Classwork: Used parallelograms made from portions of a circle to derive the formula for area of a circle.
Announcements, assignments and general information regarding Norup International's 8th grade class.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Science- Tuesday, April 26
Classwork: Watched several videos and animations further demonstrating the concepts of pitch, volume, Doppler effect and sonic booms in class.
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)
Monday, April 25, 2016
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.
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