Week of June 8-12

Monday June 8: Review Packet for Finals

Tuesday June 9: Any questions over review packet
8th grade celebration ceremony and dance 6-9pm

Wednesday June 10 (1/2 day): 1st-3rd hour FINALS

Thursday June 11(1/2 day): 4th - 7th hour FINALS

Friday June 12: No school for students

Have a great summer and good luck in high school!

Week of May 26-29

This week we will be finishing the math portion of the sustainability project and beginning work in Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps, and Mirrors.


Tuesday May 26: finish creating nets, calculate surface area, volume, and SA to V ratio, and write rough draft of summary


Wednesday May 27: type summary


Thursday May 28: KHM 1.1/2.1. In this investigation students will be analyzing reflectional symmetries and performing line reflections.


Friday May 29: KHM 1.2/2.2. In this investigation students will be analyzing rotational symmetries.

Week of May 18-22

This week we will be taking our unit test over Filling and Wrapping. We will review Monday and Tuesday and test Wednesday and Thursday. There will be a binder check during the test on Wednesday or Thursday. Any student who wishes to retake the partner quiz must come Tuesday after school to homework hub. Bus tokens will be provided.

Monday May 18:
All hours: Finish 4.1/4.2 worksheet. Begin review packet for test.

Tuesday May 19:
All hours: Finish review packet,discuss any questions, and organize binders.

Wednesday May 20:
All hours: Filling and Wrapping Unit Test

Thursday May 21:
All hours: Filling and Wrapping Unit Test

Friday May 22:
1st-5th hours: Begin working on sustainability project.
6th-7th hours: Spring Fling

Enjoy the long weekend!

Week of May 11-15

This week we will be finishing up our work in Filling and Wrapping. Next week students will have a unit test and we will begin our work on the sustainability project.

Monday May 11:
5th, 6th, 7th hours: F&W Partner Quiz
1st, 4th hours: F&W Investigation 3.1. In this investigation students will develop methods for finding the surface area and volume of prisms.

Tuesday May 12:
All hours: Investigation 3.1

Wednesday May 13:
All hours: Investigation 3.2. In this investigation students will develop methods for finding the volume of cylinders.

Thursday May 14:
All hours: Investigation 3.3. In this investigation students will develop methods for finding the surface area of cylinders.

Friday May 15:
All hours: Investigation 4.1. In this investigation students will explore the relationship between cylinders and spheres.

UNIT TEST: Next Wednesday and Thursday!

Week of May 4 - 8

This is the first week of marking period 6. We will begin this marking period working in the book Filling and Wrapping and will finish the marking period working in Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps, and Mirrors. This week we will look at how nets are two dimensional representations of three dimensional shapes and will be calculating the surface area and volume of these shapes.

Monday May 4: Filling and Wrapping, Investigation 1.3. In this investigation students will use the net of a rectangular prism to calculate the surface area and volume.
Vocabulary: net, prism, suface area, volume
HW: pg 10 #1-2

Tuesday May 5: Filling and Wrapping, Investigation 1.4. In this investigation students will develop an understanding of the relationship betwen the dimensions of a rectangular prism and its surface area.
Vocabulary: dimensions

Wednesday May 6: Filling and Wrapping, Investigation 2.1. In this investigation students will
connectthe dimensions of a rectangular prism to its volume and surface area and understand that rectangular prisms may have the same volume but quite different surface areas.
HW: pg 12 #10

Thursday May 7:Investigation 1 & 2 Review

Friday May 8: Partner Quiz

Week of April 27 - May 1

This is the last week of the 5th marking period. We will be reviewing our work in Shapes of Algebra and taking the unit test on Wednesday and Thursday. 7th hour will also be taking a unit test over Moving Straight Ahead. There is a half day on Friday (AM Schedule) with the staff and student basketball game during 3rd hour.

