Wednesday October 10, 2012

7th Grade Math:  Today in math, students began class with the problem of the day, before continuing to  work with chapter 2.  Today students reviewed the terminology associated with terms (like terms, coefficients, and constants) and quickly reviewed the process of simplifying expressions.  Next, we graded our homework that was due today before jumping into section 2.4 on solving equations with variables.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples problems of writing verbal sentences as equations, students were assigned the 2.4 worksheet for homework.  

Assignments:   Review Homework #10 is due Friday.   The section 2.4 worksheet is due Thursday in class.  Students were also handed a Order of Operations puzzle to work with and complete by Friday of this week.  

8th Grade Math:  Today in math, students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 1, and today we started learning the rules for multiplying and dividing integers.  We graded our homework before students began practicing using the rules associated with multiplying and dividing integer.     

Assignments:   Review Homework #10 is due Friday.    

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the do now, before students jumped into an activity that had them writing detailed materials lists as well as a very detailed procedures list on how to build a mystery object.  Students then swapped lists and attempted to build the mystery object based on the materials and procedures list written by a fellow classmate.  

Assignments:  Students should be coming into class on Thursday prepared to go outside to their plots of land during class.