Long Beach Unified Math Program

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Long Beach Unified Math Program
Welcome
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Purpose

• Graduation Requirements in Mathematics
• Resources for Parents
• LBUSD Math Web Page
• Other World Wide Web Math Resources

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Math Program Overview

• Math Standards
• All students must pass California High School
  Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
• Pass Algebra
• Two Years of Math Credit

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Algebra

• Algebra 1-2
• Algebra AB and Algebra CD
• Algebra ABCD

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CAHSEE
80 Questions
Word Problems
350 scaled score
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Testing Update

• 60 of test is Middle School Standards
• 40 on 10 Algebra Standards
• CAHSEE - 2004

69 Passed
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High School Two Years of Math
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College Bound Students Four Years of Math

• Algebra
• Geometry
• Intermediate Algebra
• Pre-Calculus
• Calculus AB
• Statistics
• Finite Math

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STAR
Standardized Testing And Reporting
Cat6 - Grade 3 7 only Content Standards Test
(CST) 65 Questions
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http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp
CST Released Items
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Other Tests Students Take

• STAR
• District End of Course Exams
• Trimester/Quarterly Exams
• AP Exams
• SAT, ACT
• ELM

Comprehensive Exams
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We need your help!!!
Grade 2

• Basic Facts

Addition and Subtraction
Grade 3
Multiplication and Division
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Teach Student to Use Flash Cards
Put facts you know in one pile
Facts I Know
Facts I Dont Know
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Math Computer Drills

• Memorize Facts
• Percents - Fractions
• Measurement Units

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www.lbusd.k12.ca.us
Math Web Page
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Fraction-Decimal-Percent Equivalence
50 .5
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Measurement
at Home
Cooking
Reading Maps
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Parents Make a Difference

• Provide a place for students to study.

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Homework

• Check Homework is Completed

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www.lbusd.k12.ca.us
Homework Help
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www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/oms/cable.htm
5 2 6 Cable Program
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www.hotmath.com
Homework Help
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Ask Questions About School
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Absolute value is the distance the number is from
zero on the number line. Its always positive.
What is absolute value?
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www.glencoe.com/sec/math/mlg/mlg.php
Multilingual
Math Glossary
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www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com
Interactive
Math Dictionary
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Math Translation Words look like this
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Add
Subtract

• In addition to
• Increased by
• More than
• Plus
• Sum
• Total

• Decreased by
• Difference
• Fewer than
• Less
• Less than
• Minus
• Subtracted from
• Take away

Multiply
Divide

• Double
• Multiplied by
• Of
• Product
• Times
• Twice

• Distributed among
• Divided by
• Into
• Per
• Quotient

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Study For Tests
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Learning Styles

• Auditory
• Visual
• Kinesthetic

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Read Out Loud
Learn by hearing
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Pictures
Number Lines
Learn by seeing
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Experience
Manipulatives
Learn by doing
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Fred JonesTools For Learning

• Long Term Memory
• Say
• See
• Do

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How Your Child Is Smart

• Dr. Markova focuses on childrens strengths and
  individual differences in learning.
• 1992- Conari Press

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Math Web Page
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www.lbusd.k12.ca.us
Math Web Page
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The fate of our students is in your hands.