Stein - Math 8 Plus - Friday, April 29

 Classwork

Today, students created BuzzMath accounts using their berkleyschools.net accounts. Students reviewed the following concepts:

• Evaluating Exponents: Squares and Cubes
• Squares and Square Roots
• Estimating Square Roots
• Simplifying Square Roots
• Evaluating Rational Numbers with Exponents
  

 Homework

Review the notes from Investigations 1 and 2. CHECK UP 1 IS ON THURSDAY, MAY 5!

 

Geometry- Friday, April 29

Classwork: Worked on the unit 9 review, it is due on Monday. Test is Tuesday.

Science- Friday, April 29

Classwork: Students completed notes on sound and then spent some time reviewing the properties of sound we have studied in this unit utilizing the following websites.

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/wslm05_pg18_graph/wslm05_pg18_graph.html

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/PS18/PS18.html

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E05/E05.html

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/sound

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives/Waves-and-Sound/Mass-on-a-Spring/Mass-on-a-Spring-Interactive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrX2yTGJ6N0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V87VXA6gPuE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhMiuzyU1ag

http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0078617766/student_view0/chapter1/section1/self-check_quiz-eng_.html

Canvasser 4.29.16 Friday

Happy Friday!

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (5.2.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Students took their math test today! If you did not turn in your homework packet and multiplication sheet, you must turn it in on Monday (5.2.16)

5th and 6th hours- If you did not submit your co-teaching summary on Google classrooms, you must do so by Monday (5.2.16) morning!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dixon Language & Literature

Classwork: Students finished presenting their journalism pieces to the class.

Homework: Free Write (Entry 4.9)

 

Survey for Lunch & Groups at Cedar Point

Individuals and Societies

-Students continued to present Civil War projects in class today.

-No homework.

 

Science- Thursday April 28

Classwork: Looked at models of the ear to explore how it helps us to hear. Finished sound & waves notes.

Homework: Sound Worksheet (copies in science folder)

Canvasser 4.28.16 Thursday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (5.2.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes (five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Your math packet and multiplication sheet are due today! If you did not turn one in, you can do so tomorrow for late points. The math test is tomorrow (4.29.16) your notes, workbook pages, and packet are great study tools!

5th and 6th hours- If you did not turn in your co-teaching summary, you may do so tomorrow for late points ( late points are better than no points!)

Geometry- Thursday, April 28

Classwork: Area of sectors practice

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Practice 1

Practice 2

Practice 3

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Geometry: Wednesday, April 27

Classwork: Used what we discovered about are of circles to area of sectors.

Homework: Area of Sectors Handout

Coming Soon! Test Tuesday, May 3

 

Wednesday, April 27

Classwork: Continued discussing sound, particularly application of sound in ultrasound sonar (navigation).

 

Canvasser 4.27.16 Wednesday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (5.2.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes (five days a week). You must fill out the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Blue group can finish day 4, if you did not complete it in class. The math packet and multiplication sheet are due Thursday (4.28.16) and the math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). Your math packet, notes, and workbook pages are great study tools!

LRC- If you did not turn in your co-teaching summary on Google classrooms today, you can do so tomorrow for late point! ( late points are better than no points) 

Stein - Math 8 Plus - Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Classwork

Today students worked on Investigation 2.3, A and B on page 26. Students had to draw as many lines as they could within a five by five dot grid. Students had to find the length of the line by constructing a square from the drawn line. Students used the slope to construct the squares and counted within the drawn square to find the area. 2.3A Notes are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers

Focus Question

"How can you find the distance between any two points on a grid?"

Homework

None.

Announcements

There will be Check Up 1 (quiz) over Investigations 1 and 2 next, Thursday, May 5.

 

Geometry- Tuesday, April 26

Classwork: Used parallelograms made from portions of a circle to derive the formula for area of a circle.

 

Science- Tuesday, April 26

Classwork: Watched several videos and animations further demonstrating the concepts of pitch, volume, Doppler effect and sonic booms in class.

 

Update

Canvasser:

Third Hour RR English:  Pink group- do lesson 48 workbook page-due tomorrow.

Canvasser 4.26.16 Tuesday

RR ELA- If you did not turn on your reading log yesterday, you can do so tomorrow for late points. Your new reading log will be due on Monday (5.2.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days.

RR Math- Red group can finish day 4, if you did not finish in class. Your math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Thursday (4.28.16) and your math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). Your workbook pages, notes, and math packet are great study tools!

Dixon Language & Literature

Classwork: Students continued publishing their journalism pieces.

Homework: Finish publishing and submit journalism pieces to Google Classroom if not done in class.

                    -Free Write (Journal Entry 4.8)

 

Ramin - ELA

Students reviewed the journalism rubric (posted on GC) to assess their own work based on the rubric criteria. Journalism articles/videos are due Wednesday (4/27) at 8:15 AM.

 

Stein - Math 8 Plus - Monday, April 25, 2016

Classwork

Today, students worked on pages 24 - 25, A-E. Students manipulated both square roots and perfect squares, determining which would be the area and which would be the side length. Notes are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers. Students also worked on ACE questions:

• 4-7 (page 29)
• 68 (page 34)
• 73-79 (page 35)
  

Focus Question

"What does the square root of x mean? How does it relate to x squared?"

