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Friday, December 12, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Week of December 8 - 12, 2014
We're all about that bass hyperboloid.
'Bout that hyperboloid,
'Bout that hyperboloid,
'Bout that hyperboloid.
Hmm, better keep working on the lyrics.
6th grade math
Accelerated class:
Monday (12/8, in class) -
1. Look over Pine Tree Transformations.
2. If finished - hand in Transformers Transformations.
3. Winter wonderland project. Link here for instructions.
These are the standards for the week:
Monday (12/8, in class) -
1. Look over Pine Tree Transformations.
2. If finished - hand in Transformers Transformations.
3. Winter wonderland project. Link here for instructions.
These are the standards for the week:
7.G.A.1
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Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
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6.G.A.3
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Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side joining points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
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Tuesday (12/9, in class) - Winter wonderland project.
Wednesday (12/10, in class) - FLL presentations
Thursday (12/11, in class) - Winter wonderland project.
Friday (12/12, independent) - Winter wonderland project. Due MONDAY, December 15.
Looking ahead: (on Monday) using an angle-ruler
T/Th Enrichment group:
this week: transformations - reflections, dilations, rotations, translations
Looking ahead: (on Monday) using an angle-ruler
T/Th Enrichment group:
this week: transformations - reflections, dilations, rotations, translations
7th grade math
Monday (12/8, in class) - review Chapter Test 2. These are the skills in focus:
- multi-step equations,
- writing function statements,
- distributive property,
- multiplying by negative values
Tuesday (12/9) - Mrs. Harvey will lead you in a BeeBot project.
HOMEWORK: Keep working on your Chapter tests 1-3.
Wednesday (12/10, in class) Review skills covered on Chapter Test 2,
Level B part ii and on Chapter Test 3, Level A.
Level B part ii and on Chapter Test 3, Level A.
HOMEWORK: Keep working on your Chapter tests 1-3.
Thursday (12/11, in class) - Review skills covered on Chapter Test 3,
Level A part ii.
Level A part ii.
no homework
Friday (12/12, independent) -
Work on these Khan Academy pieces:
Begin to watch each video, and as you watch it, decide whether you need to watch it to the end. If you KNOW it - like, you could take a test on it right now - then you can stop watching it before the end.
1. Dividing from both sides of equations
2. Solving two-step equations
3. Multi-step equations
Practice these skills:
1. Balancing Old Spice Man on a scale
2. Two-step equations
3. Working with units algebraically
If you complete these, then you have CHOICE to do whatever you want in KHAN ACADEMY. Check out the programming, even!
Remember to work in your classroom or the library.
Work on these Khan Academy pieces:
Begin to watch each video, and as you watch it, decide whether you need to watch it to the end. If you KNOW it - like, you could take a test on it right now - then you can stop watching it before the end.
1. Dividing from both sides of equations
2. Solving two-step equations
3. Multi-step equations
Practice these skills:
1. Balancing Old Spice Man on a scale
2. Two-step equations
3. Working with units algebraically
If you complete these, then you have CHOICE to do whatever you want in KHAN ACADEMY. Check out the programming, even!
Remember to work in your classroom or the library.
Looking ahead: (Monday) BeeBots :)
8th grade math
Monday (12/8, in class) Chapter 6: Similarity
Tuesday (12/9, in class) Chapter 6: Similarity
HOMEWORK: Work on Resource Packet due Mon 12/15
HOMEWORK: Work on Resource Packet due Mon 12/15
Wednesday (12/10, in class) Chapter 6: Similarity
HOMEWORK: Work on Resource Packet due Mon 12/15
HOMEWORK: Work on Resource Packet due Mon 12/15
Thursday (12/11, in class) Chapter 6: Similarity; review of basic types of functions
HOMEWORK: Work on Resource Packet due Mon 12/15
HOMEWORK: Work on Resource Packet due Mon 12/15
Friday (12/12, independent) Chapter 6: Similarity
Remember to work in your classroom or the library.
Looking ahead: Mon 12/15 - review of quadratics
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Week of November 17 - 21, 2014
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For everybody: Ease your mind (we will do this together in class).
