Monday October 12th
7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today's science class consisted of the students continuing to work on their deer study journal. They were introduced to the scientific name for each of the four plant species they will be working with. Next, students were given some brief lessons on how to use a compass, with key vocabulary being bearings or directions, and how to follow a transect line while working out in the woods. Students are practicing how to determine percent coverage of vegetation within a meter square plot, as practice for the real deer study up at Eaglecrest later this month.Homework: none
7th Grade Math: Today in math students worked on and completed worksheets practicing their skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals. After quiz #2, it is apparent that the students need more work to develop these skills.
Homework: Worksheet on multiplication and division of decimals to be due next Monday.
8th Grade Math: In math 8th graders continued their life math project. They worked on the process of buying a house and how to juggle the money aspects of the process.
Homework: none
