DAILY SCHEDULE |
NEXT ASSESSMENT |
GRADING POLICY |
EXTRA CREDIT |
| In Class Work | Written Assignment | |
| Wednesday
September 5 |
Classroom Rules and Procedures. Introductions and Parent Letters. Passing out of books. "Trick question Ice Breaker" |
Get parent letter signed. Acquire the required supplies. Finish essay: "What you should know about me." |
| Thursday
September 6 |
Intro to the class website and Section 1-1 "Evaluating Algebraic Expressions" along with a discussion of what it means to show your work, and 10 question pre-test just for me to see what you know. It does not count for a grade...... yet. |
Pg. 8-9 #1-18, 43-47, 53-55. |
| Friday
September 7 |
Chapter 1-2 "Writing Algebraic Expressions" and more on the online textbook resources. |
Page 12-13 #1-10, 22-35, 38. |
| Monday
September 10 |
Chapter 1-4 "Integers and Absolute value" and Chapter 1-5 "Adding Integers" a.k.a Good guys versus bad guys |
Pg. 20-21 #2-14, and Pg. 24-25 #17-28, 31-44, 48*. |
| Tuesday
September 11 |
Chapter 1-6 "Subtracting Integers" and adding the opposite.
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Worksheet 12 |
| Wednesday
September 12 |
Ch. 1-7 "Multiplying and Dividing Integers" |
Pg. 32-33 #1-8, 11-18, 22-35 |
| Thursday
September 13 |
Review of integer operations | Worksheet 3.15 |
| Friday
September 14 |
Ch. 1-8 and ch. 1-9 together: 1 step
equations and Quiz #1 on Integer operations |
Page 41 #1-8 and Page 45 #3-14. SHOW YOUR WORK PROPERLY!!!!!! |
| Monday September 17 |
Two step equations | worksheet 4.7 |
| Tuesday September 18 |
Combining like-terms and the distributive property | worksheet 3.12 |
| Wednesday September 19 |
Multi-step equations with the distributive property | Worksheet 4.16 |
| Thursday September 20 |
Equations with variables on both sides | Worksheet 4.19 |
| Friday September 21 |
Review of equation solving on whiteboards and Pass of Fail equations test - to pass this test you must get a 100% - anything less will get you a 0%. You may retake this test as many times as needed until you get 100%. Why? Because you MUST know how to solve an equation! |
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| Monday September 24 |
Ch. 1 Pretest | Study the pretest and get some sleep! |
| Tuesday September 25 |
Ch. 1 test! | None |
| Wednesday September 26 |
Ch. 2-1 "Rational Numbers" | Page Page 70-71 #1-23, 29-38, 57-58, 64, 67-68 |
| Thursday September 27 |
Ch. 2-2 "Comparing and ordering rational
numbers" and learning about the online resources in our book. |
Page 74-75 #1-13, 31-34, 38a, 44-53. |
| Friday September 28 |
Problem of the week: "A handful of pencils" | None |
| Monday October 1 |
Ch. 2-4 "Multiplying Rational Numbers" | Page 82-83 #1-23, 54. |
| Tuesday October 2 |
Counselor Presentations and Review of multiplying fractions |
Worksheet C-56 |
| Wednesday October 3 |
Ch. 2-5 "Dividing rational numbers" | Page 87-88 #1-12, 17-20, 46, 47. |
| Thursday October 4 |
Problem of the week: Cole's Chocolate | Finish the problem of the week. It is due
TUESDAY 10/8. Here is the rubric. |
| Friday October 5 |
Furlough day: Quiz on ch. 2-1 to 2-5 |
None, but remember that the problem of the week is due Tuesday. |
| Tuesday October 9 |
Ch. 2-6 "Adding and Subtracting with unlike denominators" | Page 91-92 #1-9, 17-22, 26**, 39-42 ** = important question / on test!!! |
| Wednesday October 10 |
Ch. 2-7 "Solving equations with rational numbers" on whiteboards. | Page 98# 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12. |
