This is the last week before the holiday break as well as half way through the third marking period. We will be finishing up our work of factoring and expanding quadratic expressions and will have a quiz over Investigation 2 this week.
Mon Dec 15: Extended Bell Work problem on writing quadratic expressions in expanded and factored form, Quick vocabulary check,Investigation 2.2 on pg 24. In Investigation 2.1, students changed one dimension of a square and wrote expressions for the area of the new rectangle. In 2.2 students will be changing two dimensions of the square to form a new rectangle and writing expressions to represent the area.
Homework: pg 31 #8-15
4th hour: Extended Bell Work problem on writing quadratic expressions in expanded and factored form, Quick vocabulary check, Investigation 2.3 on factoring quadratic expressions.
Homework: pg 31 #16-20
Tues Dec 16: Bell Work, Questions on homework, Investigation 2.3.
Homework: pg 31 #20
4th hour: Bell Work, Questions on homework, Investigation 2.4. In this investigation students will be factoring quadratic expressions in expanded form.
Homework: pg 32 #30 a-e
Wed Dec 17: Bell Work, Questions on homework, Investigation 2.4.
Homework: pg 32 #30a,c,e
4th hour: Bell work, questions on homework, Investigation 2.5. In this Investigation students will see the benefits of writing quadratic expressions in factored form as they will give us some very important information about the graph.
Homework: pg 32#31-36
Thurs Dec 18: Assembly schedule. All hours will be reviewing for the quiz tomorrow.
Fri Dec 19: Quiz over Investigation 2
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Week of Dec 8-12
We have already made it through Invesgtigation 1 in Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes. We will have our first quiz on Tues. Dec 9th. We will spend the rest of the week working on Investigation 2.
Monday Dec 8: Review for Quiz 1 (stations activity)
Connections: stations-hw pg 12 #4, missing binder assignments, quiz review
Tues Dec 9: Quiz over Investigation 1
Wed Dec 10: Investigation 2.1 (partners). Students will be trading in a square lot for a rectangular lot. Based on the restrictions of the rectangular lot they will be determining if it is a fair trade. This investigation will serve as the beginning to writing equivalent expressions.
Connections: continue interpreting points on a coordinate grid
Thus Dec 11: vocabulary - term, expanded form, factored form
Finish Investigation 2.1 and begin Investigation 2.2. In 2.2 students will be writing equivalent expressions in expanded & factored form.
Friday Dec 12: Investigation 2.3
Connections:
Quiz next Thus over Investigation 2!
Monday Dec 8: Review for Quiz 1 (stations activity)
Connections: stations-hw pg 12 #4, missing binder assignments, quiz review
Tues Dec 9: Quiz over Investigation 1
Wed Dec 10: Investigation 2.1 (partners). Students will be trading in a square lot for a rectangular lot. Based on the restrictions of the rectangular lot they will be determining if it is a fair trade. This investigation will serve as the beginning to writing equivalent expressions.
Connections: continue interpreting points on a coordinate grid
Thus Dec 11: vocabulary - term, expanded form, factored form
Finish Investigation 2.1 and begin Investigation 2.2. In 2.2 students will be writing equivalent expressions in expanded & factored form.
Friday Dec 12: Investigation 2.3
Connections:
Quiz next Thus over Investigation 2!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Week of Dec 1 - Dec 5
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break. This week we will be starting in our new book: Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes. I will be collecting textbooks Monday and Tuesday of this week. Any student who does not return their previous textbook will not receive a new one. Remember: it is $8 to replace a missing book.
Monday Dec 1: In the beginning of class students will be working on a review of previous material as well as an introduction into our new unit. They will then be working on Investigation 1.1 (wksht). In this investigation students will be exploring what happens to the area of a rectangle as you vary the length and width. Students will be making tables and graphs and making predictions about what they look like for quadratic relationships.
Tuesday Dec 2: Finish summarizing Investigation 1.1. We will then be working on Investigation 1.2. The work students did yesterday, making tables and graphs will set them up perfectly to interpret tables and graphs today.
Wednesday Dec 3: Today we will be writing equations that describes the relationship between the length and area of rectangles with a specific perimeter. Students will then use that equation to describe the table and graph of a quadratic relationship.
