math tasks, Wednesday Jan 8th

Grade 8
new task: page 9 with Labsheet 1.1 from Looking for Pythagorus

Grade 7
Collected page 78&79 and the handout Uing Similarity as a ticket

Grade 6
new task page 7 with Labsheet & Transparency1.2

math tasks, Tuesday January 7th

Grade 8
Vocabulary : Pythagorean Theorem

Grade 7
page 78&79 Finding the Measurements using similar triangles
*handout Using: similarity

Grade 6
Frac Application 3&4 collected
* page 7 reviewed
* page 11#2&3  area and perimeter manipulations

Science

Students received a calendar with significant dates for the science fair.  Each step of the science fair was placed on the calendar to help students identify the key dates/events leading up until the February 12th science fair.

By Wednesday (1/8), students will need to type up and hand in to teachers : 1) their testable question, 2) their hypothesis, 3) a step-by-step procedure outlining how they will conduct their experiment 4) diagram of the experimental set up, and 5) their material and equipment form.  

math tasks, January 6

Grade 8
Local Common Assessment for Thinking with Mathematical Models
Collecting:  Skill: Solving Linear Equations, Additional Practice - V&P Inv 2 (Bike Tour choices of which bus company is best when) also equations for the two bus companies, pages 35 & 36 #6-18

Grade 7
Page 78&79 Using Shadows to Find Heights
Skill: Using Similarity

Grade 6
Fraction Application 3&4
page 7 Covering and Surrounding A-C

Math Power School

Power School has been upgraded for all.

math tasks, Friday January 3rd

Grade 8
new task: handout Additonal Practice Inv#2 V&P #1
also see if you can write equations for East Coast and Superior Buses
There will be an assessment next week on Thinking with Mathematical Models so be sure all tasks have been worked on for strong preparation.

Grade 7
new task: S&S Constructing a Similar Rectangle
pages 33&34 #14-28

Grzade 6
Assessment corrections
*Question 3&4 fraction application

math tasks, Thursday January 2nd

Grade 8
*handout: Solving Equations
Page 34#5 U Wash It,  page 37#19 Anchee and Jonah, page 36&37 #6-18
The assessment on Thinking with Mathematical Models will be next week

Grade 7
corrections on task from prior to break
* page 33&34 #14-28

Grade 6
*corrections on separate sheet of paper and attached to original
*#3&4 Fraction Application