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 * Week of May 21, 2018:**
 * Finishing up our unit on transformations and scale factors . . . working on dilations this week.

Buzz Math - [|www.buzzmath.com] Khan Academy - [|www.khanacademy.org] Desmos Graphing Calculator - [|www.desmos.com] Buzz Math Class Code - 474D-88DE
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=__**Class Action Blog**__= //Monday, May 21-Tuesday, May 22, 2018//

//Thursday, May 17-Friday, May 18, 2018// Similar figure test

//Tuesday, May 15-Wednesday, May 16, 2018// Study Guide completion

//Monday, May 14, 2018// Field Trip

//Friday, May 11, 2018// No class due to assembly

//Thursday, May 10, 2018// Students completed similar figure work from yesterday and then began practicing dilations on a coordinate grid.

//Wednesday, May 9, 2018// Class Work: 1) Correct HW with sub 2) Khan Practice "Solve Similar Triangles" (sent to your Khan dashboard) 3) p 277 #1-14 on LL, TURN IN 4) Mastery Connect Check in - Code 196104

HW: Finish Mastery Connect Check in (if not finished) + watch "Dilations" video + notes

//Tuesday, May 8, 2018// We reviewed how to find similar figures and used scale factors to find missing sides. Students took notes and then completed a Buzz Math "FInding Missing Sides of Similar Figures."

//Monday, May 7, 2018// Continued practice with rotations from before DC Trip

//Monday, April 30, 2018// In class. . . 1) Hand in fractal picture to Mr. Petersen 2) p 241 #1-8 in book 3) Reflections wksht (from Ms. Key or Mr. Petersen) #1-5

//Friday, April 27, 2018// Independent practice and correcting HW in small groups before some students elected to take their quizzes on translations and reflections the last part of class. Others will take it on Monday.

//Thursday, April 26, 2018// We finished the video below on fractals before practicing how to reflect shapes on a coordinate grid using diagonal lines (y = x and y = -x).

//Wednesday, April 25, 2018// After correcting our work on translations from earlier in the week, we watched the beginning of the video below on fractals (our third example of Numbers in Nature) and then reviewed what we learned about reflecting shapes over lines of reflection. media type="youtube" key="xLgaoorsi9U" width="560" height="315"

//Monday, April 23 - Tuesday, April 24 2018// 1) Give HW pic to Mr. Petersen 2) p 238 #1-3 in book 3) Buzz Math "Reflections on a Coordinate Grid"

//Friday, April 20, 2018// Class work: 1) Khan Academy "Translating Points" (must get 80% or better) 2) Khan Academy "Translating Shapes" (must get 80% or better) 3) p 236 #3-8 in book, correct as a class 2) Golden Ratio video (link below) + video guide notes (glue/tape in notebook yesterday) 3) Translations wksht

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//Thursday, April 19, 2018// We began looking more closely at one of the three types of transformations - the translation (slide). We discussed how you can write translations using variables and how to do these changes to shapes on coordinate grids.

//Wednesday, April 18, 2018// We began our new unit today on transformations where we will also look at number patterns found in nature. Today we did our first look into number patterns - the Fibonaccci sequence. We watched the two videos below to help with our HW of finding a picture of the Fibonacci sequence in nature. Then students completed p 160 #1-14 in the book on transformations.

Fibonacci and Pi in Nature

//Tuesday, April 17, 2018// Unit test on angles and triangles

//Monday, April 16, 2018// Study Guide Answer Key

//Mon, April 9-Friday, April 13, 2018// Aspire Testing

//Thursday, April 5, 2018// After a quiz on interior and exterior angles in triangles, we reviewed how to do the same thing for quadrilaterals. We took notes and did practice problems on p 225 #6-14.

//Wednesday, April 4, 2018// More practice with angles in triangles. . . we completed a check in today to get ready for our quiz tomorrow.

//Tuesday, April 3, 2018// Review of sums of angles in triangles. . . after NearPod, students worked on practice problems wksht

//Monday, April 2, 2018// No school

//Friday, Mar 23, 2018//

No class due to assembly

//Thursday, Mar 22, 2018// After our quiz on angle relationships, we learned how to find the missing interior or exterior angles in a triangle using the Triangle Sum Theory. Students worked on notes together and then worked on p 22 #8-18 in the book.

//Tuesday, Mar 20-Wednesday, Mar 21, 2018// More practice with solving for missing angles using angle relationships

//Monday, Mar 19, 2018// Parallel lines and transversal angles. . . students reviewed and took notes and then completed a few Khan Academies.

//Friday, Mar 16, 2018// No School

//Thursday, Mar 15, 2018// Today we practiced finding values for complementary and supplementary angles and writing equations for these relationships.

//Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018// New unit on angle relationships in intersections and polygons. . . students began by taking a preassessment on Mastery Connect and then completed the Getting Ready p 202 #1-7 in the book. Then we reviewed an angle relationship from last year - complementary and supplementary angles. Students took notes and completed a few practice problems.

//Tuesday, Mar 13, 2018// Test on systems

//Thursday, Mar 8 - Monday, Mar 12, 2018// Study guide completion

//Wednesday, Mar 7, 2018// Word problem practice today

//Tuesday, Mar 6, 2018// Quiz on all methods of solving

//Friday, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 5, 2018// Practicing all methods together for a quiz on Tues, Mar 6

//Thursday, Mar 1, 2018// We learned how to do more difficult elimination problems by manipulating equations with multiplication. We did a few example problems together before students began working on part of a Buzz Math on elimination.

//Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018// More practice with solving systems with elimination

//Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018// Today we learned our last method for solving systems - the elimination method. We took notes and completed practice problems together before working on Khan Academy Elimination Practice.

//Monday, Feb 26, 2018// Quiz on substitution and graphing methods for solving systems today

//Thurs, Feb 22-Fri, Feb 23, 2018// Mixed practice with substitution method and graphing methods. . quiz on Monday.

//Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018// More practice with solving systems with substitution method. . . students continued Buzz Math from yesterday and checked HW with teachers.

//Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018// Today we began working on our second method for solving systems - the substitution method. We took notes and did a few practice problems together before beginning Buzz Math "Solving Systems with Substitution."

//Monday, Feb 19, 2018// No school - Presidents' Day

//Friday, Feb 16, 2018// Quiz on solving systems with graphing method

//Thursday, Feb 15, 2018// More practice today on rearranging and graphing systems to solve. . . for class tomorrow we will practice for first half and then take quiz for second half of class.

//Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018// No class due to Ash Wednesday mass

//Tuesday, Feb 13, 2018// More practice today in small groups rearranginfo equations into slope intercept form to graph and solve systems.

//Monday, Feb 12, 2018// More practiced today with solving systems of equations using the graphing method. . . students completed Buzz Math "Solving Systems with Graphing Method."

//Friday, Feb 9, 2018// No class due to snow day

//Thursday, Feb 8, 2018// Beginning our new unit on systems of equations today. . . students began with a preassessment on Mastery Connect and then discussed where we find "solutions" for one linear equation - on the line of the graph. The solution to a system would then be where two linear equations intersect. We began with our first method for solving - graphing method. We did a few problems together and then began practicing on NearPod.

//Wednesday, Feb 7, 2018// U5 Test on Functions

//Tues, Feb 6, 2018// Study Guide Answer Key

//Monday, Feb 5, 2018// Study Guide completion

//Friday, Feb 2, 2018// No Class due to Grad Pics

//Wednesday, Jan 31-Thursday, Feb 1, 2018// Study Guide completion

//Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018// More practice on identifying the domain and range of continuous functions on NearPod. . . then students worked on p 380 matching tables, graphs, equations, and situations.

//Monday, Jan 29, 2018// Students worked p 377 #1-25 on LL during class.

//Friday, Jan 26, 2018// Notes today on the Vertical Line Test and then practice with writing domain and range for continuous and discrete functions. media type="youtube" key="-tHflGNBPKo" width="392" height="219"

//Thursday, Jan 25, 2018//

//Wednesday, Jan 24, 2018// Practiced identifying functions on Kahoot today and worked on p 368 #11-17 in the book.

//Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018// Today we practiced how to identify a function from other relations. . . students used tables, mapping diagrams, and coordinate points to write equations in set notation. We practiced on NearPod and then worked on a worksheet to write equations from these representations.

//Monday, Jan 22, 2018// Students completed a preassessment for our new unit on functions. Then we discussed their Getting Ready HW from last week before discussing what a relation is. Students shared their work on 258 #1-2. We watched Virtual Nerd "What is a function?" to begin talking about deciphering between relations that are and are not functions.

//Friday, Jan 19, 2018// No Class due to stained glass discussion in church with Fr. Mike

//Thursday, Jan 18, 2018// Test on linear relationships

//Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018//

//Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018// Study Guide completion due by end of class on Wed. . . test will cover graphing linear relationships and comparing them.

//Monday, Jan 15, 2018// No School

//Friday, Jan 12, 2018// After the quiz, students worked on their study guide for the unit test next Thursday, Jan 18.

//Thursday, Jan 11, 2018// MAP Testing - NO CLASS

//Wednesday, Jan 10, 2018// More practice with converting word problems to linear equations and comparing the rates of these situations. . . quiz on comparing and writing linear equations on Friday. Our unit test will be next Thursday, Jan 18.

//Tuesday, Jan 9, 2018// Practice today converting word problems into linear equaitons using tables, graphs, and identifying slope and y-intercept. Students worked in small table groups with teachers on p 140-143.