| Thursday October 11 |
Problem of the week: Pesky Pipes | Finish the problem of the week. |
| Friday October 12 |
Ch. 2-8 "Solving two-step equations" | Page 104 #11-13, 21, 23, 24. |
| Monday October 15 |
Word problems and equation solving: worksheet 3.11. | Finish worksheet 3.11. |
| Tuesday October 16 |
Today you will have a guest teacher. More on equation solving: worksheet 3.10. |
Finish worksheet 3.10. |
| Wednesday October 17 |
Chapter Two Pretest: Take it seriously! | Study the pretest |
| Thursday October 18 |
Ch. 2 Test | None except to clear out your math binder to prepare for ch. 3 that starts tomorrow. |
| Friday October 19 |
Ch. 3-1 and 3-2 "Ordered Pairs" and "Graphing on a coordinate plane" | Page 122 #2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, 21. Page 126 #1, 6, 7, 12, 19, 21, 23, 25-28. |
| Monday October 22 |
Ch. 3-3 "Interpreting graphs" and passing back of Ch. 2 Test. Remember you can go back and make corrections on it to recover some credit. Click here for instructions. |
Page 131 -132 #1-15 |
| Tuesday October 23 |
Ch. 3-4 "Functions" | Page 138 #1-9, 12-16 |
| Wednesday October 24 |
Relating equations, graphs, tables and stories: the Bob worksheet | Page 142 #1-6. |
| Thursday October 25 |
Using TI-84 graphing calculators to make tables and graphs - intro lesson | None |
| Friday October 26 |
Review of tables, graphs and equations on
whiteboards - quiz on Monday. and Chapter 3 Vocab Quiz. |
Page 142 #4-6. |
| Monday Ocotber 29 |
Quiz on graphs, tables, and equations
(Intergers only) and Ch. 12-1 "Graphing Linear Equations" |
Page 635 #1-9, 13, 14. |
| Tuesday October 30 |
Ch. 12-2 "Slope of a line" | Page 639-640 #1-21. |
| Wednesday October 31 |
Today you will have a guest teacher: Pizzazz worksheets 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 |
Finish the worksheets started in class..... though you should have had plenty of time in class..... |
| Thursday November 1 |
Part of Ch. 12-3: y = mx + b | Graphing of 5 equations in notebook. |
| Friday November 2 |
Teacher generated worksheet: understanding y = mx + b in context | For students who were in class: Finish the worksheet we started in class. For absent students: Page 104 #21, 23. Page 594 #13, 16. |
| Monday November 5 |
Systems of equations: solving graphically and in a table - day 1: Bob and Sally and Movie rental companies | Finish the worksheet we started in class. |
| Tuesday November 6 |
Systems of equations: solving graphically and in a table - day 2: Savings Plans | Finish the problem of the week as needed. |
| Wednesday November 7 |
Prestet for ch. 3 test: walk around activity | Complete the pretest that was given in class. DUE FRIDAY MORNING. BRING IT FRIDAY MORNING. YOU MUST SHOW THAT YOU COMPLETED THE PRETEST BEFORE TAKING THE TEST. |
| Thursday November 8 |
Review of the pretest and final review for the test. |
Study the pretest as needed. Bring it to class tomorrow!!! |
| Friday November 9 |
Test on Chapters 3 and 12-1 to 12-3 | None. Enjoy the long weekend. |
| Tuesday November 13 |
Ch. 4-1 "Exponents" | Page 164-165 #1-49, 52-62 |
| Wednesday November 14 |
Ch. 4-2 "Integer Exponents" | Page 168-169 #1-32 |
| Thursday November 15 |
Ch. 4-3 "Properties of exponents" part 1: multiplication and division properties of exponents | Page 172-173 #1-8, 13-20, 25-30 |
| Friday/Monday November 16/19 |
Conferences half day (only p.1,2,3): Ch. 4-3 "Properties of exponents" part 2: power or a power and powers of products and quotient properties |
