We went over the test together so students know exactly what to expect.

Test next class on Polynomials (Chapter 5).

Practice: See previous classes
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Puzzle 74: Intersecting Sets
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We went over Special Factors again today.  We also looked at factoring quadratic expressions when a is not one.

Practice:
Chapter 5.4 Page 99 # 4, 5, 6(a) - (d), 7, 12

Puzzle 67: Square Cake Problem

We went over Special Factors today (Difference of Squares and Perfect Square Trinomials).  We will spend a more time on this next class.  Students were given in-class work time to practice.  Please make sure to learn how to show grouping steps.

NOTE: For Worksheet 21, cross out question number: 3, 4, 14, 16, 22

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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We looked at factoring today for trinomials with a =1 in the form ax^2 + bx + c. (hence, x^2 + bx + c).

Practice:
Chapter 5.3 Page 95 # 4, 5, 8, 9, 13(a), 15(a)

Puzzle 53: Cross-Number Puzzle

We finished looking at removing common factors today.  We looked at factoring by grouping.

Quiz 2 on Definitions and Multiplying Polynomials today.

Practice:
Chapter 5.2 Page 91 # 8, 9, 11, 18, 23

No puzzle or numeracy task due to quiz.

We did a quick review of multiplying and then transition to removing common factors.  We looked at how to identify the GCF (number as well as variables) and then factoring that out from a polynomial.

Reminder: Quiz 2 on Definitions and Multiplying Polynomials next class
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Practice:
Chapter 5.2 Page 91 # 1 - 4, 6, 7

Puzzle 48: Tax Collector

We looked at multiplying polynomials (binomials by binomials) using the FOIL method today.

We went over the rubric that would be used to mark the Term Project.  Rubric can be accessed on the Puzzles or Numeracy Tasks page.

Practice:
Chapter 5.1 Page 87 # 2 - 6, 10
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No puzzle or numeracy task today
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We went through a lot of definitions today: term, polynomial, monomial, binomial, trinomial, degree, leading term, like terms, as well as evaluating polynomials and the distributive property.

Puzzle 52: Hexagon Game
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We have Test 1 on Real Numbers today (Chapter 4 plus Worksheets).

We did more review today.  Today we focused on cube and square roots plus requests from students.

Practice: See previous classes.

​Puzzle 58: The Number Above