Monday November 25, 2013

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to GCF's (greatest common factors).  Today students learned two different methods in order to find the GCF, method one has students listing factors and finding the greatest common factor in each list.  Method two has students finding the prime factorization of the numbers in questions and multiplying together the common factors from each list in order to find the GCF.  After some teacher led instruction and a few example problems, students were assigned problems from their at home text books, p. 179 #12-27 to be due Tuesday in class.        

Assignments:  Review homework #22 is due on Wednesday.  The problems from the at home text book, p. 179 #12-27 are due Tuesday in class.  

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working with properties of addition and multiplication. Today students continued working with the distributive property.   After some teacher led instruction, students attempted several examples together in class.    

Assignments:  Review Homework #22 is due Wednesday in class. 

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students participated in a lab designed to help students investigate density.  Students are attempting to determine which candy bar has the most density, a snickers or a three musketeers.   

Assignments:  Students were assigned a worksheet on Measuring Matter, to be due on Wednesday.