Thursday February 6, 2014

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day. Next, students began solving proportions by using the cross products property.  Students defined the cross products property, before we began a class discussion about the connections between proportions and fractions.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned the 6.3 worksheet as homework.  Students can expect a quiz on ratios and proportions on Friday in class.            

Assignments:  Review Homework #9 is due by Friday in class on the Study Island website.  The section 6.3 WS is due Friday in class.  
Students were also introduced to a month long project last week, 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 a problem of the day.  We then continued reviewed solving equations using the distributive property.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students had the class period to work on and hopefully complete the 3.2 worksheet.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #7 is due Friday in class.  The section 3.2 worksheet is due Friday in class.  Students can expect a quiz on solving one and two step equations in class on Friday.

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Mr. Olsen's class had a two hour block in science today (Thursday).  Today students were learning about the significance of oxidation numbers, and how to calculate them.  Students were then introduced to ionic and covalent bonds.  After some teacher led instruction, and several examples of both ionic and covalent bonds, students were asked to complete a worksheet working out several ionic and covalent bonding situations for class on Friday.  

Assignments:  Students should be coming into class on Friday with the back side of the Ionic/Covalent Bonding worksheet completed.