7th Grade Accelerated Math (1st and 2nd period)
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Vocabulary: chance process, compound event, empirical, event, experimental probability, independent events, probability, probability model, relative frequency of outcomes, sample space, simple event, simulation, theoretical probability, tree diagram
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Quiz on Tuesday and Test on Friday
Mon., March 30 - Independent vs dependent events in probability; HW: 10 problems on worksheet; Unit 5 of packet is due tomorrow
Tues., March 31 - Quick quiz; theoretical vs experimental probability; work on study guide
Wed., April 1 - "Card Activity" discussion; dice activity with sums of dice
Thurs., April 2 - Review dice activity, go over study guide, Find and Fix the mistakes in probability
Fri., April 3 - Unit 3 Test: Probability
Happy Spring Break!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Quiz on Tuesday and Test on Friday
Mon., March 30 - Independent vs dependent events in probability; HW: 10 problems on worksheet; Unit 5 of packet is due tomorrow
Tues., March 31 - Quick quiz; theoretical vs experimental probability; work on study guide
Wed., April 1 - "Card Activity" discussion; dice activity with sums of dice
Thurs., April 2 - Review dice activity, go over study guide, Find and Fix the mistakes in probability
Fri., April 3 - Unit 3 Test: Probability
Happy Spring Break!!
Vocabulary: Chance process, compound event, event, probability, probability model, simple event, tree diagram
Mon., Mar 23 - Probability intro: between 0 and 1 (including 0 and 1); HW: Watch the following video
Mon., Mar 23 - Probability intro: between 0 and 1 (including 0 and 1); HW: Watch the following video
Tues., Mar 24 - County Checkpoint Testing, HW: "Stained Glass" and Unit 4 Review Packet are due tomorrow
Wed., Mar 25 - Tree Diagrams; HW - Create your own tree diagram with story
Thurs., Mar 26 - Constructing models with compound probability; HW: Probability and Your Class worksheet
Fri., Mar 27 - Stations Activity over compound probability and tree diagrams; HW: Watch the following video
Wed., Mar 25 - Tree Diagrams; HW - Create your own tree diagram with story
Thurs., Mar 26 - Constructing models with compound probability; HW: Probability and Your Class worksheet
Fri., Mar 27 - Stations Activity over compound probability and tree diagrams; HW: Watch the following video
Vocabulary: intersecting lines, origin, proportional relationships, slope, unit rate, slope-intercept form, y-intercept
Mon., March 2 - Graphing and comparing proportional relationships
Tues., March 3 - Slope
Wed., March 4 - Discover slope-intercept form of a line
Thurs., March 5 - Apply slope-intercept form
Fri., March 6 - Quiz
HOMEWORK: Students receive a packet (Wed., March 4) with problems to do each night for review until April 3. The 6 7th grade units will be reviewed with due dates every 4 or so days.
Mon., March 2 - Graphing and comparing proportional relationships
Tues., March 3 - Slope
Wed., March 4 - Discover slope-intercept form of a line
Thurs., March 5 - Apply slope-intercept form
Fri., March 6 - Quiz
HOMEWORK: Students receive a packet (Wed., March 4) with problems to do each night for review until April 3. The 6 7th grade units will be reviewed with due dates every 4 or so days.
Starting Unit 8 Linear Functions - 4 weeks (Standards: 8.EE.5, 8.EE.6, 8.F.3)
This week: 8.EE.5 and a quiz on Friday
Mon., Feb 23 - Starting Unit 8 - What are 3 ways to find the slope of a line?
Tues., Feb 24 - How do I identify the slope of lines?
Wed, Feb. 25 - How do I compare proportional relationships?
Thurs., Feb. 26 - How do I make a table and graph proportional relationships?
Fri., Feb. 27 - Quiz over 8.EE.5 - Graphing proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph, and comparing two different proportional relationships representing in different ways
This week: 8.EE.5 and a quiz on Friday
Mon., Feb 23 - Starting Unit 8 - What are 3 ways to find the slope of a line?
Tues., Feb 24 - How do I identify the slope of lines?