Thursday Dec 4: Investigation 1 Review & Extra Practice (stations: writing equations, making graphs & tables, interpreting tables, graphs & equations)
Friday Dec 5: Check-Up 1 & Binder Check
Monday Dec 1: In the beginning of class students will be working on a review of previous material as well as an introduction into our new unit. They will then be working on Investigation 1.1 (wksht). In this investigation students will be exploring what happens to the area of a rectangle as you vary the length and width. Students will be making tables and graphs and making predictions about what they look like for quadratic relationships.
Tuesday Dec 2: Finish summarizing Investigation 1.1. We will then be working on Investigation 1.2. The work students did yesterday, making tables and graphs will set them up perfectly to interpret tables and graphs today.
Wednesday Dec 3: Today we will be writing equations that describes the relationship between the length and area of rectangles with a specific perimeter. Students will then use that equation to describe the table and graph of a quadratic relationship.
Thursday Dec 4: Investigation 1 Review & Extra Practice (stations: writing equations, making graphs & tables, interpreting tables, graphs & equations)
Friday Dec 5: Check-Up 1 & Binder Check
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Week of November 24-25
This is a very short week as we have a half day on Tuesday and no school the rest of the week. On Tues. the eighth graders will be taking the ACT Explore test all morning in their 7th hour class. The test is composed of 4 sections: English, Math, Reading, and Science. Each section will take approximately 30-minutes. Studies have shown that students who take the ACT Explore as an eighth grader tend to do better on the ACT test they will take later in high school.
Monday Nov 24: Multiple discount day! Students will be researching various items in high demand this shopping season and using their coupons to find out how much they cost after multiple discounts.
Tuesday Nov 25: Explore test in 7th hour. 1/2 Day & end of the 2nd marking period
Wed Nov 26 - Fri Nov 28: No school
Monday Nov 24: Multiple discount day! Students will be researching various items in high demand this shopping season and using their coupons to find out how much they cost after multiple discounts.
Tuesday Nov 25: Explore test in 7th hour. 1/2 Day & end of the 2nd marking period
Wed Nov 26 - Fri Nov 28: No school
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Week of November 17-21
This is the last full week before Thanksgiving break and before the end of the second marking period. As the marking period is coming to a close, so is our work in Growing, Growing, Growing. We will be having our unit test this week Wed, Thurs, and Friday. There will be two components to the test, an individual component and a partner component. Wed and Thurs will be set aside for the individual component so students have plenty of time to work and Friday will be the partner component. Please remember that there is after-school math tutoring on Tues. Anyone looking to improve their grade via this test should be at tutoring.
Monday Nov 17:
Wrap up our discussion about exponential growth and decay problems. Students will be completing a column venn diagram highlighting the similarities and differences between exponential growth and decay. Begin a station activity to review for the test.
Tuesday Nov 18:
Students will be rotating stations around the room, each station will feature a problem students should be able to solve as a result of their work this unit.
Wednesday Nov 19:
1st day for the individual portion of the unit test.
Thusday Nov 20:
2nd day for the individual portion of the unit test & end of unit self-reflection.
Friday Nov 21:
Students will be working in partners to apply their knowledge about exponential growth & decay to a problem a farmer is having with his organic crop. This will be considered the partner portion of the unit test.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Week of Nov 10-14
This week we will be taking the math EdPerformance test Monday and Tuesday. This test is extremely important for our eigth graders as their progress on this test over the year helps determine what classes students will take in high school. Please encourage your student to get lots of sleep and to eat a good breakfast Monday and Tuesday. We will also be discussing exponential decay at the end of the week and students will complete a project that helps them to understand the characteristics of an exponential decay pattern.
Monday Nov 10: EdPerformance
Tuesday Nov 11: EdPerformance
Wednesday Nov 12: Career Day in the morning
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th hours:
Thursday Nov 13: Exponential Decay Project
In this project students will be modeling the radioactive decay of certain atoms with tables, graphs, and equations. Based on their results they will determine the half-life of the atom.
Friday Nov 14: Exponential Decay Project
Next week will be our unit test on Growing, Growing, Growing!