6th grade math
Accelerated class:
Monday (11/17, in class) -
1. Colby's Kahoot
2. Mrs. Dawson's Kahoot
2. Camping Rectangular Prism Worksheet
Tuesday (11/18, in class) - Geometry - QUIZ on finding volume of cones, cylinders, spheres
Begin Packet, remainder due on Monday, November 20
Monday (11/17, in class) -
Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.2
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2. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
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1. Colby's Kahoot
2. Mrs. Dawson's Kahoot
2. Camping Rectangular Prism Worksheet
Tuesday (11/18, in class) - Geometry - QUIZ on finding volume of cones, cylinders, spheres
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.8.G.A.9 | Know the formulas for the volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems. |
Begin Packet, remainder due on Monday, November 20
Wednesday (11/12, in class) - Figures in the coordinate planes
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.6.b | 6b. Understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate plane; recognize that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are related by reflections across one or both axes. |
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.3 | 3. Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side joining points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. |
- Four quadrants
- Drawing figures following instructions, using coordinate pairs (Dottie)
HOMEWORK: prepare for QUIZ; work on geometry packet due 11/20
Thursday (11/13, in class) - QUIZ on Volume Formulas and Quadrants
- practice with finding volume
- quadrants
- drawing polygons in coordinate plane
- practice with finding volume
- quadrants
- drawing polygons in coordinate plane
Friday (11/14, independent) - TenMarks as assigned
Khan Academy:
Decartes and the Cartesian Plane
Practice plotting points and naming quadrants
Creating expressions with parentheses
Rectangles on the coordinate grid
Drawing polygons in the coordinate grid
Looking ahead: polygons in coordinate grid, relation by reflection, rate of change
T/Th Enrichment group:
- Interior angles of polygons
- volume of 3D shapes
- quadrants --> drawing in the quadrants
Khan Academy:
Decartes and the Cartesian Plane
Practice plotting points and naming quadrants
Creating expressions with parentheses
Rectangles on the coordinate grid
Drawing polygons in the coordinate grid
Looking ahead: polygons in coordinate grid, relation by reflection, rate of change
T/Th Enrichment group:
- Interior angles of polygons
- volume of 3D shapes
- quadrants --> drawing in the quadrants
7th grade math
Monday (11/10, in class) - review Theme Park Tycoon work; debate prep
- hand in Quiz corrections
- hand in Quiz corrections
Tuesday (11/11, Mrs. Harvey) - HOMEWORK debate prep, including counterpoints in team
HOMEWORK: Theme Park Tycoon corrections; debates
1. We will follow the rules and methods for these Formal Team Debates.
Read through the website to understand how Formal Team Debates differ from other types of debates.
2. Look at your google mail. Look at the rubric for debates presentations. Understand the expectations.
3. In the debates, for the HOMEWORK debate, each team will have FOUR minutes to make their case, another FOUR minutes to argue the other team's points, and a final THREE minutes to summarize.
(We will flip a coin to see who goes first on debate day.)
a) Today, you should prepare your first constructive argument - the first speech you give, that sets out your position and why you take that position. Decide who the first person will be. Each team will have FOUR minutes to make their case.
b) Today, you will also prepare the destructive speech, the speech you make against your opponent's points. You will need to guess what they will say and prepare to speak against that. You will have FOUR minutes to speak. Decide who will take this job.
c) The third job is the summative speaker. The summary is THREE minutes long. At this point, the judge had heard everything and your job is to 'drive it home' - convince the judge by repeating earlier arguments.
Tomorrow we will work on individual debates.
HOMEWORK: Theme Park Tycoon corrections; debates
1. We will follow the rules and methods for these Formal Team Debates.
Read through the website to understand how Formal Team Debates differ from other types of debates.
2. Look at your google mail. Look at the rubric for debates presentations. Understand the expectations.
3. In the debates, for the HOMEWORK debate, each team will have FOUR minutes to make their case, another FOUR minutes to argue the other team's points, and a final THREE minutes to summarize.
