Monday October 31, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 3.  Students continued reviewing transformations within the coordinate plane.  Students were working with horizontal and vertical stretches and shrinks.  There was lots of teacher led instruction and note-taking by students as Mr. Olsen was helping students key in on the clues that guide students when working with stretches and/or shrinks of graphs of linear equations.  Students were assigned problems #17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30 on page 152 of the textbook, to be due on Tuesday in class.  

Assignments:  Students were assigned problems #17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30 on page 152 of the textbook, to be due on Tuesday in class. 

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students celebrated Halloween in Mr. Olsen's math class today by working on a halloween packet of math activities.  The halloween math packet will be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  The Halloween math packet is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students went on a nice sunny nature walk.  Mr. Olsen had students filling in a Nature Writing Prompt worksheet as we walked the Switzer Creek trail.  

Assignments: None.

Thursday October 27, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 3.  Students continued reviewing transformations within the coordinate plane.  Students were working on reflecting linear equations on a graph.  There was lots of teacher led instruction and note-taking by students as Mr. Olsen was helping students key in on the clues that guide students when working with reflections.  Students were assigned problems #13-16, 19, 21, 29, 31, 32, 34 on page 151 of the textbook, to be due on Friday in class.  Students can expect a quiz in class on Friday.

Assignments:  Students were assigned problems #13-16, 19, 21, 29, 31, 32, 34 on page 151 of the textbook, to be due on Friday in class. 

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students continued working with algebraic expressions today in class.  We reviewed working with identifying terms, like terms, as well as coefficients and constants before students were introduced to how to identify linear expressions as well as how to add and subtract expressions.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples of adding and or subtracting expressions, students were assigned practice workbook page 50.  The workbook page 50 will be due Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #17 is due on Friday in class.  The workbook page 50 is due on Friday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into their community health investigative teams and continued our work on the community health alerts.  Today students were looking for the source of the community health issue in question.

Assignments: None.

Wednesday October 26, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 3.  Students were reviewing transformations within the coordinate plane.  Students continued working with translating and reflecting linear equations on a graph.  There was lots of teacher led instruction and note-taking by students as Mr. Olsen was helping students key in on the clues that guide students when working with translations and/or reflections.  Students were assigned problems #7-10 on page 151 of the textbook, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned problems #7-10 on page 151 of the textbook, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students continued working with algebraic expressions today in class.  We continued working with identifying terms, like terms, as well as coefficients and constants.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples of identifying terms and simplifying expressions, students were given class time to work on a simplifying expressions (including expressions using the distributive property) worksheet.  The workbook page 46 will be due Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #17 is due on Friday in class.  The workbook page 46 is due on Thursday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into their Local Ecology Groups and we went outside to our established plots and took some measurements and filled out a data sheet. 

Assignments: None.

Tuesday October 25, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 3.  Students were then introduced or were reviewing transformations within the coordinate plane.  Students began working with translating and reflecting linear equations on a graph.  There was lots of teacher led instruction and note-taking by students as Mr. Olsen was helping students key in on the clues that guide students when working with translations and/or reflections.  Students were assigned problems #1-6 on page 151 of the textbook, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned problems #1-6 on page 151 of the textbook, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students continued working with algebraic expressions today in class.  We continued working with identifying terms, like terms, as well as coefficients and constants.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples of identifying terms and simplifying expressions, students were given class time to work on a simplifying expressions (including expressions using the distributive property) worksheet.  The simplifying expressions worksheet will be due Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #16 is due on Wednesday in class.  The simplifying expressions worksheet is due on Wednesday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into the study of inquiry. Students continued our group investigative activity, and today students groups continued our investigation into possible explanations behind the school absences within our "test community" we have been working with.  Students were analyzing interview data and school calendars and drawing conclusions based on the evidence they gathered from the data.  

Assignments: None.

Monday October 24, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 3.  Students were then working with how to describe the graph of the equation              y = mx + b.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were handed the section 3.5 Practice B worksheet, which will be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 3.5 Practice B worksheet, to be due Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students continued working with algebraic expressions today in class.  We continued working with identifying terms, like terms, as well as coefficients and constants.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples of identifying terms and simplifying expressions, students were assigned the section 3.1 Practice A worksheet, to be due Tuesday in class.  

