Monday, October 7, 2013

Math 6a Assignments for October 7 Through October 11


                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
10/7
Explore dot plots and bar graphs using data generated by class members (Lesson 2.1.1)
Page 57, # 2-6 thr 2-10
Tue.
10/8
Build histograms and stem-and-leaf plots
while exploring which data display is best for a given situation (Lesson 2.1.2)
Page 61, # 2-15 thr 2-19
Wed.
10/9
Explore techniques to find the area of a regular and non-regular polygon (Lesson 2.2.1)
Page 65, #2-24 thr 2-28

Thur.
10/10
Use square units to find the area of a rectangle, and use rectangle areas to find larger areas (Lesson 2.2.2)
Worksheet, Practice 3
Fri.
10/11
No School Day.



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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Math 8 Assignments for September 30 through October 4


                                                                       
Homework is due THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY unless otherwise indicated. 
Complete all homework in spiral notebook.  Do NOT tear that page out of the notebook.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
9/30
Solve for missing values in a given proportional relationship
Page 36, Problems #1-57, 1-58, 1-59
Tue.
10/1
Review topics from first unit in Math 8
Pages 39 through 40,
Problems CL 1-62 through CL 1-68
Wed.
10/2
Review and expand upon topics from first unit in Math 8
Worksheet, Practice 2
Thur.
10/3
Demonstrate mastery of skills and concepts studied in our first unit
No Homework:  Test Day!
Fri.
10/4
Period 2 Class:  We will not meet today.  (Kennedy Early Release Day)
Period 5 Class:  Preview topics from new math unit.
No Homework

Next Exam:  Thursday, October 3. 
This exam covers Pages 2 though 44 in your textbook.           

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Math 8 Assignments for September 23 through September 27


                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
9/23
Complete the EasyCBM assessment for math you began on Friday.
No Homework
Tue.
9/24
Compare student height and “reach” data to determine a trend in the data matching the Newton’s Revenge roller coaster problem.
Pages 24-25,
Problems # 1-35, 1-37, 1-39, 1-40
Wed.
9/25
Represent proportional relationships using graphs and tables.
 Page 30,
Problems # 1-47 through # 1-49
Thur.
9/26
Sharpen up skills for representing data using graphs; use those graphs to make predictions.
Pages 30-31,
Problems #1-50 & # 1-51 (ONE GRAPH REQUIRED)
Fri.
9/27
Review concepts from week’s math lessons, if your class meets.
(Today is Kennedy’s first early release day.)
No Homework


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Math 8 Assignments for September 16 through September 20


                                                                       
Homework is due THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY unless otherwise indicated. 
Complete all homework in spiral notebook.  Do NOT tear that page out of the notebook.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
9/16
Interpret graphs
Build one graph using the help of others in the room
Pages 6 through 8,
Problems #1-4 through # 1-7
Tue.
9/17
Discover patterns
Generalize patterns with representations
Pages 12 through 13,
Problems # 1-12 through # 1-16
Wed.
9/18
Use the xy-coordinate system to represent patterns
Pages 17 through 18,
Problems # 1-19 through # 1-23
Thur.
9/19
Collect data
Organize data
Analyze data
Pages 22 through 23,
Problems # 1-30 through # 1-34

Fri.
9/20
Wrap up and review concepts from lessons we worked on this week
Worksheet,
“Practice 1” 

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Math 6a Assignments for September 30 through October 4


                                                                       
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Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
9/30
Explore what it means for a number to be even or odd, based on the possible rectangular arrays of that number of chips or pennies
Page 38,
Problems #1-68 through 1-72
Tue.
10/1
Use products, factors, and the concepts of prime or composite to develop prime factorizations of given numbers
Pages 44 through 45,
Problems #1-85, 1-86, 1-87,
1-88, 1-91, 1-92
Wed.
10/2
Review and expand upon topics from first unit in Math 6a
Pages 48 through 49,
Problems CL 1-95 through1-100
Thur.
10/3
Demonstrate mastery of skills and concepts studied in our first unit
No Homework:  Test Day!
Fri.
10/4
We will not meet today. 
(Kennedy Early Release Day)
No Homework
Next Exam:  Thursday, October 3. 
This exam covers Pages 2 though 52 in your textbook.           


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Math 6a Assignments for September 23 through September 27


                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
9/23
Complete the EasyCBM assessment for math you began on Friday.
No Homework
Tue.
9/24
Explore a challenging logic problem, and learn how to form multiple representations for one problem.
Page 29,
Problems #1-46 through # 1-47
Wed.
9/25
Use arrays to show products, and represent those products using numerical expressions.
Page 29,
Problems # 1-48 through # 1-50
Thur.
9/26
Compare quantities; show these comparisons using numerical expressions.
Pages 33-34,
Problems # 1-57 through # 1-61
Fri.
9/27
Review concepts from week’s math lessons.
No Homework

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Math 6a Assignments for September 16 through September 20


                                                                       
Homework is due THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY unless otherwise indicated. 
Complete all homework in spiral notebook.  Do NOT tear that page out of the notebook.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Day
Today you will:
Complete (5)
Mon.
9/16
Complete a class histogram
Analyze data on that histogram
Examine tile representations for correct perimeter and area values
Pages 10 through 11,
Problems #1-10 through # 1-14
Tue.
9/17
Describe patterns using words or symbols
Extend patterns
Pages 15 through 16,
Problems # 1-19 through # 1-23

Wed.
9/18
Represent data using graphs or tables in addition to written descriptions
Pages 21 through 22,
Problems # 1-28 through # 1-32
Thur.
9/19
Make sense of a logic problem
Pages 26 through 26,
Problems # 1-36 through # 1-40

Fri.
9/20
Wrap up and review concepts from lessons we worked on this week
Worksheet,
“Practice 1” 


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