Monday Nov 10: EdPerformance
Tuesday Nov 11: EdPerformance
Wednesday Nov 12: Career Day in the morning
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th hours:
Thursday Nov 13: Exponential Decay Project
In this project students will be modeling the radioactive decay of certain atoms with tables, graphs, and equations. Based on their results they will determine the half-life of the atom.
Friday Nov 14: Exponential Decay Project
Next week will be our unit test on Growing, Growing, Growing!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Week of November 3-7
This week we are going to work through Investigation 3 in Growing, Growing, Growing. In this investigation we will be learning growth factors and growth rates. We will continue making tables and writing equations to represent situations.
This week's binder check will be conducted a little differently. On Friday students will be given a worksheet that asks for random answers from the Investigations we did this week. Students will have to stay organized and make sure everyting is in its proper place in their binder so the answers are easy to retrieve and they get the most points possible.
Monday Nov 3: 1st-5th hour will be working on Investigation 3.1 on pg 34
6th-7th hour: finishing Unit Test
Hw: pg 38 #2 a-c (due Wed)
Tueday Nov 4: No school
Wednesday Nov 5: Investigation 3.2 on pg 36
Hw: pg #39 9, pg 40 #10-16 evens (due Friday)
Thusday Nov 6: Science and Engineering Expo @ Detroit's Ford Field
Friday Nov 7: Invstigation 3.3 on pg 37
Binder Check
This week's binder check will be conducted a little differently. On Friday students will be given a worksheet that asks for random answers from the Investigations we did this week. Students will have to stay organized and make sure everyting is in its proper place in their binder so the answers are easy to retrieve and they get the most points possible.
Monday Nov 3: 1st-5th hour will be working on Investigation 3.1 on pg 34
6th-7th hour: finishing Unit Test
Hw: pg 38 #2 a-c (due Wed)
Tueday Nov 4: No school
Wednesday Nov 5: Investigation 3.2 on pg 36
Hw: pg #39 9, pg 40 #10-16 evens (due Friday)
Thusday Nov 6: Science and Engineering Expo @ Detroit's Ford Field
Friday Nov 7: Invstigation 3.3 on pg 37
Binder Check
Friday, October 24, 2008
Week of October 27-31
This week we will be beginning Investigation 2 in Growing, Growing, Growing. In this investigation students will be writing equations for exponential growth patterns. There will be a quiz and reflection due on Thursday of this week.
Monday Oct 27: 1st-4th hours: 10 minutes in class to finish reflection.
Investigation 2.1 pg 21.
4th hour homework: pg 24 #3
Tues Oct 28: Investigation 2.3 pg 23
Homework: pg 24 #1 a & b
4th hour homework: pg 25 #4 a-d
Wednesday oct 29: Practice writing exponential equations/review for Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz
Homework: study for quiz
Thursday Oct 30: Quiz over Investigations 1 & 2 and Investigation 2 Reflection
Friday Oct 31:
1. Bell Work
2. 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th hours: Percent Skills Practice for Investigation 3
4th hour Rules of Exponents
3. End of Class: Daily Success Self-Assessment
Turn in: Bell Work and assignments
Monday Oct 27: 1st-4th hours: 10 minutes in class to finish reflection.
Investigation 2.1 pg 21.
4th hour homework: pg 24 #3
Tues Oct 28: Investigation 2.3 pg 23
Homework: pg 24 #1 a & b
4th hour homework: pg 25 #4 a-d
Wednesday oct 29: Practice writing exponential equations/review for Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz
Homework: study for quiz
Thursday Oct 30: Quiz over Investigations 1 & 2 and Investigation 2 Reflection
Friday Oct 31:
1. Bell Work
2. 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th hours: Percent Skills Practice for Investigation 3
4th hour Rules of Exponents
3. End of Class: Daily Success Self-Assessment
Turn in: Bell Work and assignments
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Week of October 20-24
This week we will be continuing our work in Investigation 1 of Growing, Growing, Growing. In this investigation students will be exploring the tables and graphs of exponential growth patterns. In addition, they will be comparing and contrasting these types of patterns with the linear patterns they became familiar with in 7th grade.
