We practice exponent laws today.  There is an in-class worksheet followed by the quiz.

Quiz 2 on Exponent Laws today.

No puzzle or numeracy task due to quiz.

We finished looking at Exponent Laws today.  The last few we look at are product to a power and quotient to a power.

Reminder: Quiz 2 on Exponent Laws next class

Practice:
Chapter 3.2 Page 106 # 14 - 19, 21, 22

Puzzle 48: Tax Collector
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We started looking at Exponent Laws today.  We looked at zero exponent, product of like bases, quotient of like bases, and power to a power.

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 3.1 Page 97 # 4-12, 14, 16, 18
Chapter 3.2 Page 106 # 5 - 13

No puzzle or numeracy task today
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We looked at how to use exponents to describe numbers today as well as how to evaluate exponents.

Practice:
Chapter 3.1 Page 97 # 4-12, 14, 16, 18 (To be reminded next week)

Puzzle 52: Hexagon Game

We have Test 1 on Rational Numbers today (Chapter 2 plus Worksheets).
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We did a general review for test today.

Practice: See previous classes

​Puzzle 58: The Number Above
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We did review for test today, focusing on single operations with rational numbers.

Practice: See previous classes

​Numeracy Task 3: Activity Day
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We looked at more examples of order of operations today, worked on whiteboards.

Practice: See previous classes

​Puzzle 55: Four 4's

We did a quick review of order of operations and worked on a few examples.  To be continued next class.

Announcements:
Test 1 on Rational Numbers on Oct 4 Friday (Chapter 2 plus Worksheets)
Term Project Due Date Nov 7 before midnight

Numeracy Task 2: Trip to the Waterslides

We looked at how to estimate roots and perfect squares today.  Also looked at the definition a perfect square.

Quiz 1 today.

Practice:
Chapter 2.4 Page 78 # 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17

No puzzle or numeracy task today due to quiz.
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We looked at fraction operations today (mixed, improper, positive, negative, etc).

Practice:
Chapter 2.3 Page 68 # 5-8, 9, 10, 16, 20

Puzzle 7: Collating the Coins

We looked at rational numbers in decimal form today.  Operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Calculator permitted.  Textbooks distributed.

Practice:
Chapter 2.1 Page 51 # 4, 5, 8, 9
Chapter 2.2 Page 60 # 4-9, 12, 14, 17

Numeracy Task 1: Paper Route

We looked at comparing rational numbers today as well as plotting on a number line.  More practice questions will be provided when the textbook is distributed next class.

No puzzle today due to Collab Day.

We continued with our review today looking at more integers operations (subtraction, multiplication, division), decimals, and converting between fraction and decimals.

Puzzle 25: Ten Rows

We did review examples from Math 8 today, including fraction operations and integers addition.

Puzzle 22: Making Eggs
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​Welcome to Math 9!

We will go over the syllabus so you know what to expect.  The syllabus is posted on this site for your reference.