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Geometry News: Triangles Test Tuesday, Nov. 24th Algebra News: Equations, Inequality and Pythagorean Theorem Test Tuesday, Nov. 24th Tutorial Schedule: Tuesdays after school (until 4:15) During lunch by appointment |
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Monday, Nov. 16 Fraction Practice - Due Wednesday Tuesday, Nov. 17 Finish Math Mania Finish Fraction Practice Wednesday, Nov. 18 Finish 5 Inequality Problems (Define variables, write inequality and solve) Thursday, Nov. 19 Inequality Practice Friday, Nov. 20 Work on Test Review (so you can ask questions on Monday) |
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Monday, Nov. 16 Finish "More Pizza Delivery" and Answer Don't Break the Bank Question Tuesday, Nov. 17 No homework Wednesday, Nov. 18 No homework Thursday, Nov. 19 Finish "Medians, Altitudes and Perpendicular Bisectors" Friday, Nov. 20 Work on Test Review and/or Bisectors, Altitudes and Medians |
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| Chapter 17 QUIZ "Properties of Matter" - Thursday, November 12, 2009Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Chapter 17 Quiz...know your vocabulary, how to calculate density, understand the concept of buoyancy, understand Archimedes Principle, and how to calculate for pressure, temperature, and volume of gas using Boyle's Law and Charles' Law. Come in with questions on Monday and Tuesday!!!
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Algebra 3rd Six Weeks Calendar (tentative) 11/19 - Students will un
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| 11/9 - Students will correct equations test and understand the difference between solving an equation and an inequality |
11/10- Students will solve multi-step inequalities |
11/11 - Students will investigate how to solve compound inequalities |
11/12 - Students will work in stations to review inequalities and write equations from situations |
11/13 - Students will demonstrate mastery of fractions and inequalities
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| 11/16 - Given word problems, students will define variables, write equations and solve |
11/17 - Given word problems, students will define variables, write equations and inequalities and solve |
11/18 - Given real-life situations, students will write and solve inequalities |
11/19 - Students will understand the models of the Pythagorean Theorem and how to use the theorem to solve for missing sides in a right triangle |
11/20 - Science Assembly; Check homework |
Geometry 3rd Six Weeks Calendar (tentative)
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| 11/9 - Students will review and practice using the triangle congruence conjectures to prove congruent triangles |
11/10 - Students will use deductive reasoning and triangle congruencies to prove conjectures |
11/11 - Science Only |
11/12 - Triangle Congruencies quiz; Prove conjectures using coordinate geometry |
11/13 - District CBQ
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| 11/16 - Students will investigate the special segments in a triangle and the characteristics of their points of concurrency |
11/17 - Students will use the characteristics of the points of concurrency for special triangle segments to solve problems |
11/18 - Students will use Algebra to find the points of concurrency of the special segments of a triangle |
11/19 - Students will find the equations of medians, altitudes, and perpendicular bisectors and use them to find the points of concurrency |
11/20 - Students will use the incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter and centroid to solve problems |
Science Calendar (tentative)
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| Nov. 9 - Chapter 16 QUIZ!!!; Chap. 17 Voc. Rev. due Wed. |
Nov. 10 - Properties of matter |
Nov. 11 - Density; Vocab DUE TODAY |
Nov. 12 - Buoyancy |
Nov. 13 - Archimedes Principle |
| Nov. 16 - Boyle's Law and Charles' Law |
Nov. 17 - Chapter 17 Quiz |
Nov. 18 - Fitness Testing, Early Dismissal |
Nov. 19 - Review for Matter TEST |
Nov. 20 - Matter TEST (Chps. 16 & 17) |
| Nov. 23 - Atoms, Begin Periodic Table Project |
Nov. 24 - Subatomic Particles |
Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving Break! No School! |
Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Break! No School! |
Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving Break! No School! |
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| MATTER TEST - Friday, November 20, 2009Students will be assessed on their knowledge of matter, types of matter, the states of matter, the properties of matter, buoyancy, Boyle's Law and Charles' Law.
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| | Review for MATTER TEST - Thursday, November 19, 2009Students will review for the Matter TEST! Concepts covered in Chapters 16 and 17 will be reviewed in preparation for Friday's Matter Test.
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| | Fitness Testing - Wednesday, November 18, 2009Student's fitness levels will be assessed using the Physical Education Standards test. EARLY DISMISSAL
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| | QUIZ - Chapter 17 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009Students will be assessed on their knowledge of the properties of matter.
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| | BUT and CUP - Monday, November 16, 2009Students will learn how pressure and temperature affect the volume of a gas using Boyle's Law and Charles' Law.
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| | Buoyancy and Archimedes Principle - Friday, November 13, 2009 Students will investigate Archimedes Principle and compare buoyancy in different liquids
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| | Buoyancy and densities of liquids - Thursday, November 12, 2009 Students will use a density column to compare densities of different liquids and test Archimedes' Principal of buoyancy in liquids.
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| | Density - Wednesday, November 11, 2009Students will compare the mass and volume of various substances to understand that there are differences between the similar substances and density is a property that is specific and unique.
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| | Properties of Matter - Tuesday, November 10, 2009Students will discuss and analyze the various properties of matter.
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| | QUIZ over Chapter 16 - Monday, November 09, 2009Students will be assessed on their knowledge of matter. ____________________________________________________________________
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| | Heat curve for water - Friday, November 06, 2009 Students will observe the state changes for water and construct a heat curve that takes water from solid to gas.
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| Chapter 18 Vocabulary - Sunday, November 15, 2009For Chapter 18, "Atoms and Elements", students will complete the matching exercise in the Chapter Review section on page 315 of the CPO IPC textbook. Students need to write out all information including the definition and the word that it matches. Use the link http://www.cpo.com/ipcres/bookTOC.html to access the electronic textbook. Format example: HAND WRITE...1. matter - D. anything that has mass and takes up space; 2. homogeneous mixture - F. every sample of this is material is the same; etc...
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