Wednesday 3/31/2010

Wednesday 3/31/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students dissected a frog! We had a block period today, so students in our first science class (non-homeroom) were in science from 10-12 this morning. Students were to partner up and complete the activity presented to them at the beginning of class. Students were to locate, identify and draw the different organs and associate them with the proper body system. They also had to determine the function of each organ and get the weight of each organ as well. Most students were able to complete this activity and worksheet in class, if they did not finish the worksheet in class, then it will be due on Friday morning.
Homework: None

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by working with their flashmasters for the first five minutes of class. Section 6.1 was introduced to the students next, and students began working with integers, both positive and negative, learning how to apply the rules for the same signs, different signs and opposites. After a bit of instruction and a few practice problems, students were given a worksheet to apply their skills.
Homework: None.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by correcting the section 6.1 worksheet as a class. Section 6.2 was then introduced to the students, dealing with porportions and ratios, and after a bit of instruction and a few practice problems, students were given a worksheet to apply their knowledge.
Homework: Finish the 6.2 worksheet if they did not finish in class.

Tuesday 3/30/2010

Tuesday 3/30/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students handed in their Wanted posters at the beginning of class. Next we transitioned into dissections. Today students were introduced to the tools and equipment that they will use in the next class period when they dissect frogs. Today we practiced for the frogs by dissecting an earthworm. Students were to follow the directions provided and complete the activity of labeling and observing where the different organs and the associated body systems were located in the worm.
Homework: None

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by working with their flashmasters for the first five minutes of class. Chapter 6 was introduced to the students next, and students began working with integers, both positive and negative. After a bit of instruction and a few practice problems, students were given a worksheet to apply their skills.
Homework: Finish the 6.1 worksheet if they did not finish in class. The end of the 3rd quarter is this Friday and Wednesday is the final day to turn in late or unfinished work.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by working with their flashmasters for the first five minutes. Students were then introduced to section 6.1 in chapter 6. Ratios is the next subject to tackle, and after a bit of instruction and a few practice problems, students were given a worksheet to apply their knowledge.
Homework: Finish the 6.1 worksheet if they did not finish in class. The end of the 3rd quarter is this Friday and Wednesday is the final day to turn in late or unfinished work.

Monday 3/29/2010

Monday 3/29/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students used their last day of class time to finish up their Wanted posters. The posters will be due first thing Tuesday morning.
Homework: None

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by going over the list of formulas they will be expected to be able to use on the SBA's next month. Students then took a quick quiz over several standards before we went over the answers together as a class. We spent the last twenty minutes of class allowing students who have make up work to get in, time to work on those assignments.
Homework: None.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by working on some standards based problems. We then graded the work together, before allowing the students time to work on any missing assignments as the last day of the 3rd quarter is this coming Friday.
Homework: None

Wednesday 3/17/2010

Wednesday 3/17/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students began class with a quiz on the body system presentations from the previous two days. After the quiz, we introduced the next activity, The Organ Trail. Students were assigned a disease and they will spend the next few days researching this disease and the body system and organ(s) affected by this disease. Students will then create a Wanted poster using the scoring guide we provided them.
Homework: None

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using their flashmasters. Students voted today to take the chapter 5 test tomorrow (Thursday) in order to avoid taking it after spring break. So students spent most of class today completing the worksheet for section 5.6 and working on the chapter review.
Homework: Students should spend the evening studying and preparing notes for their open note chapter 5 test scheduled for tomorrow.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class by working on some standards based problems. Afterwards, we finished introducing the rest of section 5.7 and continued reviewing section 5.6. Both of these sections are rather difficult, so we spent quite a bit of time reviewing and making sure all students were grasping the content.
Homework: None

Tuesday 3/16/2010

Tuesday 3/16/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students finished with their presentations. Students got up in front of their classmates and presented their assigned body system as a means of "teaching" their body system to their classmates.
Homework: None

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using their flashmasters. Students spent the first twenty minutes of class working on the worksheet from section 5.5, before we introduced how to convert customary units in section 5.6.
Homework: Students have the opportunity to make up any missed assignments between today and Wednesday, instead of being assigned another review homework.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with using their flashmasters. Students were then introduced to section 5.6 in their text books. This section focuses on using the multiplicative inverse of fractions to solve equations. After some instruction and guided practice, students were given the worksheet 5.6 to practice their skills. We reviewed this section to begin the day, and then introduced the first method of section 5.7. Students are to do problems 1-9 the odds for tomorrow.
Homework: Students have the opportunity to make up any missed assignments between today and Wednesday, instead of being assigned another review homework.