Monday Oct 20- Finish Investigation 1.1. We will be summarizing this investigation and discussing the exponential notation. Students will work on the getting ready on pg 6 of their books. Time permitting we will begin Investigation 1.2.
Homework: pg 11 #2-7
Tuesday Oct 21 - MEAP testing in the morning. 1st & 4th hours we will be finishing Investigation 1.2 and beginning Investigation 1.3/1.4. Investigation 1.2 will introduce characteristics of exponential growth patterns, in particular the table and the graph. In Investigation 1.3/1.4 students will be comparing and contrasting linear and exponential growth patterns.
Wednesday Oct 22 - 1st & 4th will be finishing Investigation 1.3/1.4.
Thursday Oct 23 - MEAP testing in the morning. 5th-7th finish Investigation 1.3/1.4
Friday Oct 24 - All hours will be finishing Investigation 1.3/1.4. We will also be working on answering the reflection questions for Investigation 1.
DUE MONDAY: Investigation 1 Reflection completed
MONDAY Quiz over Investigation 1
Monday Oct 20- Finish Investigation 1.1. We will be summarizing this investigation and discussing the exponential notation. Students will work on the getting ready on pg 6 of their books. Time permitting we will begin Investigation 1.2.
Homework: pg 11 #2-7
Tuesday Oct 21 - MEAP testing in the morning. 1st & 4th hours we will be finishing Investigation 1.2 and beginning Investigation 1.3/1.4. Investigation 1.2 will introduce characteristics of exponential growth patterns, in particular the table and the graph. In Investigation 1.3/1.4 students will be comparing and contrasting linear and exponential growth patterns.
Wednesday Oct 22 - 1st & 4th will be finishing Investigation 1.3/1.4.
Thursday Oct 23 - MEAP testing in the morning. 5th-7th finish Investigation 1.3/1.4
Friday Oct 24 - All hours will be finishing Investigation 1.3/1.4. We will also be working on answering the reflection questions for Investigation 1.
DUE MONDAY: Investigation 1 Reflection completed
MONDAY Quiz over Investigation 1
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Week of Oct 13-17
This will be a very busy week with MEAP testing and student-led conferences. Students will be testing in their 1st hour both Tuesday and Thursday of this week. It is extremely important that students get a good night sleep before the MEAP test and eat a good healthy breakfast. Parents, please stress the importance of this test and encourage students to do their best.
Monday Oct 13: New seats, review classroom expectations/procedures, clean out binders and finish collecting any old textbooks. Today students will be analyzing classroom data. They will be creating bar graphs for MP1 grades as well as looking at class averages in the areas of homework, participation, journals, quizzes, and tests. We will discuss strategies to help students be more succesful.
Tuesday Oct 14: MEAP Testing in the morning
1st - 3rd hour: Reading Uglies.
Wednesday Oct 15: (1/2 Day - Student-led conferences 12-3, 5-8)
4th hour: Begin Investigation 1.1 in Growing, Growing, Growing. In this investigation students gain an intuitive understanding of basic exponential growth patterns. Summarize with Lancer Notes.
5th-7th hour: Review linear patterns.
Thursday Oct 16: (Student-led conferences 5-8)
MEAP testing in the morning
4th-7th hour: Reading Uglies
Friday Oct 17: Finish reading Uglies in all classes
4th hour: begin Investigation 1.2. In this investigation students will begin to recognize exponential patterns in tables, graphs, and equations.
All other hours: Begin Investigation 1.1. In this investigation students gain an intuitive understanding of basic exponential growth patterns. Summarize with Lancer Notes.
Monday Oct 13: New seats, review classroom expectations/procedures, clean out binders and finish collecting any old textbooks. Today students will be analyzing classroom data. They will be creating bar graphs for MP1 grades as well as looking at class averages in the areas of homework, participation, journals, quizzes, and tests. We will discuss strategies to help students be more succesful.
Tuesday Oct 14: MEAP Testing in the morning
1st - 3rd hour: Reading Uglies.
Wednesday Oct 15: (1/2 Day - Student-led conferences 12-3, 5-8)
4th hour: Begin Investigation 1.1 in Growing, Growing, Growing. In this investigation students gain an intuitive understanding of basic exponential growth patterns. Summarize with Lancer Notes.
