Thursday December 19, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students completed the chapter 4 test.  

Assignments:  None.   

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students reviewed the process of solving equations using addition and subtraction.  Next, students were introduced to solving equations using division or multiplication.  After some teacher led instruction, students worked through some examples together.     

Assignments:  None.    

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued working with and learning about the periodic table.  Today students continued learning about the organization of the periodic table, and students completed their blank periodic table, by following the directions provided to them.   

Assignments:  None.    

Wednesday December 18, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students took the chapter 4 test.  Since we are having Toolbox everyday this week, our math classes are a bit shorter each day, thus students will be given about 30 minutes of class time on Thursday to complete the test if they need the time.  

Assignments:  None.   

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students were introduced to solving equations using addition and subtraction.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned the section 2.5 worksheet, to be due in class.      

Assignments:  The section 2.5 worksheet on solving equations using addition and subtraction will be due on Thursday in class.     

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued working with and learning about the periodic table.  Today students continued learning about the organization of the periodic table, and students were assigned to completely fill in a blank periodic table, by following the directions provided to them.   

Assignments:  Students were assigned a blank periodic table.  It will be due at the end of class on Thursday.   

Tuesday December 17, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students participated in a chapter 4 review activity.  The chapter 4 test will be Wednesday in class.   

Assignments:  Review Homework #26 is due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students were introduced to solving equations using addition and subtraction.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned problems from the text book, page 93 #11-25 (odds) for class on Wednesday.        

Assignments:  Review homework #27 is due Wednesday in class.  The problems from the text book, page 93 #11-25 (odds) will be due Wednesday in class.    

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued working with and learning about the periodic table.  Today students continued learning about the organization of nonmetals and metalloids and how to locate them on the periodic table.  

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 3.3 worksheet on Nonmetals and metalloids, to be due on Wednesday in class.  

Monday December 16, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed simplifying fractions, as well as the rules of multiplying and dividing powers. Students were then introduced to scientific notation, product form and standard form.  After some teacher led instruction, students practiced converting numbers into and out of all three forms.  Students were then assigned the section 4.7 worksheet as homework for Tuesday.    

Assignments:  The section 4.7 worksheet is due Tuesday in class.  Review Homework #26 is due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students reviewed the process of identifying the terms, like terms, coefficients and constants of an expression.  Next, students practiced developing equations out of word sentences.  After some teacher led instruction and a few example problems, students were assigned the section 2.4 worksheet on solving equations mentally, to be due Tuesday in class.       

Assignments:  Review homework #27 is due Wednesday in class.    

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued working with and learning about the periodic table.  Today students were learning about the organization of nonmetals and metalloids and how to locate them on the periodic table.  

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 3.3 worksheet on Nonmetals and metalloids, to be due on Wednesday in class.  

Thursday December 12, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed simplifying fractions, as well as the rules of multiplying and dividing powers.  Many students had troubles simplifying monomial fractions, so we spent the majority of class discussing and going over several examples of monomial fractions.  Students were then briefly introduced to scientific notation.  Students can expect a quiz on Friday on the first six sections of chapter 4.   

Assignments:  Review Homework #25 is due Friday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students reviewed the process of identifying the terms, like terms, coefficients and constants of an expression.  Next, students practiced developing equations out of word sentences.  After some teacher led instruction and a few example problems, students were assigned several problems from the text book, and given about 35 minutes of class time to complete the assignment.  Students turned in their work before leaving class.  Students can expect a quiz on the first three sections of chapter 2 on Friday.     

Assignments:  Review homework #26 is due Friday in class.    

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued working with and learning about the periodic table.  Today students were learning about the organization of metals on the periodic table, and how to determine if an element was a metal, non-metal or metalloid.  

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 3.2 worksheet on Metals, to be due on Friday in class.  

Wednesday December 11, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed the rules associated with multiplying and dividing powers.  Students then completed the the lesson on negative and zero exponents.  We reviewed the rules that say that any nonzero number raised to a zero exponent is always equal to 1.  We also reviewed how to remove negative exponents by placing them into the denominator of a fraction.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the 4.6 worksheet as homework, to be due Thursday in class.   

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 4.6 worksheet as homework to be due Thursday in class.  Review Homework #25 is due Friday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students reviewed the process of identifying the terms, like terms, coefficients and constants of an expression.  Next, students were introduced to writing out an expression from a given word sentence.  We practiced several examples together as a class before we ran out of class time.   

Assignments:  Review homework #26 is due Friday in class.    

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued working with and learning about the periodic table.  Today students were learning about the organization of the table and how elements came to be in the position they are in on the table.  We finished reading chapter 3 section 1 as a class, and students were responsible for answering some guiding questions as we read, as well as defining some key vocabulary words as we read.     

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 3.1 worksheet on Organizing the Elements, to be due on Thursday in class.   

Tuesday December 10, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed the rules associated with multiplying and dividing powers.  Students practiced several examples of dividing or multiplying exponents, including some challenge problems designed to help students connect with the rules (properties).  Students were then introduced to negative and zero exponents.  We worked through some examples that displayed patterns, in the hope that students began to make connections to the rules and the actual problems they are being asked to solve.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned problems from their at home text books, page 201-202 #1-31, to be due Wednesday in class.   


Assignments:  Students were assigned problems from their at home text books, page 201-202 #1-31, to be due Wednesday in class.  Review Homework #24 is due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students continued working with simplifying expressions.  Many students did not complete their homework on Monday evening, thus todays class period was dedicated to students actually competing the assignment of section 2.3.  