Assignments:  Review HW #16 is due on Wednesday in class.  The section 3.1 Practice A worksheet is due on Tuesday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into the study of inquiry. Students continued our group investigative activity, and today students groups finalized their initial investigation into possible explanations behind the school absences within our "test community" we have been working with.  Students were analyzing attendance data and drawing conclusions based on the evidence they gathered from the data.  

Assignments: None. 

Thursday October 20, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped into chapter 3.  Students then began working with graphing horizontal and vertical lines as well as graphing linear equations by determining the x, and y intercepts.  After some teacher led instruction and a few example problems, students were assigned practice workbook pages 77-78 #1-8 to be due Friday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned practice workbook pages 77-78 #1-8 to be due Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students were then introduced to chapter 3 and expressions and equations.  Mr. Olsen led students through several examples and introduced many new vocabulary words for students to begin familiarizing themselves with.  

Assignments:  Review HW #15 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into the study of inquiry. Students continued our group discussion about how to identify questions that could be tested by a scientific investigation, and were then given the opportunity to work with a classmate as part of investigative team to determine a possible community health problem as part of a scenario set up by Mr. Olsen.  We will pick up with this activity on Friday in class.

Assignments: None. 

Wednesday October 19, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped into chapter 3.  Students then continued talking about function notation.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples worked out together, students were assigned some problems out of the text book, pages 125-126 #12-30 evens and 31-42 to be due Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some problems out of the text book, pages 125-126 #12-30 evens and 31-42 to be due Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students then made corrections to their chapter 2 tests in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #15 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into the study of inquiry. Students continued our group discussion about how to identify questions that could be tested by a scientific investigation, and were then given the opportunity to read three different letters to the editor.  Each student was then given the opportunity to develop two different testable questions about one of the letters and describe an investigation or experiment that would help them find some evidence to support their questions.

Assignments: None. 

Thursday October 13, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped into chapter 3.  We graded our homework from class on Wednesday, before the class began talking about function notation.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples worked out together, students were assigned some problems out of the text book, page 125 #1-10 to be due Friday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some problems out of the text book, page 125 #1-10 to be due Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  Students then took the chapter 2 test.

Assignments:  Review HW #14 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into the study of inquiry. Students continued our group discussion about how to identify questions that could be tested by a scientific investigation, and were then given the opportunity to develop their own testable questions in class.

Assignments: None. 

Wednesday October 12, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped into chapter 3.  We graded our homework from class on Tuesday, before the class continued our discussion on how to determine whether given data is discrete or continuous.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples worked out together, students were assigned some problems out of the text book, page 118-119 #35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 to be due Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some problems out of the text book, page 118-119 #35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 to be due Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and continued discussing rational numbers.  Today students were reviewing how to divide rational numbers.  We graded our homework, and then students were given the remaining class time to participate in a chapter 2 review activity, as the chapter 2 test will be on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #14 is due on Friday in class.  The Chapter 2 TEST will be on Thursday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into the study of inquiry. Students participated in a group discussion about how to identify questions that could be tested by a scientific investigation, as well as how to develop testable questions.  

Assignments: None. 

Tuesday October 11, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped into chapter 3.  We graded our homework from class on Monday, before the class began a discussion on how to determine whether a function is linear or nonlinear.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples worked out together, students were assigned workbook page 68, to be due Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned workbook page 68, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and began discussing rational numbers.  Today students were learning or reviewing the rules for multiplying and dividing integers.  We then took those rules, and incorporated them into working (multiplying and dividing) rational numbers.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from their textbooks, page 68 # 10-21; 22, 24, 26, 28, 30.  These problems will be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #13 is due on Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned some problems from the textbook, page 68 # 10-21; 22, 24, 26, 28, 30.  These problems are due Wednesday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into the study of inquiry. Students participated in a group discussion about how to make hypotheses and support that hypothesis with some factual evidence or observations based on the situation.  The Biological Box activity that students participated in today was designed to help students connect these concepts.  

Assignments: None. 