Monday April 27:
Wrap up Investigation 5.3 aReview for Unit Test
7th hour: Investigation 4.3 in MSA. In this investigation students will exploring patterns with lines.
HW: STUDY FOR TEST

Tuesday April 28:
Review for Unit Test
7th hour: Review for MSA Unit Test
HW: STUDY FOR TEST

Wednesday April 29:
All hours: Unit Test

Thursday April 30:
All hours: Unit Test

Friday May 1:
1/2 day (AM Schedule)

Week of April 20-24

This week we will be finishing up our work in Shapes of Algebra and get ready for the unit test next Wednesday April 29th and Thursday April 30th. Honors students will be taking the Algebra I Placement exam this Wednesday and Thursday. Students who pass this test with a 77% or higher will be placed into Geometry their freshman year. Please encourage your student to get lots of rest and eat a good breakfast both days of the test. We will be doing review activities Monday and Tuesday to help prepare them for the test.

Monday April 20:
Regular: Investigation 4.4. In this investigation students will develop a new strategy for solving systems of equations: combination.
HW: Pg 60 #15, 17, 21, 22
Honors: Test Taking Strategies Activity
7th hour: Students will be solving linear equations of the form y=mx+b. They will use manipulatives to help develop strategies for solving such equations.
HW: Solving linear Inequalities practice 1

Tuesday April 21:
Regular: Review the three methods for solving systems: equality, substitution, and combination.
Honors: Discuss/Practice Function Notation
7th hour: Students will be solving linear equations of the form y=mx+b. They will use manipulatives to help develop strategies for solving such equations.
HW: Solving Linear Inequalities Practice 2

Wednesday April 22:
Regular: Investigation 5.1. In this investigation students will be finding the solutions of linear inequalities graphically.
HW: pg 78 #3
Honors: Algebra I Placement Exam
7th hour: MSA Investigation 3.4. Students will be solving linear equations of the form y=mx+b.

Thursday April 23:
Regular: Investigation 5.2. Again, students will be solving linear inequalities by graphing.
Honors: Algebra I Placement Exam
7th hour: Quiz over solving linear equations

Friday April 24:
Regular: Investigation 5.3. In this investigation students will be matching inequalities with their graphs.
Honors: Investigation 4.3. In this investigation students will learn a new method of solving systems of equations: substitution.
7th hour: MSA Investigation 3.5. In this investigation students will be using equations to answer questions about income, expense, and profit.

Week of April 13-17

Welcome back from spring break! I hope everyone is well rested and re energized for the last 9 weeks of the school year. This week we will be completing the math portion of this marking period's biodiversity team project. In addition, we will continue developing methods for solving systems of linear equations.

Monday April 13:
All hours: Math Portion of Biodiversity Project

Tuesday April 14:
All hours: Math Portion of Biodiversity Project

Wednesday April 15:
Review: writing equations in slope-intercept form and solving systems
7th hour: Review: representing real world situations with tables, graphs, and equations

Thursday April 16: (MATH PORTION OF BIODIVERSITY PROJECT DUE)
Investigation 4.3. In this investigation students will be solving systems of equations using substitution.
7th hour: Investigation 3.1 in MSA. In this investigation students will be using tables and graphs to solve linear equations

Friday April 17:
Investigation 4.4. In this investigation students will be solving systems of equations using combination.
7th hour: Investigation 3.2 in MSA. In this investigation students will be devising ways to solve linear equations symbolically.

Week of March 30-April 2

This week marks the half-way point of the marking period and the last week before spring break. We will not only be continuing our work in Shapes of Algebra, but will also begin working on the math portion of the team biodiversity project. Thursday the 8B Team will be heading to WMU for the field trip.

Monday March 30:
All hours: return quizzes/discuss quiz, Investigation 4.1. In this investigation students will be solving systems of equations by setting them equal to each other.
7th hour: return quizzes/discuss quiz, Investigation 2.1 MSA. In this investigation students will be finding solutions to a real world problem using a table or graph.

Tuesday March 31:
All hours: Investigation 4.2. In this investigation students will be rewriting equations in y=mx+b form or x=ky+c form. Then they will set those equations equal to each other to solve the system.
7th hour: Investigation 2.2 MSA. In this investigation students will begin to develop an understanding for patterns in the tables, graphs, and equations of linear relationships and connecting their solutions to these representations.

