Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Homework: Week of February 21, 2011

Monday:
  • Test Corrections (ALL CLASSES)

Tuesday
  • Course 2 (practice question from notes) DUE WEDNESDAY
  • Course 3 (pp. 118-123: choose 5 problems from #s 1-11; then complete 12 and 18) DUE FRIDAY
  • ALL CLASSES: Progress Reports need to be signed and returned!!!

Wednesday:
  • Course 2 (finish creating matrices from the shoe activity...see details below)
  • Course 3 (finish investigation problems started in class...hold off on homework set)
Course 2: You are the manager of a shoe store.  You are preparing for a huge sale and you want to make sure that you have the most popular shoes in stock.
     From the data you have collected, create a matrix that would help you organzie your inventory in a way that would make sense to you...be as detailed as possible (try to create at least 4 different matrices).
*Your matrix must compare 2 different things (i.e. brand vs. gender). 

Thursday:
  • Course 2 (finish activity from class--DUE FRIDAY)
    • Girls: pp. 80-81 #s 5-7 (all parts)
    • Guys: pp. 81-82 Check Your Understanding (all parts)
  • Course 3 (finish homework set--DUE FRIDAY)



**Just a friendly reminder...we are starting a new unit, so consider this a chance to start fresh. Make a promise to yourself that you will keep up with all of your notes and assignments and COME ASK FOR HELP IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING!!!  We DO NOT want a repeat of the last test:(

You only have a few weeks left until report cards come out, so get those missing assignments turned in ASAP!!!

Notes from the past week (all classes)

Here are the notes from the past few days...flip through to see if there is anything you may have missed.

notes feb. 22

Monday, February 21, 2011

ATTENTION STUDENTS AND PARENTS!!!

ALL TEST CORRECTIONS & STUDY GUIDES ARE DUE TOMORROW (TUESDAY 2/22/11) FOR ALL CLASSES!!!
  • Students who have "PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED" must have their test signed before any corrections will be accepted.
  • All corrections must be completed on a separate sheet of paper.
  • Study Guides must also be sumbitted with corrections.

REMINDER: PROGRESS REPORTS COME OUT TOMORROW!!!!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Course 3: More Mini-Quizzes

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007092242x/student_view0/chapter3/study_quiz.html


http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/geometry/6-8/activities/quad_quest/quad_quest.html

Course 2: Quadratics Mini-Quiz


Course 3: Properties of Quadrilaterals Mini-Quiz

Homework: Week of February 14, 2011

ALL CLASSES NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR TESTING ON FRIDAY!!!

Course 2: Gather all notes and homework from our current unit on quadratics. Review packet will be given out on Wednesday for Quadratics Test.

Course 3: You should be working on finalizing your portfolios (DUE FRIDAY).  Review packet will be given out on Wednesday for Geometry Final.



Quadratics Study Guide                                                                   

Geometry Unit Study Guide                                                                   


Properties of Quadrilaterals

Thursday, February 10, 2011

3-D Shapes Gone Wild!

The kids were supposed to create 3-D shapes from straws.......and this is what happened when a group had a little extra time on their hands.......

Homework: Week of February 7, 2011

Course 2: Maximizing/Minimizing Area of Rectangles Project DUE FRIDAY (class time will be given)

Course 3: Work on your portfolios this week! DUE NEXT FRIDAY (2/18/11)



Course 2 Project (Max Area)                                                                   


Geometry Portfolio                                                                   

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Homework: Week of January 31, 2011

Homework for all classes will be checked in on Friday, February 4, 2011

Course 2: Factoring handout (complete at least 5 problems from each section)

Course 3: Law of Sines/Cosines handout