Sunday, January 30, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 homework for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4:

STANDARDS:
NS 2.1:
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation.

Quiz Friday on Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

HOMEWORK:
Monday: January 31:
Everyone: finish Hands on lab page 187 Activity 2 Think and Discuss and Try This: #1-4

Tuesday: February 1:
Basic: p. 194 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 194 #10-17 all; Advanced: pp. 194-195 #30, 41, 43, 46, 53, 55-62 all

Wed: February 2:
Basic: pages 194 #5-8 all; Intermediate: page 194 #18-25 all; Advanced: pages 194 #28-43 all

Thursday: February 3:
Everyone: study for quiz; Basic: Review for Mastery Worksheet 45; Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 45; Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 45

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 9 possible meal combinations. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: Jeff has 1/2 a pizza left in the fridge. At breakfast he ate one third of it. What fraction of the original pizza does he have left for lunch?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4:

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1:
Convert one unit of measure to another.
NS 1.2: Interpret and use ratios to different contexts, to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notations (eg: a/b; a to b; a:b).
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems. Use cross multiplication as a method for solving such problems, understanding it as the multiplication of both sides of an equation by a multiplicative inverse.

Mid Chapter 5 QUIZ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, on Lessons 1 through 5.

HOMEWORK:
Monday: January 31:
Intermediate: text page 251 #1-8 all; Advanced: text page 251 #10-17 all

Tuesday: February 1:
Intermediate: p. 251 #9 & #20-26 even; Advanced: p. 252 #33-49 all

Wednesday: February 2:
finish Lab page 253 and review for quiz on Rates, Ratios, Proportions and Customary Measurements

Thursday: February 3:
Intermediate and Advanced: finish page 254 #2-26 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 9 possible meal combinations. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: Jeff has 1/2 a pizza left in the fridge. At breakfast he ate one third of it. What fraction of the original pizza does he have left for lunch?

Good Luck!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 Homework for the week of January 24-28:

STANDARDS:
NS 2.1:
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation.

HOMEWORK:

Review for Friday's quiz on multiplying fractions and mixed numbers


Monday, January 24:
Basic: page 190 #12-18 even; Intermediate: page 190 #28-42 even; Advanced: page 191 #53-57 all

Wednesday, January 26:
Basic: pages 222-223 #8-20 even; Intermediate: pages 222-223 #8-26 even; Advanced: pages 222-223 #2-26 even

WEB QUESTION:
Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was $8.99 per picture. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: Anna is eating soup and salad for lunch. She can choose from chicken noodle, tomato or squash soup. She can choose a garden, spinach or Greek salad. How many different lunches can Anna eat?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of January 24-28:

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1:
Convert one unit of measure to another.
NS 1.2: Interpret and use ratios to different contexts, to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notations (eg: a/b; a to b; a:b).
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems. Use cross multiplication as a method for solving such problems, understanding it as the multiplication of both sides of an equation by a multiplicative inverse.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, January 24:
Everyone: Read text pages 236-237

Tuesday, January 25:
Intermediate: text page. 238 #2-8 even; Advanced: text page 238 #10-22 even

Wednesday, January 26:
Intermediate: text page 242 #14-28 even; Advanced: text page 242 #29-40 all

Thursday, January 27:
Intermediate: text page 247 #8-16 even; Advanced: text page 247 #17-22 all

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was $8.99 per picture. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: Anna is eating soup and salad for lunch. She can choose from chicken noodle, tomato or squash soup. She can choose a garden, spinach or Greek salad. How many different lunches can Anna eat?

Good Luck!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 Homework for the week of Jan. 19-21:

STANDARDS:
NS 2.1:
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation.

HOMEWORK:

Wednesday, January 19:
Basic: Review Worksheet 43
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 43
Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 43

Thursday, January 20:
Basic: text page 190 #1-11 all
Intermediate: text page 190 #10-26 even
Advanced: text page 190 #28-52 even


WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 70 minutes. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

Question: Mari orders 27 prints of a photograph. It costs her a total of $242.73. How much did each photograph cost?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of Jan. 17-21:

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1:
Convert one unit of measure to another.
NS 1.2: Interpret and use ratios in different contexts to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notations (eg: a to b; a/b; a:b)

HOMEWORK:

Wednesday, January 19:
Intermediate: Metric Worksheet
Advanced: text page 213 #32-42 even

Thursday, January 20:
Intermediate: text page 234 #1-10 all
Advanced: text pages 234-235 #11-20 all


WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 70 minutes. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

Question: Mari orders 27 prints of a photograph. It costs her a total of $242.73. How much did each photograph cost?

Good Luck!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7: Homework for the week of January 10-14:

STANDARDS:
NS 1.1:
Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.
NS 2.1: Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation.

QUIZ ON Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers on Friday, January 14.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, January 10:
Basic: text p. 167 #8-30 even, Intermediate: p. 167 #4-32 even; Advanced: p. 167 #4-36 even.


Tuesday, January 11:
Basic: p. 172 #1-9 all; Intermediate: p. 172 #10-26 even; Advanced: p. 172 #27-41 all

Wednesday, January 12:
Basic: p. 178 #1-9 all; Intermediate: p. 178 #10-26 even; Advanced: p. 178 #28-50 even

Thursday, January 13:
Basic: p. 182 #1-9 all; Intermediate: p. 182 #10-26 even; Advanced: p. 182 #27-43 all and all groups review for quiz

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 6 tricycles. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: Mya played in two softball games one afternoon. The first game lasted 42 minutes. The second game lasted 1 and 2/3 times longer than the first game. How long did Mya's second game last?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of January 10-14:

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1
: Convert one unit of measure to another.
NS 2.3: Solve division problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers.

Quiz on Dividing Decimals - Wednesday, January 12

HOMEWORK:
Monday, January 10:
Intermediate: p. 208 #14-26 even; Advanced: p.208-209 #28-44 even

Tuesday, January 11:
Intermediate: p. 209 #47-52 all; Advanced: p. 209 #46-52 all and both groups review for quiz on Dividing Decimals

Wednesday, January 12:
Intermediate: Practice WS 48; Advanced: Challenge WS 48

Thursday, January 13:
Intermediate: p. 212 #10-30 even; Advanced: p. 212-213 #20-40 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 6 tricycles. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: Mya played in two softball games one afternoon. The first game lasted 42 minutes. The second game lasted 1 and 2/3 times longer than the first game. How long did Mya's second game last?

Good Luck!