Tuesday March 29, 2016

***Taku Students will begin AMP testing on Tuesday morning.  The Math portion will be given on Wednesday morning, and 8th graders will be taking the science AMP test on Thursday morning.***

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students were then introduced to chapter 5 and solving system of linear equations.  We spent most of class time understanding how to use a table to find a break even point for two given equations, as well as how to find the same break even point by graphing the given equations.  After some teacher led instruction and a few example problems, students were assigned three problems out of their text books, on page 204 #1-3, to be due Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #46 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete problems #1-3 on page 204 of the math textbook for class on Wednesday.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 6 and today we began working with developing equations from a given scenario.  Students continued practicing using mapping diagrams in order to develop an equation based on the work they do to complete the mapping diagram.  Students were asked to complete the activities for section 6.2 in the workbook, pages 125-127 for class on Wednesday.    

Assignments:  Review HW #46 is due Wednesday in class.  Workbook pages 125-127 are due Wednesday in class. 

  

Science:  No science classes were held today.  

Assignments:  None.

Monday March 28, 2016

***Taku Students will begin AMP testing on Tuesday morning.  Students will be taking the ELA or language arts portion of the test on Tuesday.  The Math portion will be given on Wednesday morning, and 8th graders will be taking the science AMP test on Thursday morning.***

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students were then introduced to chapter 5 and solving system of linear equations.  We spent most of class time reviewing how to write a given slope and a point a line crosses through, into point slope form and ultimately into slope intercept form.  

Assignments:  Review HW #46 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to graph three separate equations for class on Tuesday.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were introduced to chapter 6 and working with and identifying patterns in relations and functions and mapping diagrams.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned workbook page 124, to be due Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #46 is due Wednesday in class.  Workbook page 124 is due Tuesday in class. 

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period reading to learn about the forces of  friction and gravity.

Assignments:  None.

Thursday March 17, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then took the chapter 4 test. Students will be offered about 15 minutes of class time on Friday to complete their test, if they did not finish in the time provided today.

Assignments:  Review HW #45 is due Friday in class.  Workbook pages 99 & 100 (the Chapter 5 Fair Game Review activity) is due Friday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students completed their chapter 5 test.

Assignments:  Review HW #45 is due Friday in class.  Workbook pages 119 & 120 (the Chapter 6 Fair Game Review activity) is due Friday in class. 

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period proving Newton's Second Law of Motion in a lab setting.  

Assignments:  Students should be completing their Newton's Second Law of Motion lab worksheet if they did not complete it in the time provided.

Wednesday March 16, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4.  Next, students were handed a chapter review activity packet and given the remaining time in class to begin practicing their skills in preparation for the chapter 4 test on Thursday.

Students can expect the Chapter 4 test on Thursday of this week.

Assignments:  Review HW #45 is due Friday in class.  

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students spent the class period taking the chapter 5 test.

Assignments:  Review HW #45 is due Friday in class.  

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period reading to learn about Newton's Second Law of Motion.  Students learned that Force = Mass x Acceleration, and we talked about direct proportionality and inverse proportionality in context to increasing the force leads to increased acceleration, and that an increase in mass leads to a decrease in acceleration.  Students also completed the section 2.2 worksheet in class.

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday March 15, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4.  Next, students jumped into section seven of chapter 4, and were learning about the point slope formula.  Students were introduced to the formula by Mr. Olsen, and then we practiced using the formula and plugging given information into the formula.  Once students felt confident in plugging values into the point slope formula, we began practicing solving the point slope formula for y, or rearranging the point slope formula into slope intercept form in order to graph the line.  After a bit of focused practice in class, students were assigned page 98 of the workbook, to be due Wednesday in class.

Students can expect the Chapter 4 test on Thursday of this week.

Assignments:  Review HW #44 is due Wednesday in class.  Workbook page 98 is due Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students spent the class period participating in a chapter 5 review activity.  The chapter 5 test is scheduled for Wednesday of this week.

Assignments:  Review HW #44 is due Wednesday in class.  