//Monday, Jan 8, 2017// Review on slope intercept form with Desmos Marbleslides and then working on p 145 in the book.

//Wednesday, Dec 20, 2017// Practice with the relationship between slope intercept and a graph. . . students worked on p 155 #1-19 in class.

//Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017// Practice with the relationship between slope and steepness of a graph. . students worked on p 153 #1-12 in class.

//Monday, Dec 18, 2017// Students shared their notes on rearranging equations into slope intercept form. Then we practiced together on NearPod.

//Friday, Dec 15, 2017// More practice with slope intercept form today. . . students worked on Buzz Math "Writing Equations for y=mx+b" and then played Kahoot to review.

//Thursday, Dec 14, 2017// After our quiz on calculating slope and graphing linear equations, students learned how to write equations for linear functions using slope-intercept form: y=mx+b. We practiced writing these on NearPod after taking notes.

//Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017// More practice today with graphing and finding slope from a graph and from coordinate points. Students completed p 145 #1-9 on LL as a check in and worked on the Buzz Math from yesterday.

//Tuesday, Dec 12, 2017// More practice with finding the slope from coordinate points. . . after correcting HW, we practiced together on NearPod. Then students worked on Buzz Math "Positive and Negative Slope."

//Monday, Dec 11, 2017// We reviewed our HW on calculating slope from coordinate points. While students corrected their quizzes from last week with a teacher, we completed a Buzz Math "Calculating Slope."

//Friday, Dec 8, 2017// Quiz today on graphing linear equations from tables and using the slope and intercept method.

//Thursday, Dec 7, 2017// Students worked in small groups with the teachers to review for the quiz tomorrow on graphing linear equations.

//Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017// After reviewing our HW on using tables to graph equations, we practiced a second method by using the slope and the y-intercept to graph. After practicing on the white board, we practiced this new method on NearPod.

//Tuesday, Dec 5, 2017// Today we worked on how to graph linear relationships from equations. We practiced how to plug in values for x into equations in order to corresponding y values and then use those to plot coordinate points. Students wrote down examples in their notebooks and then practiced problems in small groups.

//Monday, Dec 4, 2017// More practice today with finding slope from graphs. . . students worked on Buzz Math "Intro to Slope" and p 139 in the book.

//Friday, Dec 1, 2017// No School

//Thurs, Nov 30, 2017// Back to regular math! Today we started a new unit on linear equations. . . students worked on ways to calculate slope from graph. After doing a few practice problems together, we used NearPod to practice finding rise over run.

//Tuesday, Nov 14-Tuesday, Nov 28, 2017// Entrance Exam test prep

//Monday, Nov 13, 2017// //Type the questions and the answers on a Googledoc and send to Ms.Key. Write a few complete sentences to complete the reflection.//
 * __Reflection Questions for Equation and Mobile Unit__**

1) What do you learn from the experience building mobiles? (Discuss what you enjoyed and/or what was difficult.) 2) How were you able to relate mobiles to balancing equations? 3) What does it mean to balance?

//Wednesday, Nov 8-Fri, Nov 10, 2017// Study Guide completion

//Tuesday, Nov 7, 2017// Practice today writing equations for number word problems. Students worked on example problems as a class and then practiced in small groups.

//Monday, Nov 6, 2017// Check in today on solving equations with one solution, infinite, solutions, and no solutions.

//Friday, Nov 3, 2017// Practice with equations with no solution and infinite solutions today. . . students corrected their quizzes and then worked on Buzz Math "Solving Equations with Infinite and No Solutions."

//Thursday, Nov 2, 2017// Students took a quiz on solving equations with single solutions. Then we learned about a new type of equation and solutions - infinite and no solution equations.

//Wednesday, Nov 1, 2017// More practice today with variables on both sides. . . quiz tomorrow on solving equations with one solution.

//Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017// Students shared what they learned last night solving equations with variables on both sides. Then they practiced on Buzz Math.

//Monday, Oct 30, 2017// More practice with the distributive property today

//Friday, Oct 27, 2017// More practice with solving equations, this time with the distributive property. Students finished two Buzz Maths from class, both on one and two step equations and then worked in small groups with a teacher.

//Thursday, Oct 26, 2017// We began applying our work with mobiles to solving equations. . . we did a few practice problems together before practicing on NearPod. Students also started Buzz Math "Solving One- and Two-Step Equations." //\//

//Tuesday, Oct 17-Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017// Mobile making!