Wed, Feb. 25 - How do I compare proportional relationships?
Thurs., Feb. 26 - How do I make a table and graph proportional relationships?
Fri., Feb. 27 - Quiz over 8.EE.5 - Graphing proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph, and comparing two different proportional relationships representing in different ways
Announcements: Scientific Notation Requiz will be given Friday, Jan. 23 during tutoring (7:45am) or NBI. This is optional. Our Unit 5: Exponents Unit Test will be given Thursday, Jan. 22. Our benchmark exam is Friday, Jan. 23 and is also a grade.
Tues., Jan. 20 - Students get their warm up and Scientific Notation quizzes from last week. Some students aren't doing their warm ups as they should. Students can retake their SN quiz (see above). Students get their study guide for Thursday's unit test. Today we are learning how to identify rational and irrational numbers.
Wed., Jan. 21 - More review of Scientific Notation and review study guide for tomorrow's test
Thursday, Jan. 22 - Unit 5: Exponents Test
Friday, Jan. 23 - Paulding County Benchmark assessment. I count these as a grade. I find the average score of my students and give each student a grade proportional to that score.
Tues., Jan. 20 - Students get their warm up and Scientific Notation quizzes from last week. Some students aren't doing their warm ups as they should. Students can retake their SN quiz (see above). Students get their study guide for Thursday's unit test. Today we are learning how to identify rational and irrational numbers.
Wed., Jan. 21 - More review of Scientific Notation and review study guide for tomorrow's test
Thursday, Jan. 22 - Unit 5: Exponents Test
Friday, Jan. 23 - Paulding County Benchmark assessment. I count these as a grade. I find the average score of my students and give each student a grade proportional to that score.
Announcements: Early release and a quiz over Exponent Rules on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Unit 5 Test Part 1 on Thursday, Dec 18
Monday, Dec. 8 - Negative Exponents; Students have HW
Tuesday, Dec. 9 - Review of Exponent Rules for tomorrow's Quiz; Study for HW
Wednesday, Dec 10 - Quiz over Exponent Rules; Optional Exponent Assignment for HW (Extra Credit)
Thursday, Dec. 11 - Scientific Notation; Students have HW
Friday, Dec. 12 - More Scientific Notation; no HW
Monday, Dec. 8 - Negative Exponents; Students have HW
Tuesday, Dec. 9 - Review of Exponent Rules for tomorrow's Quiz; Study for HW
Wednesday, Dec 10 - Quiz over Exponent Rules; Optional Exponent Assignment for HW (Extra Credit)
Thursday, Dec. 11 - Scientific Notation; Students have HW
Friday, Dec. 12 - More Scientific Notation; no HW
Announcements: Optional Extra Credit Summative Assessment over Angles
is due Wednesday, Dec. 3 (Handed out 11/19)
Exponent Rules Quiz on Wednesday, Dec. 10
Unit 5 Test Part 1 - Thurs., Dec 18
Monday, Dec. 1 - 8.EE.1 Adding, Subtracting and Multiplying Monomials; HW: HW 1 (1-25)
Tuesday, Dec. 2 - 8.EE.1 Finding the Power of a Power and Using Exponent Rules with Geometry; HW: HW 2 (1-20)
Wednesday, Dec 3 - 8.EE.1 Quotient Rules of Exponents; HW: HW 3 (1-20)
**Optional Extra Credit Summative Assessment over Angles due today.
Thursday, Dec 4 - 8.EE.1 Negative Exponents; HW: HW 4 (1-21)
Friday, Dec 5 - 8.EE.1 Review of this week's Exponent Rules; No HW
is due Wednesday, Dec. 3 (Handed out 11/19)
Exponent Rules Quiz on Wednesday, Dec. 10
Unit 5 Test Part 1 - Thurs., Dec 18
Monday, Dec. 1 - 8.EE.1 Adding, Subtracting and Multiplying Monomials; HW: HW 1 (1-25)
Tuesday, Dec. 2 - 8.EE.1 Finding the Power of a Power and Using Exponent Rules with Geometry; HW: HW 2 (1-20)
Wednesday, Dec 3 - 8.EE.1 Quotient Rules of Exponents; HW: HW 3 (1-20)
