Chapter 13: Let Me Count the Ways, Continued (Day 112)

Today in Ethnostats, we return to the documentary 13th. Once again, I draw inspiration from predecessors who taught this class in years past. In particular, one teacher had her students answer some questions about the film. Suitable ones are easily found online -- and the former teacher also assigned a team project, where students must analyze quotes:

But that teacher suggested that the assignment be completed either on poster paper or Google Slides. At first I wanted them to use Slides, only to have the Wi-Fi fail yet again (who knows why). A poster might have worked here, except I'd just thrown out some old markers earlier this week. So instead, we simply discuss the quotes in our Stats Scrapbooks. The students are still given a partner, with each member analyzing two quotes and discussing them with the other member.

Once again, I make sure that there are as many thirteens in these assignments as possible. I can finally label the five questions as Assignment #13, after last week's "name three things you learned from the film" ended up being #11 instead of #13 (with the book work earlier this week becoming #12). There are thirteen quotes found at the above link. Unfortunately, I couldn't have them do the group work on page 13 of the interactive notebooks -- we already passed 13, so instead, I have them do it on page 21.

Meanwhile, in Calculus, we move on to Section 5.3, on calculating definite integrals the easy way -- that is, using antiderivatives rather than limits of Riemann sums. And in Trig class, we continue in Section 2.2 on finding trig values using a calculator. This time, they must find cosecant, secant, or cotangent by using the reciprocal key with sine, cosine, or tangent. I assign the next homework assignment on Section 2.2, and this section will be featured on the next quiz.

Today is also a strange day in that two of our staff members are leaving -- our secretary (who's moving to the main high school) and the history teacher (who's taking a new job with the county). I can't help but wonder whether these staff members are jumping ship, with so much uncertainty ahead here.

Today is Sunday, the third day of the week on the Eleven Calendar:

Resolution #3: We remember math like riding a bicycle.

Before starting the 13th project, I do one page in Chapter 13 of the text. It's on the two Fundamental Counting Principles. (1. "Or" means "add." 2. "And" means multiply.) So I have the students add and multiply without a calculator. (The Square One TV song "Combo Jombo" is about combinatorics -- a faster way to count using multiplication, the second principle. But of course I can't sing it today.)

Monday is Presidents' Day, so of course there will be no blog post that day.

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