Q2 W10 |
12/19/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Half day of school. Periods 1 and 4 take the exam.
Homework:
(1.) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy your break!!
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Q2 W10 |
12/18/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Practice for Semester Exam. Period 3 takes the exam.
Homework:
(1.) Periods 1 and 4: study for exam.
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Q2 W10 |
12/17/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Review homework: practice problems for Semester Exam.
Homework:
(1.) Study for exam.
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Q2 W10 |
12/16/08 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Worksheet - Practice Problems for Semester Exam 12-16-08 Problems- click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) WS Sem 1 Exam 12-16-08 Practice - click here for copy.
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Q2 W10 |
12/15/08 |
Monday |
Class:
Worksheet - Practice Problems for Semester Exam 12-15-08 Problems- click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) WS Sem 1 Exam 12-15-08 Practice - click here for copy.
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Q2 W9 |
12/12/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Worksheet - Practice Problems for Semester Exam 12-12-08 Problems- click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) WS Sem 1 Exam 12-12-08 Practice - click here for copy.
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Q2 W9 |
12/11/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Continue Matho (math bingo): review for semester exam.
Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
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Q2 W9 |
12/10/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Matho (math bingo): review for semester exam.
Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
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Q2 W9 |
12/9/08 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Review graded Exam 2. Review for semester exam.
Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
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Q2 W9 |
12/8/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Review for semester exam.
Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
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Q2 W8 |
12/5/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q2 W8 |
12/4/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations - click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 4-5 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W8 |
12/3/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Homework review and practice: Ch. 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q2 W8 |
12/2/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Continue Ch. 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations. Special cases: * horizontal line: y = number * vertical line: x = number.
Homework:
(1.) Page 221 #26, 27, 32, 33, 34.
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Q2 W8 |
12/1/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations. When the domain is not given, use x= {all real numbers} and after solving for y, use x = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2} to find the line using a T-table and graphing the points, then connect the points with a line. How to identify linear equations.
Homework:
(1.) Page 221 #28 - 31.
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Q2 W7 |
11/24 to 11/28/08 |
Mon. to Fri. |
Thanksgiving Break - No School.
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Q2 W6 |
11/21/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 5.
Homework:
(1.) Happy Thanksgiving! :-)
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Q2 W6 |
11/20/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Finish worksheet. Lapboard practice - Ch. 4-3 and Ch. 4-4.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 5.
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Q2 W6 |
11/19/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Homework review. Classwork/Homework - Worksheet 4-4, Equations as Relations.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 4-4 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W6 |
11/18/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 4-4, Equations as Relations - using a "T-Table" to find the range (y values) of a relation given its equation and domain (x values).
Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 3-7 Redo (10 problems, due Weds.) - click here for copy.
(2.) Page 214 #10 and Page 215 #32 and 33.
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Q2 W6 |
11/17/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Return/review graded Quiz 4. Ch. 4-3, Relations. Showing relations with a list, a table, a graph, or a mapping.
Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 3-7 Redo (10 problems, due Weds.) - click here for copy.
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Q2 W5 |
11/14/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 4.
Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs!
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Q2 W5 |
11/13/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 3-7, Percent of Change.
Homework:
(1.) WS 3-7 - click here for copy
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Q2 W5 |
11/12/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 3-6, Percent of Change.
Homework:
(1.) Online Treasure Hunt
(2.) Page 162 #14 -20.
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Q2 W5 |
11/11/08 |
Tuesday |
Veteran's Day - No School.
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Q2 W5 |
11/10/08 |
Monday |
Veteran's Day Celebration - No School.
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Q2 W4 |
11/7/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Exam 1.
Homework:
(1.) Go Bulldogs!
(2.) Enjoy the holiday weekend!
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Q2 W4 |
11/6/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Lapboard practice: Solving Equations With More Than One Variable.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 1.
