Read a ruler
Geometry - volume, etc
Volume on line
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take a surface area quiz
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Melanie Murphy, M. Ed
NBCT of Mathematics
QUARTER 3 ALGEBRA CONCEPTS PERIODS B & F:
CHAPTER 3 ASSIGNMENTS
_____ # 1 CW drum set problem
_____ # 2 Checkpoints 3.1
_____ # 3 Pg 122 (4-24 even) [3.1]
_____ # 4 Study Guide [3.1]
_____ # 5 CW problems [3.2]
_____ # 6 Practice A (1-16) [3.2]
_____ # 7 Study Guide [3.2]
_____ # 8 CW 4 problem asmt (20 pts)
_____ # 9 HW pg 127 (11, 22-32 even)
_____ # 10 CW/HW pg 127 (13-35 odd)
_____ # 11
QUARTER 3 HONOR'S ALGEBRA PERIODS C & D:
We will be skipping over Chapter 7 at the moment and moving onto CH 8 (starting with assignment # 7) . I will continue to provide each child with a
list of termporary chapter assignments, however, the best place to check is the daily planner or call a study buddy for
assignments if you are absent.
_____ # 1 CH 1 review for midterm
_____ # 2 CH 2 & 3 review for midterm
_____ # 3 CH 4 & 5 review for midterm
_____ # 4 CH 6 review for midterm
_____ # 5 Midterm Exam - day 1
_____ # 6 Midterm Exam - day 2
_____ # 7 CH 8.1
_____ # 8
_____ # 9
_____ # 10
_____ # 11
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9.4 Real number system
-copy examples from text into your notebook; complete problems # 1 - # 10 in checkpoints
-Study guide problems (inclass)
-Practice problems: pages 472-473: 11-23; 25-33 odd
-Practice worksheet
SURFACE AREA and VOLUME
- What happens when one dimension is changed
- CW: video; activity
- HW:
-PREVIOUS HONOR ALGEBRA ASSIGNMENTS FOR CHAPTER 5
[copied from homework site]
ALGEBRA CLASSES Periods C and D (expect homework every evening)
CHAPTER 5 overview (subject to change) (Nov 14 - about Dec 13TH)
- Pre-read 5.1 and 5.2 from your textbook; copy examples into your notebook
- 5.1 HW: Pg 186-187 (3-42, x3)
- 5.2 HW: Page 192-193 (3-60, x3); Page 193 (Mixed Review)
- 5.3 HW: Page 192-103 (3-52, x3); Page 199 (Self Test # 1)
- 5.4 HW: Pg 201- 202 (3-48, x3); Mixed review
- 5.5 HW: Pg 206-207 (3-60, x3) and mixed review
- 5.6 HW: Pg. 210-211 (3-60, x3)
Self Test # 2 [omitted]
- 5.7 HW: Pg 215-216 (3-48, x3)
- 5.8 HW: Pg 218-219 (3-39, x3) modified; copy 5.9 examples into notebook
- 5.7/5.8 mixed problems (sheet 27)
- 5.9 HW: Pg 222 (3-42, x3)
- 5.10 HW: Pg 225-226 (3-60, x3)
- 5.11 HW: Pg 228-229 (9-51, x3)
- 5.12 HW: Extra Practice problems (13) Pg 232-233 (3-51, x3)
CHAPTER 5 review
CHAPTER 5 test
Begin to study for CH 5 test -
Monday, Dec 19th: Make up tests/quizes and extra help after school today.
In class - Collected self made CH 5 study sheet and CH 5 outline packet. In class - worked on factoring worksheets. Final copy due tomorrow, some may have to finish for homework. Bring in cereal boxes.
Make up tests/quizes and extra help after school today.
1) Building a playgound and altering dimensions to be handed in today for full credit. Will be accepted tomorrow (with late points deducted)
2) Hands on model building begins. Students complete area worksheets, decimal and fraction conversions, and scale measurements. All components must be checked by the teacher before construction can begin.
HW: Read through directions again; start outlining the math component and completing the worksheets from today.
Tuesday, Dec 20th: Make up tests/quizes and extra help after school today. Factoring worksheets graded. Start working on area, sketches with formulas and computations and fraction - decimal conversions. construction of dog house begins today. Start to think about the essay. Final copy of this project is due the last day of classes this week or the day we return in January. Make up tests/quizes and extra help after school
today until 2:45pm. Work on area activity - start construction and essay. Work on components of activity for homework. Rough draft of essay
Wednesday, Dec 21: Continue to work on constructing doghouse activity and inalizing essay component. Final essay due at the end of class or must be completed on or before Jan 3, 2012.
Thursday, Dec 22nd: Continue to work on constructing doghouse activity and inalizing essay component. Final essay due at the end of class or must complete over the vacation.
completed project due on or before Jan 3, 2012.
