Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 A Day

Period 2 and Period 4 GEOMETRY
Objective: Students will learn to prove triangles congruent using the HL Theorem.
Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions on the homework, and then taught the lesson on the HL Theorem. All "Green Sheets" were stamped for those who had completed the assignment due today.
Assignment: Text p. 219-221, # 1-17. and back of WU# 3-3, Practice sheet 4-6.
Please get at least 5 tasks completed in your Unit 4 Project this week. Remember this is an alternative assessment worth 100 points! Don't delay!!
There will be a quiz on Lesson 4-4 through 4-6 next class.

Period 3 IB MATH STUDIES
Objective: Students will do an experiment to learn about equally likely events in probability. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard distributed Quiz #3,including IB content objectives #3.1 through 3.7 in our current unit - Topic 3: Sets, Logic, and Probabability.
Assignment: Text H&H pp.456, Exercise 14A, #1-4.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

B Day 10/26/11

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will demonstrate skills in deductive reasoning in order to think logically, and read advertisments critically. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard assigned a review lesson (p.88 #1-10)and went over each problem with the class. Then the scheduled quiz on Lessons 2-1 through 2-3 was distributed. After the quiz, Lesson 2-4 Reasoning in Algebra and Geometry, was assigned.
Assignment: Text pp.89-94, #1-15; 16-26 evens; 27,29,and 32-38. If you are looking for this assignment in the online text-go about 9-12 pages ahead untill you find Chapter 2-4.

Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will practice calculating the chi-square test, and the correlation coefficient in oder to analyze date from two data sets. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard conducted a peer review of Statistics Quiz 2 with the class. All scores were entered into Schoolmax,and all quizzes were returned to students for Error Analyses.
Assignment: H&H text Chapter 18 Review SDets A and B.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Friday, October 14, 2011

A Day 10/14/11

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will recognize conditional statements and write the converse and the symbolic form for a conditional statement in order to read an advertisement critically. Following the warm Up, Mrs. Dennard taught the new lesson. Students worked on individual guided practice, and asked questions and they worked before receiving the assignment.
Assignment: Text pp 71-74: #2-32 evens; p. 73:#49,52 and 54-58; and p. 74: #64-67.
There was a brief exit quiz in Period 4.
Several people are missing their textbooks that they left in the classroom. If you took someone else's Geometry book out of the classroom and left it at home or in your locker, please bring these back to the classroom. These other students really need their books back! And PLEASE don't leave your textbook in the classroom! I cannot lock them up.

Period 3 IB Math Studies
Objective: Students will calculate X-squared test for independence in order to analyze two data sets business applications.
Following the warm up, there were many questions on the homework and warm up for Mrs. Dennard to answer. There was a brief presentation to the class by the senior IB students about homecoming. It is unfortunate that we could get to the objective today or the quiz that was scheduled due the long question and answer session - but also to many late and unprepared arrivals to this class. Late arrival will no longer be tolerated. Late students must get a pass before arriving late staring Monday.
Assignment: Oxford text: pp 327 and 328: Ex 6.8 # 1-5. Be prepared for a quiz on this weeks material on Monday.

Mrs. Dennard spoke firmly to this class about the consequences of socializing in this IB class. Please take my words seriously. I have warned you numerous times about this, and I will speak to Mrs. Terry about your continued candidacy in this program if certain individuals cannot practice better self-control during instruction!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

B Day

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will recognize conditional statements and write the converse of conditional statements in order to read an advertisement critically. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard taught the new lesson on conditional statements. Students worked on several guided practice problems with each part of the new lesson.
Assignment: Text pp 71-74: #2-32 evens;p. 73 #49,52,and 54-48; and on p. 74 # 64-67.

Be ready for a quiz on Monday!

Period 3 IB Math Studies
Objective: Students will calculate Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient (r) and r squared in order to analyze two data sets in an electronics factory. Following the warm UP, Mrs.Dennard answered questions on the homework, and explained the new lesson. Students worked on some guided practice problems before receiving the assignment.
Asssignment: H&H text pp. 590 Investigation.

Quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

PSAT Testing day

No homework for Geometry classes. There was no 4th period class today.

3dr Period Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will calculate the Least Squares Regression equation in order to find the line of best fit for data sets of electronics sales over time. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard asked for, but did not receive any questions on the homework. The assignment from yesterday was reviewed; the need for context in statistics, and the difference between r and r-squared.
Assignment: Text H&H pp. 588-590, Ex. 18C, #1-8.

