Thursday, October 29, 2009


I think that generate equivalent forms of rational numbers including whole numbers,fractions and decimals means that you should do equivalent fractions or forms that include rational numbers to find equivalent forms. When you use rational numbers maybe they mean that you should also include whole numbers so that can help you figure out the problem. All rational numbers , whole numbers will help you figure out the problem just by using them. I searched that generate means to bring to life to cause to open it so that got me an Idea of what I wrote because they want you to generate rational numbers. Also because it says to use the whole numbers and other stuff. Rational Numbers are mostly numbers that represent themselves as fractions It also means any number that can be divided by one integer as a whole number. They are more reasonable to be just fractions and integers. I also know that fractions and mixed numbers are also ratios. You can go to thsi website to understand my words better: http://www.themathpage.com/aReal/rational-numbers.htm

Tuesday, October 27, 2009



MATH
If I was making a math game what I would do would be that I would put fractions in a chart and then the kids will have to figure out if they are equal, smaller or bigger than others.
My 2ND Idea was that maybe I could draw some circles and shade them in so they can add them up. That’s an easier skill for the students when they need help in fractions. The reason I say I should put this is because mostly kids have trouble with fractions at the beginning of the year maybe because they don’t remember over the summer. Fractions is all about proportions being added, subtracted or mixed. Sometimes people who make games they don’t really make people understand their fractions because they make the game get confused with other things like I found weird fraction game I didn’t even understand how to play because they didn’t had the instructions. I would make that game better than the others by the start putting some instructions of how to play, 2ND entrance I would put some skills of how to add fractions and subtract them, 3rd entrance I would get them to start the game. The game that I played wasn't really good so I would say that they didn't really make a good choice of how they invented it.

Thursday, October 22, 2009


What I learned today in math class was how to work with algebra. I think that algebra it's a little bit confusing but easy to get working with, also that it's all about comparing things together or how much they are of each.
The most thing that I worry about math is when I have very difficult trouble with my grades when I don't understand skills and that makes me not pass tests or get focused in math. I worry much about that because if we don't know how skills work then we won't know how to work with the other skills.

Sometimes I have trouble with subtracting fractions because I get confused in the part were we have to convert the fractions to other things or fractions, It's the same when I get confused in adding fractions. The most problem that I'm having in math and having Lot's of trouble with it is multiplication I do know how to multiply but the problem for me when I 'm adding the Numbers is that I don't put them in order and add them the wrong way with other numbers. The last thing that I'm also having trouble with is converting fractions to decimals and converting them to percentage which I don't know how to do. Fractions, Decimals and Percentage have always been one of my problems I think is because they all kind of have to do and work with the same skills that we use for the other ones too. You can use a variable in a equation, for example: you can use a letter instead of the numbers that you have so it can make it easier to read and understand the number. Example Problem: x + 79 =194
Solve: x + 79 = 194 x + 79 - 79 = 194 - 79 x = 115

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Math Game:Locate the Aliens


What I like about this game is that it helps us understand the coordinate graph. To make it easier for kids to understand they did it by placing aliens in the graph coordinates then when the kids see were they are at that's when they type in were the x and the y is. What I learned from the game was how to do it the different way where you are in the left side of the numbers.This really helps me learn easily because the aliens spot the coordinates place and that way I'll understand much about the game you just have to type in the the numbers that are in the graph