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period completing the worksheet for section 2.1 on the Nature of Force.  Next, students were asked to apply their knowledge of Newton's First Law of motion in a lab setting.  Students completed several activities, using different materials, and answered several questions based on Newton's First Law of Motion.

Assignments:  None.

Monday March 14, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4.  Next, students celebrated Pi day (3.14) by reviewing and/or learning about the relationship between the circumference and diameter of any circle or round object.  Students were asked to measure several round objects and calculate the circumference, diameter, and radius of the objects and then crunched some numbers to see if they measured the circumference and diameter accurately in order to find the value of the relationship between the two.  We also ate PIE!  

Assignments:  Review HW #44 is due Wednesday in class. 

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students celebrated Pi day (3.14) by reviewing and/or learning about the relationship between the circumference and diameter of any circle or round object.  Students were asked to measure several round objects and calculate the circumference, diameter, and radius of the objects and then crunched some numbers to see if they measured the circumference and diameter accurately in order to find the value of the relationship between the two.  We also ate PIE! 

Assignments:  Review HW #44 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete a worksheet with several area and circumference problems of different circles for class on Tuesday.

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period reading to learn about Newton's first law of motion, otherwise known as the law of inertia.  Students defined several key vocabulary words, before we read chapter 2 section 1 together in class.

Assignments:  None.

Thursday March 10, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4.  Next, students graded their homework from section 4.5 before we jumped into section 6 on developing linear equations from a given line on a graph. Students reviewed how to find the slope of a given line, and how to find the y intercept in order to develop an equation for that line.  Students were given most of the class period to work through the activities for section 4.6 in the workbook before being assigned page 94 of the practice workbook.  Workbook page 94 is due Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #43 is due Friday in class. Workbook page 94 is due Friday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period reviewing how to solve a system of equations has one solution, many solutions or no solution.  After a bit of teacher instruction and examples of how to a system of equations via graphing, students were asked to complete the section 5.4 Extension worksheet for class on Friday.

Assignments:  Review HW #43 is due Friday in class.  Students were asked to complete the section 5.4 Extension worksheet for class on Friday.

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period reading to learn about acceleration and how to calculate it.  After reading the section together and practicing several example acceleration problems, students completed the section 1.3 worksheet in class before we graded it together in class.

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday March 9, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4.  Next, students graded their homework from section 4.5 before we jumped into section 6 on developing linear equations from a given line on a graph. Students reviewed how to find the slope of a given line, and how to find the y intercept in order to develop an equation for that line.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned page 91 of the practice workbook.  Workbook page 91 is due Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #43 is due Friday in class. Workbook page 91 is due Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period participating in an activity designed to help them understand how to tell if a system of equations has one solution, many solutions or no solution.  After a bit of teacher instruction and examples developed within the activity, students were asked to complete the section 5.4 Practice A worksheet for class on Thursday.

Assignments:  Review HW #43 is due Friday in class.  Students were asked to complete the section 5.4 Practice A worksheet for class on Thursday.

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period reading to learn about how the plates on the earth move.  Students were also introduced to acceleration and how acceleration relates to science.     

Assignments:  The section 1.2 worksheet on The Earth and its Plates will be due on Thursday in class.

Tuesday March 8, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4.  Next, students participated in a lesson designed to help them understand how to work with equations written in standard form. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the worksheet associated with section 4.5 on standard form.  Workbook page 90 is due Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #42 is due Wednesday in class. Workbook page 90 is due Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period reviewing how to solve systems of equations through graphing and creating/using a table to find x, y coordinates in order to find the point of intersection or the solution for the system of equations.  Next, students continued learning how to solve systems of equations via elimination. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were given class time to finalize the workbook page 112 in class.  When students finished page 112, they were handed the section 5.3 Practice B worksheet, that is due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #42 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete the section 5.3 Practice B worksheet for class on Wednesday.

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period participating in another Speed Challenge activity.  We then transitioned back into the text book and completed the reading for Describing and Measuring Motion.  Students learned how to define velocity and practiced working with motion graphs.  Student were then given the section 1.1 worksheet and given about 12 minutes of class time to complete the work.    

Assignments:  The section 1.1 worksheet on Describing and Measuring Motion will be due on Wednesday if they did not finish it in the class time provided.

