Archive for February, 2009

Day 108 – 24 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We took our chapter 6 exam today. Look for their grades online. The second half of the exam were the exact same problems as yesterday’s review sheet (which they had the answers to)
Homework: none
Lake Harriet
We finished the investigation on pages 373 and 374 and then we worked on our calculators a bit.
Homework: Section 6.7 (page [...]

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Day 107 – 25 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We reviewed for tomorrow’s exam, and I gave them one more sheet with practice questions (with answers!)
Homework:  Study using worksheet
Lake Harriet
We took the quiz on section 6.6 and then continued on with the investigation on page 373.
Homework: none

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Day 106 – 26 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We went over last night’s homework then took a short quiz on section 6.6. The were given a review sheet at the end of the period to do since we’ll have a test on Thursday.
Homework: Review Sheet
Lake Harriet
We began section 6.7’s Investigation…we’ll finish that tomorrow and take the quiz on section 6.6.
Homework: none

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Day 105 – 27 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We went over last night’s homework then we worked on the same section from the book. We’ll have a quiz tomorrow on section 6.6.
Homework: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15
Lake Harriet
We reviewed sections 6.2 to 6.6 since some were having troubles with it and we’ll take a quiz on them tomorrow. [...]

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Day 104 – 28 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We went over the homework from section 6.5, and went right into the lesson on section 6.6 which was on negative exponents.
Homework: worksheet on section 6.6
Lake Harriet
No class (dance)
Homework: none

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Day 103 – 29 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We did the investigation, and examples A and B on the board from section 6.5, then they had approximately 30 minutes to begin the homework.
Homework: Section 6.5 # 1-5, 7-8, 10
Lake Harriet
Second day of the ski trip, so we went over last night’s homework, and then we took a quiz. We’ll begin section 6.7 (finally!) [...]

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Day 102 – 30 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We went over the homework, took a homework check “quiz” and then we worked on a classwork assignment from older national exams (NAPE and TIMMS), which is here: Math Assessment NAPE and TIMMS.
Homework: none
Lake Harriet
We worked on reviewing sections 6.3 to 6.5 while one-third of our class is gone on a field trip.
Homework: none

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Day 101 – 31 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We went over the first five questions from section 6.4, and they had to do three more questions from that section.
Homework: 8, 10, 14 (except “c”)
Lake Harriet
They had a MPS survey to fill out, so I had time to go over Friday’s homework and pass out tonights (from the same section)
Homework: worksheet section 6.6 from [...]

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Day 100 – 32 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We continued the lesson on scientific notation (for large numbers) and then the kids did book work. They’ll finish for homework
Homework: # 1 – 5, 8, 10, 14 a,b,d,e
Lake Harriet
We took a small homework check on 6.4 and 6.5, and then we went through 6.6, the last section on scientific notation.
Homework: 6.6 #1 – 7

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Day 99 – 33 Days Until Spring Break!

Southwest
We went over the beginning of the lesson on scientific notation in class. Because of shortened periods, we did not finish. My fourth period didn’t have class at all due to the career fair.
Homework: study for Math Fact of the Day Quiz #7
Lake Harriet
We continued working on scientific notation, doing section 6.5, which deals with [...]

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