Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010

B Day

Periods 1 and 2 Accelerated Algebra 1, grade 9

Objective: Students will demonsrate understanding and skill is solving problems related to all objectives in Unit 4 in order to score well on the Unit 4 test today.
Following the warm up, and a biref questiona nd answer session, Mrs. Dennard distributed the Unit 4 Test. After the test, students were directed to begin work on our next section.
Homework: Text pp 394-397, all Check for Understanding problems, and # 1-16.


Period 3 Math Studies IB, grade 11

Objective: Students will work in small groups on any calculus problems and ask the teacher if 3 others don't know. Following the warm up, students continued to work on their group projects, and clarify remaining questions in the calculus unit.

The second Calculus quiz was returned to students, and error analyses are due tomorrow. Also due tomorrow - the topic summaries prepared by each group. Poster on What to Know in the Unit, and typed summary must be turned in before class begins. Failure to do so will result in a score penalty to all members of the group.
Unit test on Introductory Differential Calculus tomorrow! BE PREPARED!!!

I will hold a special Saturday morning IB exam tutoring session on Sat., May 1 in room 238 from 9 to 11:30 am.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A Day

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry, grade 9

Objective: Students will learn to use the properties od 45-45-90, and 30-60-90 triangles in order to model real-world situations. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard taught the new lesson, and students worked in small groupd doing guided practice.
Classwork assignment: Text pp 366-372, #1-23 and checkpoint quiz p 372 #1-10.
Homework: back of WU sheet: Practice worksheet 7.3 Special Right Triangles.

All collected assignment papers and assessments were returned to students today.

Next Quiz is next Thursday, May 6, on 7.1 through 7.5


Period 3 Math Studies IB Grade 11

Objective: Students will learn how to calculate minimum and maximum points in order to find optimal solutions for real- world problems. Following the warm up, the first Calculus quiz was returned to students. All Error analyses are due on Thursday. There was a discussion of problems related to the quiz.
Assignment: Oxford text, pp 380-382, # 6-10.
Homework: Work on our summaries and error analyses.

Unit test is scheduled for Friday. April 30.
Summaries are due at the beginning of class on Friday!