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Summary: Pacing guides for The Overland Trail unit of IMP Year 1 (2nd edition)
50-Minute Pacing Guide (30 days)
| Day | Activity | In-Class Time Estimate |
| A Journey Back in Time | 5 | |
| 1 | Crossing the Frontier | 40 |
| Homework: Just Like Today | 5 | |
| 2 | Discussion: Just Like Today | 10 |
| Overland Trail Families | 10 | |
| Creating Families | 15 | |
| POW 6: The Haybaler Problem | 10 | |
| Homework: Hats for the Families | 5 | |
| 3 | Discussion: Hats for the Families | 10 |
| Creating Families (continued) | 30 | |
| Homework: Family Constraints | 10 | |
| 4 | Discussion: Family Constraints | 20 |
| Planning for the Long Journey | 25 | |
| Homework: The Search for Dry Trails | 5 | |
| 5 | Discussion: The Search for Dry Trails | 15 |
| Setting Out with Variables | ||
| Shoelaces | 25 | |
| Homework: Laced Travelers | 10 | |
| 6 | Discussion: Laced Travelers | 15 |
| To Kearney by Equation | 25 | |
| Homework: The Vermillion Crossing | 10 | |
| 7 | Discussion: The Vermillion Crossing | 10 |
| Ox Expressions | 30 | |
| Homework: Ox Expressions at Home | 10 | |
| 8 | Discussion: Ox Expressions at Home | 15 |
| Presentations: POW 6: The Haybaler Problem | 25 | |
| Homework: If I Could See This Thing | 10 | |
| 9 | Discussion: If I Could See This Thing | 15 |
| The Graph Tells a Story | ||
| Wagon Train Sketches and Situations | 30 | |
| Homework: Graph Sketches | 5 | |
| 10 | Discussion: Graph Sketches | 15 |
| In Need of Numbers | 30 | |
| Homework: The Issues Involved | 5 | |
| 11 | Discussion: The Issues Involved | 20 |
| Out Numbered | 25 | |
| Homework: From Rules to Graphs | 5 | |
| 12 | Discussion: From Rules to Graphs | 20 |
| Out Numbered (continued) | 15 | |
| POW 7: Around the Horn | 10 | |
| Homework: You’re the Storyteller: From Rules to Situations | 5 | |
| 13 | Discussion: You’re the Storyteller: From Rules to Situations | 10 |
| Traveling at a Constant Rate | ||
| Previous Travelers | 40 | |
| Homework: Broken Promises | 0 | |
| 14 | Discussion: Broken Promises | 15 |
| Sublette’s Cutoff | 30 | |
| Homework: Who Will Make It? | 5 | |
| 15 | Discussion: Who Will Make It? | 20 |
| The Basic Student Budget | 25 | |
| Homework: Following Families on the Trail | 5 | |
| 16 | Discussion: Following Families on the Trail | 20 |
| Graphing Calculator In-Outs | 30 | |
| Homework: Fort Hall Businesses | 0 | |
| 17 | Discussion: Fort Hall Businesses | 20 |
| “Sublette’s Cutoff” Revisited | 25 | |
| Homework: “The Basic Student Budget” Revisited | 5 | |
| 18 | Presentations: POW 7: Around the Horn | 20 |
| Discussion: “The Basic Student Budget” Revisited | 15 | |
| POW 8: On Your Own | 10 | |
| Homework: All Four, One | 5 | |
| 19 | Discussion: All Four, One | 15 |
| Travel on the Trail | 30 | |
| Homework: Moving Along | 5 | |
| 20 | Discussion: Moving Along | 15 |
| All Four, One—Linear Equations | 30 | |
| Homework: Straight-Line Reflections | 5 | |
| 21 | Discussion: Straight-Line Reflections | 15 |
| Reaching the Unknown | ||
| Fair Share on Chores | 30 | |
| Homework: Fair Share for Hired Hands | 5 | |
| 22 | Discussion: Fair Share for Hired Hands | 15 |
| More Fair Share on Chores | 30 | |
| Homework: More Fair Share for Hired Hands | 5 | |
| 23 | Discussion: More Fair Share for Hired Hands | 15 |
| Water Conservation | 35 | |
| Homework: The Big Buy | 0 | |
| 24 | Discussion: The Big Buy | 15 |
| Discussion: POW 8: On Your Own | 20 | |
| The California Experience | 10 | |
| Homework: Getting the Gold | 5 | |
| 25 | Discussion: Getting the Gold | 15 |
| The Mystery Bags Game | 30 | |
| Homework: More Mystery Bags | 5 | |
| 26 | Discussion: More Mystery Bags | 20 |
| Scrambling Equations | 25 | |
| Homework: More Scrambled Equations and Mystery Bags | 5 | |
| 27 | Discussion: More Scrambled Equations and Mystery Bags | 20 |