5th-7th hour: Review linear patterns.
Thursday Oct 16: (Student-led conferences 5-8)
MEAP testing in the morning
4th-7th hour: Reading Uglies
Friday Oct 17: Finish reading Uglies in all classes
4th hour: begin Investigation 1.2. In this investigation students will begin to recognize exponential patterns in tables, graphs, and equations.
All other hours: Begin Investigation 1.1. In this investigation students gain an intuitive understanding of basic exponential growth patterns. Summarize with Lancer Notes.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Week of Oct 6-10
This week we will be finishing up our work in Looking for Pythagoras and will end with a unit test Wed. Oct. 8 and Thurs. Oct. 9. Students will need to turn their textbook in by Thursday Oct 9th. Any textbook not returned is $8.00 to replace. Tuesday from 2:27 - 3:15 will be a review session in my room. Any student who needs to bring their grade up or earned a D or F on the last quiz needs to come and practice. Bus tokens will be available.
Monday Oct 6:
Bell Work: Find the Error
Lesson/Summary: Today we will be reviewing the partner quiz given last Friday and helping students solidify how to apply the Pythagorean theorem as well as find the distance between any two points. Students will also work with their partner on a few practice problems that students commonly missed in last week's quiz.
Homework: Finding Distances worksheet (be sure to show all of your work!)
Tuesday Oct 7:
Bell Work: checking last night's homework - green pen
Lesson: We will be doing some work in stations. Students will spend 5 minutes at a station reviewing key items before the Unit Test tomorrow.
Summary: We will discuss each problem students solved at each station to ensure everyone is ready for the test.
Homework: Pythagorean Theorem Practice wksht
Wednesday Oct 8:
Bell Work: checking last night's homework - green pen
Unit Test
Thursday Oct 9:
Bell Work:
Unit Test
TEXT BOOK RETURN
Friday Oct 10: 1/2 Day
1/2 day advisory - preparing for student led conferences
Monday Oct 6:
Bell Work: Find the Error
Lesson/Summary: Today we will be reviewing the partner quiz given last Friday and helping students solidify how to apply the Pythagorean theorem as well as find the distance between any two points. Students will also work with their partner on a few practice problems that students commonly missed in last week's quiz.
Homework: Finding Distances worksheet (be sure to show all of your work!)
Tuesday Oct 7:
Bell Work: checking last night's homework - green pen
Lesson: We will be doing some work in stations. Students will spend 5 minutes at a station reviewing key items before the Unit Test tomorrow.
Summary: We will discuss each problem students solved at each station to ensure everyone is ready for the test.
Homework: Pythagorean Theorem Practice wksht
Wednesday Oct 8:
Bell Work: checking last night's homework - green pen
Unit Test
Thursday Oct 9:
Bell Work:
Unit Test
TEXT BOOK RETURN
Friday Oct 10: 1/2 Day
1/2 day advisory - preparing for student led conferences
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Week of Sept 29 - Oct 3
Monday:
Math - Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz Retake, Vocabulary Matching Activity
Math Plus - Investigation 3.4. In this investigation students will be determining for which types of triangles the Pythagorean Theorem is applicable.
Homework: pg 38 #6-7
Tuesday:
Math - Find-Someone-Who Review of classroom procedures, Investigation 3.1. In this investigation students will be finding a relationship between the areas of squares drawn on dot paper. They will deduce the Pythagorean Theorem.
Homework: pg 38 #1
Math Plus -Investigation 3 Reflection. Begin to describe Wheel of Theodorus project.
Wednesday:
Math - Investigation 3.3. In this investigation students will find the lengths of line segments using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Homework: pg 38 #5-6
Math Plus - Wheel of Theodorus Art Project. In this investigation students will gain a visual understanding of the estimated lengths of square roots as well as apply the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will gain a deeper understanding of these mathematical concept as well as demonstrate their creative side.
Thursday:
Math -Finish summarizing previous investigations and practice using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Math Plus - Finish their Wheel of Theodorus project. We will summarize students' findings as well as discuss the difference between rational and irrational numbers.
Friday: Baseball Day!