Mrs. Dennard promised students the if 2/3 of this class scored a 6 or 7 on Exam Paper 2, she would give the class a pizza party with soda and dessert - AND if the entire class scored an overall 6 or 7 on exams and research paper, she would perform a Irish jig on the stage in the multi-purpose room.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

B Day

Periods One and Four Geometry
Objective: Students will recognize conditional statements and write these and the converse of the statements in order to read newspaper ads critically. Following the warmup, Mrs. Dennard taught the lesson. Students worked individually, taking notes and working through about a dozen problems Odd numbers 1-29, with guided practice.
Assignment: Text pp.71-72, #2-32 evens only.
Next class a brief quiz!!

Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will calculate Pearson's correlation coefficient using manual and calculator methods in order to find the degree of linearity in two data sets from a chemical fertiliser company. Following the warm up, Mrs Dennard introduced the topic of limits to data analysis, the "Harshbager Mistake", and the need to be relevant to the situation of each work problem.
Assignment: H&H text pp.573-583, Ex. 18B.1 #1-3 and Ex. 18B.2. #1-7.

Monday, October 10, 2011

October 10, 2011

A Day

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will demonstrate mastery of all objectives in Unit 1 as they complete the Unit 1 PGCPS Test today. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered a few last minute questions before distributing the test and answer sheet. Period 2 finished the test i enough time to start the next lesson. Period 4 used the entire lesson for the test.
Assignment: Period 2;Text p.71 #1-14.


Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will analyze interval data on home rental prices in order to calculate the standard deviation and mean price of the rents.Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard discusses the limits of using statistics, citing several real world examples. The importance of putting any statistical model into a real-world context was discussed.
Read p. 574 on causation: do Ex 18A, #1-4 & 7. pp 575-576.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Wednesday October 5, 2011

B Day 10/5/11

Periods 2B and 4B Geometry
Objectives: Students will review and practice all objectives in Unit 1 in order to best prepare for the Unit 1 Test on FRIDAY OCT 7.
Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions on the homework, and retaught the class on how to use the compass to construct a perpendicular bisector, and an angle bisector. Students worked in small groups on the practice problems on P. 690 in the text.
Assignment: Text p. 690, Extra Practice for Unit 1 # 1- 38 (all).
Any student who has not completed the Chapter Review and Chapter test at the end of the Chapter, and the Unit i Study Guide are to complete these assignment by Friday - BEFORE you take the Unit 1 Test.

Period 3 Math Studies: IB
Objective: Students will construct parallel boxplots in order to compare data sets regarding the distribution of test scores form two different classes. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard went over the homework with the class, and answered a few questions on this assignment. Then, Mrs.Dennard taught the class how to construct the parallel boxplots, and assigned a few questions for guided practice.
Assignment: Text H&H pp 159 # 2 & 4.
Students are remided that the Quiz on Friday will cover all of Chapter 5 in H&H and any work we have completed thus far in the Statistics Chapter of the Oxford text. Be prepared for questions on standard deviation, variance, and parallel boxplots.
Mrs. Dennard will be out on Thursday, and you have been assigned work in the Oxford text, so please bring that to class on Thursday.

October 4, 2011

A Day

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will review and practice objectives in Unit 1 in order to best prepare for the Unit 1 test on Monday Oct 10.
Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard took questions on the Chapter Review and went over the problems in the Unit 1 Study Guide, and the Chapter 1 Review.
Assignments: Complete Chapter Review and Chapter Test questions on pp 61-64 in the textbook, and on pp 71-75 online.

UNIT 1 TEST will be on MONDAY OCT 10.


Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will learn to calculate variance and correlation coefficient in order to analyze two data sets on test scores.
Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions on the homework, and taught the new lesson. She went over several questions in a guided practice session with the class, and then assigned the practice problems.
Assignment: Text H&H pp. 156-157; Ex. 5J.1 # 1; Ex 5J.2 #1& 2.

Next quiz Friday on Chapter 5 of H&H and Stat work to date in Oxford text.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

B Day

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will review and practice all objectives from Unit 1 in order to best prepare for the Unit 1 Test this week.
Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard taught the class how to construct a perpendicular bisector, and an angle bisector, and went over the Unit 1 study guide with students.
Assignment: Complete the Chapter Review on pp 61-63, complete the chapter test on p. 64, and complete the unit 1 study guide. All are due on Wednesday!
Unit 1 TEST is WEDNESDAY OCT 5.