Wednesday April 1:
Biodiversity Project - TBA

Thursday April 2:
8B WMU Field Trip

Have a safe and fun spring break!

Week of March 23-27

This week we will be finishing Investigation 3 in Shapes of Algebra and will take a quiz over the material on Thursday. Students in 7th hour will be taking a quiz over representing real world situations with tables, graphs, and equations on Thursday as well. Friday is a half day.

Monday March 23:
Investigation 3.3 Part A & B. In this investigation students will be using a graph to find out when two equations in standard form are equal.
HW: pg 45 #15-26, odds
7th hour: Moving Straight Ahead - Investigation 1.4. In this investigation students will continue to explore the tables, graphs, and equations of linear relationships.
HW: pg 14 #6

Tuesday March 24:
Investigation 3.3 Part C and extra practice worksheet. In this part of the investigation students will be using symbolic reasoning to find out when two equations in standard form are equal.
HW: pg 44 #10
7th hour: Linear Rates of Change Extra Practice Wksht

Wednesday March 25th:
Review for Investigation 3 Quiz (Wksht)
HW: STUDY FOR QUIZ
7th hour: Review for Quiz

Thursday March 26th: Quiz over Investigation 3
7th hour: Quiz

Friday March 27th: 1/2 day
All hours: Quiz Revisions

Week of March 16-20

This week we will begin Investigation 3 in Shapes of Algebra. This will jump start our work solving systems of equations and inequalities.

Monday: New seats, tardy policy problem, revisit classroom expectations

Tuesday: Investigation 3.1. In this investigation students will discover the relationship between solutions of the equation 5s+10c=600 and its graph.

Homework: pg 42 #1

7th hour: Moving Straight Ahead 1.1
Homework: TBA

Wednesday: Investigation 3.2. In this investigation students will be changing equations from standard into slope-intercept form and vice versa. We will talk about the benefits of each form.

Homework: pg 45 #15, 16, 21, 22

7th hour: Moving Straight Ahead 1.2

Homework: TBA

Thursday: 1/2 day for conferences (AM Schedule)

Friday: Investigation 3.3. This is the first time students will be introduced to the concept of a system of equations. Students will be rewriting equations in y=mx+b form and then will graph a system. They will estimate the solution to the system using a graph.

7th hour: Moving Straight Ahead 1.3

Week of March 9-13

This week marks the end of the 4th marking period. Monday and Tuesday students will be taking the EdPerformance math test. This test is one of many factors that help determine students' placement for courses in high school. It is extremely important that students take this test seriously and do their best. Wednesday and Thursday students in 5th hour will be presenting their stem cell project. Friday is a half-day and the time will be spent getting ready for student-led conferences March 18th and 19th.

Monday:
EdPerformance Testing

Tuesday:
EdPerformance Testing

Wednesday:
1st,4th,6th,7th: Shapes of Algebra Quiz 1
5th hour: Stem Cell Presentations

Thursday:
1st,4th,6th,7th: Shapes of Algebra Quiz 1
5th hour: Stem Cell Presentations

Friday:
1/2 day Advisory

Week of Feb 23-26

This is a short week as there is no school on Friday. We will focus on the stem cell project on Monday and Tuesday, giving students an opportunity to graph and interpret their population data. The math portion of the project is due on Thursday. We will then begin working in our new books, Shapes of Algebra.

Monday Feb 23:
All hours: Students will be given some data related to stem cell research. They will practice interpreting the data and making projections about the future. During that time, students will get their new Shapes of Algebra book, I will do a binder check, and I will have some time to find out what data students have collected for their project and what they need to successfully graph on Tuesday.