(We will flip a coin to see who goes first on debate day.)
a) Today, you should prepare your first constructive argument - the first speech you give, that sets out your position and why you take that position. Decide who the first person will be. Each team will have FOUR minutes to make their case.
b) Today, you will also prepare the destructive speech, the speech you make against your opponent's points. You will need to guess what they will say and prepare to speak against that. You will have FOUR minutes to speak. Decide who will take this job.
c) The third job is the summative speaker. The summary is THREE minutes long. At this point, the judge had heard everything and your job is to 'drive it home' - convince the judge by repeating earlier arguments.
Tomorrow we will work on individual debates.
Wednesday (11/12, in class) debate prep in team
HOMEWORK: debates
HOMEWORK: debates
Thursday (11/13, in class) - debate practice presentation
Friday (11/14, independent) - debate prep
HOMEWORK: debates
HOMEWORK: debates
Looking ahead: Debates are Monday, November 24, Tuesday will be a Game Day :)
8th grade math
Monday (11/10, in class) - resource packet questions for 5.1 - 5.3 due on Wednesday; begin 5.4 Medians and Altitudes
Tuesday (11/11, in class) - 5.4 Medians and Altitudes
Wednesday (11/12, in class) - hand in and review packets; review centroid, circumcenter, orthocenter, incenter;
Thursday (11/13, in class) - KAHOOTS QUIZ: centroid, circumcenter, orthocenter, incenter; 5.5 Using Inequalities in a Triangle
Friday (11/14, independent) -
1. practice 5.5/ 5.6 Inequalities in Two Triangles in Khan academy: Watch this inequalities in triangles VIDEO and do the exercises after it;
2. Keep working on TenMarks;
3. Work on your test. Do all of it now that Hinge Theorem is so clear.
<<< Beautiful 1970s Triangle Video >>>
Looking ahead: Monday/Tuesday: Indirect Proof
STEM GIP
Monday - CSI puzzle
Wednesday - dusting for fingerprints
1. practice 5.5/ 5.6 Inequalities in Two Triangles in Khan academy: Watch this inequalities in triangles VIDEO and do the exercises after it;
2. Keep working on TenMarks;
3. Work on your test. Do all of it now that Hinge Theorem is so clear.
<<< Beautiful 1970s Triangle Video >>>
Looking ahead: Monday/Tuesday: Indirect Proof
STEM GIP
Monday - CSI puzzle
Wednesday - dusting for fingerprints
Monday, November 10, 2014
Week of November 10 - 14, 2014
Week of November 10 - 14, 2014
For everybody: Ease your mind (we will do this together in class).
6th grade math
Accelerated class:
Monday (11/10, in class) - Platonic solids - dodecahedron project
Monday (11/10, in class) - Platonic solids - dodecahedron project
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.4 | 4. Represent three-dimensional figures using NETS made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. |
Tuesday (11/11) - No School. Thank a veteran.
Wednesday (11/12, in class) - Platonic solids - dodecahedron project
Thursday (11/13, in class) - Deciphering the standard:
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.2 | 2. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. |
Friday (11/14, independent) - Khan Academy:
1. Surface Area of NETS
2. Surface Area of 3D Objects
3. Volume with Fractions
If you finish these, keep working in these sections.
SATURDAY - November 15 - BIG HERO 6 MOVIE - 5.25 pm - Spotlight Cinemas
Looking ahead: Geometry - volume of cones, cylinders, pyramids, circles; Four Quadrants
Enrichment group:
Welcome!!
1. Surface Area of NETS
2. Surface Area of 3D Objects
3. Volume with Fractions
If you finish these, keep working in these sections.
SATURDAY - November 15 - BIG HERO 6 MOVIE - 5.25 pm - Spotlight Cinemas
Looking ahead: Geometry - volume of cones, cylinders, pyramids, circles; Four Quadrants
Enrichment group:
Welcome!!
7th grade math
Monday (11/10, in class)
Tuesday (11/11) - No School. Thank a veteran.