Monday October 10, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped into chapter 3.  We graded our homework from class on Friday, before the class began a discussion on how to determine whether a function is linear or nonlinear.  Students were given the remaining time in class to begin working on the activities in the practice workbook for section 3.2 (workbook pages 64-66 are due Tuesday in class).

Assignments:  Students were assigned workbook pages 64-66, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and began discussing rational numbers.  Today students were learning or reviewing the rules for multiplying and dividing integers.  We then took those rules, and incorporated them into working (multiplying and dividing) rational numbers.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from their textbooks, page 68 # 1-9, 23, 25, 27, 29.  These problems will be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #13 is due on Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned some problems from the textbook, page 68 #1-9, 23, 25, 27, 29.  These problems are due Tuesday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into the study of inquiry.  Mr. Olsen took some class time to begin talking about how scientists ask questions, and then the process used to find some evidence to support any answers found during an investigation.  Students then participated in a couple activities designed to help them understand how to develop evidence to support observations and hypotheses. 

Assignments: None. 

Thursday October 6, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students took the chapter 2 test.

Assignments:  Students were assigned workbook page 58 AND textbook page 101 #1-13 for class on Friday.  

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and began discussing rational numbers.  We took a detour today, as students needed some clarification on how to multiply decimals.  So, after some teacher led instruction and several examples of how to multiply decimals, students were assigned five multiplying decimal problems, to be due on Friday in class.

Students can expect a quiz on adding, subtracting and multiplying rational numbers in class on Friday.  

Assignments:  Review HW #12 is due on Friday in class.  Students were assigned five multiplying decimal problems to be due Friday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into their LEP groups and they completed their plot location narratives as well as identifying the plant specimens they collected from their one meter square plots.  

Assignments: None. 

Wednesday October 5, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students graded their homework from Tuesday evening.  Students were then given the remaining time in class to complete a review activity in preparation for the chapter 2 test on Thursday.  

Assignments:  Students should be preparing for the chapter 2 test on Thursday.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and began discussing rational numbers.  Students continued working through how to add and subtract rational numbers, including fractions and decimals. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were asked to complete activity 3 in the practice workbook, pages 34 & 35 while in class.  The homework is workbook page 36, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #12 is due on Friday in class.  Students were assigned workbook page 36 to be due Thursday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into their LEP groups and we went outside to their one meter square plots in order to collect plant specimens for the groups to identify in class on Thursday.

Assignments: None. 

Tuesday October 4, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 2 and today were continuing to learn how to solve absolute value inequalities.  Students were reminded of how to solve absolute value equations and the rules associated with those equations, and how to apply those same rules to solving multiple step absolute value inequalities.  After we went over the homework from Monday evening, students were given class time to begin working on todays homework, the section 2.6 Practice A worksheet, to be due Wednesday in class.

Students can expect the chapter 2 test on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 2.6 Practice A worksheet, to be due Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and began discussing rational numbers.  Students continued working through how to add rational numbers, including fractions and decimals. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were asked to complete a worksheet adding and subtracting like fractions on one side and unlike fractions on the other side.  This worksheet is due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #11 is due on Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned a fraction worksheet to be due Wednesday in class.

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into their LEP groups and divided up responsibilities within their groups.  Two people were finalizing and typing up their plot location narratives, and the other group members were identifying the plants collected from the plots last week.  

Assignments: None. 

Monday October 3, 2016

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a set of warm up problems.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 2 and today were learning how to solve absolute value inequalities.  Students were reminded of how to solve absolute value equations and the rules associated with those equations, and how to apply those same rules to solving multiple step absolute value inequalities.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some problems from the text book as homework, page 91 # 1, 2, 3-17 odds, 20, 23-27 odds, to be due Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some problems from the text book as homework, page 91 # 1, 2, 3-17 odds, 20, 23-27 odds, to be due Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmaster activities.  We then jumped back into chapter 2 and began discussing rational numbers.  Students continued working through how to add rational numbers, including fractions and decimals. After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were asked to complete practice workbook pages 29-31, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Students can expect a quiz on rational numbers on Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #11 is due on Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned practice workbook pages 29-31 for class on Tuesday.  

Science:  Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped into their LEP groups and each student wrote a descriptive narrative of how to find their groups plot located somewhere around the trail behind the school.  

Assignments: None.