Tuesday Feb 24th:
All hours: Students will be graphing the data they collected for their stem cell project. They will then be required to interpet their graph, describing what their graph means, making projections about the future based on trends, and explaining how their graph relates to their position on stem cell research.
3rd hour connections: Students will be revisiting the concept of slope. They will complete an anticipation guide demonstrating their prior understanding of slope. They will then watch a brief video clip explaining the meaning of slope. Studetns will then practice finding slope and exploring how slope relates to the equation of a line.
HW: Finish graphs and summary (DUE THURSDAY)

Wednesday Feb 25th: (Due Today: solving linear equations exra practice)
1st, 5th, 6th: Investigation 2.1. Students will use graphs to estimate solutions to systems of linear equations and inequalities.
4th hour: Investigation 2.2. Students will develop strategies for solving linear inequalities with one variable. They will also identify probelms that involve linear inequalities.
7th hour: Working with multiple discounts
HW: Finish graphs and summary (DUE THURSDAY)

Thursday Feb 26th: (MATH PORTION OF STEM CELL PROJECT DUE TODAY)
1st, 5th, 6th: Investigation 2.2. Students will develop strategies for solving linear inequalities with one variable. They will also identify probelms that involve linear inequalities.
4th hour: Investigation 2.3. Students will use their methods developed yesterday to solve linear inequalities and graph their solutions.
7th hour: Week 4&5 Post Test
3rd hour connections: Students will begin class by drawing several line segments of various slopes. We will use the navigator screen capture to look at student solutions and assess. Students will then go back to their posters they have created with matching linear tables, graphs, and equations and find the equation of each line.

Week of Feb 16-20

We are exactly half way through the marking period. Progress reports were sent out on Friday so be on the look out for your grades in the mail. This week we are going to continue looking at strategies to solve linear equations. In regular math we will be focusing on equations such as 2x+3=4x+9. In honors we will review this concept on Tuesday and then will move into Shapes of Algebra.

Monday Feb 16th:
1st-6th hours: Questions, Binder Check, and Quiz Revisions (revisit solving equations)
7th hour: Week 4 Pre-Test & calculating tax (B&P3 Investigation 4.1)

Tuesday Feb 17th: All hours: Introduce Stem Cell Project
1st, 5th, 6th hours: Say It With Symbols 3.1. In this investigation students will continue to develop strategies for solving linear equations. Today we will focus on equations such as 5+ 2(3 + 4x) = 0
Homework: pg 46 #4&5
4th hour: Solving Equations involving multiple steps. After students finished their quiz yesterday, they began working on some more intense solving equations problems. Today they will finish their work. Tables will be responsible for representing one problem on chart paper and explaining their solution to the class.
Homework: pg 46 #4-7
7th hour: Yesterday we began talking about sales tax. Today students will be fininding the sales tax of various items. They will be taking their understanding one step further and seeing if they can find out the original price of an item given how much the sales tax was. (B&P3 Investigation 4.2).
Homework: Calculating Tax Wksht

Wednesday Feb 18th: (Guest Teacher in the a.m.)
1st, 5th, 6th hours: Say It With Symbols 3.2. In this investigation students will be given data about the costs to tile a square swimming pool. They will have to use the equation, table, and graph to find out when the costs are equal. They will then apply their understanding to more general equation such as 20 + 3x = 5 + 8x.
Homework: Solving Linear Equations extra practice wksht - due Friday
4th hour: Shapes of Algebra 2.1/2.2. Students will begin the investigation by looking at a graph and determining when the cost of one company is greater than the cost of another. We will then move into solving linear inequalities and developing rules to solve such equations. In this investigation students will be looking at the effect adding, subtracting, multiply, or dividing has on an inequality.
7th hour: Today students will be working as a group to create a menu of items. Students will apply their understanding of percentages to figure out sales tax and how much they should leave for a tip. Students will develop strategies for quickly finding how much they should leave for a tip, no matter the cost of their meal. (B&P3-4.2)
Homework: Finding Percentages Practice

Thursday Feb 19th:
1st, 5th, 6th hours: Shapes of Algebra 2.1. In this investigation students will be given the cost for security from two different companies. They will look at the graphs and determine when the equations are equal and when one is less than another. This will set the stage for solving linear inequalities tomorrow. Quick Test: Using inequality signs appropriately.
Homework: pg 30 #1
4th hour: Investigation 2.3. In this investigation students will be solving linear inequalities and graphing the solution.
Homework: pg 31 #8-11
7th hour: We will continue working on applying percentages. Today students will be trying to find bargains. The will be calculating not only sales tax but multiple discounts on items. (B&P3 4.3)

