Date: Thu Oct 31 15:22:31 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Answer(or question to Mentor): Hey! This weeks problem is so much harder and i really don't get it.Iwilltry my hardest to do it.I pretty shure that I know the second question on # 1.I think the answer is 2 feet.I got this by turning the fraction into quarters.Three fourths would be 3 quorters. Then Idid 1 4th would be 1q.Now you subtract 2 from 5 and you get 2 feet.sorry I have to go I will send againg latter.
Happy Halloween!
Date: Thu Oct 31 20:55:14 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Answer(or question to Mentor): sorry about the last time I really had to go some where and had to turn off the enter net!I did the b problem first I really had to think about the a problem.Hhere is what I came up with, 5.62 feet.The reson that I came up with this is I multiplyed 7.5 times .75 then I came up wit the answer 5.62. i will send the challenge problems tommorow I have got to go to bed it is 11:00!
Date: Fri Nov 1 11:04:07 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Mentor Reply: Victoria,
Thank you for submitting an answer to this week’s problem. For the first question in number one, I suggest you start off by drawing a diagram, and with the clues given, figure out the total length of each stilt. From there you can work your way towards the answer.
For the second question in number one, your answer of 5.62 feet is correct, but could you help me understand why you multiplied 7.5 and .75? Further, where did you get 7.5 from? When making a response, I would appreciate it if you make sure that your explanation is clear, check all your calculations, and check your spelling. I look forward to your response.
Elvene
Dr. Bowers could you please take a look at this student’s responses. She makes it rather difficult to make a response because she sends two response for the same problem. I have to keep changing my response. She says that she is going to send another one tomorrow. She did it with the first IMP problem as well. First she is totally wrong, then she gets the right answer without a response from me. Also, notice that she sent her last response at 11:00 at night. I thought that this was done at school under teacher supervision.
Date: Sat Nov 2 10:18:47 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Instructor Comments: Elvene,
Super response! You are right on target with all of your comments. I think your point about her answer patterns is very important, and something you should include in your final report to the teacher. So, perhaps she is getting the answer from someone, and then typing it in later. The best part about asking kids to explain is that it is a way to catch those who don't understand and encourage them to focus not only on the solution, but why the solution works. So, great job.
As for requiring the students to complete the task in class, I think that the two different teachers are doing this differently. Perhaps Victoria’s teacher did not require them to work in class, and so she was working at home. That is another good thing about this project: they can complete it at home, and even get their parents involved if they want to (and it is OK with the teacher).
BTW: I wouldn't actually worry about her spelling. It is critical for the mentors to have good spelling because we represent a model for the students, but for them, I think the goal is to encourage them to express their mathematical thinking and we don't want to discourage that by making them be worried about their spelling.
Dr. Bowers
Date: Sat Nov 2 10:19:53 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Instructor Comments: PS: At least Victoria wasn't as personal this time.
Date: Sat Nov 2 18:54:25 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Mentor Reply: Victoria,
Thank you for submitting an answer to this week’s
problem. For the first question in number one, I
suggest you start off by drawing a diagram, and with
the clues given, figure out the total length of each
stilt. From there you can work your way towards the
answer.
For the second question in number one, your answer of
5.62 feet is correct, but could you help me understand
why you multiplied 7.5 and .75? Further, where did you
get 7.5 from? When making a response, I would
appreciate it if you make sure that your explanation
is clear and please check all your calculations. I
look forward to your response.
Elvene
Date: Tue Nov 5 19:25:20 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Answer(or question to Mentor): I really don't rember what I did to get the answer and I think that I just gessed at the problem and then I asked my mom for help she helped me and then I found the answer from that!if you could rmind me about how to do that I would br very happy for your help thank you for your helpful respoce!
Date: Tue Nov 5 19:28:40 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Answer(or question to Mentor): I need to work out the challenge problem I will send them by tommorow.
Date: Fri Nov 8 21:28:05 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Mentor Reply: Victoria,
Thank you again for being honest, but next time please
remember to make the effort to explain your thinking.
To answer this problem, first you must figure out the
length of each stilt. Using the information given in
the problem, you will find that each stilt is 10 feet.
Having 1/4 in the ground means that 3/4 sticks out of
the ground. If the portion of the stilt sticking out
is made up of three parts, 1/3 of which is submerged
in water and 5 feet left dry, then 2/3 of the stilt
sticking out of the ground must equal 5 feet, so 1/3 =
2.5 feet. So, all three parts sticking out of the
ground = 7.5 (3x2.5=7.5). Now if 3/4 of the total pole
is equal to 7.5, then the total length of the pole
must be 10 feet (7.5 is 3/4 of 10). To answer question
a,if 7.5 feet of the pole is above the ground, and 3/4
of the 7.5 feet was submerged in 2002, then 5.625 or 5
5/8 feet of the stilt sticking out of the ground was
submerged (3/4 of 7.5 is 5.625). From this point, to
answer question b, you simply minus 5 5/8 from 7.5 to
find that 1 7/8 feet of the stilt was left dry. I look
forward to next response.
Elvene
Date: Thu Nov 14 20:15:55 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Answer(or question to Mentor): This week I had a lot to do sorry I couldn't write you sooner!!!!For my answer on (1) I got six and two thirds! I got my answer by multiplying 14 times 9 , then I did 15 times 4 , then I did 36 times 4! Once I got the answer I added them all together to get 330.Then I did 330 divideded by 2000 and got 6 R20 then I put it in to a fraction and got 6 and 20 over 330!On the second one I multiplied 14 times 9 because there where 14 calarys and it takes 1g. of fat to = 9 calorys I think I don't have it in front of me and if I go to it then it will delet all that I have just writen to you!For my answer to thyat I got 126! then I gessed and put it in to a fraction of 14 126!I will respond with callenge over the weekend!
Date: Thu Nov 14 21:29:24 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Mentor Reply: Victoria,
Thank you submitting a response. Your answer of 6 2/3
is incorrect, but you were on the right track. The
cheeseburger does have 330 total calories and the RDA
is 2000, but 330 divided by 2000 does not equal 6 2/3.
Check your calculation.
For question 2, there are 126 fat calories in a
cheeseburger; however, the question asks you for the
fraction of fat calories in the cheeseburger. Keep in
mind how many total calories are in a cheeseburger. I
look forward to your response.
Elvene
Dr.Bowers,
I apologize for not showing up in class today. My
mother-in-law was not feeling well, so I had no
babysitter. I would have brought my son to class, but
I do not get any work done when he is there because I
must watch him.
Date: Wed Nov 20 16:32:19 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Instructor Comments: Elvene,
Great job, as usual. You could even compliment her more fully on her explanation because it was really clear and did help you figure out where to help her fix her answer.
No problem on missing class, but thanks for letting me know. I hope you can get the notes. Reading chapter 14 will also help you figure out the general ideas. We will finish chapter 14 on Thursday, so let me know if you are confused.--Dr. Bowers
Date: Thu Nov 21 06:55:25 PST 2002
Student's Name: Victoria
Mentor Reply: Victoria,
Thank you for submitting a response. Your answer of
6 2/3 is incorrect, but you were on the right track.
The cheeseburger does have 330 total calories and the
RDA is 2000, but 330 divided by 2000 does not equal
6 2/3. Please check your calculation. Your explanation
on how you arrived at 330 calories is very clear. Great
Job!
For question 2, there are 126 fat calories in a
cheeseburger; however, the question asks you for the
fraction of fat calories in the cheeseburger. Keep in
mind how many total calories are in a cheeseburger. I
look forward to your response.
Elvene