Page 172-173 #9-12, 21-24, 31-37, 40, 45, 49-52. |
| Tuesday/Wednesday November 20/21 |
Conferences half day (only p.4,5,6): Review of exponents: worksheet 11.3 and Quiz on Exponents |
None, have a nice break! |
| Monday November 26 |
Ch. 4-4 "Scientific notation" | Page 176-177 #1-18, 33, 49. |
| Tuesday November 27 |
Ch. 4-5 "Squares and Square Roots" | Page 184-185 #1-26, 38-42, 50. |
| Wednesday November 28 |
Ch. 4-6 "Estimating square roots" and review of exponents quiz |
Page 188-189 #1-18, 22, 33-44, 48, 50 |
| Thursday November 29 |
Ch. 4-7 "The Real numbers" | Page 197-198 #1-30, 44-53 |
| Friday November 30 |
Review of ch. 4 on whiteboards and Quiz #8 ..... make sure you know the first 15 perfect squares. |
None |
| Monday December 3 |
Ch. 4-8 "The Pythagorean Theorem" | Page 202-203 #1-8, 16, 23, 24, 27, 30, 31. |
| Tuesday December 4 |
More on the Pythagorean Theorem:
worksheet 16-2 and Review of equation solving in preparation for the pass or fail equations quiz |
Finish worksheet 16-2 |
| Wednesday December 5 |
Ch. 4-9 day 1: The Pythagorean Theorem and coordinate geometry | Page 206-207 #1-4, 17-19. Extra Credit: #36. |
| Thursday December 6 |
Problem of the week | Finsh the POW |
| Friday December 7 |
Ch. 4-9 day 2: the converse of the
pythagorean theorem and Ch. 4 pretest |
Finish the ch. 4 pretest |
| Monday December 10 |
Review for tomorrow's test: boys v. girls game | Redo the pretest to make sure that you are ready! Bring it to class tomorrow for credit. |
| Tuesday November 11 |
Ch. 4 test | None |
| Wednesday December 12 |
Group walkabout: solving equations in preparation for tomorrow's test | Solve the 4 equations in your notebook. |
| Thursday December 13 |
Pass or Fail Equations quiz #2 | None |
| Friday December 14 |
Today you will have a guest teacher: Ch. 5-1 "Ratios and proportions" |
Page 224 #1-20, 22, 23, 36. |
| Monday December 17 |
Ch. 5-2 "Ratios, Rates, and Unit rates" and Pass/Fail Equations Test Retake |
Page 228-229 #1-14, 21. |
| Tuesday December 18 |
Today you will have a guest teacher: Review of exponents and evaluating expressions |
Pizzazz worksheets 3.15 and 5.9 |
| Wednesday December 19 |
SNOW DAY | None |
| Thursday December 20 |
Problem of the week: De Andre's running dilemma | Finish the POW. |
| Friday December 21 |
Equations Test pass of fail attempt #3 and Game: "Mind my own business." |
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Monday January 7 |
Ch. 5-4 "Solving Proportions" | Page 239-241 #1-16, 26-28, 30, 35-40. |
| Tuesday January 8 |
Ch. 5-5 "Similar Figures" PRACTICE TEST FOR PASS OR FAIL EQUATIONS TEST |
Worksheet E-12 and Page 248 #1-3, 7-9, 11, 13. |
| Wednesday January 9 |
Ch. 5-7 "Indirect measurement" | Page 258-269 #1-11, 14, 15, 17-24. |
| Thursday January 10 |
Problem of the week: Similar figures and the gnarly octagon | Finish the POW |
| Friday January 11 |
Ch. 5-8 "Scale models" | Page 262-263 #1-20, 30-34 |
| Monday January 14 |
Review of ch. 5:
Pretest Hola, Cole!!!! |
Page 270-272 #1-2, 8-9, 12, 24, 26, 31-32, 34, 36 (11 key questions) |
| Tuesday January 15 |
Review of ch. 5: Game day - boys versus girls Jeopardy. | Study for the test as needed. |
| Wednesday January 16 |
Ch. 5 test (Cole, note that two boxes up, I have made a link to the pretest) |
None |
| Thursday January 17 |
Reveiw for final exam day 1: "Look mom" review worksheet | Finish the worksheet we started in class. |
| Friday January 18 |
