Thursday April 4, 2019

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were continuing to work with chapter 8 and graphing polynomials.  Next, students reviewed standard form and f(x) = a(x - h)² + k (vertex form).  Students continued to work with intercept form and section 8.5.  After some teacher led instruction and a few example problems, students were assigned the section 8.5 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Friday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 8.5 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were given some class time to continue memorizing their fraction/decimal/percent equivalents.  Next, students continued working and identifying rates, how to write ratios, as well as finding unit rates.  After some class discussion, students were given class time to complete text book page 161 #1-12, to be due on Friday in class.

Students are to learn and memorize 17 commonly used fractions and their decimal and percentage equivalents by April 19th.  We will spend some class time each week helping students with strategies to help them memorize this information.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #46 is due on Friday in class.  Text book  page 161 #1-12 are due on Friday if students did not complete the assignment in the class time provided.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students then continued learning about photosynthesis and how that process is related to cellular respiration.  Today, students were given class time to finalize their diagrams of the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.  The poster was due at the end of class on Thursday April 4th.  The essay on the same relationship is due at the beginning of class on Monday April 8th.  

Assignments:  The Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration diagram poster was due today in class.  If students did not complete the poster by the end of the day Thursday, they should be coming to class on Friday with it done.