Monday March 7, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4. Students spent todays class period reviewing how to find the slope and the x and y intercepts of a given linear equation.  Next, students participated in a lesson designed to help them understand how to work with equations written in standard form. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some problems out of the text book, page 174 # 1,2,3,4.  These problems will be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #41 is due Friday in class. The problems out of the text book, page 174 # 1,2,3,4 are due Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period reviewing how to solve systems of equations through graphing and creating/using a table to find x, y coordinates in order to find the point of intersection or the solution for the system of equations.  Next, students began learning how to solve systems of equations via elimination. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were given class time to begin working through worksheet for section 5.3 (page 112) to be due Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #40 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete the worksheet for section 5.3 (page 112) in the workbook for class on Tuesday.

  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period previewing the text book we are moving into, as well as participating in a Think, Write, Pair Share activity and worksheet designed to get them thinking about what they will be learning about in this unit as well as having students share their ideas with a class mate.  

Assignments:  None.

Thursday March 3, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4. Students spent todays class period reviewing how to find the slope and the y intercept of a given linear equation.  Next, students participated in a lesson designed to help them understand how to find the x intercept of a given equation. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some problems out of the text book, page 170-171 # 8, 11, 13, 19, and 22.  These problems will be due on Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #41 is due Friday in class. The problems out of the text book, page 170-171 # 8, 11, 13, 19, and 22 are due Friday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period reviewing how to solve systems of equations through graphing and creating/using a table to find x, y coordinates in order to find the point of intersection or the solution for the system of equations.  Next, students began learning how to solve systems of equations via elimination.  Students were given class time to begin working through the activities in the workbook for section 5.3 (pages 109-111) to be due Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #40 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete the activities for section 5.3 (pages 109-111) in the workbook for class on Friday.  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period practicing how to calculate the speed of various scenarios.  Students completed a practice worksheet, before they were assigned to complete the speed calculations of our activity from Wednesday in class.  The Speed Challenge worksheet will be due Friday in class.  

Assignments:  The Speed Challenge worksheet will be due Friday in class. 

Wednesday March 2, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4. Students spent todays class period reviewing and practicing how to find the slope of a given graph of a line, as well as how to create tables of x,y values in order to plot the points and graph a linear equation.  Next, students reviewed how to read an equation in slope intercept form, and continued graphing lines on the coordinate plane. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned page 86 of the practice workbook for class on Thursday.  

Assignments:  Review HW #41 is due Friday in class. Workbook page 86 is due Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period reviewing how to solve systems of equations through graphing and creating/using a table to find x, y coordinates in order to find the point of intersection or the solution for the system of equations.  Next, students graded their homework from Tuesday evening, before we all felt students needed more practice solving systems of equations via the substitution method.  Thus, students were assigned problems from the text book, pages 212-213 #13,15,16,17 & 18-20, 23.  These problems will be due Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #40 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete problems from the text book, pages 212-213, #13,15,16,17 & 18-20, 23 to be due Thursday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students spent today's class period measuring and calculating the speed of various motions in the Speed Challenge Lab.    

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday March 1, 2016

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned back into chapter 4. Students spent todays class period reviewing and practicing how to find the slope of a given graph of a line, as well as how to create tables of x,y values in order to plot the points and graph a linear equation.  Next, students began learning how to describe the equation y = mx + b.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were asked to complete page 83 of the workbook for class on Wednesday.  

Assignments:  Review HW #40 is due Wednesday in class. Workbook page 83 is due Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the Do Now.  Students spent todays class period reviewing how to solve systems of equations through graphing and creating/using a table to find x, y coordinates in order to find the point of intersection or the solution for the system of equations.  Next, students worked through a lesson on how they can use substitution in order to solve a system of equations.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned page 108 of the practice workbook, to be due Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #40 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were asked to complete page 108 of the practice workbook for class on Wednesday.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Students then transitioned into the unit on physics.  Students were reading to learn about Describing and Measuring Motion.  We read the first five pages of chapter 1 section 1 together as a group.  Students were defining key vocabulary and answering key concept questions as we read aloud.  

Assignments:  None.