,000; CS

28,000) Union victory

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

[I learned today because . . .] the class reviewed the Civil War era.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 8 Learners present. 3.25 hours

Subtracting with Zeros:

Most people did this review with no problem. A few needed some refreshers and reminders.

Student Comments

Female 16.00 -- 17.99

Made some phone calls for job application follow ups. Called Wilfredo to schedule an appointment

with Jim Parcells.

Female 16.00 -- 17.99

[Group Time:] Wrote stuff & ummm. . . . Subtraction paper

[Individual Learning Time:] I did a review on Amazon.com and I looked up books n'shyt

[Word Bank words:] onomonapeia [onomatopoeia]

[Questions, Concerns, PLANS . . . ] I'm concerned about Armageddon - just kidding

[What helped you learn today?] Talking to Joe in the beginning of class

[What didn't help?] being tired with no music.

Female 25.00 -- 44.99

[What helped you learn today?] More practice on long subtracting.

Very quiet today in school! Couldn't ask [for a] better day! Very interesting class!

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

[Word Bank words:] words that end in a "ly". It is a real help.

Female 45.00 -- 59.99

First Joe gave us subtraction and I cot them all correct. Mary did check my homework. I did good, but

with two wrong[.] Not bad. Joe gave me examples of how you change decimals to fractions plus

homework.

Female 18.00 -- 24.99

I did 6 pages in Math and didn't dread it (for once) :)

[What helped you learn today?] Reading the word problems slower so I can have detailed picture in

my head of the math problem.