Monday May 14, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Students were then given the remaining time in class to continue preparing for the semester 2 final, scheduled for Tuesday morning in class.

Assignments:  Students can expect to take the chapters 6-10 final on Tuesday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students were given class time to continue working on their Isometric Dream House project.

Assignments:  The Dream House project is due on Friday May 18th.  

Science:  Students were given class time to finalize and hand in their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strip projects.

Assignments: Students should be working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips, that are due on Monday May 14th.

Thursday May 10, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Students were then introduced to solving square root or radical functions.  Students reviewed what the parent function of a square root function looks like on a graph as well as describing the transformations of the parent function.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 564 #10; 16; 42; 54; 64, to be due on Friday in class.

Students can expect the chapter 10 test (on sections 10.1 and 10.3) on Friday in class.

The semester 2 final is scheduled for Tuesday May 15th.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 564 #10; 16; 42; 54; 64, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students were introduced to the Isometric Dream House project.  Mr. Olsen led students through a quick lesson, identifying the differences between oblique and isometric perspectives.  Students then used the rest of the class period to continue designing and sketching their dream house on isometric dot paper.

Assignments:  The Dream House project is due on Friday May 18th.  

Science:  No class today due to MAPs testing.

Assignments: Students should be working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips, that are due on Monday May 14th.

Wednesday May 9, 2018

Algebra I: No class today due to MAPs testing.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 10.1 Practice B worksheet (evens only) and practice workbook pages 317-318, the section 10.3 explorations, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: No class today due to MAPs testing.

Assignments:  Review Homework #59 is due on Thursday in class.  

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Students were then given the remaining time in class to continue working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips, which are due on Tuesday May 15th.

Assignments: Students should be working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips, that are due on May 15th.

Tuesday May 8, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Students were then introduced to chapter 10 and square root functions.  Students explored what the parent function of a square root function looks like on a graph, and we continued describing the transformations of the parent function.  Students were also finding average rates of change of a square root function.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the section 10.1 Practice B worksheet (evens only) and practice workbook pages 317-318, the section 10.3 explorations, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 10.1 Practice B worksheet (evens only) and practice workbook pages 317-318, the section 10.3 explorations, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students were introduced to the Isometric Dream House project.  Mr. Olsen led students through a quick lesson, identifying the differences between oblique and isometric perspectives.  Students then used the rest of the class period to begin brainstorming ideas for their dream house on isometric dot paper.

Assignments:  Review Homework #59 is due on Thursday in class.  

Science:  No class today due to MAPs testing.

Assignments: Students should be working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips, that are due on May 15th.

Monday May 7, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Students were then introduced to chapter 10 and square root functions.  Students explored what the parent function of a square root function looks like on a graph, before we began describing the transformations of the parent function.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 548 #5-11 odds; 12; 24; 26; 32; 33, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 548 #5-11 odds; 12; 24; 26; 32; 33, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students were introduced to the Isometric Dream House project.  Mr. Olsen led students through a quick lesson, identifying the differences between oblique and isometric perspectives.  Students then used the rest of the class period to begin brainstorming ideas for their dream house on isometric dot paper.

Assignments:  Review Homework #59 is due on Thursday in class.  

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Today students were given class time to continue working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips.  Students were introduced to the Newton's Laws Comic Project last Friday in class, and today was a work day on the rough drafts.  The final drafts of all three comics is Tuesday May 15th.

Assignments: Students should be working on their Newton's Laws of Motion comic strips, that are due on May 15th.

Thursday May 3, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Students were then given the rest of class to begin working on their chapter 9 test. 

Assignments:  Students were assigned practice workbook page 306, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students were introduced to working with isometric drawing.  Mr. Olsen led students through a quick lesson, identifying the differences between oblique and isometric perspectives.  Students then used the rest of the class period to practice drawing different shapes on isometric dot paper.

Assignments:  Review Homework #58 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Today students were exploring Newton's Third Law of Motion, as it was being applied in a lab setting.  

Assignments: None.

Tuesday May 1, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Students were then introduced to chapter 9 and working with radicals.  Today, we jumped into section six on solving system of nonlinear equations by graphing as well as algebraically.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned some problems from the text book page 530 #7; 12; 14; 18; 20; 23; 25; 40, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Students can expect the chapter 9 test on Thursday of this week.  

Assignments:  Students were assigned some problems from the text book page 530 #7; 12; 14; 18; 20; 23; 25; 40, to be due on Wednesday in class. 

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 7 and were working on learning how to use a protractor correctly and efficiently.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned a packet of work identifying types of angles and using their protractors to draw angles.

Assignments:  Review Homework #57 is due on Wednesday in class.  The third page of the six page packet is due on Wednesday in class.

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Today students were exploring Newton's Second Law of Motion, as it was being applied in a lab setting.  

Assignments: None.