**Optional Extra Credit Summative Assessment over Angles due today.
Thursday, Dec 4 - 8.EE.1 Negative Exponents; HW: HW 4 (1-21)
Friday, Dec 5 - 8.EE.1 Review of this week's Exponent Rules; No HW
Announcment: Progress Reports go home Friday, Nov. 14
Monday, Nov. 10 - Transformation Sequences; students will finish classwork for HW; 8.G.2
Tuesday, Nov. 11 - Transformation Sequences; "Transformations on a Map"; students will finish classwork for HW; 8.G.1-2
Wednesday, Nov. 12 - Review of Transformations "Representing and Combining Transformations"; 8.G.1-4; no HW
Thursday, Nov. 13 - Stations activity with partner; Transformations; 8.G.1-4; no HW
Friday, Nov. 14 - Transformation Summative Assessment/Culminating Task; this will be finished over the weekend if not completed in class. Students can choose to do "A" or "B" (grade) work.
Vocabulary: transformation, translation, rotation, reflection, y=x, y=k, x=k, 90, 180, 270 degree rotations, x-axis, y-axis, A, A', A"
Monday, Nov. 10 - Transformation Sequences; students will finish classwork for HW; 8.G.2
Tuesday, Nov. 11 - Transformation Sequences; "Transformations on a Map"; students will finish classwork for HW; 8.G.1-2
Wednesday, Nov. 12 - Review of Transformations "Representing and Combining Transformations"; 8.G.1-4; no HW
Thursday, Nov. 13 - Stations activity with partner; Transformations; 8.G.1-4; no HW
Friday, Nov. 14 - Transformation Summative Assessment/Culminating Task; this will be finished over the weekend if not completed in class. Students can choose to do "A" or "B" (grade) work.
Vocabulary: transformation, translation, rotation, reflection, y=x, y=k, x=k, 90, 180, 270 degree rotations, x-axis, y-axis, A, A', A"
Red Ribbon Week! M-PJ Day, T-Camo, W-Neon & Sunglasses, Th-Twins, F-Fav. Team
Monday, Oct. 27 - Review of the Coordinate Plane
Tuesday, Oct. 28 - Transformations: Translations
Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Transformations: Reflections
Thursdays, Oct. 30 - Transformations: Rotations of 180 degrees
Friday, Oct. 31 - Transformations: Rotations of 90 degrees
Vocabulary: coordinate plane, quadrant, x-axis, y-axis, transformations, translation, reflection, rotation, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, center of rotation, clockwise, counterclockwise
Monday, Oct. 27 - Review of the Coordinate Plane
Tuesday, Oct. 28 - Transformations: Translations
Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Transformations: Reflections
Thursdays, Oct. 30 - Transformations: Rotations of 180 degrees
Friday, Oct. 31 - Transformations: Rotations of 90 degrees
Vocabulary: coordinate plane, quadrant, x-axis, y-axis, transformations, translation, reflection, rotation, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, center of rotation, clockwise, counterclockwise
Announcements: Next week is Red Ribbon Week...stay tuned for more details. Tutoring will be Thursday morning this week (not Friday). We have a test this Friday Unit 4: Equations and Geometry Part 1.
Monday, Oct 20 - Students took their county benchmarks test. This will be 1/2 of a summative assessment. Because of 5 probability questions that we won't get to until Spring, I added 22 points to each grade. These will be posted shortly.
Tuesday, Oct 21 - Students get their Friday Quizzes back over solving equations. Some were great and some were lousy. We are practicing lots more this week for Friday's test. Today we are learning how to solve equations and determine the number of solutions. 8.EE.7a Here are some videos if you need more help. https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/49-solve-linear-equations-using-various-methods; HW: finish the worksheet started in class.
Wednesday, Oct. 22 - Stations activity over solving equations. I will be working closely with students who struggled on Friday's quiz.
