Happy Halloween!
Students carved their pumpkins and continued graphing the size and number of seed graphs from yesterday's class.
Happy Halloween!
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We discussed the criteria for a graph and today students started graphing the relationship between size of the pumpkin and the number of seeds. Click here for the graph paper.
HW = Integer Test correcitons due tomorrow. Today was day 3 of our pumpkin inquiry and students roasted their pumpkin seeds, planned their carvings, and measured the volume of the inside of the pumpkin. Click here for day 1 - 3 sheet. HW = Integer Test corrections, due Friday.
We are looking at an inquiry about pumpkins - is their a relationship between the size of the pumpkin and the number of seeds it has. Today students recorded numerical observations for the exterior and interior of their pumpkin. In groups students completed day 1 and day 2 of the inquiry, click here. We will be roasting the pumpkin seeds tomorrow and using fractions to help with the recipe.
HW = Integer test corrections, due Friday. Click here if you need to see the answere key to help you. Mrs. Arcuri handed back the Integer Test and discussed some common mistakes made. Students are to do their corrections for homework. We had class photos during this block so students did not get a good start on their pumpkin investigation. We will continue with this tomrrow.
HW = complete your Integer Test corrections, due Tuesday. If you need to look at the answer key for the test, click here. Today we discussed how to solve word problems (pick out key words to make an equation) and students practiced some integer word problems. HW = Integer Test tomorrow, make sure that you study from your practice test (see yesterday's post) or the practice questions in your textbook, or the Math 8 main page Integer practice.
Today was a Senior Buddy visit day so our Math class was shortened. We discussed how to study for math and what to do if you are "stuck". Please click here for the Integer Practice Test. Note: Integer Test on Thursday!!!
If you want to check your answers to see how you are doing on the Integer Practice Test, click here for the answers. If you are looking for extra practice, look in your textbook for the Integer Practice Test p99 Students tallied up their golf scores from last days integer golf review. Students also marked their order of operations questions from last week. Click below for the answer keys.
Group 1 Order of Operation (click here for answer key) Group 2 Order of Operation (click here for answer key) Group 3 Orfer of Operation (click here for answer key) HW = Study for Integer Test coming up on Thursday. Students played Integer Golf to practice authentic use of integers, as well a whole bunch of integer questions. Click here for the Integer Golf questions.
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