Sunday, May 15, 2011

DUE: Friday, May 27

  • Chapter 11 test
  • Chapter 11 portfolio

DUE: Thursday, May 26

  • Read 11.4
  • Do 11.4 problems 1, 2, 5, and 7
  • Read 11.7
  • Do 11.7 problems 2, 3, and 6

DUE: Wednesday, May 25

  • Complete Indirect Measure poster from outdoor measurements (project grade)

DUE: Tuesday, May 24

  • Read 11.3
  • Do 11.3 problems 2, 4, 7

DUE: Monday, May 23

  • Complete two similar, grocery items page.
  • Explain in detail which is the better deal. Differentiate between price/unit volume and price/unit weight. Which makes more sense for your grocery item?

DUE: Friday, May 20

  • Proportionate Area portfolio page with examples.
  • Proportionate Volume portfolio page with examples.
  • Quiz on proportionate Length, Area, and Volume. You can use your two portfolio pages.

DUE: Thursday, May 19

  • Re-read 11.5 and 11.6
  • Do 11.6 problems 1 - 7. Show work.
  • Get dimensions and prices for two geometrically, similar grocery items. Put on sheet. DRAW nets and isometrics of items.
  • List of HARD MCAS problems.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

DUE: Monday, May 16

  • Re-read 11.5
  • Do 11.5 problems 1 - 7. Show work.

DUE: Friday, May 13

  • Re-read 11.5
  • Do problems 1 - 7
  • Bring in 2 similar packaged food items.

DUE: Thursday, May 12

  • Do 11.2 problems (2, 3, 13)
  • Draw and show work.

Wednesday, May 11

  • Term 4 Do It! Test

DUE: Tuesday, May 10

  • Do 11.1 Investigation 2 (dilation).
  • Make it neat enough that it can be used in your portfolio.
  • Do 11.1 Problems (7, 8, 14)

DUE: Monday, May 9

  • Page 580: Problems 13 - 18.
  • Show all work.

DUE: Friday, May 6

  • Read 578 - 579.
  • Do problems 1 - 11 odd. Show work.

DUE: Thursday, May 5

  • Chapter 10 Test
  • Chapter 10 Portfolio

DUE: Wednesday, May 4

  • Chapter Review problems 3 - 12, 22, 27, 28
  • And, Take Another Look problems 1 and 2
  • Draw and show all work.

DUE: Tuesday, May 3

  • Read 10.7
  • Do problem 10.7 (1 - 6, 11)

  • Read "Solving for Any Variable" on pages 567 - 568
  • Do problems 1 - 9.

  • Do VOLUME & SURFACE AREA problems

Friday, April 22, 2011

DUE: Tuesday, May 3

  • Read 10.7
  • Do problems 1 - 6, and 11
Again,
  • Read Solving for Any Variable on pages 567 - 568
  • Do Problems 1 - 9.
  • Show all work, of course.

DUE: Monday, May2

  • Read 10.6
  • Do problems 1 - 6
  • http://peda.com
  • Print out one net with its corresponding isometric

  • BUG BOX complete: worksheet and 3 bug boxes.
  • The worksheet with its conclusion is the most important part. It requires strong thinking. No credit if no thinking.

DUE: Friday, April 29

  • Complete "What makes the largest Bug Box?"
  • Quiz on 10.1 - 10.3. Go over vocabulary and problems.

DUE: Thursday, April 28

  • Read 10.3
  • Do problems 1 - 9 and 21.
  • DRAW and show all work, of course.

DUE: Wednesday, April 27

  • Read 10.2
  • Do problems: 1 - 6, 7 (in packet), 11 - 13.
  • Show all work, of course.

DUE: Tuesday, April 26

  • Read 10.1
  • Do problems: 10 - 22, 36 (in the packet), and 41
  • Show work, of course.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Saturday, April 2, 2011

DUE: Monday, April 11

  • Project: Crime by Pythagorean Theorem
  • Quiz on 9.1 - 9.3
  • Know those Special Triangles!!!!!

DUE: Friday, April 8

  • Read 9.3
  • Do problems 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 11. Draw and show all work.

DUE: Thursday, April 7

  • Read 9.3.
  • Do problems 1, 2, 6, 10
  • Quiz on 9.1 - 9.2 (Pythagorean Theorem and Triples)

DUE: Wednesday, April 6

  • Read 9.2
  • Do problems 1 - 6, 9 - 11, and 18. Draw and show all work!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

DUE: Tuesday, April 5

  • Read 9.1
  • Do problems 1 - 11. Draw.