Period 3 MathStudies IB
Objective: Students will learn to calculate standard deviation in order to analyze a data set for distribution regarding test scores.
Following the warm up, Mrs Dennard took questions on setting up a boxplot; taught the lesson on standard deviation; and led the class in some guided practice on calculating this by hand. Mrs.Dennard then taught the class how to calculate this using the GDC.
Assignment:H&H Ex. 5J pp. 155-157, #1-7.
Next Quiz on Friday!!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A Day

Period 2A and 4A Geometry
Objective: Students will learn to use a compass and protractor in order to measure angles, and construct angle bisectors and perpendicular bisectors. Following the warm up,students worked in small groups to complete the Math "game" of the back of the warm up. When this was completed, Mrs. Dennard distributed protractors and compasses to each student, and taught the new lesson. Mrs. Dennard distributed the Unit 1study guide, and this is due next week on Tuesday.
Assignment: Text pp 61-63, Chapter One Review #1-35, 38-48.
Next week we will have one class for review and questions, and the Unit One Test will be on Thursday.

Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will review and practice analyzing the distribution of a single data set in order to compare a frequency graph to a boxplot to analyze a set of marks for 100 students. Following the warm Up, Students continued to work on the assignment from Monday, and turned these in as they were finished. Additionally, students completed #2 on p. 297-299 in Oxford, This assignment was reviewed in class today. There is no homework this weekend. Several students are working on an error analyses of the presumed knowledge quizzes. Next week, we will review the statistics quiz, and learn the uses of standard deviation and parallel boxplots.

Monday and Tuesday, September 26 and 27, 2011

Monday was an A Day, and Tuesday a B day. I was not in school on Monday; students on Monday received the assignments I left for the substitute teacher.

Periods 2 and 4 Geometry
Objective: Students will review and practice unit 1 problems in order to master the objectives in the Unit 1 test.
Students received the warm up sheet for this week, and the homework on the back of the warm up sheet. On Tuesday, students received and completed both sides of the warm up sheet, as this is the only class we have this week. Tuesday classes also received the Unit 1 Study Guide to be completed by the next Class on Tuesday.
Assignment: Text pp. 61-63, Chapter 1 Review, #1-35, and #38-48. The ONLINE pages are 71-74.
#1,3,4.

Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will frequency distribution problems in order to analyze the distribution of a single set of data. The weekly warm up was distributed to students, and review and practice was assigned.
Assignment: Oxford text; read pp. 300-304, do Ex. 6.5 #1-7. Then, go to pp. 311-317, and do Ex. 6.7a,#1-5. Then go to pp. 340-348, and do the following problems: Paper One: # 1-6; Paper Two; #1,3,4.
Students continued working on this assignment on Tuesday, and were to have all of it completed for homework Tuesday night.
There is no quiz this week due to the brevity of classes.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Thursday 9/22 and Friday, 9/23

To all of my students: Please check Schoolmax to see if you have any quizzes or tests to makeup!!!

Period 2 Geometry grades 9-12
Objective: Students will solve distance and midpoint problems in order to find the distance between two points on a map.
Following the warmup, Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework, and taught the new lesson. Students in period 2B took the Lesson 1-4 Quiz. Period 2A had an assignment of practice problems to work on in class.
Homework:
2A: Worksheet 1-6 on distance and midpoint; on the back of WU #5
2B: Text pp. 43-49, # 43-49, multiples of 3, and # 48.

Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Thursday
Objective: Students will learn to graph cumulative frequency graphs, box and whisker plots, and frequency tables in order to calculate the mean, median, and quartiles in order to analyze the attendance at a national p[ark over one year. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework. Mrs. Dennard taught the new lesson , and students worked in small groups to practice problems in the Oxford text, pp. 297-298, # 1-5. Mrs. Dennard handed back the 2 quizzes taken to date, and discussed the error analysis procedure to improve the quiz scores. All EAs are due on Tuesday 9/27.

Friday
Objective: Students will demonstrate skill in solving problems in descriptive statistics in todays's quiz. Following the warm up, Mrs Dennard answered questions about the homework, and other questions from the H&H text. The quiz was then distributed to students, who worked on this for the remainder of the period.
Homework: Complete all error analyses!


