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:
Chapter 6 Quiz on Feb 27 Thurs

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

Puzzle 102: Long Division Problem
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We did a quick review today.  

Practice:
See previous postings.

Puzzle 61: Gold Chain

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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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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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.

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

​Project rubric distributed.

Puzzle 93: Order of Operations​​

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.

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

We have our Test 4 on Intro to Polynomials (Add and Subtract) Chapter 5 today.
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We did more whiteboards review today and went over what is on the test.

Puzzle 78: Switch Positions
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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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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

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!

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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As we have completed Chapter 5.3, students were given an in-class period to work on a practice worksheet.  We then went over the answers in-class.
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No puzzle or numeracy task today.

We looked at subtracting polynomials today by using method subtract as adding the opposite.  We went through a lot of examples on the whiteboards.

Practice:
Chapter 5.3 Page 197 # 14, 15, 22, 23,

Numeracy Task 5: Playland Adventure
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We practice adding polynomials today on the whiteboards.  We also looked at what are opposites of a polynomial.

Practice:
Chapter 5.3 Page 196 # 8 - 12

Puzzle 69: Handshakes
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We went over the worksheets from last class.  And then, we looked at adding polynomials.

Practice:
Chapter 5.3 Page 196 # 5, 6, 7, 16, 17

Puzzle 70: Milk Crate

We looked at like terms today and how to combine them.  We also looked at what are zero pairs and how they are modelled using algebra tiles.

Announcements:
Quiz 3 on Polynomials on Dec 17 Tuesday.

​Practice:
Chapter 5.2 Page 187 # 5, 7, 8, 9 - 11, 16, 18

Puzzle 64: Gift of Gems
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We looked at definitions of terminologies today.  The definitions include: term, polynomials, coefficient, variables, constant, degree of a term, degree of a polynomial, monomial, binomial, and trinomial. We also looked at modelling with algebra tiles.

Practice:
Chapter 5.1 Page 179 # 5 - 10 (Definitions)
Chapter 5.1 Page 179 # 11 - 14, 17, 21 (Algebra Tiles)

Puzzle 62: Novemberish

We have Test 3 on SI Measurements and Similarity (Chapter 4) today.
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We did another review in preparation for the test next class.

​Puzzle 51: Money Coin Flipping
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We reviewed for next week's test today.  Due to immunization clinic today, students were in and out of the room.  So, test is moved to Wed Nov 27th.  We will have a review class next class on Monday instead.

Announcement:
Test 3 on SI Measurements and Similarity moved to Nov 27 Wednesdy

No puzzle or numeracy task today.