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February 23, 2007
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Posted by Jennings at 10:52 PM
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February 16, 2007
THIS WEEK WE'VE BEEN STUDYING POLYGONS. OUR PROJECT HAS BEEN TO CREATE A 'POLYGON MONSTER' USING ALL OUR SHAPES. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT POLYGONS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF THEIR SIDES, AND ANGLES. WE WILL THEN WORK ON FINDING THE PERIMETER. HAVE A FUN AND SAFE LONG WEEKEND!
Posted by Jennings at 10:57 PM
I hope everyone is ready for a nice long weekend! We began learning how to solve on-step equations this week. The problems were simple (only addition and subtraction) but the process may be tedious. Although you think you can solve these equations in your head, it is important to follow all the steps correctly, for when they become longer and more difficult you will be able to stay organized and solve those too. *Remember..right now it's not so much the answer but the process that is important! Next week we should begin equations with multiplication and division. Following that we will be using decimals and fractions all over again. This should be a good review. Th basic process for solving one-step equations is as follows: (Remember "Undo" the operation means to do the opposite of what is being done to the variable)
Remember to show ALL WORK!
Homework for the weekend: (We don't want you to forget what we just learned) is Worksheet #2 "Solving 1-step equations (ADDITION/SUBTRACTION)#'s 1-10 ON NOTEBOOK PAPER *SHOW ALL WORK!
Ex. 1 -
Step 1 - Write the problem c - 26 = 45 WORK
Step 2 - Look at the side with the variable:
"UNDO" the operation! (here we are +26 = +26 45
dividing so instead we MULTIPLY. +26
71
Step 3 - Get the variable by itself. make it
= to the solution. **Keep the variable c = 71
on the same side it started on. BOX
your solution!
Step 4 - THIS IS YOUR CHECK STEP
**Re-write the ORIGINAL problem (C-26=45) 71 - 26 = 45 71
BUT this time substitute the 'solution' -26
for the variable. 45
Step 5 - Make sure that your answer equals the one
in the original problem 45 = 45 (yeah!)
Step 6 - GRAPH THE SOLUTION - THE SOLUTION!!!!! (71) not 45
Posted by Jennings at 10:53 PM
February 07, 2007
Students have been working very hard this week. We will be taking a test on Thursday covering all we've learned this 9 weeks. Students have a study packet that we will go over tomorrow and Thursday as well as classroom practice. The test will encompass changing fractions to percents to decimals and back. It will also cover finding a percent of a number and estimating a percent of a number as well as order of operations and exponents. This is a great deal of information but we have drilled it well. Quiz grades have been good and the students are prepared. Next week we will begin learning how to solve 1 step equations.
Posted by Jennings at 04:53 AM