Review for final exam day 2: Review of exponents and fractions on whiteboards | Extra Credit - in preparation for the exam: Pages 212-214 #3-90 every 3rd question (3, 6, 9...) Pages 150-152 #6, 10, 26, 28, 35, 37. Pages 110-112 #4-7, 9-10, 15, 45, 56. A total of 45 questions...last extra credit chance for the semester. |
| Tuesday January 22 |
Final Exam day 1 | None |
| Wednesday January 23 |
Final Exam day 2 | None |
| Thursday January 24 |
Ch. 6-1 "Relating decimals, percents, and fractions" | Page 284-285 #1-15, 23-26, 28, 29, 32, 33, 40. |
| Friday January 25 |
Ch. 6-2 "Estimating with percents" | Page 288-290 #1-18, 21-30, 37-38, 42. |
| Monday January 28 |
Ch. 6-3 "Finding Percents" group activity | Page 293 #1-8. |
| Tuesday January 29 |
Ch. 6-4 "Finding a number when the percent is known". | Page 293-5 # 11, 12, 15 -17, 23, 24, 28-30. Page 298-9 # 1-4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17. |
| Wednesday January 30 |
Ch. 6-5 "Percent of increase and decrease" | Page 304-305 #1-13, 17-19, 23, 26. and Mid-year student survey - have parents fill out the back for extra credit. |
| Thursday January 31 |
Problem of the week: "Is Mr. P guilty?" | Finish the PoW |
| Friday February 1 |
Today you will have a guest teacher: Ch. 6-6 "Applications of percents" |
Page 308-309 #1-14, 19*, 25. |
| Monday February 4 |
Ch. 6 Pretest | Redo the pretest to study for the test. Make sure you have memorized all the fractions to percents conversions for /2, /3, /4, /5, /8, /9, adn /10. |
| Tuesday February 5 |
Ch. 6 Tests: percents conversions and word problems with percents. | None |
| Wednesday February 6 |
Ch. 7-1 "Angle Relationships" day 1 Vocabulary sheet Angles and Protractors - measurement estimation activity |
Page 332-334 #1-25, 30-36 (Due Friday) |
| Thursday February 7 |
Ch. 7-1 "Angle Relationships" day 2 Practice worksheets 11.3 and 119. |
Page 332-334 #1-25, 30-36 |
| Friday February 8 |
Ch. 7-2 "Parallel and perpendicular lines" day
1 Worksheet 11.5 |
Page 338-339 #2-5, 7-22 (due Tuesday) |
| Monday February 11 |
Ch. 7-2 "Parallel and perpendicular lines" day
2 Worksheets 123 and 124 |
Page 338-339 #2-5, 7-22 |
| Tuesday February 12 |
Ch. 7-3 "Triangles" Worksheets 11.4 and 121 |
Finish worksheet 121 |
| Wednesday February 13 |
Ch. 7-4 "Polygons" | Page 345 #1-9, 22-27 and Page 349-351 #1-9, 22-25. |
| Thursday February 14 |
Problem of the Week: Polygons and parallel lines | Finish the POW as necessary. |
| Friday February 15 |
Quiz #2 - ch. 7-1 to 7-4 | None - have a nice looooong weekend. |
| Monday February 18 |
No school | n/a |
| Tuesday February 19 |
Ch. 7-5 "Coordinate Geometry" | Page 355-357 #1-6, 13-16, 19, 21, 22, 24* (with question 24, you will get extra credit if you give all the possible answers - there are less than 6.) |
| Wednesday February 20 |
Ch. 7-7 "Transformations" - day 1 translations,
reflections, rotations (transformations that retain congruence) |
Page 366-368 #1-6, 11-12, 14-18, 24-26. |
| Thursday February 21 |
Ch. 7-6 "Congruence" | Page 362-363 #1-12, 16, 18. |
| Friday February 22 |
Ch. 7-7 "Transformations" - day 2 combinations
of translations, reflections, rotations (transformations that retain congruence) and Quiz #3 - ch. 7 vocab |
Teacher generated worksheet 1 |
| Monday February 25 |
Ch. 7-7 "Transformations" - day 3 multi-step transfomations with dilations (transformations that retain similarity) |
Teacher generated worksheet 2 |
| Tuesday February 26 |
Review of ch. 7: putting it all together - algebra and geometry. |
Geometry and algebra
review. (Note: In question 6 it should read "perimeter of 4+square root of 13" |