Friday, Dec 23rd - no school - have a wonderful holiday season and see you next year.
We will cover 6 chapters, have a mid term exam, and then proceed to finish the book before our final cumulative exam in June.
-PREVIOUS HONOR ALGEBRA ASSIGNMENTS FOR CHAPTER 4
[copied from homework site]
NO homework week of Oct 10th due to NECAP testing
10th: Monday: no school Columbus Day
11th: Tuesday: begin NECAP (Reading Sessions 1 & 2) - class does not meet today
Make up tests/quizes after school today.
12th: Wednesday: NECAP: Reading session 3 and Math session 1
Return/review quizes (periods . No homework
13th: Thursday: NECAP: Math sessions 2 & 3.
Algebra classes meet today (Period D for 18 minutes and Period C for 45 minutes). Period C: Students used local maps to write up directions without using street names of 3 different points in town. CH 3 Test were not returned yet - most likely returned next Monday. Students provided with a CH 4 handout of material to be
14th: Friday: In class cumultive review (pg 137 all problems and pg. 139 odd problems) Complete for homework
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Week of October 17th:
17th: Monday: In class: homework review; extra credit problems collected; signed midquarter grading sheets collected. Began chapter 4, section 1 on Exponents. Students took notes and completed several examples in class. HW: Page 143-144 (1-19 odd; 20-23 all; 27-39 odd). Check solutions in the back of textbook Make up tests/quizes after school today.
18th: Tuesday: In class homework questions;
Lesson: 4.2 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials. HW: Read 4.2 complete # 3-54, multiples of 3 - this will be due on Thursday Make up tests/quizes after school today. 19th: Wednesday: No class today - NECAP writing tests
20th: Thursday: Quiz 4.1 and 4.2 - on Friday;
4.3 Multiplying Monomials - typed handout provided and we worked through all the problems together in class. Handout also CH 4 assignments - best to chack planner for updates.
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24th: Monday:
4.4 HW review
4.5 Multiplying polynomials by monomials introduction
HW: Page 159-160 (3-42, x3)
Quiz on 4.3 and 4.4 on Wednesday
Make up tests/quizes after school today.
25th: Tuesday: Quiz 4.3/4.4 on Wednesday
4.5 review
4.6: Multiplying polynomials
HW: modified: Page 162-164 (3-48, x3) and self test 2 page Make up tests/quizes after school today.
26th: Wednesday:
Today in class we had our 4.3/4.4 quiz Then students worked on problems pg 162-163 (# 3 to 42 multiples of 3) HW: Finish CW and and Complete Self Test on page 164 (to be passed in tomorrow) NOTE: Period D is only doing 1/2 of the self test (odd problems)
27th: Thursday:
Returned quizes; gave opp to redo those problems student got wrong. Worked through several more problems from pgs 162-163
HW: Complete 4.3 side of handout problems (25-37) and
4.4 side problems 9, 10, 16, 25, 29, 39, 28th Friday:
4.7: Transforming Equations (review examples completed in class, in the text, and in your packet) Page 166 (1,4, 5, 8,14, 16,20,27)
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Monday Oct 31st Review of Friday's class/homework and introduction to 4.8 Distance rate and : No hw - Happy Halloween
Tuesday Nov 1
FInished 4.8 distance, rate and time handout with class
[strategies: diagram, equations, charts]
CW/HW: Page 170-171 #5-12 (charted handout provided)
Wednesday Nov 2
CW: Reviewed most of last night's homework problems.