Period 4 A and 4B Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will solve problems using the distance and midpoint formulas in order to find the distance between two points on a map. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions on the homework. Students in 4A were taught the lesson on distance and midpoint formulas, and assigned practice problems on pp 43-39 #3-30 multiples of 3, and # 48.
Period 4 B turned in their work on this assignment, and took a brief quiz on Lessons 1-4 and 1-6.
Homework: Text p. 55, #2-23 evens only.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011

B Day 9/19/11

Period 2B Geometry
Objective: Students will find the lengths of segments and the measures of angles in order to find distance using a highway number line. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard assigned a few practice problems using a number line. As students worked on the practice problems, Mrs.Dennard spoke to students individually about about their grade reports. Each student received a progress grade report showing all work turned in by last Friday. Mrs.Dennard reviewed the number line problems with the class, and assigned additional problems for homework.
Assignments: Classwork text pp. 29; #1-10.
Homework: text pp 29-30; #11-28.
There will be a brief quiz next class on this material. Please COVER YOUR BOOK !!!!


Period 3B Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will review how to calculate mean, median and mode for ungrouped data. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework, and distributed all papers turned in by last Friday. Each student received a grade report and had a conversation with Mrs. Dennard about how to improve the grade average.
Assignment: Text H&H pp. 134-137. Ex 5F.2. #1-3.


Period 4B Geometry
Objective: Students will find the distance between two points in the coordinate plane, in order to find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard taught the distance and midpoint formulas, demonstrated a few problems, and assigned practice problems. As students were practicing with the assignment, Mrs.Dennard spoke individually with each student about the grade report for all materials turned in by last Friday.Each student received a copy of their grade report.
Assignment: Text pp. 43-49: #3-30 multiples of 3,and #48; The practice Checkpoint Quiz on p.49; #1-6 and 9-10.
Please COVER YOUR BOOK !!!

Friday, September 16, 2011

September 16, 2011

A Day 9/16/11 BACK TO SCHOOL NITE IS TUESDAY SEPT 27 AT 7PM

Periods 2A and 4A GEOMETRY
Objective: Students will demonstrate skill in finding the length of segments and the measure of angles in order to find distance using a highway number line, as in #36 on p. 31. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework, and assigned a few more practice problems before distributing a quiz on this lesson. Students had the remainder of the period to work on the quiz.
Assignment if you have not already done so - get on to the online book and register for your class!
COVER YOUR BOOK PLEASE!
No other HW this weekend - Next week: Lesson 1-6 The Coordinate Plane, and Lesson 1-7, Perimeter, Circumference and Area. This completes Unit1!!! Students will receive a study guide. We will have a unit review day, and then the Unit 1 TEST; scheduled for 9/28 & 30.

Period 3A MATH STUDIES IB
Objective: Students will demonstrate skill and understanding on objectives 6.1 through 6.4, on continuous and discrete data analysis. Following the warm up, there were no questions on the homework. Mrs.Dennard distributed the quiz, and students were given the rest of the period to complete the quiz.
Assignment: Text H&H, pp.128-131, Ex. 5F.1, # 1-12.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday, September 15, 2011

9/15/11 B day

Periods 2B and 4B Geometry
Objective: Students will solve problems using binomial equations in order to measure segments and angles. Following the warm Up, Mrs.Dennard took questions on the homework, and began the lesson for today. Warm up sheet and homework were collected. Students took notes on several vocabulary terms, and the assignment was begun in small groups.
Assignment: Text pp 30-33; Online pp 36-39: # 29-32,36,42-49, 65,66,70,72.
All students are expected to get the online text as soon as possible, and to put a sturdy cover on the textbook by the next class.



Period 3B IB Math Studies
Objective: Students will identify relative and cumulative data in charts and graphs in order to prepare data analysis of frequency data. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions on the homework, and taught the lesson on relative and cumulative frequency data.
Assignment: H&H Text pp 127-128, Exercise 5E,#1-5.
Quiz tomorrow on all lessons in Chapter 5 to date.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tuesday September 13, 2011 B day

9/13/11 B DAY

Periods 2B and 4B Geometry

Objective: Students will practice solving multi-step equations, and equations with variables on both sides in order to prepare for the next lesson in Geometry. Students completed the warm up. Books and book slips were distributed by Mrs.Dennard. Students MUST cover their books if they are taking them home to complete an assignment. If not, they may leave the book in the classroom bookshelf. Students continued to work on the equations on page 24 in the text. Mrs.Dennard distributed the instructions to get access to the online textbook. Students are to use these instructions to get online, complete page 30 in the online text, and enroll in the class. I will check on Thursday to see that you have all enrolled!
Assignments: Text p. 24,#1-20.
Homework: Get online access completed. Complete the classwork using p. 30 in the online book.
Next class: we will complete Lesson 1-4 on measuring segments and angles, and a brief quiz will be given.