Math & Math Plus: Investigation 4.2. In this investigation students will be applying their knowledge of the Pythagorean Theorem to a baseball field. In this investigation students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distances between bases on the field.
Math - Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz Retake, Vocabulary Matching Activity
Math Plus - Investigation 3.4. In this investigation students will be determining for which types of triangles the Pythagorean Theorem is applicable.
Homework: pg 38 #6-7
Tuesday:
Math - Find-Someone-Who Review of classroom procedures, Investigation 3.1. In this investigation students will be finding a relationship between the areas of squares drawn on dot paper. They will deduce the Pythagorean Theorem.
Homework: pg 38 #1
Math Plus -Investigation 3 Reflection. Begin to describe Wheel of Theodorus project.
Wednesday:
Math - Investigation 3.3. In this investigation students will find the lengths of line segments using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Homework: pg 38 #5-6
Math Plus - Wheel of Theodorus Art Project. In this investigation students will gain a visual understanding of the estimated lengths of square roots as well as apply the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will gain a deeper understanding of these mathematical concept as well as demonstrate their creative side.
Thursday:
Math -Finish summarizing previous investigations and practice using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Math Plus - Finish their Wheel of Theodorus project. We will summarize students' findings as well as discuss the difference between rational and irrational numbers.
Friday: Baseball Day!
Math & Math Plus: Investigation 4.2. In this investigation students will be applying their knowledge of the Pythagorean Theorem to a baseball field. In this investigation students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distances between bases on the field.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Week of Sept 22 - 26
This week we will continue our work in Looking for Pythagoras. As always binders will be due on Friday and students will receive a participation, journal, and homework grade for the week. There will also be a quiz this week to assess students' understanding of Investigation 1 & 2.
Monday Sept 22:
1st, 5th, & 6th hours: Investigation 2.2 on pg 21 in book. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary word, square root.
7th hour: Investigation 2.1 wksht. In this investigation students will be drawing tilted squares.
4th hour: We will be finishing summarizing Investigation 2.2 as well as beginning Investigation 2.3. In this investigation students discover ways to find the lengths of line segments by using the area of tilted squares.
Tuesday Sept 23:
1st, 5th, & 6th hours: Today we will be finishing up Investigation 2.2 and summarizing. Students will be taking Lancer notes about what a square root is and its relationship to the area and side length of a square. We will also talk about the exact value and estimated value of a square root.
7th hour: Investigation 2.2 on pg 21 in book. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary word, square root.
4th hour: Students will be taking a quiz on Investigations 1 & 2 in Looking for Pythagoras. In addition, they will be writing responses to the Investigation Reflection Questions.
Wednesday Sept 24:
1st, 5th, & 6th hours: Investigation 2.3 worksheet. In this investigation students discover ways to find the lengths of line segments by using the area of tilted squares.
7th hour: Investigation 2.2 on lined paper. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary word, square root. We will be taking Lancer Notes to summarize our findings.
4th hour: Investigation 3.1 on lined paper. In this investigation students will be coming up with the Pythagorean Theorem and using that theorem to find unknown side lengths of triangles. We will be summarizing using Lancer Notes.
Thursday Sept 25:
1st, 5th, 6th hours: Review for Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz (stations)
7th hour: Investigation 2.3 worksheet. In this investigation students discover ways to find the lengths of line segments by using the area of tilted squares. Any remaining time will be used for review.
4th hour: Investigation 3.2. In this investigation students will work to prove the Pythagorean Theorem.
Friday Sept 26:
All hours (except 4th): Quiz on Investigation 1 & 2 and Investigation 2 Reflection
4th hour: Investigation 3.3. In this investigation students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points on a coordinate grid.
Monday Sept 22:
1st, 5th, & 6th hours: Investigation 2.2 on pg 21 in book. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary word, square root.
7th hour: Investigation 2.1 wksht. In this investigation students will be drawing tilted squares.
4th hour: We will be finishing summarizing Investigation 2.2 as well as beginning Investigation 2.3. In this investigation students discover ways to find the lengths of line segments by using the area of tilted squares.