//Monday, Oct 16, 2017// Mrs. Pomranky and Mrs. Manuel came in this morning to share examples of mobiles with the students, both physical examples and some from Calder. media type="custom" key="29381109"

//Friday, Oct 13, 2017// U2 Exponent Properties Test AFTER TEST: Solve Me Mobiles

//Thursday, Oct 12, 2017// Review day, test tomorrow

//Tuesday, Oct 10-Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017// Study Guide completion

//Monday, Oct 9, 2017// No School

//Friday, Oct 6, 2017// Students worked in small groups on p 99 #1-7, #13-14 and #16-20. Test on exponent properties will be on Friday, Oct 13.

//Thursday, Oct 5, 2017// More practice with operations with scientific notation in small groups today.

//Wednesday, Oct 4, 2017// Students shared what they learned about operations with scientific notation from their notes last night. Then we practiced Buzz Math "Performing Operations with Scientific Notation."

//Tuesday, Oct 3, 2017// Students completed a check in today on writing numbers in scientific notation on p 91 #1-28 and #34 on LL.

//Monday, Oct 2, 2017// We reviewed how to write in scientific notation and completed some practice problems on Buzz as well in the book p 89.

//Friday, Sept 29, 2017// No School

//Thurs, Sept 28, 2017// //Scientific Notation Video + notes//

//Wednesday, Sept 27, 2017// We reviewed power of a power in small groups to get ready for our quiz. Students also completed p 81-82 #1-23 odds.

//Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017// Practice today with exponent rules. . . we also added the power of a power property (Virtual Nerd video) with notes below. Students worked on p 78-80 in the book in small groups.

//Monday, Sept 25, 2017// Students practiced p 75-77 in the book and then completed a check in on 8.EE.A.1 on Mastery Connect.

//Friday, Sept 22, 2017// We added another concept about exponents today - negative exponents. Students took notes and then we worked in small groups on simplifying negative exponents.

//Thursday, Sept 21, 2017// More practice today on simplifying exponent expressions with multiplication and division. . . we checked in on our HW and then practiced in small groups.

//Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017// New unit this week on exponent properties. . . today we shared our notes from HW on the multiplication and division properties for exponents. We practiced with Kahoot.

//Tuesday, Sept 19, 2017// U1 test on real numbers

//Monday, Sept 18, 2017// Corrected our study guides and then reviewed more for our test by playing the Kahoot games Yanni, Katie, and Grace made over the weekend. Test on U1 Real Numbers tomorrow.

//Thursday, Sept 14-Friday, Sept 15, 2017// Study Guide completion, test on Tues

//Wednesday, Sept 13, 2017// No class due to Student Council speeches

//Tuesday, Sept 12, 2017// Students sorted cards about rational and irrational numbers on Desmos to review for the quiz tomorrow. We also worked in small groups on p 62 #7-15 on identifying irrational numbers and then approximating square roots.

//Monday, Sept 11, 2017// We finished our check in on p 57-58 on ordering and comparing rational numbers. Then students shared what they learned for HW on irrational numbers. We compared rational and irrational numbers on the board and learned how to approximate square roots to the nearest tenth.

//Friday, Sept 8, 2017// We practiced ordering rational numbers together on the board and then on p 57-58 #1-24.

//Thursday, Sept 7, 2017// We practiced ordering rational numbers on a clothesline and then on a number line today on OneNote. Students also worked on p 54 in their books. We learned we need to convert rational numbers to the same type of number to help us compare more easily.

//Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017// We corrected our HW on conversions and then began looking at specific types of rational numbers. We learned that rational numbers are any number you can write as a fraction or ratio. Then we saw that there are two types of decimals that can be rational numbers--terminating decimals and then nonterminating repeating decimals. After taking notes we practiced on Kahoot.

//Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017// After our quiz on exponents and roots, students reviewed how to convert fractions, decimals, and percents on Buzz Math "Converting Fractions, Decmials, Percents 2."6 //Monday, Sept 4, 2017// NO SCHOOL

//Friday, Sept 1, 2017// We corrected our HW and then worked on p 45 during class to prepare for our quiz on Monday. We also worked on a Math Clothesline on square roots.

//Thursday, Aug 31, 2017// Cubes and cubed roots today. . . we compared them to square roots and worked on how it could be related to volume. Students worked on p 40 #1-11 and then Buzz Math "Introducing Cubed Roots."

//Wednesday, Aug 30, 2017// Today we built on our knowledge of squaring yesterday, learning how to do the "inverse of a square"--a square root. Students worked on p 39 Try These D and #2-9.

//Tuesday, Aug 29, 2017// Began our first unit today on real numbers. . . today focused on vocabulary for exponents, squares, and cubes. Students shared what they remembered from last year and then worked on p 37 Try These A and #1 before working on Buzz Math.

//Thursday, Aug 24, 2017// Supplies and book distribution! For HW, follow the steps below to activate your Buzz Math account.

1) Go to www.buzzmath.com/activate 2) Enter the code listed above in the "Links" section for your class. 3) Complete the information listed. If you are an old student, make sure you check the correct box.