Area of Parallelograms

Today we start chapter four.  Some geometry skills.  Mostly areas and then some coordinate planes.  Should be some review and some new learning involved.

Chapter 3 Test today!

Here's the plan for today:

Chapter Three Test.

Khan Academy.

Done.

Friday Tasks before our Test on Monday

First the 1st term ended and we're into the 2nd.  Last chance today to fancy up skill grades before report card printing and conferences.  I'll get you a sheet if you need to level up on any 1's.

Task One: Level Up Check Up Term 1 sheets.  I will let you know which sections you have a 1 in and offer a few more problems to prove that you learned them from last time.

Task Two:  www.bigideasmath.com Take the Chapter 3 Practice Test.  You may work with a partner or partners to solve these if you want to.  Skip some if you want, it's just a practice test to see how the problems might look and prepare you a little better.

Task Three: At least 10 minutes of Khan Academy.

Task Four: www.hoodamath.com or other quiet things to make you smarter than you are right now.  :)

Test is on Monday for Algebraic Expressions.

Check UP day and blog crossover event

Today we are checking how much you've learned and remember by completing a term 1 check up sheet.  We will share these sheets at conferences as well.  When it is complete please do the rest of the events on the board.  Finally, Mr. Nelson found cooler math games than I could, so please visit his blog to check them out:

http://mrnelsonsmathblog.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the longer than normal weekend and don't forget to set back any old school clocks that don't do it themselves.

STAR Check up and progress check on chapter three!

Please follow the links and complete both tasks before moving on.

1. https://hosted145.renlearn.com/156420/default.aspx

This a star test check up before our data teacher meetings this week.  Do your best, so we truly know what you know.  If your password doesn't work or isn't saved, we can also finish this tomorrow if needed.

2. There is a new assignment at www.bigideasmath.com complete this before moving on.

3. You have a chance to improve your grades tomorrow, so use your time to work on www.khanacademy.org or other math sites to help you out.

• Fractions (multiplying and dividing, including mixed numbers)
• Decimals (all operations)
• Order of Operations
• Whole number operations
• GCF and LCM
• Powers and Exponents
• Expressions and variables

Just put them into the search and you'll be surprised what shows up to practice.  I'll be back tomorrow.  

If there is any other remaining time, work on hoodamath or more khan.  

The day after the Fractions and Decimals Test

Today we get the results back from yesterday's test.

There is a list of things we need to do today before we get started on the next chapter.

First, we have a student survey please click on it and submit your answers

STEP ONE STUDENT SURVEY CLICK HERE

Second, please get your test from the small table in the front of the room under the multiplication table.  Check with me if you have questions.  There are two grades the one on the left is for fractions and the right is for decimals.  Highlighted numbers on the second sheet are correct and may have led to you getting a 4 on either of the standards.

Third, go to www.khanacademy.org and do the recommended skills that I recommended for you.

That should take most of the day, congrats on being one fifth of the way though the learning for math this year.  Any ones we'll work on a retake opportunity later this week.

Chocolate Fix and Multiplying Decimals

Golden Hour Games
http://www.thinkfun.com/playonline



Today we are multiplying decimals, the biggest thing is to not line up the decimals, but to count them at the end.

Set up like a normal multiplication problem, solve it, then count how many decimal spaces are in the factors and then move it from the right to left in the product.

When you finish the practice problems, please put your answers on this form:

http://goo.gl/forms/vENxE5SdYH