August 26, 2010

Thursday, 8/26/10
B Day


Periods 1 and 2 Geometry
Objective: Students will learn to use inductive reasoning to make conjectures and counter examples in order to evauluate the type of reasoning used in a newspaper article.Two students volunteered to complete the warm up on the overhead. Mrs. Dennard explained the vocabulary and concepts, and students worked in small groups to find examples of inductive reasoning, conjectures, and countermeasures. Students were assigned to complet the 4 "Check for Understanding" questions with each example on pp4-7 in the text. Homework is to complete the Practice sheet 1.1 on the back of the warm up.

Next class: There will be a brief homework quiz. We will complete a few wored problemes in Ch 1.1 before moving on to 1.2 - Points Line and Planes.

***** All students are reminded to complete the online information on the link from the Aug 19 blog entry.


Remember - getting enough sleep is the single biggest contributor to cognition.



Period 3 - IB Math Studies

Objective: Students will solve systems of equations, distance formula problems, and midpoint calculationa in order to complete the presumed knowledge unit. Several students volunteered to complete the warm up questions on the white board. Mrs. Dennard distributed a 2 sided handout on solving systems of equations, plotting the point on a coordinate plane, and calculating the distance and midpoint for each line sketched. Students worked in small groups to complete this assignment. The flip side includes a set of systemes of equations to solve in a puzzle.
Homework: Handout on Sine-Cosign and Tangent problems. If you did not complete the second page of the classwork, you must complete it for homework.

Quiz tomorrow on alll work done this week. Next week - Book distribution, cover patterns, and STATISTICS.