Friday Feb 20th:
1st, 5th, 6th hours: Shapes of Algebra 2.2. In this investigation students will explore how various operations effect linear inequalities. This will set the stage for actually solving linear inequalities next week.
4th hour: Shapes of Algebra, Investigation 2 Reflection. Students will be reflecting on how to graphically and symbolically solve equations.
7th hour: Students will take a post test (on the navigator) on finding percentages as it relates to sales tax and discounts on items.

Week of Feb 9-13

The end of this week will mark the half way point in the 4th marking period. During this past 3 weeks we have been dedicating our time to solving linear equations. After the partner quiz last week, it looks like we are ready to move forward in Say It With Symbols and begin to write equations given several pieces of information. I want to commend my 7th hour as many students have done a great job on weekly post tests and/or are making tremendous gains participating in class and doing their homework. Keep it up!

Monday Jan 9:

Regular: Investigation 2.2 Part A. In this investigation we will be substituting numbers into an equation and solving for the other variable.
Hw:
Honors: Finish Investigation 2.2. In this part of the investigation students will be substituting expressions into an equation to write a new equation.
Hw: pg 30 #9
7th hour: Bell Work: Week 3 Pre-Test. This week we will be adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers. Today we will do an anticipation guide and then watch a video about multiplying and dividing fractions.
Hw: multiplying and dividing practice wksht


Tuesday Jan 10: (Guest Teacher)
Regular: Practice substituting numbers into an equation and solving for an unknown variable.
Honors: Substitution Practice Wksht
7th hour:


Wednesday Jan 11:
Regular: Finish Investigation 2.2. In this part of the investigation students will be substituting an expression into an equation to write a new equation.
Honors: Investigation 2.3

7th hour:

Thursday Jan 12:
Regular: Substitution Practice Wksht
Honors: Finish 2.3 & Review

7th hour:

Friday Jan 13:
Regular/Honors: Quiz over Substitution
7th hour: Week 3 Post Test

Week of Feb 2-6

Monday Feb 2nd:

1st,5th,6th hour:Last week students took a pre-test on solving linear equations. Today they will finish a practice worksheet they began on Friday and hopefully we can clear up any misunderstandings. They will then take a post-test.

4th hr hw: pg 59 #14, redo last week's assignments for further credit
1,st,5th,6th hr hw: pg 59 #14
7th hour: Go over week 1 test, discuss ways to use resources, finish partner ordering activity

hw: comparing fractions wksht

Tuesday Feb 3rd:

4th hour: Say It With Symbols: 2.2. Last week students wrote equations by combining several pieces of information. This week they will be substituting expressions into equations to write new equations that model real world relationships.

4th hour hw: pg 30 #9

1st,5th,6th hours: Today students will encounter a problem very similar to the walkathon problem from Moving Straight Ahead in 7th grade. Today students will be using several pieces of information and write one equation to model the situation.

hw: pg 28 #17
7th hour:Vocabulary, Extending the Number Line: Accentuate the Negative 1.1
hw: TBA

Wednesday Feb 4th:

4th hour: Say It With Symbols: 2.3B. In this investigation students will, again, be expected to substitute expressions into equations and write an equation to model real world relationships.
hw: pg 32 #19-21

1st,5th,6th hours: Say It With Symbols: 2.2. Last week students wrote equations by combining several pieces of information. This week they will be substituting expressions into equations to write new equations that model real world relationships.

7th hour: Extending the Number Line: Accentuate the Negative 1.2
hw: TBA

Thursday Feb 5th:

4th hour: Mathematical Reflection and Review (Quiz next Tues)

1st, 5th, 6th hours: Extra Practice Substituting Expressions into Equations
7th hour: Extending the Number Line: Accentuate the Negative 1.3

Friday Feb 6th: No school for students.

