Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Tuesday, December 9

Science: Began our unit on Energy by reviewing what students know about states and forms of energy as well as discussing the pros and cons of different energy sources. Tomorrow students will begin researching energy sources for our cross-curricular project with language arts.

Geometry: Extended our use of triangle congruence in proofs by analyzing "detour" proofs and missing diagram proofs. Homework is to complete the Isosceles triangle theorem practice, #10-12. 3.5-3.6 Quest on Thursday.


RR English:
Read every evening
Reading log is due Monday, December 15
parents must sign reading logs

RR Math:
A section of math should be completed each night
Math packet is due Monday, December 16
TEST: Monday, December 16

ELA - Reader's Workshop Day 4 - Students read an article about varied alternative energy sources (skeptic, bizarre sources, good news & energy sources) and then taught their elbow partners and one other student about the topics. Homework: Journal entry #2.36 & READ!!!!

French 2: 11.2 worksheet is due on Monday, Dec 15th

Humanities: Students checked 6.1 in class today. Homework is to work on numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5 of 6.3 section assessment.

Algebra: We worked on line of best fit. We modeled how to find it using our own data we collected in class. Homework: Finding Line of Best Fit worksheet