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Q2 W4 |
11/5/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet - 3-8 Solving Equations With More Than One Variable.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 3-8 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W4 |
11/4/08 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Practice/review, 9th grade on field trip to theater in Birmingham.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 1 on Thursday/Friday.
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Q2 W4 |
11/3/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 3-8, Solving Equations With More Than One Variable.
Homework:
(1.) Page 168 #13-18.
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Q2 W3 |
10/31/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quarter 2 Quiz 3.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 3-6 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W3 |
10/30/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 3-6, Proportions and Rates.
Homework:
(1.) WS 3-6 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W3 |
10/29/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Continue Ch. 3-6, Proportions and Rates: solving "scale" problems involving maps, models, blueprints, and rates.
Homework:
(1.) Page 159 #31 - 34.
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Q2 W3 |
10/28/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Return graded Homework 2 and Quiz 2. Ch. 3-6, Proportions and Rates. Proportions are two ratios (fractions) that are equal to each other. The property of proportions that is used to solve them is: "the cross-products of a proportion are equal."
Homework:
(1.) Read Chapter 3-6.
(2.) Page 158 #11 - 13, 19 - 22.
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Q2 W3 |
10/27/08 |
Monday |
Alabama Parenting Day - No School.
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Q2 W2 |
10/24/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quarter 2 Quiz 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q2 W2 |
10/23/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 3-5, Solving Equations With The Variable On Each Side.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 3-5 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W2 |
10/22/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Lapboard practice: solving multi-step equations, equations with grouping symbols, and equations with the variable on both sides.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q2 W2 |
10/21/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Continue Ch. 3-5, two special cases when solving equations: if the variable "goes away" and what is left is true ==> the solution is all real numbers, if false, ==> the solution is "no solution."
Homework:
(1.) Page 154 #51 and 52.
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Q2 W2 |
10/20/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Return graded Quiz 1 and Homework 1. Ch. 3-5, solving equations with grouping symbols and solving equations with the variable on both sides.
Homework:
(1.) Page 152 #16 - 19.
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Q2 W1 |
10/17/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quarter 2 Quiz 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q2 W1 |
10/16/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 3-4: Solving Multi-Step Equations.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 3-4 - click here for copy.
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Q2 W1 |
10/15/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Group practice: solving multi-step equations, Page 146 #22-32.
Homework:
(1.) Finish problems: Page 146 #22 to 32. Extra practice: #33.
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Q2 W1 |
10/14/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Summary of Quarter 1 Help Sessions (after school and Saturdays). Ch. 3-4 Solving Multi-Step Equations. Multi-step just means more than one undo is needed to solve the equation, that is, to get the variable "by itself." Try to do the easier add or subtract undo before the more complicated multiply or divide undo.
Homework:
(1.) Page 145 #7 to 11.
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Q2 W1 |
10/13/08 |
Monday |
Columbus Day Holiday - No School.
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END QUARTER 1 - BEGIN QUARTER 2
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Q1 W10 |
10/10/08 :-) |
Friday |
Class:
Review graded Exam 2. End of Quarter 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W10 |
10/9/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W10 |
10/8/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Continue practice/review for Exam 2 (group practice with student assistants).
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q1 W10 |
10/7/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Practice/review for Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q1 W10 |
10/6/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Practice/review for Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q1 W9 |
10/3/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Review graded Quiz 7.
Note: Homecoming Parade at 2:00 p.m.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W9 |
10/2/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quiz 7.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W9 |
10/1/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheets: Ch. 3-2 and Ch. 3-3, Solving Equations by Adding/Subtracting and Multiplying/Dividing.
Note: Powderpuff Football Game at 2:00 p.m.
Homework:
(1.) WS 3-2 and 3-3 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W9 |
9/30/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 3-3, Solving Equations by Multiplying and Dividing.
Homework:
(1.) Page 138 # 13 to 20.
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Q1 W9 |
9/29/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Review graded Homework 7 and graded Quiz 6. The GRE = Golden Rule of Equations. Using "undos" to get the variable by itself. How to check the solution to an equation. Ch. 3-2, Solving Equations by Adding and Subtracting.