Thursday, Oct. 23 - Review for tomorrow's quiz. 8.EE.7a and 8.EE.7b
Friday, Oct. 24 - Unit 4 Part 1 Test over solving equations and determining the number of solutions (distributive property, combining like terms, variables on both sides of the equations, solutions of one solution, no solution, and infinitely many solutions.
Monday, Oct 20 - Students took their county benchmarks test. This will be 1/2 of a summative assessment. Because of 5 probability questions that we won't get to until Spring, I added 22 points to each grade. These will be posted shortly.
Tuesday, Oct 21 - Students get their Friday Quizzes back over solving equations. Some were great and some were lousy. We are practicing lots more this week for Friday's test. Today we are learning how to solve equations and determine the number of solutions. 8.EE.7a Here are some videos if you need more help. https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/49-solve-linear-equations-using-various-methods; HW: finish the worksheet started in class.
Wednesday, Oct. 22 - Stations activity over solving equations. I will be working closely with students who struggled on Friday's quiz.
Thursday, Oct. 23 - Review for tomorrow's quiz. 8.EE.7a and 8.EE.7b
Friday, Oct. 24 - Unit 4 Part 1 Test over solving equations and determining the number of solutions (distributive property, combining like terms, variables on both sides of the equations, solutions of one solution, no solution, and infinitely many solutions.
Announcements: This week is conference week. Students will be dismissed at 2:30. We will have a quiz Friday over solving equations (2-step, with distributive property and/or combining like terms, and with variables on both sides of the equation).
Monday, Oct 13 - Students received their Unit 2 Test. If students would like to do an error analysis for problems missed, they can earn 1 pt. for each problem missed. I have plenty of sheets and copies of the test for students to use. These are due this Friday.
Tuesday, Oct 14 - Students will practice (review of last year) solving 2-step equations. HW: Color by numbers: Solving 2-step equations worksheet
Wednesday, Oct 15 - Solving equations with the distributive property and combining like terms; HW: Finish worksheet started in class
Thursday, Oct 16 - Solving equations with variables on both sides of the = sign; Review work from this week for tomorrow's quiz
Friday, Oct 17 - Formative Assessment: Solving Equations (2-steps, with distributive property and/or combining like terms, variables on both sides of the = sign) Error Analysis sheets are due for extra points added to Unit 2 Test
Monday, Oct 13 - Students received their Unit 2 Test. If students would like to do an error analysis for problems missed, they can earn 1 pt. for each problem missed. I have plenty of sheets and copies of the test for students to use. These are due this Friday.
Tuesday, Oct 14 - Students will practice (review of last year) solving 2-step equations. HW: Color by numbers: Solving 2-step equations worksheet
Wednesday, Oct 15 - Solving equations with the distributive property and combining like terms; HW: Finish worksheet started in class
Thursday, Oct 16 - Solving equations with variables on both sides of the = sign; Review work from this week for tomorrow's quiz
Friday, Oct 17 - Formative Assessment: Solving Equations (2-steps, with distributive property and/or combining like terms, variables on both sides of the = sign) Error Analysis sheets are due for extra points added to Unit 2 Test
Conference Week: Next week is conference week. Please be sure a conferences is scheduled with your child's first period teacher. Students will be dismissed an hour early.
Monday, Oct. 6 - Review for tomorrow's Geometry Test
Tuesday, Oct 7 - Geometry Test; Extra Optional Assignment: Activity 13
Wednesday, Oct 8 - Students continued working on their Geometry Test; Activity 13 due Thursday
Thursday, Oct 9 - Stations Activity over Geometry; Optional Assignment Act 13 due today
Friday, Oct 10 - Intro to Unit 4: 8th Grade Geometry
Monday, Oct. 6 - Review for tomorrow's Geometry Test
Tuesday, Oct 7 - Geometry Test; Extra Optional Assignment: Activity 13
Wednesday, Oct 8 - Students continued working on their Geometry Test; Activity 13 due Thursday
Thursday, Oct 9 - Stations Activity over Geometry; Optional Assignment Act 13 due today
Friday, Oct 10 - Intro to Unit 4: 8th Grade Geometry
Announcements: Wednesday is Early Release. First period teachers will be meeting with their students during conference week. If your child is in my first period Accelerated Math class, please go to this link to claim a time slot. Thank you!! Click this blue line -->_
Monday, Sept 29 - Surface area of composite figures 7.G.6; Students will have a study guide for their Unit 2 Test on Tuesday, Oct. 7. It is due Friday and is the homework for the week.