Introduced 4.9 Area
PERIOD C HOMEWORK: Complete area problems on handout (directly from your textbook (pgs 173-174) Reference the book examples and the CH 4 handout section 9 before attempting the homework problems
PERIOD D HOMEWORK: Copy textbook examples and CH 4 handout for section 9. You can attempt the problems (problems 1-8 from your textbook if you want; we will be working on these tomorrow)
Thursday Nov 3 CW:
Period D: Worked on area problems; finish for homework. Be sure to have copied 4/9 examples from chapter handout and textbook in your notebooks
PERIOD C: Worked on area problems
Friday, Nov 4th: Reviewed word problems and briefly introduced Problems without solutions HW was modified to Pg 180 (2-22 even)
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Monday, Nov 7th:
Period C: 4.10 Problems without solutions
HW: CH 4 review pg 180 (1-23 odd) for test on Thursday
(Note: Students may elect to take the test on Monday,
however it will be administered after school from 2-3)
Period D: NWEA testing
Tuesday, Nov 8th:
Period C: NWEA testing
Period D: 4.10 Problems without solutions
HW: CH 4 review pg 180 (1-23 odd) for test on Thursday
(Note: Students may elect to take the test on Monday,
however it will be administered after school from 2-3)
Wednesday, Nov 9th: Chapter review
Thursday Nov 10th CH 4 test (if taking on Monday after school:
cumulative review assignment)
HW: cumulative review (tentatively scheduled)
Friday Nov 11th: Thank a veteran: no school
CHAPTER 5 BEGINS
Monday, Nov 14th:
- Finish CH 4 test; homemade study guide and CH 4 packet collected
- Pre-read 5.1 and 5.2 from your textbook; copy examples into your notebook
- Cumulative review (pg 180) distributed as long term assignment -= due next
Wednesday (Nov 23rd)
Tuesday, Nov 15th Section 5.1
- HW: Pg 186-187 (3-42, x3)
Wednesday, Nov 16th: section 5.2
-HW: Page 192-193 (3-60, x3)
Page 193 (Mixed Review)
Thursday, Nov 17th: section 5.3 [modified assignment]
- HW review
- Introduction to section 5.3 via textbook examples and explanation. I provided with alternative ways to look at the problem as well. Handout: Notes on 5.3
HW: Read the textbook section and notes handout. Complete problems on reverse side of handout (problems #6-11)
Friday, Nov 18th: section 5.3 continued
CW/HW: Page 192-103 (3-51, x3)
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Monday, Nov 21 section 5.4 Multiply binomials mentally
- Pg 201- 202 (3-48, x3)
- Period C took a mini quiz on the first 3 sections of CH 5
- Period D will take their mini quiz on the first 3 sections on Tuesday, so study
Tuesday, Nov 22 section 5.5 Difference of squares
CW/HW: Practice problems in class and then Pg 206-207 (3-60, x3)
Wednesday, Nov 23 -
Period D only: will take their mini quiz today on the first 3 sections of CH 5
Grade cumulative review with students [CH 1 - CH 4 - from textbook]
Provided copy to students 1.5 weeks ago and due today.
[Happy Thanksgiving - have a safe and wonderful holiday - we have so much to be thankful for!]
No homework
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Monday, Nov 28th
CW: Reviewed 5.1 through 5.5 concepts and practiced problems in class on section 5.6 Square of binomials
HW: Pg. 210-211 (3-60, x3)
Tuesday, Nov 29th:
- 5.7 CW Factoring when constant is positive
HW: Pg 215-216 (3-48, x3)
Wednesday, Nov 30th
CW: - 5.8 Factoring when constant is negative.
HW: Pg 218-219 (3-39, x3) = modified and read next section 5.9 and copy examples into notebook.
Thursday, Dec 1st: Briefly introduced the concept of when the leading coefficient of the quadratic term is greater than 1. We will work on this for two days as it can be a harder concept to grasp.
HW: Complete problems on sheet #27 (mixed problems when constant is positive or negative) - due on Monday.
Friday, Dec 2nd - no school for students
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Monday, Dec 5th:
- 5.9 HW: Pg 222 (3-42, x3) pop quiz tomorrow on this concept
Pre-read section 5.9
Tuesday, Dec 6th:
- Quiz today on section 5.9
- 5.10 HW: Pg 225-226 (18-60, x3) modified in class today
Pre-read section 5.11
Wednesday, Dec 7th:
- 5.11 HW: finish handouts (class notes) and typed set of 13 problems (2 sided)
Thursday, Dec 8th:
CW: 5.11 hw reviewed for second day and brief notes on 5.12 handed out
HW: Pg 228-229 (9-51, x3)]
Pre-read section 5.12
Friday, Dec 9th:
Classes: HW review from 5.11
Handouts provided for 5.12 and 5.13
Period C: HW: finish sheet 29 completely and review 5.13 handout (one side blank the other has solutions completely worked out)
Period D: HW: finish top half of Sheet 29 and finish take home
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Monday, Dec 10th
Period C: Finish up sections 5.12 and 5.13
HW: take home quiz
PERIOD D: Finish up section 5.12
HW: Try some problems on bottom of sheet 77 (answers and explanation provided today); Complete 2-40 even on page 647
Tuesday, Dec. 11th: Review for chapter 5 test
Wednesday, Dec 12th
Finish up review in class. Study for test tomorrow. Homemade study sheets will be collected on Monday, Dec 19th. Continue to work on evens of chapter 5 review (pgs 647-649 of text).
Thursday, Dec 13th: CHAPTER 5 TEST
Friday, Dec 14th: Many students performing at State House today. Ch 6 packet will be distributed and a brief outline of chapter will be discussed. Students had a chance to finish up and correct the CH 5 math test. A 2 page worksheet on factoring was handed out in class (given to field trip students as well). Students need to finish the first page (both sides).
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Monday, Dec 19th:
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