Tuesday Sept 23:
1st, 5th, & 6th hours: Today we will be finishing up Investigation 2.2 and summarizing. Students will be taking Lancer notes about what a square root is and its relationship to the area and side length of a square. We will also talk about the exact value and estimated value of a square root.
7th hour: Investigation 2.2 on pg 21 in book. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary word, square root.
4th hour: Students will be taking a quiz on Investigations 1 & 2 in Looking for Pythagoras. In addition, they will be writing responses to the Investigation Reflection Questions.
Wednesday Sept 24:
1st, 5th, & 6th hours: Investigation 2.3 worksheet. In this investigation students discover ways to find the lengths of line segments by using the area of tilted squares.
7th hour: Investigation 2.2 on lined paper. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary word, square root. We will be taking Lancer Notes to summarize our findings.
4th hour: Investigation 3.1 on lined paper. In this investigation students will be coming up with the Pythagorean Theorem and using that theorem to find unknown side lengths of triangles. We will be summarizing using Lancer Notes.
Thursday Sept 25:
1st, 5th, 6th hours: Review for Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz (stations)
7th hour: Investigation 2.3 worksheet. In this investigation students discover ways to find the lengths of line segments by using the area of tilted squares. Any remaining time will be used for review.
4th hour: Investigation 3.2. In this investigation students will work to prove the Pythagorean Theorem.
Friday Sept 26:
All hours (except 4th): Quiz on Investigation 1 & 2 and Investigation 2 Reflection
4th hour: Investigation 3.3. In this investigation students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points on a coordinate grid.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Week of Sept 15-18
This week we will be finishing Invsetigation 1 in Looking for Pythagoras and beginning Investigation 2. Friday students do not have school.
Monday Sept 15:
1st hour: finish drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2) and begin finding areas of irregular shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.3)
3rd hour connections: continue working with matching sequences and graphs
4th hour: finish Investigation 1.3 from Friday and begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
5th hour: begin drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2)
6th hour: finish drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2) and begin finding areas of irregular shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.3)
7th hour: begin drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2)
Homework: Homework worksheet. The first part of the worksheet will be to practice drawing shapes in a coordinate grid. The second part of the worksheet will be completed tomorrow night for homework.
Tuesday Sept 16
1st hour: finish 1.3, begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
4th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares and Investigation 2.2, connecting area to the side length of a square
5th hour: Investigation 1.3 and begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
6th hour: finish 1.3, begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
7th hour: finish 1.3, begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
Homework: Students will find the areas of the figures drawn on last night's homework. Students will also finish their Mathematical Reflections.
Wednesday Sept 17:
Due Today: Monday and Tuesday's homework worksheet (figures drawn and areas found) and Mathematical Reflections
1st hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
4th hour: finish Investigation 2.2, Investigation 2.3, using squares to find length
5th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
6th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
7th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
Thursday Sept 18:
Due today: turn in math binders for participation and journal grades
1st hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
4th hour: finish 2.3, Mathematical Reflection & Check-up
5th hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
6th hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
7th hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
Monday Sept 15:
1st hour: finish drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2) and begin finding areas of irregular shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.3)
3rd hour connections: continue working with matching sequences and graphs
4th hour: finish Investigation 1.3 from Friday and begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
5th hour: begin drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2)
6th hour: finish drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2) and begin finding areas of irregular shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.3)
7th hour: begin drawing shapes in a coordinate grid (Investigation 1.2)
Homework: Homework worksheet. The first part of the worksheet will be to practice drawing shapes in a coordinate grid. The second part of the worksheet will be completed tomorrow night for homework.
Tuesday Sept 16
1st hour: finish 1.3, begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
4th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares and Investigation 2.2, connecting area to the side length of a square
5th hour: Investigation 1.3 and begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
6th hour: finish 1.3, begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
7th hour: finish 1.3, begin writing Investigation 1 Mathematical Reflection
Homework: Students will find the areas of the figures drawn on last night's homework. Students will also finish their Mathematical Reflections.
