Thursday, April 3, 2014

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day. Next, students jumped back into chapter 10 and solving problems involving triangles.  Students reviewed how to solve for one or two missing angle measures, before we began learning about how to find a missing side length.  Students then began finding angle measures using ratios.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned the section 10.1 worksheet as homework, to be due Friday in class.  

Assignments:  Study Island Review Homework #20 is due by the end of the day on Friday. The section 10.1 worksheet is due Friday in class.    

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 4.  Students began class reviewing the two methods for finding a GCF, before they were introduced to equivalent fractions and putting fractions into simplest form.  Students defined some key vocabulary, before they began practicing how to find equivalent fractions.  

Assignments:  Review homework #14 will be due on Friday in class.                

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students got back into their roller coaster groups, and began building the tracks and the loops for their roller coasters.  

Assignments:  Students were asked to read two articles about the forces at work during a roller coaster ride.  Students should also be working on their individual blueprints of what they envision their groups roller coaster will look like, including a theme.

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