Thursday February 20. 2014

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day. Next, students jumped into section 6.5 on finding the unknown side lengths of similar figures.  After some teacher led instruction on indirect measurement, and several example problems, students were assigned the section 6.5 worksheet to be due Friday in class.  Students can expect a quiz on Friday concerning similar and congruent figures.    
   
Assignments:  The section 6.5 worksheet is due Friday in class.   

Students were also introduced to a month long project, The Fraction Finding Mission.  Students can be continuing to work on this project on their down time throughout the month.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students practiced solving equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign.  After some teacher led instruction, and several example problems, students were assigned the section 3.3 worksheet, all odds front and back.   

Assignments:  Review homework #8 is due Friday in class.  The section 3.3 worksheet, all odds front and back due Friday in class.    

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students read section one of the Forces, Motion and Energy text book on describing and measuring motion.  Students participated in a class discussion about the different types of motion and we then began calculating the speed of an object based on its distance traveled and the amount of time it took to get there.  Students were then handed a worksheet with five speed calculation problems, to be due Friday in class. 

Assignments:  The speed calculation worksheet is due Friday in class.