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Solution
Task 2
Writing Across Disciplines
C728
Ashley Smithling
01/20/2025
A.
Inquiry-
based..teaching..in..Mathematics..helps..teachers..resolve..questions..the..students..might..ask,..for..ins
tance,..“When..will..I..ever..use..this..in..real..life?”..and..helps..turn..the..question..into..“How..will..I..s
olve..this..problem?”...This..helps..show..students..how..math..can..be..used..in..their..lives...This..woul
d..be..called..project-
based..inquiry,..which..will..help..students..answer..financial..questions..they..might..have..throughou
t..their..lives...Questions..like..“How..much..money..should..I..put..away..each..week..for..bills?”..or..“If
..I..want..this..how..much..should..I..save..each..week..and..how..many..weeks..do..I..need..to..save..to..fin
ally..get..to..buy..it?”...This..helps..encourage..students..more..with..their..critical..thinking,..data..gathe
ring,..synthesizing..information,..and..sharing..answers.
B.
, The..class..activity..that..we..will..be..doing..will..be..hands-
on..for..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..activity...For..this..activity,..each..student..will..have..their..own..b
aggy..with..sticks..in..it;..each..stick..will..be..an..assorted..color..and..size...They..will..also..have..a..wor
ksheet...Each..stick..will..have..a..number..on..it,..and..that..number..will..represent..one..of..the..sides..o
f..a..right..triangle..the..student..is..working..on..within..the..worksheet.
I..will..start..off..the..lesson..by..asking..the..students..to..write..down..their..opinions..on..what..they..thi
nk..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..is...Then,..I..will..ask..them..what..they..think..the..Pythagorean..Theore
m..has..to..do..with..the..sticks..they..have..on..their..desk...Then,..I..will..have..them..turn..to..their..budd
y..and..discuss..their..ideas..with..each..other...I..will..then..bring..the..class..back..together..so..we..can..g
o..over..what..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..is..as..a..class,..and..I..will..have..them..put..down..on..paper,..
what..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..is..in..their..own..words,..as..we..discuss..it...Having..students..write..
the..definitions..of..the..terms..in..their..own..words..is..a..strategy..called..the..Vocabulary..Developme
nt..strategy...Vocabulary..Development..is..when..students..have..the..ability..to..use..different..methods
..and..modes..like..oral,..visual..and..written,..to..create..their..own..personal..understanding..of..the..ter
ms..and
concepts..in..math.. . (Writing..across..the..Curriculum,..(n.d.))..We..will..then..go..over..some..key..wo
rds..the..students..will..need..to..know..for..the..lesson,..the..students..will..write..the..definitions..of..eac
h..key..word..in..their..own..words...This..will..help..them..remember..the..meaning..of..the..word..better
..and..if..they..need..to..go..back..to..their..notes..to..remember..a..term,..they..will..better..understand..the..
definition...We..will..then..go..over..how..the..sticks..are..incorporated..into..the..lesson...We..will..then..
proceed..with..the..first..question..of..the..worksheet..that..the..class..was..presented..with..the..sticks...
We..will..work..on..the..first..question..together..so..I..can..show..them..how..to..use..the..sticks..with..the
..questions.
Solution
Task 2
Writing Across Disciplines
C728
Ashley Smithling
01/20/2025
A.
Inquiry-
based..teaching..in..Mathematics..helps..teachers..resolve..questions..the..students..might..ask,..for..ins
tance,..“When..will..I..ever..use..this..in..real..life?”..and..helps..turn..the..question..into..“How..will..I..s
olve..this..problem?”...This..helps..show..students..how..math..can..be..used..in..their..lives...This..woul
d..be..called..project-
based..inquiry,..which..will..help..students..answer..financial..questions..they..might..have..throughou
t..their..lives...Questions..like..“How..much..money..should..I..put..away..each..week..for..bills?”..or..“If
..I..want..this..how..much..should..I..save..each..week..and..how..many..weeks..do..I..need..to..save..to..fin
ally..get..to..buy..it?”...This..helps..encourage..students..more..with..their..critical..thinking,..data..gathe
ring,..synthesizing..information,..and..sharing..answers.
B.
, The..class..activity..that..we..will..be..doing..will..be..hands-
on..for..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..activity...For..this..activity,..each..student..will..have..their..own..b
aggy..with..sticks..in..it;..each..stick..will..be..an..assorted..color..and..size...They..will..also..have..a..wor
ksheet...Each..stick..will..have..a..number..on..it,..and..that..number..will..represent..one..of..the..sides..o
f..a..right..triangle..the..student..is..working..on..within..the..worksheet.
I..will..start..off..the..lesson..by..asking..the..students..to..write..down..their..opinions..on..what..they..thi
nk..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..is...Then,..I..will..ask..them..what..they..think..the..Pythagorean..Theore
m..has..to..do..with..the..sticks..they..have..on..their..desk...Then,..I..will..have..them..turn..to..their..budd
y..and..discuss..their..ideas..with..each..other...I..will..then..bring..the..class..back..together..so..we..can..g
o..over..what..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..is..as..a..class,..and..I..will..have..them..put..down..on..paper,..
what..the..Pythagorean..Theorem..is..in..their..own..words,..as..we..discuss..it...Having..students..write..
the..definitions..of..the..terms..in..their..own..words..is..a..strategy..called..the..Vocabulary..Developme
nt..strategy...Vocabulary..Development..is..when..students..have..the..ability..to..use..different..methods
..and..modes..like..oral,..visual..and..written,..to..create..their..own..personal..understanding..of..the..ter
ms..and
concepts..in..math.. . (Writing..across..the..Curriculum,..(n.d.))..We..will..then..go..over..some..key..wo
rds..the..students..will..need..to..know..for..the..lesson,..the..students..will..write..the..definitions..of..eac
h..key..word..in..their..own..words...This..will..help..them..remember..the..meaning..of..the..word..better
..and..if..they..need..to..go..back..to..their..notes..to..remember..a..term,..they..will..better..understand..the..
definition...We..will..then..go..over..how..the..sticks..are..incorporated..into..the..lesson...We..will..then..
proceed..with..the..first..question..of..the..worksheet..that..the..class..was..presented..with..the..sticks...
We..will..work..on..the..first..question..together..so..I..can..show..them..how..to..use..the..sticks..with..the
..questions.
