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Puzzle Solving

3/12/2020

 
Due to shortened class plus it is the class before Spring Break, we only solved River Crossing puzzles today.

​Puzzle 19: River Crossing Puzzles
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Chapter 8.1 Cont...

3/10/2020

 
Today we continued looking at solving one-step equations.  Half the class was at the French concert; hence, we only did some practice on whiteboards.

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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Chapter 8.1 (ax=b, x/a = b, and a/x = b)

3/6/2020

 
We went over solving one-steps equations today, in the form of ax=b, x/a = b, and a/x = b.  We also went over the worksheet handed out last class.

Practice:
Chapter 8.1 Page 302 # 6-13, 18, 19

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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Starting Chapter 8

3/4/2020

 
We started Chapter 8 today, which is about solving equations.  Students worked on the whiteboards.

Puzzle 56: Turn on the Lights
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Review of Math 8

3/2/2020

 
We went over the worksheet from last class as a review for Math 8 in preparation for our next chapter.

Puzzle 66: Fifteen​
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Review and Quiz

2/27/2020

 
We did a quick review before the quiz today.

Quiz 5 on Chapter 6 Linear Relations today.

No puzzle or numeracy task.
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Review

2/25/2020

 
Chapter 6 review today in preparation for quiz next class.

Puzzle 75: Honeybee Ancestors
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Graphing Linear Relations

2/21/2020

 
We finished looking at Chapter 6 today.  We will have review next week before the quiz on Thursday.

Practice:
Chapter 6.3 Page 239 # 5 - 8, 10, 11, 13

Puzzle 92: Removing Chips
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Interpreting Graphs

2/19/2020

 
We covered Chapter 6.2 Interpreting Graphs today.  Students are encouraged to review the material from the textbook.

Practice:
Chapter 6.2 Page 226 # 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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Representing Patterns

2/13/2020

 
We started Chapter 6 today and covered 6.1.  Chapter 6 is a short chapter, and we will have a quiz on it soon (see announcements).

Announcements:
Quiz 5 on Chapter 6 on Feb 27 Thurs


Practice:
Chapter 6.1 Page 217 # 5, 9, 10, 12

Puzzle 102: Long Division Problem
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Happy Test Day

2/11/2020

 
We have Test 5 on Polynomials Multiplication and Division (Chapter 7) on today.

Review

2/7/2020

 
We did a quick review today.  

Practice:
See previous postings.

Puzzle 61: Gold Chain

Review

2/5/2020

 
We went over the worksheet from last class and then started our review for the test next Tuesday.

Practice:
See previous postings.

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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Dividing Polynomials by Monomials

2/3/2020

 
We continued to look at dividing polynomials by monomials today.

Quiz 4 today on Monomials Multiplication and Division

Practice:
​Chapter 7.3 Page 275 # 4, 6, 8, 11, 13

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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Dividing Polynomials by Monomials (intro)

1/30/2020

 
We went over the worksheets for 7.1 and 7.2 today.  We started 7.3, dividing polynomials by monomials, but didn't really have time to get into it.  

​No puzzle or numeracy task today.

Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials Cont...

1/28/2020

 
We looked at more examples on multiplying polynomials by monomials today.  (Whiteboard work)

Announcements:
Quiz 4 on Monomials Multiplication and Division on Feb 3 Mon
Test 5 on Chapter 7 on Feb 11 Tues


Practice;
Chapter 7.2 Page 269 # 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17

No puzzle or numeracy task today.
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Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials

1/24/2020

 
We looked at the distributive rule and how to multiply polynomials by monomials.

​Project rubric distributed.

Puzzle 93: Order of Operations​​

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Dividing Monomials

1/22/2020

 
We looked at dividing monomials today, using whiteboards.  We looked at how to read the model and also work algebraically.

Practice:
Chapter 7.1 Page 260 # 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15 - 18 

No puzzle or numeracy task.

Multiplying Monomials

1/16/2020

 
We reviewed exponent laws for multiplying and the looked at multiplying monomials by monomials (using model and algebraically). 

Announcements:
Math Project due Feb 13 Thurs before midnight 


​Numeracy Task 6: The Class Pet

Happy Test Day

1/14/2020

 
We have our Test 4 on Intro to Polynomials (Add and Subtract) Chapter 5 today.
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Review

1/10/2020

 
We did more whiteboards review today and went over what is on the test.

Puzzle 78: Switch Positions
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Review

1/8/2020

 
Review in class: perimeter, add, subtract, models.  Students are given a worksheet to complete in class after some whiteboard practice.

Puzzle 91: How many 1's?
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Review

1/6/2020

 
We review the polynomial chapter (Chapter 5) in preparation for the test next Tuesday.  We went through the definitions again, reviewed add and subtraction, as well as modelling with algebra tiles.

Puzzle 90: Seed Numbers

Happy Holidays!

12/19/2019

 
We looked at the answers to the last worksheet today and played some TedEd riddles.

Announcements:
Test 3 on Polynomials on Jan 14th Tuesday


Happy Holidays!

Review and Quiz

12/17/2019

 
We did a quick review and then have our quiz today.  Students were given a worksheet to complete after the quiz.  I cannot post this worksheet online, so please come by to pick one up.

Quiz 3 today on Polynomials

No puzzle or numeracy task.
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