HOMEWORK:
for Wednesday (11/12) - show me corrections from homework
for Thursday (11/13) - show me highlighted Algebra article
Wednesday (11/12, in class) Quiz on Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3; debate prep
HOMEWORK:
for Thursday (11/13) - show me highlighted Algebra article
Thursday (11/13, in class) - NWEA testing
Friday (11/14, independent) - debate prep
HOMEWORK: for Monday (Nov. 17) - have debate text prepared as well as counterpoints (those answers to what you think your partner will say).
Quiz - Corrections for Monday.
HOMEWORK: for Monday (Nov. 17) - have debate text prepared as well as counterpoints (those answers to what you think your partner will say).
Quiz - Corrections for Monday.
Looking ahead: Monday we will continue practicing Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4.
Tuesday you have class to prepare debates.
8th grade math
Monday (11/10, in class) - Perpendicular bisectors (Chapter 5.2)
HOMEWORK: Keep working on your Animation Project, to present on Wednesday.
Tuesday (11/11) - No School. Thank a veteran.
HOMEWORK: Keep working on your Animation Project, to present on Wednesday.
Wednesday (11/12, in class) - present Animation Project on transformation, rotation, reflection
Thursday (11/13, in class) - Section 5.3: Using Angle Bisectors
HOMEWORK: TenMarks assignments - due Friday and Monday
Friday (11/14, independent) - Chapter 5 resource packet - Sections 5.2 & 5.3 for Monday.
Looking ahead: Remainder of Chapter 5 this week ahead (Nov. 17 - 21).
Looking ahead: Remainder of Chapter 5 this week ahead (Nov. 17 - 21).
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Week of November 3 - 7, 2014
It's no longer Fall.
It's no longer the season of hexaflexagons, vivid leaves, and spooks.
It is Winter.
As the outside world slows down, as Nature falls asleep, I hope the fire of your inner self continues to glow brightly.
11/3 MONDAY: (in class work) SNOW DAY
HAND IN: your "Bits and Pieces I" exit tickets.PRACTICAL GOAL: We need to use the NWEA data and CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
DURING CONFERENCES, work on this LEARNING GOAL: Introduction of ANIMATION project: A) Read this article. B) Watch this video tutorial.
LEARNING GOAL:Recognize linear and non-linear patterns in tables and graphs and describe those patterns using words and symbolic expressions.
HOMEWORK - Watch this YouTube video -Eitan Grinspun: From Sorcery to Science: How Hollywood Physics impacts the Sciences
Think about:
We will discuss this tomorrow.
11/4 TUESDAY: (in class work)
- HAND IN: your "Bits and Pieces I" exit tickets.
- PRACTICAL GOAL: We need to use the NWEA data and CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
- DURING CONFERENCES, work on this LEARNING GOAL: Introduction of ANIMATION project: A) Read this article. B) Watch this video tutorial.
- LEARNING GOAL:
- Recognize linear and non-linear patterns in tables and graphs and describe those patterns using words and symbolic expressions.
- HOMEWORK - Watch this YouTube video -
Think about:
- The very different goals of Hollywood mechanics (fun :) and engineering mechanics (boring :).
- How many famous mathematicians/scientists did Eitan mention? Who were they?
- How many different types of math did he mention? What were they?
We will discuss this tomorrow.
11/5 WEDNESDAY: (in class)
- DISCUSS: The Grinspun Video.
- Absolute Value Coloring Sheet
- LEARNING GOAL:
- Recognize linear and non-linear patterns in tables and graphs and describe those patterns using words and symbolic expressions. (Modeling with Mathematics - 8th grade CMP)
- HOMEWORK - TENMARKS: Do TWO assignments on TenMarks.
11/6 THURSDAY: (in class)
- LEARNING GOAL:
- Recognize linear and non-linear patterns in tables and graphs and describe those patterns using words and symbolic expressions.
11/7 FRIDAY: (independent)
- SCRATCH LAB. (Leave the computers with Mrs. Boone when you are done.) Follow this link and from there, decide to "try it out", "see examples" or "join". Have FUN!!!!!!
