Wednesday February 27, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  Next, students reviewed our work with special patterns of polynomials and the zero-product property.  Today students continued factoring polynomials.  Students were given class time to complete a foldable on factoring quadratics that helped students further their learning about factoring polynomials.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 395 #3-8, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 395 #3-8, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students continued learning to solve equations using inverse operations.  Today, students were solving multiplication and division equations.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned an in class worksheet and given the remaining 20 minutes of class time to work on it.  

Assignments:  None.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students spent the hour typing up their final drafts for the Osmosis Jones Summary Essay assignment.  The final drafts should be submitted to Mr. Olsen on the google classroom site.  

Assignments:  The final drafts of the Osmosis Jones Summary Essay is due on Thursday in class.  Students can also expect to be outside for science class tomorrow (Thursday).

Tuesday February 26, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  Next, students reviewed our work with special patterns of polynomials and the zero-product property.  Today students continued factoring polynomials.  Students were given class time to complete workbook pages 227 & 228 that helped students further their learning about factoring polynomials.  After we reviewed the answers to pages 227 & 228, students were then assigned a factoring polynomials worksheet, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned a factoring polynomials worksheet, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed factoring linear expressions using the GCF as well as factoring out the coefficient of a given expression.  Next, students continued learning to solve equations using inverse operations.  Today, students were solving multiplication and division equations.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned an in class worksheet and given the remaining 20 minutes of class time to work on it.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #40 is due on Wednesday.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students spent the hour writing a rough draft of their essay that is due on Thursday.  Students are responsible for writing a 1-2 page essay based on five questions related to the film.  The Osmosis Jones Essay is due in class on Thursday of this week.

Assignments:  Students should be coming to class on Wednesday with a hand written rough draft of their Osmosis Jones essay.

Monday February 25, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  Next, students reviewed our work with special patterns of polynomials and the zero-product property.  Today students began factoring polynomials.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 389-390 #3-8; 14; 22-28 evens; 29; 31; 40, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 389-390 #3-8; 14; 22-28 evens; 29; 31; 40, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed factoring linear expressions using the GCF as well as factoring out the coefficient of a given expression.  Next, students continued learning to solve equations using inverse operations. After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned an in class worksheet and given the remaining 20 minutes of class time to work on it.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #40 is due on Wednesday.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students spent the hour researching select questions related to the film "Osmosis Jones" that we watched in class last week.  Students are responsible for writing a 1-2 page essay based on five questions related to the film.  The Osmosis Jones Essay is due in class on Thursday of this week.

Assignments:  None.

Thursday February 21, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  Next, students reviewed our work with special patterns of polynomials.  Today students continued working with the Zero-Product Property.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 381 #4; 6; 8; 9-19 odds; 25-30; 32; 33; 35, to be due on Friday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 381 #4; 6; 8; 9-19 odds; 25-30; 32; 33; 35, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed factoring linear expressions using the GCF as well as factoring out the coefficient of a given expression.  Next, students continued learning to solve equations using inverse operations. After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned an in class worksheet and given the remaining 20 minutes of class time to work on it.  

Assignments:  None.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, we continued talking about the three methods in which cells can transfer materials into and out of the cell.  Students finished watching the film "Osmosis Jones" in class.  Students are filling out a video note-taking guide while we watch, which will help them when we finish the film and students will be writing a 1-2 page essay summarizing the film and how it connects to cells.

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday February 20, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  Next, students reviewed multiplying polynomials using all three methods introduced last week, before we continued practicing work with special patterns of polynomials.  Today students were introduced to the Zero-Product Property.  After some teacher led instruction, students were assigned the section 7.4 explorations in the practice workbook, pages 219-221, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 7.4 explorations in the practice workbook, pages 219-221, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed factoring linear expressions using the GCF as well as factoring out the coefficient of a given expression.  Next, students continued learning to solve equations using inverse operations. After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned practice workbook page 56 and given the remaining 20 minutes of class time to work on it.  

Assignments:  Practice workbook page 56 is due on Thursday in class if students did not complete the work in the class time provided.  Review HW #39 is due on Thursday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, we continued talking about the three methods in which cells can transfer materials into and out of the cell.  Students continued watching the film "Osmosis Jones" in class, which we will be watching for the next few days.  Students are filling out a video note-taking guide while we watch, which will help them when we finish the film and students will be writing a 1-2 page essay summarizing the film and how it connects to cells.

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday February 19, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  Next, students reviewed multiplying polynomials using all three methods introduced last week, before we continued working with special square patterns of polynomials.  Today students were working with the sum and difference patterns of polynomials.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the section 7.3 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 7.3 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students continued factoring linear expressions using the GCF as well as factoring out the coefficient of a given expression.  Next, students began learning to solve equations using inverse operations.   

Assignments:  Review HW #39 is due on Thursday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, we continued talking about the three methods in which cells can transfer materials into and out of the cell.  Students began watching the film "Osmosis Jones" in class, which we will be watching for the next few days.  Students are filling out a video note-taking guide while we watch, which will help them when we finish the film and students will be writing a 1-2 page essay summarizing the film and how it connects to cells.

Assignments:  None.

