Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wednesday, February 16 (D-Day)

Science: Watched a video about Ohm's Law, click here for a link to the video and check yesterday's blog post for an online tutorial for Ohm's Law. We also practiced using Ohm's law in a dry-erase board competition. Ohm's Law worksheet is homework. Quiz tomorrow!

Geometry: Began chapter 8 with an investigation into the interior angle measures of polygons and took notes on 8.1. 8.1 worksheet is homework. Chapter 8 quiz on Tuesday, March 1.

Social Studies: Students were introduced to chapter 11, reviewed 11.1 guided reading and began to read 11.2 in class. Homework is to complete 11.2 section assessment. Current events due "C" and "F" days.

Algebra: We focused on story problems today. And I challenged them with solving systems with 3 variables! (those won't be on the test). Test tomorrow for 5th hour (and those lucky people who are leaving early for vacation)!

Pre-Algebra: We did a quiz review.  Quiz tomorrow on lessons 5.1 - 5.4.  You may use your notetaking guide and your "cheat sheet".

Technology - Moodle Module 2 - "Matching Occupations to Personality Type". The class finished their work with "Hollands Personality Types (Save as M2T3), Questionnaire "What Personality Type Are You" (Save as M2T4), and "Personality Types and Related Occupations", (save as M2T5) . Students then read an article and described the difference between a Job and a Career in "Career Pathways; Jobs and Careers". We reviewed who owed the first two assignments from Module 2; "Career Related Vocabulary" and "Who Am I - Graphic Organizer". These assignments will be open for submission until tonight at midnight, after that any late submissions should be printed and turned in to the classroom "IN" box.

LA - Hours 2,4,6 did mini lesson #5 from the Lucy Calkin's writers workshop. 3rd hour did this yesterday. 3rd hour spent it presenting their community projects. HW - none