Monday 3/15/2010

Monday 3/15/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students began with their presentations. Students got up in front of their classmates and presented their assigned body system as a means of "teaching" their body system to their classmates.
Homework: None

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using their flashmasters. Next, students took a quiz on the first four sections of chapter 5. We then began introducing section 5.5 on customary units of measurement. We will go more in depth on section 5.5 tomorrow.
Homework: Students have the opportunity to make up any missed assignments between today and Wednesday, instead of being assigned another review homework.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with using their flashmasters. Students were then introduced to section 5.6 in their text books. This section focuses on using the multiplicative inverse of fractions to solve equations. After some instruction and guided practice, students were given the worksheet 5.6 to practice their skills. They are to do the odds for tomorrow if they did not finish in class.
Homework: Students have the opportunity to make up any missed assignments between today and Wednesday, instead of being assigned another review homework.

Wednesday 3/10/2010

Wednesday 3/10/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students continued working with their partners on their body system presentations. Today was the final day of class time to finish up their presentations. We will begin presenting on Monday morning first thing!
Homework: Students can research their body system if they wish, in order to keep on the time schedule set in class. Presentations will begin next Monday.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using their flashmasters. Next, we introduced section 5.4 on dividing fractions. Reciprocals are the big concept we wanted students to grasp in today's lesson. After some instruction and practice problems, students were set free to work on section 5.4 practice problems.
Homework: Finish section 5.4 practice worksheet (odds) for Monday if they did not finish in class.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with a problem of the day. Students were then introduced to section 5.5 and dividing fractions. Reciprocals are the big concept for students to grasp in this lesson. After some instruction and some practice problems, students were given a worksheet to practice their skills.
Homework: Do the odds on Section 5.5 practice for Monday if they did not finish in class.

Tuesday 3/9/2010

Tuesday 3/9/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students continued working with their partners on their body system presentations. Wednesday will be the final day of class time for students to spend working on their research and preparing their powerpoint presentations. Presentations will begin early next week.
Homework: Students can research their body system if they wish, in order to keep on the time schedule set in class. Presentations will begin next Monday.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using their flashmasters. Next, we introduced section 5.3 on multiplying fractions. Cross canceling is the big concept we wanted students to grasp in today's lesson. After some instruction and practice problems, students were set free to work on section 5.3 practice problems.
Homework: Review Homework #9 is due Wednesday. Finish section 5.3 practice worksheet (odds) for Wednesday if they did not finish in class.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with a quiz on sections 5.1 - 5.3. Students were then introduced to section 5.4 and multiplying fractions. Cross canceling is the big concept for students to grasp in this lesson. After some instruction and some practice problems, students were given a worksheet to practice their skills.
Homework: Review Homework #9 is due Wednesday. Do the odds on Section 5.4 practice for Wednesday.

Monday 3/8/2010

Monday 3/8/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students handed in their cell collage from last week. Students were then introduced to the next project which pairs students into groups of two, and each group was assigned a different body system. Groups will spend the next few days of class researching their assigned body system, before putting together a powerpoint presentation to report on their body system back to their classmates. Presentations will begin early next week.
Homework: Students can research their body system if they wish, in order to keep on the time schedule set in class. Presentations will begin next Monday.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using their flashmasters. After about five minutes, we reviewed section 5.2 in the book before handing out the section 5.2 worksheet for the students to work on in class. Students were given about 30 minutes in class to finish the problems, and if they did not finish, it is homework as it is due tomorrow. For the last ten minutes of class, we introduced section 5.3 on multiplying fractions. We will go deeper into multiplying fractions tomorrow.
Homework: Review Homework #9 is due Wednesday.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students graded section 5.2 practice to begin class. Section 5.3 adding and subtracting fractions with uncommon denominators was introduced next. After some instruction and practice problems, students were given a worksheet to finish in class.
Homework: Review Homework #9 is due Wednesday.

