Monday May 19, 2014

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day. Next, students jumped back into isometric dream house project.  Students spent todays class period completing their surface area and volume calculations, before transferring their rough drafts to larger isometric dot paper. 

Assignments:  Study Island Review HW #30 is due by 3pm on Thursday.     

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day.  Next, students were introduced to adding and subtracting Unlike Fractions.  We reviewed the differences between like and unlike fractions, before students were introduced to multiplying fractions.  Students wrote the words for the rules of multiplying fractions before practicing a few problems. 

Assignments:  The Review HW #24 is due Wednesday in class.

Science: Today in science students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued learning about the two sides of the climate change debate.  Last week, students watched the film "An Inconvenient Truth" and this week students are watching "The Great Global Warming Swindle."  Students will be taking notes on each side of the issue and later in the week, they will be choosing a side and then researching evidence to support their claims.      

Assignments:  None.