Assignments:  Review homework #25 is due Wednesday in class.  The section 2.3 worksheet (odds) is due Wednesday in class if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.   

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were introduced to the periodic table.  Students began class by completing the Think, Write Pair share activity from yesterday's class, before we began to read about the history of the periodic table.  Students were responsible for answering several guiding questions as we read about the organization of the elements of the periodic table.    

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 3.1 worksheet on Organizing the Elements, to be due on Thursday in class.   

Monday December 9, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed the rules associated with multiplying and dividing powers.  We graded the section 4.5 worksheet, before we went over the quiz as a class to answer any questions and to clarify any confusion.  We then briefly practiced multiplying powers as well as dividing powers.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #24 is due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Today students continued working with simplifying expressions.  Students reviewed the quiz we took on Friday, before students were assigned the section 2.3 worksheet (odds) and given the rest of class to begin working on the assignment.  

Assignments:  Review homework #25 is due Wednesday in class.  The section 2.3 worksheet (odds) is due Tuesday in class.   

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were introduced to the periodic table.  Students began defining several key vocabulary words, before students participated in a Think, Write Pair share activity.  Students read an essay about the periodic table, and answered several questions regarding the reading, before watching a quick video of the origins of the periodic table.      

Assignments:  Students have been asked to come into class on Tuesday with their thoughts concerning the four questions at the top of the back side of the Think Write Pair Share worksheet for class on Tuesday.    

Thursday December 5, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to multiplying and dividing powers.  Students wrote down the properties in their notebooks, before we explored the concepts through examples and teacher led instruction.  Students were then assigned the section 4.5 worksheet to be due on Friday in class.  Students can also expect a quiz in class on Friday on the first four sections of chapter 4.  

Assignments:  The section 4.5 worksheet is due on Friday in class.  Friday is quiz day as well!    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working with properties of addition and multiplication. Today students continued working with simplifying expressions.  Students practiced identifying the terms, coefficients, like terms and constants within an expression on a worksheet, and that worksheet will be due on Friday in class.  

Assignments:  Review homework #24 is due Friday in class.   

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued learning the basics of atoms.  Today in class students worked through an interactive with Mr. Olsen, before we began exploring the history of the Hindenburg blimp and the tragedy that engulfed it.     

Assignments:  None.    

Wednesday December 4, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to finding the LCM (Least Common Multiple) of two or more numbers, monomials or fractions.  We reviewed the difference between factors and multiples, before students learned the two methods of finding a LCM.  Students really struggled with finding the LCM of monomials, as well as Least common denominators.  Thus, we spent todays class period reviewing the process, and doing several examples together.  Students were then assigned problems from the text book, page 190 #16-30 evens; and 40 - 52 evens, to be due Thursday in class.         

Assignments:  The book work from page 190 #16-30 and 40-52 evens, are due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working with properties of addition and multiplication. Today students were introduced to simplifying expressions.  Students reviewed several key vocabulary words, and we then practiced identifying the terms, coefficients, like terms and constants within an expression.    

Assignments:  Review homework #24 is due Friday in class.   

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued learning the basics of atoms.  Today in class students began learning about how atoms of different elements can bond together in order to form a molecule.  After some group discussion, students were handed some toothpicks, gummy bears and marshmallows and were asked to build a water molecule.  We then made other molecules with the materials they had in hand.         

Assignments:  Students should be completing the Particles of Matter worksheet and the packet entitled Structure of Matter for class on Thursday.  

Tuesday December 3, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to finding the LCM (Least Common Multiple) of two or more numbers, monomials or fractions.  We reviewed the difference between factors and multiples, before students learned the two methods of finding a LCM.  Method one is all about just listing out the multiples of a number, and method two has students finding the prime factorization of each number in question, and multiplying the factors together in order to find the LCM.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the section 4.4 worksheet to be due Tuesday in class.       

Assignments:  The section 4.4 worksheet is due Tuesday in class.  Review Homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working with properties of addition and multiplication. Today students were introduced to simplifying expressions.  Students defined several key vocabulary words, and we then practiced identifying the terms, coefficients, like terms and constants within an expression.    

Assignments:  The problems from the at home text book, page 804 #1-19 are due Wednesday in class.  Review homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.   

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students began learning the basics of atoms.  We finished reading the section entitled "Particles of Matter" in the book, and everyone participated in a discussion about the subatomic particles within an atom (protons, electrons and neutrons).  After some teacher led instruction and some examples of models of atoms, students were asked to draw a model of an oxygen atom and write five sentences comparing the similarities and differences between an oxygen atom and a carbon atom.        

Assignments:  Students should be drawing an example of an oxygen atom and writing five sentences comparing the similarities and differences of the two models for class on Wednesday.   

Monday December 2, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed the methods of finding the GCF of two or more numbers or monomials.  Many students struggled with finding the GCF of monomials, so we took some time reviewing the process of factoring each monomial within a fraction in order to put into simplest form.     

Assignments:  Review Homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working with properties of addition and multiplication. Today students continued working with the distributive property.   After some teacher led instruction, students attempted several examples together in class, before students were assigned problems from the extra practice section on their at home text book, page 804 #1-19 to be due Tuesday in class.    

Assignments:  The problems from the at home text book, page 804 #1-19 are due Tuesday in class.  Review homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.   

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students began learning the basics of atoms.  We read the section entitled "Particles of Matter" together as a group and students answered several questions throughout the reading, before we ended class with a discussion about the breakdown of the subatomic particles within an atom, the proton, neutron, and the electron.       

Assignments:  None.