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.
