Monday, April 18

Today we started Chapter 10 which covers graphing. We learned how to graph points in the coordinate plane as well as the 4 quadrants in the coordinate plane. Refer to your foldable will doing your homework and studying for the quiz this week Thursday. This is a great tool to help you study.
HW~#1-22 p. 488

Monday, April 11

Welcome Back! I hope that all of you have a great Spring Break! Unfortunately we have to get back to work. Today we started working on the cereal box project. Students are working in groups of 3 to 5 to design a cereal box with the greatest volume but the least amount of surface area. As a group, students will turn in the cereal box that they design. Individually, each student will turn in a net drawing of their group's cereal box as well as the calculations of surface area and volume. The directions and rubric for this project are attached to my math web page. Please refer to this if you lost your rubric or if you have any questions.

Tuesday, March 29

Today we learned how to find surface area and volume of rectangular prisms. We used cereal boxes, as we worked in groups, to find surface area and volume. Remember it is important to show all of your work!
HW~tan worksheet in packet

Monday, March 28

Today, we went over three-dimensional shapes. We looked at samples of 3-D shapes and labeled and defined the parts, including the face, edge, height, and base. We then discussed how to name each shape depending on its characteristics. For example if the base is square and the faces are triangular and meet at a vertex, what is the shape? By this description, the shape is a square pyramid.

HOMEWORK ~ Section 8.8 #1-11 on page 412

Thursday, March 24

Today we learned something new...The Pythagorean Theorem. This formula helps you find the missing sides of right triangles. If you are stuck on your homework, review the notes in your packet while doing your homework.

Tomorrow there is a quiz on Sections 8-5 to 8-7. This covers circumference and area of a circle, irrational & rational numbers, and the Pythagorean Theorem.

HW~Worksheet & Study for Quiz on 8-5 to 8-7

Tuesday, March 22

Today, we went over Perfect Squares and Irrational Numbers. Everyone has a purple sheet in their Chapter 8 packet that has a list of Perfect Squares that will come in handy when doing their homework tonight. We went over squaring numbers, using square roots (the opposite of squaring a number) and how to determine whether a number is rational or irrational. Irrational numbers cannot be made into a fraction and are non-repeating and non-terminating. This week's lessons have been more challenging than in previous weeks because we have multiple formulas to work with at the same time.


Homework ~ 8-6 Worksheet (front & back) - yellow

Monday, March 21

Today's lesson focused on circumference and area of circles. Students took notes in their packet and have a worksheet in their packet for homework.

Remember, the last day to turn in missing work is Wednesday. The end of the marking period is Friday.

HW ~ 8-5 worksheet