| Family Comparisons by Algebra | 25 | |
| Homework: Starting Over in California | 5 | |
| 28 | Discussion: Starting Over in California | 20 |
| Beginning Portfolios | 20 | |
| Homework: “The Overland Trail” Portfolio | 10 | |
| 29 | In-Class Exam | 50 |
| Homework: Take-Home Exam | 0 | |
| 30 | Discussion: In-Class Exam and Take-Home Exam | 30 |
| Unit Reflection | 20 |
90-Minute Pacing Guide (18 days)
| Day | Activity | In-Class Time Estimate |
| A Journey Back in Time | ||
| 1 | Crossing the Frontier | 35 |
| Just Like Today | 20 | |
| Overland Trail Families | 10 | |
| Creating Families | 15 | |
| POW 6: The Haybaler Problem | 10 | |
| Homework: Hats for the Families | 0 | |
| 2 | Discussion: Hats for the Families | 10 |
| Creating Families (continued) | 30 | |
| Family Constraints | 45 | |
| Homework: The Search for Dry Trails | 5 | |
| 3 | Discussion: The Search for Dry Trails | 20 |
| Planning for the Long Journey | 30 | |
| Setting Out with Variables | ||
| Shoelaces | 30 | |
| Homework: Laced Travelers | 10 | |
| 4 | Discussion: Laced Travelers | 15 |
| To Kearney by Equation | 20 | |
| The Vermillion Crossing | 25 | |
| Ox Expressions | 20 | |
| Homework: Ox Expressions at Home | 10 | |
| 5 | Discussion: Ox Expressions at Home | 10 |
| Presentations: POW 6: The Haybaler Problem | 25 | |
| If I Could See This Thing | 25 | |
| The Graph Tells a Story | ||
| Wagon Train Sketches and Situations | 25 | |
| Homework: Graph Sketches | 5 | |
| 6 | Discussion: Graph Sketches | 15 |
| In Need of Numbers | 25 | |
| The Issues Involved | 35 | |
| Out Numbered | 15 | |
| Homework: From Rules to Graphs | 0 | |
| 7 | Discussion: From Rules to Graphs | 20 |
| Out Numbered (continued) | 25 | |
| You’re the Storyteller: From Rules to Situations | 30 | |
| POW 7: Around the Horn | 15 | |
| 8 | Traveling at a Constant Rate | |
| Previous Travelers | 35 | |
| Broken Promises | 25 | |
| Sublette’s Cutoff | 25 | |
| Homework: Who Will Make It? | 5 | |
| 9 | Discussion: Who Will Make It? | 15 |
| The Basic Student Budget | 20 | |
| Following Families on the Trail | 35 | |
| Graphing Calculator In-Outs | 20 | |
| Homework: Fort Hall Businesses | 0 | |
| 10 | Discussion: Fort Hall Businesses | 20 |
| “Sublette’s Cutoff” Revisited | 25 | |
| “The Basic Student Budget” Revisited | 45 | |
| Homework: All Four, One | 0 | |
| 11 | Discussion: All Four, One | 20 |
| Presentations: POW 7: Around the Horn | 20 | |
| POW 8: On Your Own | 15 | |
| Travel on the Trail | 30 | |
| Homework: Moving Along | 5 | |
| 12 | Discussion: Moving Along | 10 |
| All Four, One—Linear Equations | 25 | |
| Straight-Line Reflections | 25 | |
| Reaching the Unknown | ||
| Fair Share on Chores | 25 | |
| Homework: Fair Share for Hired Hands | 5 | |
| 13 | Discussion: Fair Share for Hired Hands | 10 |
| More Fair Share on Chores | 25 | |
| More Fair Share for Hired Hands | 30 | |
| Water Conservation | 25 | |
| Homework: The Big Buy | 0 | |
| 14 | Discussion: The Big Buy | 10 |
| Discussion: POW 8: On Your Own | 15 | |
| The California Experience | 10 | |
| Getting the Gold | 30 | |
| The Mystery Bags Game | 25 | |
| Homework: More Mystery Bags | 0 | |
| 15 | Discussion: More Mystery Bags | 15 |
| Scrambling Equations | 20 | |
| More Scrambled Equations and Mystery Bags | 30 | |
| Family Comparisons by Algebra | 25 | |
| Homework: Starting Over in California | 0 | |
| 16 | Discussion: Starting Over in California | 30 |
| Beginning Portfolios | 40 | |
| Homework: “The Overland Trail” Portfolio | 20 | |
| “The Overland Trail” Portfolio | 30 | |
| 17 | In-Class Exam | 50 |
| Homework: Take-Home Exam | 10 | |
| 18 | Discussion: In-Class Exam and Take-Home Exam | 50 |
| Unit Reflection | 40 |
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Last edited by Christine Osborne on Jun 6, 2008 1:30 am GMT-5.