Week of 10/21/13

Hope you enjoyed another 3 day weekend and your day off on Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week for HW and don’t forget about discovery block on Friday!

7th Grade:
M: No school – lucky you!
Tu & W: Sci No Videos / Exponents / Versatile Act / 5.9 & 13 / Work on Big # Project / Quiz NT
Th & F: Prime Fact, Sci No & Expo QUIZ / Proper Sci No and Ordering / 8 & 9 / Big # Proj Due NT

8th Grade:
M: No School = lucky you!
Tu & W: Sci No Quiz / Small # Proj Due! / ML Certif
Th & F: Expo Laws Flip Book / 26 & 24

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Scale of the Universe

Click on image to move around site and see the relative size of things from extremely large items to incredibly small. Objects described and size shown in scientific notation. This could also give you ideas for your Scientific Notation Big or Small numbers Project.
Check it out!

http://htwins.net/scale2/?bordercolor=white

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Week of 10/14/13

Welcome back students!!  I hope you had a nice restful break and are ready to start Second Quarter!!  Just a reminder make up work needs to be corrected and submitted within a week or No Credit.  Also no extra credit can be dropped in at the end of the quarter if you have missing assignments.  Be sure to get started on earning you Mathletics certificates.  You will still need 3 for Q2.  Congrats to those who already started over the break!  Way to go!!

7th Grade
M – No school
Tu & W: Prime and Composite / Prime Factorization / 39 & 20
Th & F: Scientific Notation / 4, 5 & 6 / Big Number Project

8th Grade:
M – No school
Tu & W: Scientific Notation / Small Number Project / 15 & 30
Th & F: Proper Sci No Form / Comparing in Sci No / 37 & 5.14 / Quiz NT / Small # Proj

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9-11 Tribute

We will never forget…  Here’s some videos for you to remember.


 

 

Here’s a picture at Ground Zero or the World Trade Center where the Twin Towers stood.  I was fortunate to travel there this past summer.  Very moving. 

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Week of 9/9/13

It’s MID-QUARTER!!  Please check your grades on KS Connect and monitor your progress.  Many of you still need to come in to Re-do on Quizzes and need to do so before the deadline passes. 

7th Grade:
M: Currency Proj Due / Add Sub Fractions / ML Skill in class / Act 42 & 29
Tu & W: World Currency Discussion / Mult Div Fractions / ML Skill / 28 & 29 / Fraction Quiz NT
Th & F: Fraction Quiz / Order of Operation / 12 & 17

8th Grade:
M: Currency Proj Due / Add Sub Fractions / ML Skill in class / 29 & 32
Tu & W: Mult Div Fractions / ML Skills / 28 & 29
Th & F:  Fraction Quiz / Solving 1-step Equations / 2 ML Skills / 2.6

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Integer Dice Activity

13-8IntDice2B 13-8IntDice2A 13-8IntDice1B

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Week of 9/2/13

No school Monday and Tuesday!  Enjoy your nice long weekend!

7th Grade:
W & Th: Currency Proj Due NT / Review Deci / Deci Quiz / Earn ML Certificate!
F: Currency Proj Due / Deci Quiz / Add Sub Fractions / Act 42 & 29

8th Grade:
W & Th: Currency Proj Due NT / Review Deci / Deci Quiz / Earn ML Certificate!
F: Currency Proj Due / Deci Quiz / Add Sub Fractions / 32 & 29

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Adding Integers with Different Signs


Example: Adding integers with different signs: Adding integers with different signs

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Week of 8/26/13

7th Grade:
M: Integer Quiz / Add & Sub Decimals 35
Tu & W: Math Portfolio / Quiz Correct / Mult & Div Decimals / WS 48 & 53
Th & F: Currency Project / Decimals 54 & 50 / Quiz NT

8th Grade:
M: Eval Expressions / WS 3 / Order of Op Quiz NT
Tu & W: Team Challenge 24 / Order Op Quiz / Op w Deci 27
Thu & F: Quiz Correct / Currency Project / Deci 50 & 54 / Quiz NT

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Week of 8/19/13

7th Grade:
M & Tu: Times Test / Class Quiz / Integers / 109 & 16
W & Th: Integer Team Challenge / Integers Around Us / 17 & 35 / Integers Quiz NT
F: Integer Quiz / Add & Sub Decimals / 35

8th Grade:
M & Tu: Times Test / Class Quiz / Integers / Dice Activity / 16 all and 9 evens
W & Th: Integer Review 35 / Integer Quiz / Order of Op / WS 2
F: CW Team Chall 24 / Evaluating Expressions / WS 3 / Order of Op Quiz NT

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