Wednesday Sept 17:
Due Today: Monday and Tuesday's homework worksheet (figures drawn and areas found) and Mathematical Reflections
1st hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
4th hour: finish Investigation 2.2, Investigation 2.3, using squares to find length
5th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
6th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
7th hour: begin Investigation 2.1, drawing tilted squares
Thursday Sept 18:
Due today: turn in math binders for participation and journal grades
1st hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
4th hour: finish 2.3, Mathematical Reflection & Check-up
5th hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
6th hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
7th hour: begin Investigation 2.2, connecting area and side lengths of squares
Monday, September 8, 2008
Week of Sept 8- 12
This week students will be reading pages 1-31 of their new book the Uglies in math class. Students need to read pages 32-45 on their own. Also this week students will be receiving their math binder, dividers, and math book. We will begin the year with exploring the Pythagorean Theorem in the book Looking for Pythagoras.
Monday Sept 8 - Finish "Pizza Possibilities" in class and summarize. We will be looking for the relationship between a table and graph, graph and equation, and table and equation.
1st hr- will receive their Uglies books.
Tuesday Sept 9 - Handing out new binders and new textbooks. We will also begin reading in the Uglies. If we have time we will do a brief intro to the new math unit.
Wednesday Sept 10 - Finish reading pages 1-31 in the Uglies. We will begin with Investigation 1.1 in the new text. In this investigation students will become comfortable with moving around the coordinate grid.
Thursday Sept 11 - Students in regular math will be finishing and summarizing Investigation 1.1 if we did not finish on Wed. We will begin Investigation 1.2. In this investigation students will be planning parks based on the constraints given in the coordinate grid.
Friday Sept 12 - We will be finishing Investigation 1.2 and beginning Investigation 1.3. In this investigation students will devise methods for finding the area of irregularly shaped parks.
Monday Sept 8 - Finish "Pizza Possibilities" in class and summarize. We will be looking for the relationship between a table and graph, graph and equation, and table and equation.
1st hr- will receive their Uglies books.
Tuesday Sept 9 - Handing out new binders and new textbooks. We will also begin reading in the Uglies. If we have time we will do a brief intro to the new math unit.
Wednesday Sept 10 - Finish reading pages 1-31 in the Uglies. We will begin with Investigation 1.1 in the new text. In this investigation students will become comfortable with moving around the coordinate grid.
Thursday Sept 11 - Students in regular math will be finishing and summarizing Investigation 1.1 if we did not finish on Wed. We will begin Investigation 1.2. In this investigation students will be planning parks based on the constraints given in the coordinate grid.
Friday Sept 12 - We will be finishing Investigation 1.2 and beginning Investigation 1.3. In this investigation students will devise methods for finding the area of irregularly shaped parks.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Week of September 2-6, 2008
Welcome back! I am feeling refreshed and ready to start a new school year and I hope you are too! This week will be mainly a week for information on expectations and procedures. We will end the week reviewing linear relationships from 7th grade.
Tuesday Sept 2, 2008: 1/2 Day - Students will spend all morning in their advisory class learning about building expectations, receiving registration packets, and getting their new schedules and planners.
Wednesday Sept 3, 2008: We will be going over bathroom expectations, arrival/departure expectations for class, and setting classroom expectations.
Thursday Sept 4, 2008: Classroom procedures/Lancer notes. Students will work in groups on "Representing Possibilities". In this assignment students will examine pizza costs and represent information in a table, graph, and equation.
Friday Sept 5, 2008: Students will be completing their "Representing Possibilities" problem with their group and will be displaying their work on large grid paper around the room. These posters will give us a launching point for our discussion on the characteristics of linear relationships.
Tuesday Sept 2, 2008: 1/2 Day - Students will spend all morning in their advisory class learning about building expectations, receiving registration packets, and getting their new schedules and planners.
Wednesday Sept 3, 2008: We will be going over bathroom expectations, arrival/departure expectations for class, and setting classroom expectations.
Thursday Sept 4, 2008: Classroom procedures/Lancer notes. Students will work in groups on "Representing Possibilities". In this assignment students will examine pizza costs and represent information in a table, graph, and equation.
Friday Sept 5, 2008: Students will be completing their "Representing Possibilities" problem with their group and will be displaying their work on large grid paper around the room. These posters will give us a launching point for our discussion on the characteristics of linear relationships.
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