Sunday, October 10, 2010

Homework: Week of October, 11, 2010

pp. 201-208 #'s 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 20, 24

PLEASE SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR EXPLANATIONS.  I WILL NOT ACCEPT HOMEWORK FROM ANYONE WHO JUST GIVES ME AN ANSWER!!!

Also, remember that this is a short week, so homework will be due NEXT TUESDAY!

**I really hope you're working on your projects....DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!**

Have a great week :)

Unit 3: Handouts (Classwork)

Slope Partner Problems                                                            



Slope and Points                                                                   

Unit 3: How to Write the Equation of a Line (Graphic Organizer)

Unit 3-Graphic Organizer (Blank)                                                                   

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Our Life-size Coordinate Plane

Students chose an ordered pair to plot on our giant coordinate plane....then they chose 5 other classmates (and their respective points) and found the equation of the line between their points.  We had a blast!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Unit 3 Project Resources

Here are some helpful links for your project:

Printable Job Applications
http://www.job-applications.com/


Resume Builder:
http://www.collegegrad.com/resumes/quickstart/agree.shtml
http://www.greatsampleresume.com/


Dream Jobs:
http://www.vault.com/nr/ht_list.jsp?ht_type=11
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/descriptor/browse/#cur
http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
http://www.bls.gov/oco/


America's Best Colleges 2010:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/tools/search.php


Dream Houses:
http://www.househunt.org/luxury-homes/
*You might need to enter in your contact information to see the results of your search...or you can search other sites on your own.
http://www.realtor.com/

*For the Monthly Budget, you will need to research the different companies on your own...a Google search would be a good start....


SAMPLE POWERPOINT:
http://www.freewebs.com/matheng/Algebra%202%20-%20mr%20engs%20real%20world%20project%20example.ppt

Monday, October 4, 2010

Unit 3 Project: Working in the Real World (Due 10/25/10)

Real World Project Course 1                                                                   

Homework: Week of October 4, 2010

pp. 168-177 #'s 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 21

Just a reminder...report cards come out next week, so FRIDAY will be the last day to turn in any MISSING WORK!!!

Also, it would be a good idea to get started on your project...please DO NOT wait until the last minute!!!

Have a great week :)