DUE: Monday, April 4

  • Complete Logarithmic Sprial. Show length of hypotenuse in simplified form!
  • Complete 4 pages of packet on radicals. Show all work.

DUE: Friday, April 1

  • 4 pages of problems on radicals packet.
  • Show all work.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

DUE: Thursday, March 31

  • Read 489 - 490 on simplifying radicals
  • Do problems 1 - 15

DUE: Tuesday, March 29

  • Chapter 8 Test
  • Chapter 8 portfolio

DUE: Monday, March 28

  • Chapter Review 17 - 31.
  • DRAW. Show all work. DRAW. FORMULAS. NUMBERS. SOLVE. (Yes, it is a lot of work, but this is what it takes. 1,000 hours.)

Sunday, March 13, 2011

DUE: March

  • Chapter Review

DUE: Friday, March 25

  • 8.7 Problems 1 - 11. show all work
  • TOM & BETTY paint their house. Use handout and comeplete neatly. If you are not neat, then re-copy on back of sheet. Also, available on page 475 (problem 48)
  • This is a project grade. 10 points off/day for lates.

DUE: Monday, March 21

  • THREE problems for project grade. Stapled together in order. Name on top.

  • Circles in Square: Page 457. Neat and accurate drawing. Why are all of the areas equal? Explain.
  • RIGHT ON TARGET: Page 459. Show all work.
  • WHERE ARE THE CHIPS?: page 458 - 459. This is in the packet and on page 458 of text. Use the packet page to organize yourself.
DUE Monday. 10 points off for every day late.

DUE: Friday, March 18

  • RIGHT ON TARGET
  • Page 459.
  • Show all work. Be clear. Be neat.
  • This also goes into your portfolio.

  • Sections 8.1 - 8.6 quiz.
  • Review ALL conjectures.

DUE: Wednesday, March 16

  • 8.6 problem 2 - 12. Show all work.

DUE: Tuesday, March 15

  • 8.5 problems 1 - 9 odd + 10. Show work.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

DUE: Monday, March 14

  • FINISHING THE HOUSE: hand in cover with answers and all work on a separate page.
  • Portfolio page: Regular Polygons.
  • Do 8.4 problems (1 - 5, 13, and 14)
  • Read pg. 438 - 439 on the Area Model for polynomials. (We already did this in our algebra unit. This should be review.)
  • On page 440, do problems 8 - 18, even only.

DUE: Friday, March 11

  • Hand in Finishing a House. Attach all work to this summary page.
  • Quiz on 8.1 - 8.3

DUE: Thursday, March 10

  • Do problems 8.2 (1 - 12, 20)
  • Work on Finishing a House. Show all work which you will staple to the summary sheet.
  • Portfolio page: Parallelogram, Triangle, Trapezoid, & Kite formulas through pictures

DUE: Wednesday, March 9

  • Do problems 8.1 (1 - 13 odd + 23)
  • Make DRAWINGS.
  • Start Finishing a House. Show all work. You will attach it to the summary sheet when you hand it in on Friday.

DUE: Tuesday, March 8

(We are skipping Chapter 7 on Tessellations and Transformations to save the most fun for last in June.)

  • Read 8.1: Area of Rectangles and Parallelogram.
  • Page 433: problem #30. Draw.

DUE: Monday, March 7

  • Chapter 6 test

DUE: Friday, March 4

  • Chapter 6 review problems 11 - 19 on page 360
  • DRAW.
  • Go over conjectures.

DUE: Thursday, March 3

  • Chapter 6 Portfolio
  • This is due before the test. I will return it on Thursday so you can use it to study.

DUE: Wednesday, March 2

  • Review problems (pg. 359) 5 - 10.
  • DRAW!!!!
  • Check your conjectures to help you with these problems.

DUE: Tuesday, March 1

  • Re-read 6.7 on arc length
  • Do 6.7 problems 1 - 8, 17, 20, 21, 23
  • Make drawings.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

DUE; Friday, February 18

  • Section 6.5 (1 - 6, 11, 19)
  • DRAWINGS!!!!!!

DUE: Thursday, February 17

  • Section 6.3 (1 - 15 odd + 16)
  • DRAWINGS!!!!!

DUE: Wednesday, February 16

  • Section 6.3: do Investigation 1 - 5
  • Complete conjectures 60 - 64 including drawings

DUE: Tuesday, February 15

  • 6.2 Do Problems 6.2 (1 - 12, 28)
  • Quiz on 6.1 - 6.2
  • Hand in Conjectures C-53 - 59
  • Do Portfolio pages for Tangent Properties and Chord Properties

Saturday, February 5, 2011

DUE: Monday, February 14

  • Test Corrections for Exponents & Polynomials test. Write question and show all work. Circle answer (solution and letter).
  • Do 6.1 problems: 1 - 5 plus 17. Draw and show work.
  • Read 6.2 up to Investigation 1.
  • Do Investigation 1. Define BOLD.