/uploads/3/7/2/3/37237007/26a__study_guide_-_practice_test.docx
Tuesday, Sept 30 - Real World problems dealing with surface area and volume 7.G.6
Wednesday, Oct 1 - Quiz over surface area and volume; part of the quiz will be a warm up quiz
Thursday, Oct 2 - Review of solving multi-step equations; HW - Study Guide due tomorrow
Friday, Oct 3 - Finding measures of angles dealing with solving equations (supplementary, complementary, adjacent, vertical)
Vocab for the week: surface area, volume, composite figures, triangular prism, retangular prism, supplementary, complementary, vertical, adjacent, square units, cubic units
Monday, Sept 29 - Surface area of composite figures 7.G.6; Students will have a study guide for their Unit 2 Test on Tuesday, Oct. 7. It is due Friday and is the homework for the week.
/uploads/3/7/2/3/37237007/26a__study_guide_-_practice_test.docx
Tuesday, Sept 30 - Real World problems dealing with surface area and volume 7.G.6
Wednesday, Oct 1 - Quiz over surface area and volume; part of the quiz will be a warm up quiz
Thursday, Oct 2 - Review of solving multi-step equations; HW - Study Guide due tomorrow
Friday, Oct 3 - Finding measures of angles dealing with solving equations (supplementary, complementary, adjacent, vertical)
Vocab for the week: surface area, volume, composite figures, triangular prism, retangular prism, supplementary, complementary, vertical, adjacent, square units, cubic units
Monday, Sept 22 - Students received their quiz over circles (area and circumference) from Friday, Sept. 12. More solving problems in the real world with area and circumference. No HW
Tuesday, Sept 23 - Deriving the area of a circle; HW: Historic Bicycle problems
Wednesday, Sept 24 - Volume of Right Prisms and Cylinders; HW: Practice with problems involving Volume of Right Prisms and Cylinders
Thursday, Sept 25 - Volume of cones, pyramids and spheres
Friday, Sept 26 - Volume of cones, pyramids and spheres (con't)
Monday, Sept 8 - Circumference of Circles; Triangle Quiz handed back; 1st period - HW: Circumference problems (1-15 odd)
Tuesday, Sept 9 - Area of Circles; HW: Area of Circles worksheet 1-18 and (2nd period: Circumference problems (1-15 odd)
Wednesday, Sept 10 - Warm Up quiz (students should have warm up #, title, date and answer for Warm Ups 10-20); More area and circumference of circles with real world problems
Thursday, Sept 11 - Finding the diameter and/or radius in circumference and area of circle problems
Friday, Sept 12 - Quiz over Circles (what we've learned this week).
HAVE A GREAT FALL BREAK!
Tuesday, Sept 9 - Area of Circles; HW: Area of Circles worksheet 1-18 and (2nd period: Circumference problems (1-15 odd)
Wednesday, Sept 10 - Warm Up quiz (students should have warm up #, title, date and answer for Warm Ups 10-20); More area and circumference of circles with real world problems
Thursday, Sept 11 - Finding the diameter and/or radius in circumference and area of circle problems
Friday, Sept 12 - Quiz over Circles (what we've learned this week).
HAVE A GREAT FALL BREAK!
Monday, Sept 1 - Labor Day; no school
Tuesday, Sept 2 - Turn in Hunger Games Extra Credit from Friday; Exterior Angles of Triangles; Triangle Angle Sum Theorem; HW: Triangle Activity (website to use is optional)
Wednesday, Sept 3 - Triangle Inequality Theorem; HW: Am I a Triangle (1-19)
Thursday, Sept 4 - Cross Sections of 3D Shapes (or solids); HW: Study for tomorrow's Quiz; Unit 1 Test was handed back and discussed. Students can do "Error Analysis" pages to earn back 2 points for each question missed. This is due Wed., Sept. 10.
