Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Tuesday September 23rd

7th & 8th Grade General Science:
Students turned in their resumes and envelopes filled in with the mailing address to where they are sending the resume. The class then went outside to complete an "Observing the Natural World" scavenger hunt. We will be practicing our observation skills in the coming weeks as we prepare for students developing their own systematic observations study to answer a question.
  • Homework: none
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7
th Grade Math:
Today 7th graders reviewed finding area and perimeter of rectangular shaped figures. They completed 1.6 Practice during class and then we graded it together. The final fifteen minutes students worked with their table partners to accurately measure and calculate the area and perimeter of their desks. Points were awarded based upon the degree of accuracy that students were able to arrive at in their final answers.
  • Homework: Review #3 (all problems) is due Wednesday at the start of class. SHOW ALL WORK for full credit! NO CALCULATORS!!
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8th Grade Math:
Today in math 8th graders finished practice problems from Section 1.5 practice which focused on adding integers. We graded the assignment as a class and then introduced section 1.6, which covers subtracting integers. We will continue covering this section tomorrow.

  • Homework: Review #3 (all problems) is due Wednesday at the start of class. SHOW ALL WORK for full credit! NO CALCULATORS!!