Note: half day of school today.
Homework:
(1.) Page 131 # 4 to 10.
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Q1 W8 |
9/26/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 6.
Homework:
(1.) Beat Oneonta!
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Q1 W8 |
9/25/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 2-6, Probability.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 2-6 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W8 |
9/24/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 2-6, Probability.
Homework:
(1.) Page 98-99, #4-7, 14-23.
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Q1 W8 |
9/23/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Homework review. Review: fractions to decimals by long division. Group practice with sign rules and fraction rules - Page 822-823 Lesson 2-2 to 2-4 Column 1 problems.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Page 822-823 Lesson 2-2 to 2-4 Column 1 problems.
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Q1 W8 |
9/22/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Return/review graded Quiz 5 and Homework 6 (sign rules and fraction rules). Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals. Review sign rules and fraction rules.
Homework:
(1.) Page 115 #7 to 18.
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Q1 W7 |
9/19/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 5.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W7 |
9/18/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet - Ch. 2 Fractions and Sign Rules.
Homework:
(1.) Worksheet Ch. 2 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W7 |
9/17/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Homework review. Lapboard practice: fractions and sign rules.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W7 |
9/16/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 2-2 to 2-4. Multiplication and division sign rules ==> SPDN. Summary of sign and fraction rules. The "heart" division problem.
Homework:
(1.) Page 101 #64-66, 71, 72.
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Q1 W7 |
9/15/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Adding and subtracting sign rules ==> Same sign add and keep sign, different signs subtract and biggest wins, and finally, taking away a negative is a positive. Fraction adding and subtracting rules ==> common denominator.
Homework:
(1.) Page 76 #17-22, 29-33.
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Q1 W6 |
9/12/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Q1 Quiz 4.
Note: Morning activity schedule for homeroom, afternoon activity schedule for pep rally.
Progress Reports (Midterms) issued today.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W6 |
9/11/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 1-8 Graphs and Fraction Multiplication/Division.
Note: Afternoon activity schedule for 2 p.m. in-school volleyball game.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 1-8 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W6 |
9/10/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Continue Ch. 1-8, Analyzing Graphs. Fraction multiplication ("flip and multiply"). Absolute Value (defined as the distance from zero on a number line so it is always positive.
Homework:
(1.) Page 63 - #6, 7, 16 to 18, 21 and Page 71 #34, 35, 45, 48.
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Q1 W6 |
9/9/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Ch. 1-8, Analyzing Graphs.
Homework:
(1.) Page 46 - 47 #10 to 13.
(2.) Graph your own speed vs. time for one day.
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Q1 W6 |
9/8/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Review graded Homework 4. Continue the X-Y Coordinate Plane. "Sink the Sub" graphing game. Definitions: domain, range, independent variable,
dependent variable, relation. Showing relations in a list, table, and graph.
Homework:
(1.) Page 46 #1, 2, 6, 7, 8.
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Q1 W5 |
9/5/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Review graded Quarter 1 Exam 1. Introduction to the X-Y Coordinate Plane.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W5 |
9/4/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quarter 1 Exam 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W5 |
9/3/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet 1-5 The Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms.
Homework:
(1.) WS 1-5 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W5 |
9/2/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Review graded Homework 3 and Quiz 3. Define "Like" Terms. Using the Distributive Property to get unlike terms out of "parentheses jail." Simplifying algebraic expressions by removing parentheses and combining like terms.
Homework:
(1.) Page 31 # 42 to 50.
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Q1 W5 |
9/1/08 |
Monday |
Labor Day Holiday - No School.
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Q1 W4 |
8/29/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quarter 1 Quiz 3.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W4 |
8/28/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 1-2 PEMDAS - DP - Fractions.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 1-2 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W4 |
8/27/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Homework review. Practice: fraction multiplication and use of the Distributive Property.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W4 |
8/26/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Fraction multiplication rules: tops*tops/bottoms*bottoms. Multiplicaton Property of Zero (anthing times zero is zero). Identity Property of Multiplication (multiplication by 1 does not change the identity of what you multiply it by). The Distributive Property (important property, see Ch. 1-5).
