Friday, June 4, 2010

Friday, June 4, 2010

A Day

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry grade 9

Objective: Students will use the side-splitter theorem and the triangle-angle bisector theorem and find the perimeters of similar figures in order to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework before teaching the new lesson. Students practiced on several problems, working in small groups.
Homework: To best prepare for the Unit 8 TEST on Tuesday- PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!!
Text p. 709 all, and Chapter review pp.461-463,#1-34.

Practice Chapter review problems and extra practice problems to prepare for the semester exam.
Semester exam is Thursday, June 10 - remember- you must bring your own calculator!!!

Work hard. Get smart.

Period 3 Pre-Calculus IB Grade 11

Objective: Students will recognize and use fundamental identities and equal co-functions of complements in order to solve right triangle trigonometry problems. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions on the homework, and taught the new lesson. Students practiced a limited number of problems. After lunch, Mrs. Dennard distributed the answer sheet for the quiz on lesson of this week.
Homework: PP 495-498, #21-80 Multiples of 4.

FINAL TEST is Wednesday, June 9, 2010. After this, we will continue with math problems to prepare you for AP Calculus.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

B Day

Periods 1 and 2 Accelerated Algebra 1, grade 9

Objective: Students will review and practice all objectives in Unit 5 in order to prepare for the Unit 5 TEST on Monday! Following the warm up, Mrs Dennard went over the Unit 5 test review pack, demonstrating all solutions. Students took notes.
Homework: Text pp.709,#1-71, multiples of 3 only!

Bonus problem: Find the fifth term of the sequence A(n)= -3(-2)^n+1. You must show all work to get any credit!


Work Hard - Get Smart!!!



Period 3 Pre-Calculus IB, grade 11

Objective: Students will solve problems using right triangle trigonometry, including the six trigonometric functions, in order to solve real-world problems.
Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered a few questions about the homework, and began to teach the new lesson. Students worked on practice problems, and received an assignment for homework. Assignment; Checkpoint problems, #7,8,9 pp 478-480, and # 1,2,3 & 4, pp 485-487.
Homework: Text p.495, # 1-20.

Bonus problem: What is a trigonometric identity?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

A Day

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry, grade 9

Objective: Students will find and use relationships in similar right triangles, including calculating the geometric mean, in order to find distance indirectly. Following the warm up, students took notes on the new lesson, and started on the practice problems.
Assignment: Text pp 439-443, # 1-20.
Homework: Back of the warm up.
****Be prepared for a quiz on Chapter 8-1 through 8-4!! on FRIDAY!!

Bonus problem: The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the hypotenuse into segments with lengths in the ratio of 1:2. The length of the altitude is 8. How long is the hypotenuse? You must show all work with your answer!


Work hard - get smart!


Period 3 Pre-Calculus, IB, grade 11

Objective: Students will solve problems using angles and radian measures in order to solve real-world problems. Following th warm up, Mrs Dennard taught the new lesson, and returned all work received by Friday May 28. Students were assigned practice problems.
Assignment: Text pp. 480-483, #1-92, multiples of 4.
Homework: Complete classwork assignment.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010

A Day

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry, grade 9

Objective:Students will identify similar ploygons and prove triangles similar in order to apply the AA, SSS and SAS postulates. Following the warup, Mrs. Dennard answered questions on the homework, and taught the new lesson. Students were assigned practice problems, and worked together in small groups. In the last 30 minutes, Mrs Dennard introduced the next lesson, on proving triangles similar.
Assignment: PP 424-429, # 1-20
Homework: PP 432-437 # 1-10.

Quiz on Thursday Chap 81- through 8-3.

Semester exam on Wednesday, June 9!!!

Work hard - get smart!

Period 3 Pre-Calculus, grade 11

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding and skill in all objectives of Chapter 4 in the TEST today. Following the warm up, students were given the Chapter 4 test. After lunch, we corrected these tests. All scores will be posted this weekend. No homework this weekend.

Next week Chaptder 5 and Angles and radians

Thursday, May 27, 2010

B Day

Periods 1 and 2, Accelerated Algebra 1, grade 9

Objective: Students will form arithmetic and geometric sequences using formulas in order to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered questions about the homework, before teaching the new lesson. Students were assigned several practice problems, and worked together in small groups. The final 30 minutes of class there was a brief quiz.
Assignment: Text pp 424-429, # 1-29.
Homework: Unit 5 TEST REVIEW!!!

The Unit 5 TEST is on Friday, June 4!

Semester exam is Tuesday June 8!!!



Period 3, Pre-Calculus IB, grade 11

Objective: Students will review and practice all objectives in Chapter 4 of the Blitzer text in order to prepare for tomorrow's Chapter TEST. Following the warm up, Mrs Dennard answered questions about the homework, and assigned the review questions Text pp 461-465, #1-92, multiples of 92.

Homework # 1-92, multiples of 5.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A Day

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry, grade 9

Objective: Students will write ratios and solve proportions in order to find the dimensions from a scale drawing. Following the warm up,students took notes of the new lesson, and practiced problems in small groups.
Assignment: Text pp 416-421, # 1-25
Homework: Complete classwork.

All 4th Quarter Projects are due by Friday!

Period 3 Pre Calculus IB, grade 11

Objective: Students will solve problems using exponential and logarihmic formulas in order to solve rea;l world problems. Following the warm up. Mrs Dennard answered question about the homework, and student took a brief open book quiz. After lunch, students practiced problem in Chapter 4.5.
Assignment: PP 461-465 #1-94, multiples of 4!
Homework: Complete classwork.

TEST on Chapter 4 on Friday!