Monday January 22, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Next, we transitioned into a few practice problems dealing with exponential functions.  We graded our homework from Friday, before we began working on graphing exponential equations.  After a bit of teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned some homework from the text book, pages 310-311 # 25-35 odds, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some homework from the text book, pages 310-311 # 25-35 odds, 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 jumped into chapter 5 and working with ratios, rates and unit rates.  Students began class by completing text book page 161 (#1-12), before we reviewed how to simplify fractions (and ratios) into simplest form and how to find unit rates.  Students were then assigned some homework from the text book, page 167 #7-13 and 17-19, to be due on Tuesday in class. 

Assignments: Review Homework #34 is due on Wednesday in class.  Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 167 #7-13 and 17-19, to be due on Tuesday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  We then transitioned into watching a film entitled "Hunting the Elements."  Students were filling out a video-notetaking guide while viewing the first part of the film.  

Assignments:  None.

Thursday January 18, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Next, we transitioned into a few practice problems dealing with exponential functions.  We graded our homework from Tuesday, before we began working on identifying and evaluating exponential equations.  After a bit of teacher led instruction, students were given the last fifteen minutes of class to begin working on the practice workbook activities for section 6.3. Workbook pages 178-179 will be due on Friday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the practice workbook activities for section 6.3.  Workbook pages 178-179 will 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 handed their chapter 3 test back, and they were then given class time to make corrections to their errors on the test.  

Assignments: The chapter 3 TEST corrections will be due on Friday in class.

Science:  There was no science class today due to the MAPs math test.  

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday January 17, 2018

Algebra I: There was no math class today, as students completed the MAPs Language Usage test this morning and then we had social studies and science in the afternoon.  

Assignments:  Students were assigned some text book work on Tuesday, pages 303-304 #1, 8-12, 16-34 evens, 35, 40 to be due on Thursday afternoon in class.

7th Grade Math: No math class today.

Assignments: Review Homework #33 is due on Thursday in class. 

Science:  Students walked the trail behind the school today in science.

Assignments:  None.

Thursday January 11, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now before we transitioned into chapter 6.  Students began with a few warm up problems before we reviewed the exponent rules we have learned this week.  Next, we began talking about the nth roots of real numbers.  After a bit of an introduction to cubic roots and how to display a cubic root, students were assigned the activities from the practice workbook, pages 173 & 174, to be due on Friday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the activities from the practice workbook, pages 173 & 174, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in 7th grade math, students began class with either their flashmaster activities, or a Problem of the Day warm up problem.  Students then began working on the chapter 3 test.  

Assignments: Review Homework #32 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students participated in a lab that had all students finding and comparing the densities of different candy bars.  

Assignments:  Students should be completing their How Sweet it is lab report if they did not finish in the class time provided.

Wednesday January 10, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now before we transitioned into chapter 6.  Students began with a few warm up problems before we jumped into a lesson on the rules of exponents.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned the section 6.1 Practice A worksheet, which will be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned the section 6.1 Practice A worksheet, which will be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in 7th grade math, students began class with either their flashmaster activities, or a Problem of the Day warm up problem.  Students were then given the class period to complete the chapter 3 review activity in order to review for the chapter 3 test.

The chapter 3 Test is scheduled for Thursday of this week.

Assignments: Review Homework #32 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students participated in a lab that had all students making calculations to find the mass, volume and the density of various objects.

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday January 9, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now before we transitioned into chapter 6.  Students began with checking homework from Monday evening, before we jumped right into the lesson on negative and zero exponents.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 296 #5-21 odds, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 296 #5-21 odds, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in 7th grade math, students began class with either their flashmaster activities, or a Problem of the Day warm up problem.  We then transitioned back into chapter 3 and working with two step equations.  After a few practice problems with some teacher led instruction, students spent the remaining time in class working on completing a two step equation worksheet.  

The chapter 3 Test is scheduled for Thursday of this week.

Assignments: Review Homework #31 is due on Wednesday in class.  The two step equation worksheet (odds only) will be due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into chemistry, and today students were reading about how we measure and classify matter. Students began by reading chapter 1 section 2 on Measuring Matter, and then they defined several key vocabulary words and began working on the section 2 Measuring Matter worksheet, which will be due on Wednesday in class. 

Assignments:  The section 2 worksheet on Measuring Matter will be due on Wednesday in class.

Monday January 8, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now before we transitioned into chapter 6.  Students began with a warm-up by completing textbook page 289, and then students were given class time to begin working on the activities in the practice workbook.  Workbook pages 167-169 will be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Workbook pages 167-169 will be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in 7th grade math, students began class with either their flashmaster activities, or a Problem of the Day warm up problem.  We then transitioned back into chapter 3 and working with and solving one and two step equations.  After a few practice problems with some teacher led instruction, students spent the remaining time in class working on completing a one step equation worksheet.  

Assignments: Review Homework #31 is due on Wednesday in class.  The one step equation worksheet will be due on Tuesday in class.  

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students jumped back into chemistry, and today students were completing some chapter 1 book work in class.  Students began by reading chapter 1 section 1 on Describing Matter, and then they defined several key vocabulary words and answered several questions based on their readings.  

Assignments:  The chapter 1 book work worksheet is due on Tuesday in class.