Week of Jan 26-30

This week will be the start of the 4th marking period. Please make sure you are staying up-to-date with all assignments, especially if you are absent.

Monday Jan 26th
Regular/Honors math: Review expectations, solving equations pre-test (Navigator), team problem solving activity
7th hour math: Establish expectations, week 1 pre-test (Navigator)

Tuesday Jan 27th
Regular math: Distributive Property Wksht
Honors math: Algebra review (solving equations, combining like terms, writing equivalent expressions)
7th hour math: Representing Fractions on a Number line

Wednesday Jan 28th
Regular math: Today we will be going back to Moving Straight Ahead and remember how we solved equations in 7th grade. Students will be exploring the idea of equality. They will begin by solving equations represented pictorially, and then symbolically.
HW: Solving Equations Pictorially Wksht
Honors math: Based on our pre-test from Monday we will take a little time revisiting solving linear equations. We will reference students' work in 7th grade with coins and pouches and will be using that knowledge to help us solve equations symbolically.
Hw wksht: pg 59 #15
7th hour math: Students will be given a number line and asked to divide it into several different parts, marking the corresponding fraction. We will then discuss equivalent fractions.
Hw: Students will be given a number line and asked to label the marks with the corresponding fraction.

Thursday Jan 29th
Regular math:Students will start today's lesson by representing an equation using manipulatives. Then they will continue work to solve the equation symbolically.
HW: pg 59 #14
Honors math: Say it With Symbols 2.1. Students will be combining expressions to write new equations. Students will also be modeling real world situations with symbols.
Hw wksht: pg 30 #9
7th hour math: Students will be asked to sort fractions based on their placement on the number line. They will then be comparing fractions. We will briefly discuss changing fractions into decimals and how to find their placement on the number line.
HW: Comparing Fractions Practice

Friday Jan 30th
Regular math:Today we will be summarizing our week's work solving linear equations. Students will be completing lancer notes and defining the property of equality, distributive property, and the steps to solving a linear equation. Navigator Post Test.
Honors math: Say it With Symbols 2.2. In this investigation students will be combining expressions to write new equations. Students will also be modeling real world situations with symbols.
7th hour math: Week 1 Post Test

Honors - Quiz Next Wednesday 2/4

Week of Jan 19-23

This week marks the end of marking period 3. Last week we finished up Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes by writing equations for quadratic sequences. Our unit test will be Wed & Thurs of this week. Remember: last day for math tutoring in this marking period is Tuesday Jan 20th from 2:30-3:15. Please make sure you are staying after school if you have assignments to make up or need help understanding the material.

Monday Jan 19th:
Practice Wksht: Interpreting information in a table, graph, and equation of a quadratic relationship and writing quadratic equations for sequences.

Tues Jan 20th:
Group Question & Answer Session and Navigator Partner Review Activity

Wed Jan 21st:
UNIT TEST

Thurs Jan 22nd:
UNIT TEST

Friday Jan 23rd:
No school for students - Records Day

Week of Jan 5 - 9

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a great holiday break. Before the holiday break we were using rectangles as a model for helping us to write equations for quadratic relationships. This week we will be taking a closer look at those equations and determe what type of information each equation gives about its graph.


Monday Jan 5-
Review of classroom and building expectations, go over quiz, vocabulary practice
Any student who did not take quiz 2 before break or would like to retake quiz 2 are welcome to come after school on Tuesday and do so. Bus tokens will be provided.


Tues Jan 6-
We will be working on Investigation 2.5. In this investigation students will be graphing several equations and documenting important characteristics of the graph. We will then determine what information we can learn from equations in factored and expanded form.


Wed Jan 7 -
We will be finishing up Investigation 2.5 and summarizing.


Thus Jan 8 -
Investigation 4.1/4.2. In this investigation we will look at some real world scenarios modeled by quadratic equations in expanded form. We will be using these equations and their graphs to determine important information about the situation.


Fri Jan 9 -
Investigation 4.3. In this investigation students will be finding a generalized pattern used to identify all quadratic relationships. We will compare and contrast this pattern with those we have found for linear and exponential relationships.