Homework:
(1.) Page 29 #4, 7, 8, 15, 18.
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Q1 W4 |
8/25/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy)
Review graded Quiz 2. Finish Ch. 1-2, substituting values for variables (parentheses are your friend) in algebraic expressions and then solving the resulting PE(MD)(AS) problem.
Note: Period 4 will get this tomorrow, class was missed due to tornado watch.
Homework:
(1.) Page 13 #10-12.
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Q1 W3 |
8/22/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Q1 Quiz 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W3 |
8/21/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 1-2 PEMDAS Problems.
Homework:
(1.) WS 1-2 - click here for copy.
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Q1 W3 |
8/20/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice with lapboards: Order of Operations.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W3 |
8/19/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
The convention used for "Order of Operations" ==> PE(MD)(AS). Chapter 1-2, "Order of Operations" - evaluating numerical expressions. Examples 1, 2, and 3 on pages 11 and 12.
Homework:
(1.) Textbook: Page 13 # 4 to 8.
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Q1 W3 |
8/18/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Graded homework review. Quarter 1 Quiz 1 review. Place value, converting decimals to fractions and fractions to decimal using place value. Grouping symbols:
(parentheses), [brackets], {braces}, and the fraction bar.
Homework:
(1.) Organize notes.
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Q1 W2 |
8/15/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quarter 1 Quiz 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q1 W2 |
8/14/08 |
Thursday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice with algebraic expressions and exponents.
Homework:
(1.) Skills Practice Worksheet 1-1 "Variables and Expressions" - click here for copy.
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Q1 W2 |
8/13/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Textbook Chapter 1-1 - Definition of exponents, base, coefficients. How to change from "words" to algebraic expressions.
Issue Textbooks.
Homework:
(1.) Study Guide and Intervention Workbook - Worksheet 1-1 Page 1, "Variables and Expressions" - click here for copy.
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Q1 W2 |
8/12/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice: converting fractions to decimals, decimals to percents and percents back to decimals. Definition: constants, variables, algebraic expression. TIP: Use meaningful variable names.
Homework:
(1.) Organize notes.
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Q1 W2 |
8/11/08 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Supply check. Definition of per cent. Converting decimals to percents and percents back to decimals. The ==> symbol. Number sense: multiplying by factors of 10. Issue "Study Guide and Intervention" workbook to each student to take home.
Homework:
(1.) Organize notes.
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Q1 W1 |
8/8/08 |
Friday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Converting fractions to decimals using long division ==> "moon the fraction." Place values of decimal numbers. "Terminating" and "Repeating" decimals. Implied multiplication. How to organize and show your work: circle the problem number, write the original problem, show work neatly, box answer - click here for an example.
Homework:
(1.) Convert to decimal: 1/5, 2/3, 5/8, 3/4, 1/7, 2/9, 5/9.
(2.) Math likes/dislikes, math class likes/dislikes.
(3.) Into. letter and contact forms returned (if not done already).
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Q1 W1 |
8/7/08 |
Thursday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Welcome back! Introductions. Note: Period 3 did not meet today.
Math Help and Redo Policy - click here.
Supplies - click here.
Note taking: 4 sections: *f = formulas, *ex = examples, *d = definitions, *m = memory aids.
Al-Khwarizmi - author of the first book of algebra. Click here to see a picture of the USSR stamp issued in his honor. The title of his book included the words "al-jabr" in Persian which became "algebra." The title of the book is "The Science of Reduction and Reunion". Reduction = taking things apart. Reunion = putting things back together.
Homework:
(1.) Intro. Letter and Contact Forms - click here
(2.) Organize class notes into 4 sections
(3.) Visit this web site :-). - You are here!
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