| Wednesday February 27 |
Ch. 7 PRETEST!!!!!!!!!!!! Pay very close attention to this assignment. Study it, embrace it, become one with it. | Finish the pretest. |
| Thursday February 28 |
Last review of chapter 7: whiteboards | Study for the test as if your grade depended on it..... it does! :) |
| Friday March 1 |
Ch. 7 test | None. |
| Monday March 4 |
Chapter 8: Area, Perimeter, Volume and
surface area - a 9 day unit. Day 1: Conceptual review of area and perimeter - rectangles, triangles, and composite figures |
Worksheets D-52 and D-57. |
| Tuesday March 5 |
Day 2: Perimeter of circles and circle parts | Wksh 142 |
| Wednesday March 6 |
Day 3: Area of circles and circle parts | Wksh 142 |
| Thursday March 7 |
Day 4: Area and Perimeter POW "Matilda's yard" | Finish the POW. |
| Friday March 8 |
Day 5: Volume of prisms and cylinders | Page 420-421 #1-6, 10, 12, 16-19, 25. |
| Monday March 11 |
Day 6: Volume of Pyramids and cones | Worskeet "Practice 8-6C" |
| Tuesday March 12 |
Day 7: Surface area of Prisms and Cylinders | Page 433-434 #1-10, 15, 16, 18, 20. |
| Wednesday March 13 |
Day 8: Review day - pretest | Redo the pretest as many times as needed until you feel confident that you know it inside and out! |
| Thursday March 14 |
Ch. 8 Test - area, perimeter, surface area, and volume | None. |
| Friday March 15 |
No school | n/a |
| Monday March 18 |
Ch. 9-1 "Samples and surveys" and Ch. 9-2 "Identifying sampling errors and bias" (dress code survey) |
Page 464-5 #1-7, 13, 15 and Page 469-470 #1-11. |
| Tuesday March 19 |
Ch. 9-3 "Organizing data" (focus on Venn diagrams - soccer, football, base/softball) |
Page 473-475#1-16. |
| Wednesday March 20 |
Ch. 9-4 "Measure of central tendency" (MMMR using top 40 music) |
Page 479-480 #1-5, 12, 13, 16-18, 21-22. Extra Credit due tomorrow. |
| Thursday March 21 |
Ch. 9-5 "Variability" a.k.a. "Box and whisker
plots" (Sports mascots experiment) |
Page 484-486 #1-2, 5, 16, 22, 24. |
| Friday March 22 |
Ch. 9-5 "Variability" day 2 (The great memory experiment) |
Finish the great memory experiment - make sure to be very precise in backing up your conclusions. |
| Monday March 25 |
Whiteboard Review day and Quiz on 9-1 to 9-5 |
None |
| Tuesday March 26 |
Ch. 9-6 "Displaying data": Seahawk worksheet | Page 493-494 #3, 5, 10-12. |
| Wednesday March 27 |
Ch. 9-9 "Scatter Plots" : Sleep and Grades | Finish the worksheet that we started in class. |
| Thursday March 28 |
Ch. 9-9 "Scatter Plots" : American Idol | Finish the American Idol scatter plot. |
| Friday March 29 |
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None. Have a wonderful Spring Break ..... may it not rain the whole time. |
| Monday April 8 |
Ch. 9-7 "Circle Graphs" |
"What would you take to School" Worksheet and Pg. 498 #1-4, 7-10 |
| Tuesday April 9 |
Ch. 9-10 "Choosing the best representation of data" | Page 512 #1-4. |
| Wednesday April 10 |
Review for the test: scatterplot activity in groups | Work on the Pretest (due Friday) |
| Thursday April 11 |
Review for the test: whiteboard review |
Finish the Pretest (due Friday) HERE IS THE ANSWER KEY FOR THE PRETEST!!! (just stand on your head) |
| Friday April 12 |
Ch. 9 test | None |
| Monday April 15 |
Ch. 10-1 to 10-3 - Review of basic notions of probability |
Page 540 #6-9, 11-15 and Page 547 #7-12, 17. |
| Tuesday April 16 |
MSP Prep Day: Review of MSP format in computer lab. | None. |
| Wednesday April 17 |
Ch. 10-4 "Dependent and independent events" | Worksheet 8.12 |