Period 3 IB Math Studies
Objective: Students will solve problems of data description and distribution in order to solve real world problems. Students completed the warm up and then worked in small groups to discuss their research on websites with international data, and the questions regarding the "The Pea problem" from pp. 113-114. Mrs.Dennard taught the next lesson: "Skewness means fewness", and outliers before assigning Exercise 5B, on pp. 116 to 117. Classwork not completed in class must be completed for homework.
Assignment Ex. 5B pp 116-117, #1-6.
Next class: We will work with grouped discrete data and continuous data.
The next quiz will be on Friday.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Friday, June 3, 2011

A Day, 6/3/11

Period A1 Geometry, grades 10-12
Objective:Students willuse ralationships among sides and among angles of parallelograms to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework due today - on pp, 397-298, #1-16. and assigned the additional practice problems.
Warm Up: Text p.284 #14; p.286 #6;p. 298 #12.
Assignment: Text p.298, #12-32 evens only.
Next class 6-3 Proving the a quadrilateral is a parallelogram and quiz 6.1-6.3!

Period A3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will solve real-world problems by evaluating graphs of sine and cosine functions.Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions on the homework due today, (P.537,#2-48). Students began to work on the next lesson doing the CheckPoint questions #1-6.
Warm Up: P.510,#11,17,35
Homework: Complete Check point questions.

Period A4 Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will demonstrate skill and understanding of all objectives in evaluating quadrilaterals. Following the warm Up, Mrs.Dennard reviewed questions on the homewaork, and assigned practice problems p.695, #1-12. After a quif Q & A session, the quiz was distributed.
Warm Up: Text p.310, #2-10 evens (Chjeckpoint quiz)
Assignment: Text p. 695, #1-12.
Homework: Chapter 6.4 Special Parallelograms,
pp 312-315,Do the Check for Understanding questions #1-4.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

B Day 6/2/11

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will demonstrate skill and understanding of objectives 6.1 through 6.3 by evaulating problems with quadriaterals. Following the Warm Up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework. Warm ups anf homework were collected. A brief practice session was assigned, and the quiz was distributed.
Warm Up: Text: p. 310,2-10 evens only.
Practice: Text p. 695, #1-12.
Homework: pp 312-313, C.U.qs #1-4.
There was significant disruption in both classes, but especially in the first period class this morning. Students in period 1 are hereby warned that behavior which interupts instruction cannot be tolerated. You will be sent to ALC next week if you are not well behaved in class.

Second period students are assigned to write a 3 paragraph essay on classroom behavior. Answer these 4 questions: 1)How do think your own behavior was in class today? Did you contribute to the disruption, and if so why did you do so?
2) How have the many interruptions disrupted instruction?
3) How have the disruptions affected you learning.
4) If you were the teacher how would you handle repeat disruptive students?


Period 3 Math Studies IB
Objective: Students will evaluate graphs of sine and cosine functions in order to use variations of periodic behavior in a real-world context. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard went over the new lesson with students, and assigned practice problems.
Warm Up: Text p 497,#91 and p. 510 #91.
Assignment: CPqs #1-9, and on p.510,#2-48 even.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Friday, May 27, 2011

A Day 5/27/11

Period A1 Geometry Grades 10-12
Objective:Students will demonstrate knowledge and skill in all objectives in Unit 5. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework and assigned practice problems to get ready for the test. The was a practice fire drill, and wehn we returned Mrs.Dennard distributed the tests. No homework this weekend.
Warm Up: Text p.281,#5, p.282,#11.
Assignment: P. 692 #2-30 evens only.
No Homework this weekend.
Next week - Chapter 6.

Period 3 Math Studies IB Grade 11
Objective: Students reviewed the objectives for Chapter 5.3 and 5.4 in order to prepare for the Mid Chapter quiz re-scheduled for next Tuesday. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard distributed recent corrected homework and reviewed problems with students. Students woked individually and in pairs to make corrections.
Warm Up: Text p. 518, #33,39,45.
Assignment: Text p. 583, #36-38 all.
Be prepared for the quiz on Tuesday!!!


Period A4 Honors Geometry Grade 9
Objective: Students will determine whether a quadrilateral is a parallelogram in order to use a parallel rule to plot a ship's course. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard taught the new lesson, and went over several problems with students befora assigning the practice problems.
Warm Up: Text:pp.298-299, #34,35,36.
Assignment: Text pp.303-307, #1-16.
Homework: Text p300, #44-52, 55.and P.308, #19-30.
Be prepared for a quiz on Ch 6.1 through 6.3 next class.