Wednesday February 21, 2018

Algebra I: Students began class with the Do Now and the Problem of the Day.  Next, students jumped into chapter 7 and began by reviewing how to recognize and use the square of a binomial and the sum and difference patterns.  Students were then given some class time to complete activities 1 & 2 of section 7.4 on the Zero Product Property.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were then assigned some homework out of the textbook, page 381 #4; 6; 8; 9-19odds; 25; 30, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Students were assigned some homework out of the textbook, page 381 #4; 6; 8; 9-19odds; 25; 30, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now and the problem of the day.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 5 and solving were introduced to the idea of slope.  We spent some time reviewing how to use the cross products property.  Next, students were introduced to the slope formula and how to find the slope of a line by using two points on the line and calculating the slope by using the slope formula.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned workbook page 106 to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Review Homework #42 is due on Thursday in class.  The practice workbook page 106 is due on Thursday in class.

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now, before we transitioned to reading to learn about the metal elements on the periodic table.  We read the section on non-metals  and metalloids together as a class, and students were answering guided learning questions and defining key vocabulary words as we read the section aloud.  

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 3.3 worksheet on Non-Metals and Metalloids of the periodic table, which will be due on Thursday in class.