Hauser Junior Senior High School - Jetstream Yearbook (Hope, IN)

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Troci Tanguma uses an astrolab to find the height of the school building. Kris Thomos reads the angle measure as she sights the angle of elevation from the ground to the roof. The Unified Math class used the as-trolabs as a practical application of the tangent function. Kristen Land, Jonathon Martin, and Jon Collier use cubic volume blocks to measure the volume of a plastic container They also measured various things using platform balances, scales, and spring balances. So, That's The Problem Rollo, Gorgo, and Zed work in the circus. They are the ringmaster, lion tamer, and clown, though not necessarily in that order. Zed has red hair. Rollo has curly hair. The ringmaster is shorter than Rollo. The lion tamer is bald. Who is the clown? This is an example of the problems used in math classes. We started using problem solving to make the students think more logically,” stated Mrs. Wanda Siebert. The concept of emphasizing problem solving was introduced by the math department when they prepared their statement of direction. Every teacher is trying different approaches to problem solving. Mrs. Siebert used story problems in her Algebra I classes. Students had to follow a step-by-step process to find the answer. There were five steps and only one of the steps was the answer. Mr. Matt Nussbaum emphasized problem solving by having all of his classes do a problem of the week. When picking the problem, he tried to pick one that used logic rather than memorized formulas. I think the problem of the week is a good idea because it's a challenge that helps us understand how to break down a difficult problem and solve it, said Phillip Burton. Mr. Bent Denney also emphasized story problems. He focused on the technique necessary to get John Shaw takes time out from eating his sucker to solve o quadratic equation on the blackboard in Algebra II class. Because it was the day before Christmas vacation, the students were allowed to eat and drink during class. the final answer. Too early in a child's mafhemafics program, they're taught to translate symbols, but problem solving is the inverse of this, where they translate language into symbols. All math leads to one thing, knowing how to solve a problem. If we can't handle problem solving, then mathematics, for the most part, is wasted. I feel math is a terrible thing to waste, stated Mr. Denney. For those of you who couldn't figure out the problem at the beginning, here's the answer: Since Zed has red hair and Rollo has curly hair, that leaves Gorgo to be the lion tamer since he's bald. Since the ringmaster is shorter than Rollo, then Rollo can't be the ringmaster so that leaves him to be the clown. Moth 15

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Teresa Shane uses a protractor to measure an angle on the blackboard The seventh grade math class did an entire unit over measurements where the students familiarized themselves with protractors, rulers, and a trundle wheel While doing story problems involving complex fractions, Andra Hedrick takes notes for her notebook off the blackboard in Algebra I class. Mrs. Siebert required the class to keep a notebook that was turned in every test day. 14 Math

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Students Warren Johnson, Chuck Mee, and Scott Beaman watch as Mr Bob McClellan shows them how to use a cutting torch. The class made a spark plug rack, tool box, and C clgmps. Mark Williams cuts out the apron of a coffee table on the band saw in Woods I. The class gives students basic experience on a variety of tools used in the shop. 16 lndustrial Arts