LOOKING AHEAD: Student led conferences Nov 6 & 10
Standards for next week:
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.2 | 2. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. |
| Math.CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.4 | 4. Represent three-dimensional figures using NETS made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. |
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7th accelerated math:
KHAN ACADEMY: Dylan, Bryce, Cassidy you need to join my Khan Academy Class! Choose me as your coach and enter this class code: CXE9QM
11/3 MONDAY: (in class work) SNOWDAY
We need to use the NWEA data and CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
HOMEWORK - TENMARKS: Do TWO assignments on TenMarks.
11/4 TUESDAY: (in class work with Mrs.Harvey)
- We need to use the NWEA data and CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
- Because of the SnowDay, we need to push back Math Debates a bit.
- Begin Chapter 3 - Linear Equations - in the Big Red Book.
First go HERE.
Go to the upper left hand corner, the "Help with the Math" section. It's green.
Click on @HomeTutor.
Click on Chapter 3.
Work through Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
Go to the section Practice, Practice, Practice in the middle of the top row. It's light blue. Click on eWorkbook.
Complete the exercises for Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 as your preassessment.
Save / print your results for me.
- HOMEWORK -
2) Create Reference section entries for these words/phrases:
variable
algebraic expression
to evaluate a problem
power
exponent
11/5 WEDNESDAY: (in class)
- Use CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
- Chapter 3 - Big Red Book --> @HomeTutor questions together
p. 150
q. 3 - 11 ODDS
p. 152
q. 12 - 17 EVENS
HAND IN "ACCENTUATE THE NEGATIVE" Book work from last week
11/6 THURSDAY: (in class)
- coloring with absolute value equations
- Khan Academy - Solving Equations in One Variable
11/7 FRIDAY: (independent)
- Chapter 3 - Big Red Book, Section 3.4 "Solve Equations with Variables on Both Sides": read pages 154 - 156. Do questions 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21, 24, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 47.
- Whatever you do not finish in class, you are to finish over the weekend and submit on Monday.
Looking ahead: Student led conferences Nov 6 & 10
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Geometry:
11/3 MONDAY: (in class work) SNOWDAY
We need to use the NWEA data and CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
11/4 TUESDAY: (in class work)
- We need to use the NWEA data and CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
- Chapter 4 Test is due today: let's look at results.
- transformations/translation work.
- HOMEWORK - Chapter Test 4 signatures
11/5 WEDNESDAY: (in class)
- Use CCSS Mathematical Practices to write goals for Student Led Conferences.
- HOMEWORK - Chapter Test 4 signatures
- Keep working on your Transformation Animation (due Wednesday, November 12)
11/6 THURSDAY: (in class)
- Chapter 5 "Relationships within triangles". 5.1 and 5.2
- HOMEWORK - Keep working on your Transformation Animation (due Wednesday, November 12)
11/7 FRIDAY: (independent)
- HOMEWORK - Work on Transformation Animation (due Wednesday, November 12)
LOOKING AHEAD: Student led conferences Nov 6 & 10
Keep working on your Transformation Animation (due Wednesday, November 12).
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STEM GIP:
11/3 MONDAY: SNOWDAY --> Keep working on your assignments.
Final drafts of your "Research" are now due Wednesday, November 5, 2014
11/5 WEDNESDAY:
Tiered Choice is due Monday, November 10, 2014.
looking ahead: Student led conferences Nov 6 & 10
After School Robotics:
PRACTICE after school on Monday and Wednesday (2.45 - 4.45) for all teams.
PRACTICE Saturday, November 8, 2014, 9.00 am - 2.00 pm for ALL teams.
PRACTICE Saturday, November 8, 2014, 9.00 am - 2.00 pm for ALL teams.
Spelling Bee 2015:
February 28, 2015 is the BEE. Bee Club kicks off SOON!
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Teacher approved APPS
These APPS are approved for in class use:
* WolframAlpha
* TenMarks
* GeoGebra
* LEGO MindStorms EV3
* FIRST Lego League - Game
Put these in apps in a folder on your desktop
labeled DAWSON.
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