Friday, Sept 5 - Quiz over Triangles (topics learned this week); Extra Credit: D-31 and D-35
Tuesday, Sept 2 - Turn in Hunger Games Extra Credit from Friday; Exterior Angles of Triangles; Triangle Angle Sum Theorem; HW: Triangle Activity (website to use is optional)
Wednesday, Sept 3 - Triangle Inequality Theorem; HW: Am I a Triangle (1-19)
Thursday, Sept 4 - Cross Sections of 3D Shapes (or solids); HW: Study for tomorrow's Quiz; Unit 1 Test was handed back and discussed. Students can do "Error Analysis" pages to earn back 2 points for each question missed. This is due Wed., Sept. 10.
Friday, Sept 5 - Quiz over Triangles (topics learned this week); Extra Credit: D-31 and D-35
ANNOUNCEMENT: Unit 1 Test: Statistics is Friday, August 29
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BACK TO SCHOOL DANCE: Tuesday, Aug 26 $5
Monday, Aug 25 - Mean Absolute Deviations (MAD) and Histograms; Homework: Finish classwork
Tuesday, Aug 26 - More practice with MAD while doing a MAD Lib Activity; HW: Review notes and activities for Friday's test
Wednesday, Aug 27 - More Box and Whiskers Practice by doing the B&W Scoot, a Stations Activity; HW: Review notes and activities for Friday's test
Thursday, Aug 28 - Review for Friday's test; HW: Study!
Friday, Aug 29 - Unit 1: Statistics test
Tuesday, Aug 26 - More practice with MAD while doing a MAD Lib Activity; HW: Review notes and activities for Friday's test
Wednesday, Aug 27 - More Box and Whiskers Practice by doing the B&W Scoot, a Stations Activity; HW: Review notes and activities for Friday's test
Thursday, Aug 28 - Review for Friday's test; HW: Study!
Friday, Aug 29 - Unit 1: Statistics test
Monday, Aug 11 - Random Sampling; Independent Practice Worksheet Finish for HW; Watch the 2nd video on LearnZillion 7.SP.1 (there's a link below).
Tuesday, Aug 12 - Random Sampling; 7.SP.1 worksheet
Wednesday, Aug 13 - Proportions review; Finish proportion worksheet
Thursday, Aug 14 - Making Inferences from Random Sampling; finish worksheet
Friday, Aug 15 - Random Sampling and Inferences Stations Activity
*Academic Vocabulary: Random Sampling, Population, Representative Sample, Inferences, Variation, Distribution, Measures of Center, Measures of Variability
Need more help? The LearnZillion videos listed below are excellent!
Tuesday, Aug 12 - Random Sampling; 7.SP.1 worksheet
Wednesday, Aug 13 - Proportions review; Finish proportion worksheet
Thursday, Aug 14 - Making Inferences from Random Sampling; finish worksheet
Friday, Aug 15 - Random Sampling and Inferences Stations Activity
*Academic Vocabulary: Random Sampling, Population, Representative Sample, Inferences, Variation, Distribution, Measures of Center, Measures of Variability
Need more help? The LearnZillion videos listed below are excellent!
Monday, Aug 4 - My Life in Math project will be discussed and assigned. Here are the directions, a rubric, and an example in the form of a PowerPoint. /uploads/3/7/2/3/37237007/my_life_in_math_rubric.docx and /uploads/3/7/2/3/37237007/life_in_math_powerpoint.pptx This is due Friday, Aug. 8
Tuesday, Aug 5 - Classroom Procedures
Wednesday, Aug 6 - Classroom Procedures
Thursday, Aug 7 - Vocabulary Pre-test
Friday, Aug 8 - Quick quiz over classroom procedures and My Life in Math is due (presentations will be made).
Tuesday, Aug 5 - Classroom Procedures
Wednesday, Aug 6 - Classroom Procedures
Thursday, Aug 7 - Vocabulary Pre-test
Friday, Aug 8 - Quick quiz over classroom procedures and My Life in Math is due (presentations will be made).