Wednesday April 22, 2015

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students reviewed the expectations of the Fraction Finding Mission and we then built foldables to help students begin the memorization process.  As a reminder, the test for the FFM is scheduled for May 8th.    
 
Assignments:  Review HW #48 is due Friday in class.  Students should be continuing the memorization for their Fraction Finding Mission.  

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working in chapter 6 and integers.  Students reviewed the difference between positive and negative integers, as well as how to use a number line to help in their understanding of an integer and its opposite.  Today, students continued to work with dividing integers, and the rules associated with same and different signs.  Students also began converting temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius and vise versa.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the section 6.5 WS #1-15, to be due Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #48 is due Friday in class.  Students were assigned the section 6.5 WS #16-34, to be due Thursday in class.

Science: Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students moved into the next unit/topic in science, the human body.  Today students were filling in a packet based on the information we read as a class on Tuesday.  Students also completed a survey concerning our next project in science, the Human Body Quest.    

   

Assignments:   None.