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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Math 8 - Stone
Today, we used our equations for cone, cylinders, and spheres to help us solve problems for investigation 2.4. We helped Ester decide how many cartons of ice cream she would need to buy for a charity event.
Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9_EAUW_J80vc0hITnh5c3l3d1RWVzZwSnB4MHFVRVhNVXVv/view?usp=sharing
Homework: page 34 (13-15), Quiz corrections due tomorrow, Partner Quiz Friday
Stein - Math 8 Plus - 3.22.17
What We Did Today:
Students went over the answers from Problem 3.2 and completed Problem 3.3-Spinning on a Grid: Coordinate Rules for Rotations. Students had to determine patterns between sets of ordered pairs as well as rotate a given figure on a coordinate plane. Notes for 3.3 are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-blog.
Focus Question:
What are the coordinate rules that describe "motion" of points on a grid under turns of 90° and 180°?
Homework:
None.
Stein - Individuals & Societies 8 - 3.22.17
What We Did Today:
Students discussed Chapter 12, Section 2 and used a note-taking guide/summary sheet to help with summarizing skills. Students started reading Chapter 12, Section 3 in class. Students defined the bolded words in the section using the reading, not the glossary, to build familiarity with context. A copy of the Guided Notes/Summary of section 2 as well as the mp3 files of all readings is available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/individuals--societies-blog
Section Main Ideas:
1. The spread of mills in the Northeast changed workers' lives.
2. The Lowell system revolutionized the textile industry in the Northeast.
3. Workers organized to reform working conditions
Homework:
Finish reading Chapter 12, Sections 1 and 2 if not completed in class.
Announcements:
There will be an open-book test over Chapter 12 on Tuesday, March 28.
Greer - 8th Grade Science
Greer - 8th Grade Science
All hours: Bring your electrical circuit project and writing materials with you to school tomorrow. We will be working over the next few days on finalizing these projects. The final paper and project are due on Tuesday, March 28.
Spanish 2
Students continued practicing the Unit 8 vocabulary.
Homework: Unit 8 on Conjuguemos for 10 minutes
Unit 8 Vocab. Quiz: Tuesday, March 28
Geometry
Classwork: Began investigating tangent relationships in circles.
Homework: Inscribed Quadrilateral Handout (For students who will absent tomorrow for March Miracles Pre-Lims they also received the Central & Inscribed Angles and Circumscribed Circles Review that we will be doing in class tomorrow)
Coming Soon! 7.1-7.4 Quiz Friday
Canvasser 3.22.17 Wednesday
RR ELA- The reading logs are due Monday ( 3.27.17) students should be reading for a minimum of 30 minutes for five days a week. Students must complete the short reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days.
RR Math- The blue group can complete workbook pages ( week 4, day 4) if not completed in class. The signed homework packet and multiplication sheet are due Thursday ( 3.23.17) the math test will also be on Thursday ( 3.27.17)
*Students need to bring their AR books to class and home daily!*
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