| Thursday April 18 |
Ch. 10-4 "Dependent and independent events" day 2 - review on whiteboards | Page 552 #1-10, 17. |
| Friday April 19 |
Ch. 10-6 "The Foundamental Counting Principle" | Page 556-567 #1-21, and 30-32, except 5 &11. |
| Monday April 22 |
Probability and Venn diagrams | Finish the Venn diagram worksheet that we started in class. |
| Tuesday April 23 |
Group-walk-about review | None |
| Wednesday April 24 |
Game day: The die of doom!!!!! Boys v. Girls for review of independend and dependent events using the pretest |
Finish the Ch. 10 Pretest!!!! |
| Thursday April 25 |
Review for ch. 10 test | Study your pretest as if your grade depended on it.... it does. |
| Friday April 26 |
Ch. 10 test | None |
| Monday April 29 |
MSP Cram session - day 1 of 6: Linear Inequalities Today's Warm Ups - Extra credit to all who turn in all 24 next Monday!!! |
Worksheet 9.6 |
| Tuesday April 30 |
MSP Cram session - day 2 of 6: Linear Equations and functions Today's Warm Ups - Extra credit to all who turn in all 24 next Monday!!! |
Worksheets 10.10 and 10.11 |
| Wednesday May 1 |
MSP Cram Session - day 3 of 6: Linear function word problems Today's Warm Ups - Extra credit to all who turn in all 24 next Monday!!! |
Take home quiz: #1, 4, 5 and Ch. 3 test worksheet |
| Thursday May 2 |
MSP Cram Session - day 4 of 6: Angles Today's Warm Ups - Extra credit to all who turn in all 24 next Monday!!! |
Worksheets 120 and 124 |
| Friday May 3 |
MSP Cram Session - day 5 of 6: Transformations Today's Warm Ups - Extra credit to all who turn in all 24 next Monday!!! |
Finish the transformations worksheet |
| Monday May 6 |
MSP Cram Session - day 6 of 6: Last review!!! Today's Warm Ups - Extra credit to all who turn in all 24 next Monday!!! |
None. |
| Tuesday - Monday May 7 to 13 |
During these 4 days students will either be
taking the MSP or working on "Great Probability
Project of 2013." Click on the link above for all the directions to the project. It is due Thursday 5/16. Click on this link for pictures. Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3. |
Work on your project!!!! It is due 5/16. |
| Tuesday May 14 |
The Random 4 digits problem | Work on project |
| Wednesday May 15 |
The Random 4 digits game... and the MSP is finally over!!!! | Work on project - it is due tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Thursday May 16 |
Reviewing of projects | None |
| Friday May 17 |
Presentation of project : The Carnival | None. If you were absent, here are the sheets we completed and that you need to complete. Have someone play your game 80 times. |
| Monday May 20 |
Last unit of the year - Systems of equations Method 1: Solving by graphing - worksheet 8.1 |
Finish worksheet 8.1 |
| Tuesday May 21 |
Systems of equations: Method 1: More on solving by graphing - worksheets 161 and 162 |
Finish worksheets 161 and 162 |
| Wednesday May 22 |
Systems of equations: Method 2: Solving by substitution - transitioning from graphing to substitution - worksheet 163 #1-5 |
Finish worksheet 163 #1-5 |
| Thursday May 23 |
Systems of equations: Method 2: More on solving by substitution |
Finish worksheet 163 #6-12 |
| Friday May 24 |
Furlough day: Quiz on systems of equations | None. |
| Monday May 27 |
Systems of equations: Method 3: Solving by the elimination method - worksheet 8.3 |
Finish worksheet 8.3 |
| The next quiz will be on : | Systems of equations | Friday, May 24 |
| The next test will be on: | TBA | after MSP |
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