Tuesday December 15, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period preparing for the upcoming chapter 2 test on Wednesday.  Students were given the option to complete the chapter review activity within the text book, or the chapter test activity also in the text book.  

Students can expect the chapter 2 TEST on Wednesday of this week. 

Assignments:  Review Homework #27 is due Wednesday in class.  The chapter 2 test is Tomorrow!

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period learning about and working with linear equations and the beginnings of chapter 4.  After some warm up problems, some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned pages 146-147 # 1, 2, 6-16 evens, 17, 18-26 evens, 27.  These problems will be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #27 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned pages 146-147 # 1, 2, 6-16 evens, 17, 18-26 evens, 27.  These problems will be due on Wednesday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chemistry.  Students finished reading the section on how metals are organized and classified within the periodic table, and then students were given about 25 minutes of class time to complete the section 3.2 worksheet on Metals.  The 3.2 worksheet is due Wednesday in class if students did not complete it in the class time provided. 

 

Assignments:  The section 3.2 worksheet on Metals is due Wednesday in class.

Monday December 14, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period learning about dilations of shapes within the coordinate plane.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned page 48 of the practice workbook, to be due Tuesday in class. 

Students can expect the chapter 2 TEST on Wednesday of this week. 

Assignments:  Review Homework #27 is due Wednesday in class.  Page 48 of the practice workbook is due Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period learning about and working with linear equations and the beginnings of chapter 4.  After some warm up problems, some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned page 72 of the practice workbook, to be due Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #27 is due Wednesday in class.  Page 72 of the practice workbook is due Tuesday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chemistry.  Students were asked to define several key vocabulary words associated with metals and the periodic table.  We then read the section 3.2 on Metals and the organization of metals on the periodic table. 

 

Assignments:  None.

Thursday December 10, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period learning about dilations of shapes within the coordinate plane.  After a brief introduction to the concept, students were given class time to complete the activities on pages 45-47 of the practice workbook, to be due Friday in class.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #26 is due Friday in class.  Pages 46-47 of the practice workbook are due Friday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period learning about and working with the Hour of Code.  We went to the library and students were introduced to computer science coding and given the opportunity to play some games on the Hour of Code website to help re-enforce the concepts behind coding. 

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

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chemistry.  Students were asked to read an essay about the periodic table and to mark the text as they read with questions they come upon, key vocabulary words and important ideas about the table.  Students then completed the Think, Write Pair Share worksheet we began in class on Tuesday.  

 

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday December 9, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period learning about and working with the Hour of Code.  We went to the library and students were introduced to computer science coding and given the opportunity to play some games on the Hour of Code website to help re-enforce the concepts behind coding.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #26 is due Friday in class. Students were asked to complete page 44 of the practice workbook for Thursday.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then jumped into chapter 4.  Students were introduced to the idea of linear equations and we began by completing some tables and working with literal equations.  Students were assigned pages 67 and 68 of the practice workbook for class on Thursday.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #26 is due Friday in class.  Workbook pages 67 and 68 are due Thursday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into the chemistry textbook.  Students completed the reading out of the textbook concerning the organization of the elements on the periodic table.  Students were then assigned the section 3.1 worksheet on Organizing the Elements, to be due Thursday in class.

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

Tuesday December 8, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period jumping back into chapter 2 and continued learning about the perimeter and area of shapes are affected by a change in dimensions.  After some teacher lead instruction and several clarifying questions and example problems, students were handed a worksheet with section 2.6 A on one side and 2.6 B on the other side.  Students were asked to complete at least one side of the worksheet for class on Wednesday.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #25 is due Wednesday in class.  Section 2.6 practice A or B is due in class on Wednesday.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then jumped into chapter 3.  Today students took the chapter 3 Test.

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

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into the chemistry textbook.  Students began the class period by completing our Structure of Matter worksheet we began in class on Monday.  Next students transitioned into a think, write pair share related to the periodic table.  After students wrote down some of their own ideas concerning a set of questions about the periodic table, they were given time to share their ideas with a class mate.  We finished class by reading the first few pages of section 3.1 on Organizing the Elements from the text book.  

Assignments:  None.

Monday December 7, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period jumping back into chapter 2 and continued learning about the perimeter and area of shapes are affected by a change in dimensions.  Students worked together in table groups on activities 3 & 4 in the practice workbook in the time provided in class.  Workbook pages 42 and 43 are due Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #25 is due Wednesday in class.  Workbook pages 43 & 43 are due Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then jumped into chapter 3.  Today students began the review process for the chapter 3 test scheduled for Tuesday (tomorrow)!

Assignments:  Review Homework #25 is due Wednesday in class.  The chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday in class. 

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into the chemistry textbook.  Students began the class period by defining 15 key vocabulary words associated with the structure of matter.  We then continued by reviewing the key components of an atom, where the subatomic particles are located and how to draw an accurate model of an atom and of two atoms chemically bonding.  

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday December 2, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period jumping back into chapter 2 and continued learning about proportions by using ratios.  Many students needed more practice with ratios and proportions, so students were assigned problems from the text book.  Page 74-75 # 1-5; 7-13 odds; 14-20 evens, to be due Thursday in class.

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

Page 74-75 # 1-5; 7-13 odds; 14-20 evens, to be due Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then jumped into chapter 3.  Today students began learning about how to use angles to tell whether triangles are similar.  Students broke into partnered groups and began working on the activities in section 3.4 on pages 63-65 of the practice workbook, to be due on Thursday in class.

 

Assignments:  Review Homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.  The activities on pages 63-65 in the practice workbook are due Thursday in class. 

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into the chemistry textbook.  Students spent the class period today by completing the final steps of the Gummy Bear Density Lab.  We then transitioned back into learning more about the atomic particles of atoms and what each particle is responsible for.  

Assignments:  Students should be completing their Gummy Bear Density Lab report if they did not complete it in the class time provided.

Tuesday December 1, 2015

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent today's class period jumping back into chapter 2 and continued learning about proportions by using ratios.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned the section 2.5 worksheet in the practice workbook, to be due Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.  Workbook page 40 is due Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then jumped into chapter 3.  Today students continued working with the relationship of interior and exterior angles of polygons.  Students were assigned several problems from the text book and given time in class to work on them.  Page 123 - 125 # 1 - 3; 10 - 18 evens; 19; 20 - 26 evens; & 28-33 is due on Wednesday in class. 

 

Assignments:  Review Homework #23 is due Wednesday in class.  Page 123 - 125 # 1 - 3; 10 - 18 evens; 19; 20 - 26 evens; & 28-33 is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into the chemistry textbook.  Students spent the class period today by completing the initial steps of the Gummy Bear Density Lab.  We then transitioned into learning more about the atomic particles of atoms.  

Assignments:  None.