Thursday April 17, 2014

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day. Next, students jumped back into chapter 10.  Today students were introduced to the surface area of prisms and cylinders.  We actually spent most of class reviewing the area and circumference of circles, before moving forward to surface area.  Students can expect a quiz on the first four sections of chapter 10 Friday in class.   

Assignments:  Study Island Review Homework #22 is due by the end of the day on Friday.   

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 4.  Students began class reviewing the rules for multiplying powers, before we began discussing how to divide powers.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples problems we completed together, we ran out of class time.  Students can expect a quiz on factors and multiples Friday in class.  

Assignments:  Review homework #17 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 completed calculating the average speed of a rolling marble down their roller coaster track. Students used the data for the track length and average times of the marble passing each specified point on their roller coasters to complete the activity and answer several questions.  

Assignments:  Students should be completing the Calculating the Average Speed of a Rolling Marble worksheet if they did not complete it in the class time allotted.