Thursday February 14, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  We began class by grading our Tuesday night homework.  Next, students reviewed multiplying polynomials using all three methods introduced yesterday, before we began working with special square patterns of polynomials.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 375 #3-10; 11; 13 (and #12 for extra credit!), to be due on Friday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 375 #3-10; 11; 13 (and #12 for extra credit!), to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were factoring linear expressions using the GCF as well as factoring out the coefficient of a given expression.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students completed an in-class worksheet for a daily homework grade.  

Assignments:  Review HW #38 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Students blocked this afternoon with Mr. Sheufelt's social studies class.

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday February 13, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  We began class by grading our Tuesday night homework.  Next, students reviewed adding and subtracting polynomials, before we began multiplying polynomials.  Students were introduced to three different methods (the distributive method, the FOIL method and the BOX method) of multiplying polynomials.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 369 #2; 3-17odds; 28; 34; 40, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 369 #2; 3-17odds; 28; 34; 40, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were continuing to add and subtract expressions including using the distributive property.   After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students completed an in-class worksheet for a daily homework grade.  

Assignments:  Review HW #38 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Students began science class with the Do Now.  Next, students reviewed the results from yesterday's What's in your Lunch lab, before we continued talking about the organelles and functions of the organelles within cells. 

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday February 12, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 7 and polynomials.  We began class by grading our Monday night homework.  Next, students began adding and subtracting binomials and polynomials.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 362 #22; 23-37 odds; 36; 44; 53, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 362 #22; 23-37 odds; 36; 44; 53, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were beginning to add and subtract expressions.   After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students completed an in-class worksheet for a daily homework grade.  

Assignments:  Review HW #37 is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Students began science class with the Do Now.  Next, students were participating in a What's in Your Lunch Lab where we were testing what types of food contain starches and/or lipids.  

Assignments:  The section 1.4 worksheet on Cells in their Environment is due on Wednesday in class.

Monday February 11, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were introduced to chapter 7 and polynomials.  We began class by working a bit with algebra tiles, and how to decipher algebraic expressions from a collection of tiles.  Next, students defined a monomial and began learning how to identify monomials from binomials and trinomials as well as how to find the degree of a given expression.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 362 #4-20, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 362 #4-20, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were then continuing to simplify expressions using the distributive property as well as identifying terms of an expressions and like terms of the expression.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students completed an in-class worksheet for a daily homework grade.  

Assignments:  Review HW #37 is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Students began science class with the Do Now.  Next, students were defining several key vocabulary terms related to cells in their environment.  We then read chapter 1 section 4 on Cells in their Environment.  

Assignments:  The section 1.4 worksheet on Cells in their Environment is due on Tuesday in class.

Thursday February 7, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were given about 40 minutes of our block class period to continue preparing for the chapter 6 test.  We used the last half of the block period to take the chapter 6 test.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook, page 203, Intro to Chapter 7, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were then continuing to simplify expressions using the distributive property as well as identifying terms of an expressions and like terms of the expression.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students completed an in-class worksheet for a daily homework grade.  Next, students participated in the Taku House Metric Olympics activities.

Assignments:  Review HW #36 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  No science class today.

Assignments:  The section 1.3 worksheet on Chemical Compounds in Cells is due on Friday in class.

Wednesday February 6, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were working with chapter 6 and reviewing the rules of and use of exponents.  Today, after grading our homework from the Tuesday's class (WB p. 193-195 & 196 #1-9) students were continuing to work with geometric sequences.  After a bit of teacher led instruction, and a few example problems, students were assigned some homework from the textbook pages 336-337 #3-13 odds; 15-17; 19-29 odds; 30; 37; 40, to be due on Thursday in class.

Students can expect the Chapter 6 test on Thursday afternoon, after the morning field trip to the play.  

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook pages 336-337 #3-13 odds; 15-17; 19-29 odds; 30; 37; 40, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were then continuing to simplify expressions using the distributive property as well as identifying terms of an expressions and like terms of the expression.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students completed an in-class worksheet for a daily homework grade.  

Assignments:  Review HW #36 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Students began science class today with the Do Now.  Next, students reviewed cell organelles, including the functions of specific organelles as well as identifying the locations of each organelle within a cell.  Students then completed the section 1.2 worksheet on cell organelles, and were given class time to complete the section 1.3 worksheet on Chemical Compounds in Cells.  

Assignments:  The section 1.3 worksheet on Chemical Compounds in Cells is due on Friday in class.

Tuesday February 5, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were working with chapter 6 and reviewing the rules of and use of exponents.  Today, after grading our homework from the Monday's class (TB p. 329 #3-12; 13-17odds; 38-40) students were introduced to geometric sequences.  After a bit of teacher led instruction, and a few example problems, students were assigned the section 6.6 practice workbook explorations, WB pages 193-195, and page 196 #1-9, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Students can expect the Chapter 6 test on Thursday afternoon, after the morning field trip to the play.  

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 6.6 practice workbook explorations, WB pages 193-195, and page 196 #1-9, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were then continuing to simplify expressions, as well as identifying terms of an expressions and like terms of the expression.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned practice workbook page 46, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #35 is due on Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned practice workbook page 46, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Science:  Students began science class today with the Do Now.  Next, students reviewed cell organelles, including the functions of specific organelles as well as identifying the locations of each organelle within a cell.  Students were then defining several key vocabulary words, before we read chapter 1 section 3 on the Chemical Compounds in Cells together as a class.

Assignments:  None.