Thursday 3/4/2010

Thursday 3/4/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students continued working on their cell analogy collage. Students should have finished building their analogies and comparing each part of a cell to a different component of their analogy. Today was the final day of class time for students to work on their collage.
Homework: Students can continue working on their cell analogy collage at home if they wish. This project is officially due on Monday morning.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began chapter 5 back in the book. Students learned to add and subtract fractions with common denominators as well as different denominators. Students should finish the odds on the section 5.1 practice worksheet if they did not finish in class. Students also participated in a practice benchmark test of eight problems.
Homework: Review Homework #8 is due Friday.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students started chapter 5 back in the book. Students learned about writing fractions as rational numbers. Students should finish section 5.1 for homework if they did not finish in class.
Homework: Review Homework #8 is due Friday.

Wednesday 3/3/2010

Wednesday 3/3/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students continued working on their cell analogy collage. Students should have finished building their analogies and comparing each part of a cell to a different component of their analogy. Thursday will be the final day of class time for students to work on their collage.
Homework: Students can continue working on their cell analogy collage at home if they wish.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using and practicing skills on their Flashmasters. Students then took a quiz to show their mastery of finding the surface area and volume of rectangular prisms and circles. Next, students took part in a discussion on what the different terms are associated with three dimensional figures. Those terms are face, edge and vertex. Students went through a few different examples in class.
Homework: Review Homework #8 is due Friday.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with a quiz to show mastery of skills related to order of operations, prime factorization and the distributive property. Students were then introduced to the formulas for finding the surface area and volume of triangular prisms.
Homework: Review Homework #8 is due Friday.

Tuesday 3/2/2010

Tuesday 3/2/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science 7th grade students participated in a team building activity designed to help them prepare to be better leaders next school year. 8th grade students spent their morning visiting the two high schools here in town to get a better idea of what is offered at each school in order to help them make a decision about which school to attend in the fall.
Homework: Finish the packet of coloring a plant and animal cell, including answering the questions if the student did not finish in the class time allotted.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using and practicing skills on their Flashmasters. Students then continued working on the rectangular prism activity that was introduced on Friday. This is a group activity where students are working together as a group to create three separate rectangular prisms, and then calculating the surface area and volume of each to complete the worksheet.
Homework: Review Homework #6 is due Friday.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students continued working on the cylinder packet that was handed out and begun on Friday. Students are working through a series of exercises designed to help students apply the knowledge of solving for surface area and volume of cylinders.
Homework: Review Homework #7 is due Wednesday. Students are also to pick 5 of the problems in the Application portion of their cylinder packet to be finished as homework tonight.

Monday 3/1/2010

Monday 3/1/2010

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students began class by finishing up the Discovering Cells worksheet and packet that was begun on Friday. After about fifteen minutes of class time, we shifted directions and introduced the next activity. The directions for the cell simile collage project was explained to the students and then the students were given the rest of class to brainstorm ideas for their analogies. Once students had their analogy, they were able to start comparing the individual parts of a cell to each component of their analogy.
Homework: Finish the packet of coloring a plant and animal cell, including answering the questions if the student did not finish in the class time allotted.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class using and practicing skills on their Flashmasters. Students then continued working on the rectangular prism activity that was introduced on Friday. This is a group activity where students are working together as a group to create three separate rectangular prisms, and then calculating the surface area and volume of each to complete the worksheet.
Homework: Review Homework #6 is due Friday.

8th Grade Math: Today in math, students continued working on the cylinder packet that was handed out and begun on Friday. Students are working through a series of exercises designed to help students apply the knowledge of solving for surface area and volume of cylinders.
Homework: Review Homework #7 is due Wednesday.