Monday, January 3, 2011

Monday, January 3, 2011

B Day 1/3/11

Periods 1B and 2B Honors Geometry, grade 9
Objective: Students will relate slope and parallel lines, and relate slope and perpendicular lines in order to solve problems in the real world. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard went over the last lesson done before the break to refresh all students memories. Practice problems were assigned, and then students took a brief quiz on this lesson.(3-5)Both 3-5 and 3-6 are reviews of Algebra concepts. When the quiz was finished, Mrs. Dennard directed students to pp.158-164 and assigned the Check for Understanding problems as class work, and #1-24 on pp 161-162 for homework.
Unit 3 TEST will be next Thursday!(next week)

Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will use significant figures; p[ercentage errors; and scientific notation in order to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard reviewed several topics brought in by this class regarding their topics for the internal assessment (IA) statistics research paper. I was dissapointed to learn that students had done little, if any, reading about the topic they planned to do a project on! I have now required that students bring in at least 3 sources for the topics they plan to collect data about on Friday, January 7.
Students were assigned practice problems in the Oxford text,pp. 65-72, Secvtions 2.2 and 2.3. Please complete these exercises for homework if not already completed in class. And- find some articles to read on your topic!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Tuesday and Wednesday, December 21 & 22, 2010

12/21 & 22/10

This is my final post for 2010! Hard to believe a whole year is nearly gone....

Periods 1A Geometry grades 10-12, and 4A, 1B, and 2B Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will graph lines, given their equations, and write the equations of lines in order to determine whether a wheel chair ramp complies with the law.
Following each warm up, Mrs.Dennard taught an Algebra review lesson on the three types on linear equations, and how to graph them. Examples were demonstrated for each type. Students recalled this lesson from their Algebra 1 classes, so they were asigned practice problems. All projects for B day classes were due on Tuesday.
Assignment: Complete back pf the warm up, if not already done - then classwork
pp.155-158, # 1-31 odd,and 38,39,40, 42 and 52.
Any work not completed in class is for homework - due in January!!!
Any portfolio projects turned in today are subject to a 5% late point deduction.



Period 3A and B Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective for Thursday - Students will review for the Unit 6 Statistic test on Wednesday. Assignment H&H Chapter 5 Revie Sets A and B evens.
On Wednesday this class used to entire class period for the Unit 6 Test.
There were 3 students missing from today's test. The make-up test is offered on Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011.
In January we will study functions....
AND - don't forget to have your internal assessment ready for the first day we return from winter holidays break! Monday Jan 3, 2011 !

Monday, December 20, 2010

Monday, December 20, 2010

A Day, 12/20/10

Periods 1A Geometry grades 10-12 and 4A Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will graph lines given their equations, and write the equations of lines in order to determine whether a wheelchair ranp complies with the law. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard taught the lesson on the three types on linear equation, and what is needed to graph with each of them. Students were assigned practice problems, pp.155-156 #2-32 even, and #45,46,52,53. This assignment is due next class. While students were workinf individually, Mrs.Dennard handed out ech students work folder, and any papers turned in by last Wednesday. Students were given an additional 45 minutes to work on their portfolio project, if needed.
Homework is the back of the warm up worksheet on this lesson.

Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will practice statistics problems using correlation analysis and the chi-square test. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard assigned the practice problems: Text H&H Chapter 18, Review sets A, B and C evens only.
A peer review of the quiz taken on the 17th was completed.
Homework: Complete the classwork.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Thursday and Friday, December 16 & 17, 2010

12/16&17/10
I'm combining the past two days, as I had to leave right away yesterday due to the snow storm. Also, Period 4A Geometry missed class yesterday due to closing 2 hours early


Period 1A Geometry, grade 10-12
Period 1B Honors Geometry, grade 9
Period 2B Honors Geometry, grade 9
Objective; Students will classify polygons according to angle size and the length of the sides; and work on their portfolio projects for the 2nd Quarter. These are due next week! Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework, and students used the rest of their class-time completing tasks to be included in their portfolio projects.
Homework: Complete your 2nd quarter portfolio project!
Geometry students should be prapared for a brief quiz on 3-4 and 3-5 next week.
A winter holiday pack will be distributed to Geometry students on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be a Unit 3 Review/Study Pack.

Period 3A&B Math Studies, IB grade 11
Objective: Students will continue to practice solving chi-squared problems in rder to rest for independence of bivariate data sets. On Thursday, students used classtime to practice their chi-squareed skill, and on Friday, students took a brief quiz on correlation coefficient, standard deviation and chi-squared test.
Remember - you Internla Assessment title is due on Jan.3, 2011!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

B Day 12/15/10

Periods 1B and 2B Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will classify polygons and find the sums of the exterior and interior angles of polygons. Following trhe Warm Up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework, and assigned the work for today's class.
Text p.45 Investigation, and complete textbook work for Section 3-4 (pp 147-150, #1-27, 32-36, 38, 47-49, 55)
Homework: Students are to work on their portfolio projects whach are due on Tuesday, 12/21/10. Or - before they leave for winter break.
My Geometry Teachers Editions disappeared after the 2B class on Monday. If you see it please bring it back to room A-238.

Period 3B Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will practice calculating chi-squared word problems in order to test for independence on 2 sets of data. Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework, and the classwork was assigned. Text pp. 337-338 # 6-10.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

A Day 12/14/10

Periods 1A Geometry grades 10-12, and Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Studenta will classify polygons and find the measures of the exterior and interior angles of polygons in order to find the measure of an angle of a triangle used in packaging. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard taught the lesson on the polygon angle-sum theorems. Students were given the praci8tice assignment:
Text pp 147-150, # 1-27,32-26, 38, 47-49, 55.
Homework: Text p. 151, #1-15.


Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will use the chi-squared test for independence to solve word problems. Mrs. Dennard taught the lesson on signifigance levels and derees of freedon, and how to use the critical value chart. Students practices dupricating several examples in the Oxford test, and were assigned
Text- Oxford pp.336-338 Exersises 6.9, #1-5.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010

B Day, 12/13/10

Periods 1B and 2B Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will classify polygons and find the measures of the interior and exterior angles of polygons in order to find the measure of an angle of a triangle used in packing. Following the warm Up, Mrs.Dennard taught the lesson on the polygon angle-sum theorem, and went over several problems beforew assigning practice.
Assignment: pp. 147-150, #1-27, 32-36, 38, 47-49, 55.
Please continue to work on your portfolio project.
Quiz on 3-4 next class!

Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11,
Objective:Students will solve problems using the chi-squared test for independence; formulate null and alternative hypothesis, and use contingency tables. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard taught students how to calculate the chi-squared test both manually, and using the calculator.(Use the matrix operation) Students were assigned practice problems in the H&H text, pp 593-594,18D.1,#1-2.
The three questions are due tomorrow!