Homework

None.

 

Geometry- Monday, April 25

Classwork:  Finished Arc Length & Radian Measure notes

Homework: Arc Length & Radian Measure Handout

 

Science- Monday, April 25

Classwork: Students worked together to take notes on sound

 

Canvasser 4.25.16 Monday

Happy Monday!

RR ELA- Reading logs are due today! if you did not turn one in, you can do so tomorrow for late points. Your new reading logs are due Monday (5.2.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Blue group can finish day 3, if you did not finish in class. Your math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Thursday (4.28.16) and your math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). Your notes, workbook pages, and math packet are great study tools!

Geometry- Friday, April 22

Classwork: 9-3 Arc Length notes

Homework: No "new" work, the perimeter & area in the coordinate plane and circumference handouts that were started yesterday are due on Monday.

Science- Friday, May 22

Classwork: Quizzes were returned to morning classes, afternoon classes participated in an Earth Day activity

Ramin - ELA

Students continued working on their journalism articles/video scripts. Final work is due Wednesday (4/27) via Google Classroom.

Canvasser 4.22.16 Friday

Happy Friday!

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.25.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days.

RR Math- Red group can finish day 3, if you did not finish in class. Your math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Thursday (4.28.16) and your math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). The math packet, workbook pages, and notes are great study tools!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Geometry- Thursday, April 21

Classwork: Mrs. Wilcox's 5th hour students did the lesson they missed yesterday. Other students continued practicing with area, perimeter & circumference.

Homework: Perimeter & Area Handout, Circumference Handout

Science- Thursday, April 21

Most science classes took their last M-Step assessment today. All classes should be done after today and we will all be on schedule tomorrow.

Canvasser 4.21.16 Thursday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.25.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days.

RR Math- Blue group can finish day two, if you did not complete it in class. The math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Thursday (4.28.16) and the math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). Your homework packet, workbook pages, and notes are great study tools!

Stein - Math 8 Plus - 4/20

Classwork

Students completed 1.2 today. Students were given two points on a coordinate plane to use as vertices for different polygons. Students constructed various polygons using the slope. Class notes are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers. Students also worked on ACE Questions 8-10 in class.

Focus Question

"How do the coordinates of endpoints of a segment help draw other lines, which are parallel or perpendicular to the segment?"

Homework

None.

 

Ramin - ELA

Students are currently working on revising and formatting their journalism articles or documentary scripts. Assignment information is posted to Google Classroom.

 

Geometry-Wednesday, April 20

Classwork: Derived the formula for circumference of a circle based on the perimeter of n-gons

Homework: 9-2 Practice

 

Science- Wednesday, April 20

Classwork: Investigated sound through stations

 

Canvasser 4.20.16 Wednesday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.25.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five day!

RR Math- Red group can finish day 2, if you did not finish in class. The math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Thursday (4.28.16) and the math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). Your math packet, workbook pages, and notes are great study tools!

Stein - Math 8 Plus - April 19

Classwork

Today we students received their books started Investigation 1, Problem 1. We completed A - D in class and took notes. Notes are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers.

 Focus Question

"How do driving distance and flying distance relate to each other?"

 Homework

None.

 

Geometry- Tuesday, April 19

Classwork: Students took time going back over yesterday's homework and attending to precision. We then began 9-2, investigating circumference. We will continue tomorrow.

Homework: None

Science- Tuesday, April 19

*Due to M-Step not all class are on the same schedule at the moment.

Classwork: Students either finished quizzes or began sound station investigations.

Canvasser 4.19.16 Tuesday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.25.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Blue group can finish day one workbook pages, if you did not finish them in class. Red group worked on test corrections. The math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Thursday ( 4.28.16) the math test will be on Friday (4.29.16). Your homework packet, notes, and workbook pages are great study tools.

Geometry- Monday, April 18

Classwork: Began unit 9 on perimeter, area and geometric probability.

Homework: 9-1 Practice

Science- Monday, April 18

Classwork: Took the waves quiz

Stein - Math 8 Plus - Monday, April 18, 2016

Welcome to Math 8 Plus! Today, students received the syllabus and completed the Unit Readiness packet. Students also received their "Looking for Pythagoras" books. Please sign up for Remind! All information is available in the syllabus, which is attached at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers.

 

Canvasser 4.18.16 Monday

Happy Monday!

RR ELA- Reading logs are due today! If you did not turn one in today, you can do so tomorrow for later points!  New reading logs are due Monday (4.25.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes( five days a week) do not forget to complete the reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days.

RR Math- Red group can finish day one workbook pages, if you did not complete them in class. The blue group continued to work on their test corrections.

Ramin - ELA

Classwork

Today we reviewed a few mentor articles (posted to Google Classroom) and discussed what we noticed about each of the articles (structure, language, leads, text features, etc). Then, students began drafting their own news article or video script.

Homework

Complete your rough draft, due Monday.