DUE: Friday, February 11

  • Read 6.1 (Circles)
  • Folder white paper into 16 rectangles (4 x 4)
  • Write the words for the 10 definitions at the beginning of the chapter plus the 5 BOLD worlds
  • Sketch neat drawings of the words with markings.
  • QUIZ on words when you come to class!

DUE: Thursday, February 10

  • Exponents & Polynomials Test
  • Exponents & Polynomials Packet -- COMPLETE!

DUE: Wednesday, February 9

  • Complete Polynomial & Exponent Packet
  • Show work and rugs
Complete TWO portfolio pages (do NOT just hand in notes)

EXPONENTS: Rules and examples

POLYNOMIALS:
Area Model: Factored form -->Standard form
Standard form --> Factored form
Solutions - Zeroes, Roots or X-intercepts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

DUE: Monday, January 31

  • Re-read 5.6
  • Do problems 1 - 16, 26, and 28 (26 and 28 are in packet)
  • Do Chapter Review problem 1 - 10 (True and False). If false, tell why.
  • Make sure your portfolio packet is complete. You can do the table at the bottom of the first page now. Only put an X if true (less confusing).

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Due: Friday, January 28

  • Study for GEOMETRY Midterm
  • Only algebra that will be assessed is midpoint, slope, and function.
  • Complete the flowcharts and angle searches that we have covered (but not done in class) from the Geometry review packet (outline on front, problems, and conjectures with blanks)
  • Go over quizzes and test.
  • Go over conjectures. Use review conjectures with blanks. First: Try to fill in as many blanks as you can without looking. Second: check your answers with conjecture packet. Study the drawings and think about why this conjecture is true.
  • Midterm will be full period on Friday. Bring calculator and a sharpened pencil and eraser!

Due: Thursday, January 27

  • Study for GEOMETRY Midterm
  • Only algebra that will be assessed is midpoint, slope, and function.
  • Complete Geometry review packet (outline on front, problems, and conjectures with blanks)


DUE: Tuesday, January 25

  • DISTRICT ALGEBRA/GEOMETRY TEST
  • TAKE HOME TEST GRADE:
  • THREE parts
    • Algebra Worksheet, sent to you on Snapgrades
    • Algebra Review (1 page, back and front), handed out in class on Thursday
    • Geometry Review pages, handed out in class on Thursday
SHOW ALL WORK!!!!!!!!
  • Earn homework points AND do better on district exam! It's a win-win!

DUE: Monday, January 24

  • Algebra Worksheet, sent to you on Snapgrades
  • Algebra Review (1 page, back and front), handed out in class on Thursday
  • Geometry Review pages, handed out in class on Thursday
Show me that you really care about your learning and want to do well.

Remember -- 1,000 hours to learn something well. Slacking is forbidden.

DUE: Friday, January 21

  • SNOW DAY!
  • Read the emails I sent you.
  • Your district algebra/geometry test is TUESDAY.
  • I have sent you a worksheet that we will go over on Monday.

DUE: Thursday, January 20

  • Read 5.5
  • Do problems 1 - 6, 13 and 18 (13 is in the packet)
  • QUIZ on 5.1 - 5.5

DUE: Wednesday, January 19

  • Read 5.4
  • Do problems 1 - 8 and 14. (8 and 14 are in the packet and will be handed in with your portfolio.)

Saturday, January 8, 2011

DUE: Tuesday, January 18

  • ARCH
  • CALCULATIONS
  • ELEVATION
  • NET
  • Must be submitted before 7:10 am.
  1. Sign in with your arch by category that you are entering. For each category, the sheet asks for your name, your period, your student number, and the title of your arch.
  2. Put written submission (with yellow cover and slip) in folder for your class.
  3. Put your arch on the table for your category. Make sure that the entry slip with title and category is securely and neatly attached to your arch.

DUE: Friday, January 14

  • Work on:
  • Bridge
  • Elevation
  • Net

DUE: Thursday, January 13

  • Read 5.5
  • Do problems 1 - 6, 13, 18. (13 in packet)
  • Quiz on 5.1 - 5.5

DUE: Wednesday, January 12

  • Read 5.4
  • Do problems 1 - 8, and 14 (8 and 14 in packet)
  • Read Building an arch on page 280
  • Complete net.

DUE: Tuesday, January 11

  • Complete conjectures 34 - 40
  • Complete elevation of arch