Monday November 18, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students participated in a chapter review activity, entitled "around the room review."  Students moved around the classroom solving equations and inequalities based on an assigned letter, in order to practice and hone their skills for the chapter 3 test on Tuesday.        

Assignments:  The chapter 3 test will be Tuesday in class.  Review homework #20 is due on Wednesday.  

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working with properties of addition and multiplication.  Students were also introduced to the idea of using conversion factors in order to convert between different units.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned problems from the text book, on page 66 #17-35 Odds only, to be due on Tuesday in class.    

Assignments:  Review Homework #20 is due Wednesday in class.  Students were also assigned problems from their at home text books, page 66 #17-35 odds to be due Tuesday in class.  Students should also be completing the section 2.1 worksheet if they did not complete it over the weekend.     

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students read an article comparing agrochemicals and petrochemicals, and shared their thoughts through a Think, Write Pair Share activity.  Finally, students were introduced to several new vocabulary words, and students had to classify the words as something they have seen or not seen before.      

Assignments:  Students should be completing the How well do I know these words worksheet for Tuesday in class.