Extra Credit Opportunity: Book Selfie (Due Monday - see template in Google Drive folder)

 

Dixon Language & Literature

Classwork: Students began writing a first draft of their article or news video script

Homework: A complete first draft must be finished by Monday

 

Geometry- Thursday & Friday, April 14 & 15

Classwork: Took the Circles & Triangle Center Test

Science- Thursday & Friday, April 14 & 15

Classwork: Students discussed wave and moving energy as well as reviewed wave interactions. We completed the wave interaction practice together in class (a copy is in the science folder).

Coming Soon: Quiz Monday

Canvasser (4.15.16) Friday

Happy Friday!

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.18.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Today students worked on test corrections.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Ramin - ELA

Announcements
- Please take a moment to review your Term 3 progress report and obtain a parent signature. **Any missing assignments must be turned in by FRIDAY!**

- Extra credit opportunity: Book Selfie (due Monday - see Google Drive folder for template)

Important Dates

F 4/15: All missing assignments/AR quizzes/retakes for Term 3 due

Canvasser 4.14.16 Thursday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.18.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Students took their math test today!

Ramin - ELA

Classwork

Investigative Journalism - Writing Leads

**All missing assignments for Term 3 are due by Friday!!**

Extra RBR sheets can be found in the ELA Google Drive folder (linked in the left-hand column on this blog)

 

Stein - Math 8 Plus - Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Classwork

Students finished the Unit Test

Homework

None

Announcements

"Looking for Pythagoras" books will be turned in tomorrow. This is the last week of class!

 

Geometry- Wednesday, March 13

Classwork: Continued reviewing triangle centers for tomorrow's test. We also played jeopardy

 

Science- Wednesday, March 13

Classwork: Finished notes on wave properties and wave energy and then watched Bill Nye - Waves.

Coming Soon: Quiz is moved to Monday

 

Canvasser 4.13.16 Wednesday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.18.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Students turn in their math packet today. If you did not turn in your packet, you may do so tomorrow for later points. The math test is tomorrow (4.14.16) your math packet, notes, and workbook pages are great study tools!

Geometry- Tuesday, April 12

Classwork: Students had the opportunity to go work on their review. Many finished and then checked their answers. If students did not finish the review it is homework.

Homework: Finish review, study for test

Coming Soon: Test Thursday

 

Science- Tuesday, April 12

Classwork: Students used the Jigsaw method to read and take notes on wave interactions.

Homework:  Please remember to complete the survey assignment via Google Classroom

Coming Soon: Quiz Thursday

 

Canvasser 4.12.16 Tuesday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.18.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( five days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Red group can finish day 3, if you did not complete them in class. The math packet and multiplication sheet are due Wednesday (4.13.16), your math test will be on Thursday (4.14.16). The math packet, workbook pages, and notes are great study tools!

Stein - Math 8 Plus - Monday, April 11, 2016

Classwork

Students reviewed for the UNIT TEST TOMORROW.

Homework

Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Go to http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers for notes to review and study.

Announcements

The last day of this class is Friday, April 15. You will go to Design starting Monday, April 18!

 

Ramin - ELA

Today students began a new unit, Investigative Journalism. Please see Google Classroom for information if absent.

**Important Dates**

4/13: AR POINTS DUE!

4/15: Last call for all missing assignments - Please check Skyward to see current progress.

 

Dixon Language & Literature

Classwork: Investigative Journalism Day 1

Homework: Continue gathering research if needed, finalize composition notebook

Upcoming Deadlines: Composition notebooks are due tomorrow (see Table of Contents at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Epk0wJIqhEN83ZxfkowissTmOphx-ZTAIcfToRQNgnA/edit)

AR Quizzes are due this Friday, April 15. Students may come to Ms. Dixon's room at lunch on Thursday if they need to take any quizzes outside of class. 

 

Science- Monday, April 11

Classwork: Investigated water waves

Homework/Coming Soon: Waves & Periodic motion quiz on Thursday, Survey for 8th grade shirt and Cedar Point groups due Frida via Google Classroom

Geometry- Monday, April 11

Classwork: Began working on the review for the circle unit test.

Homework: Review is due Wednesday

Canvasser 4.11.16 Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a wonderful break!

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday (4.18.16) students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes ( fives days a week). Do not forget to complete the short reader's response section,along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- Blue group can work finish day 4 workbook pages, if you did not complete them in class. The math packet and multiplication sheet are due on/before Wednesday (4.13.16) the math test will be on Thursday (4.14.16). Your math packet, notes and workbook pages are great study tools!

Stein - Math 8 Plus - Friday, April 1

Classwork

Students reviewed for the Unit Test on April 12.

Homework

Students are to study for the Unit Test on Tuesday, April 12. All notes from the entire book and a review checklist are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-homework-and-answers .

Canvasser 4.1.16 Friday

Happy Friday!

RR ELA- No new reading logs this week, but students should still be reading daily for a minimum of 20 minutes!

RR Math- Your  homework packet and multiplication sheet are due on/ before Wednesday (4.13.16) the math test will be on Thursday (4.14.16). Your math packet, notes, and workbook pages are great study tools!

Have a wonderful break! See you Monday (4.11.16)