Sunday, March 27, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7:

Don't forget to work on your "If" poster. You can get the project sheet on School Loop. If you haven't signed up yet for School Loop you can get the project at this web site: http://stem.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1248552198528&no_controls=t scroll down, it is located under Current Assignments. Everyone: [Periods 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, & 7] *Also, don't forget to share a minumum of 8 things you have learned during the second trimester. Please ask your parents nicely to fill out the evaluation sheet. It is due on Monday, April 18, when you get back from break.

Web Question answer for the week of March 21-25:

Web Question: Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 28 feet. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.


Check back after Spring Intersession for a new question. Have a safe time.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 Homework for the week of March 21-25:

STANDARDS:
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, March 21:
Basic: p. 260 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 260 #5-8 all; Advanced: p. 260-261 #9-15 all

Tuesday, March 22:
Basic: p. 261 #11-12 all; Intermediate: p. 261 #13-15 all; Advanced: p. 261 #16-20 all
Wednesday, March 23:
Basic: p. 264 #1-3 all; Intermediate: p. 264 #5-7 all; Advanced: p. 265 #9-11 all and Also, Portfolios go home with parent letter / evaluation.

Thursday, March 24:
All levels: read over the project list for “If You Hopped Like A Frog”, each student should write down their choice to work on over the spring break.

Friday, March 25:
All levels: work on proportion poster project – due April 18, 2011.

Web Question:
Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 7.5 hours. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: An 8 foot flagpole casts a shadow that is 6 feet long at the same time as a nearby tree casts a shadow that is 21 feet long. How tall is the tree?

Good Luck!

Period 5 homework for the week of March 21-25:

STANDARDS:
SDAP 2.2:
Identify different ways of selecting a sample and which method makes a sample more representative for a population.
SDAP 2.3: Analyze data displays and explain why the way in which the results were displayed might have influenced the conclusion reached.
SDAP 2.4: Identify data that represent sampling errors and explain why the sample might be biased.
SDAP 2.5: Identify claims based on statistical data and, in simple cases, evaluate the validity of the claims.

Quiz Friday on Chapter 7 text pages 342-363

HOMEWORK:
Monday, March 21:
Intermediate: p. 344-345 #7-11 all; Advanced: p. 345 #13-15 all

Tuesday, March 22:
Intermediate: p. 350 #1-6 all; Advanced: p. 351 #7-11 all

Wednesday, March 23:
Intermediate: p. 360 #4-6 all; Advanced: p. 360 #7-12 all
Also, Portfolios go home with parent letter / evaluation.


Thursday, March 24:
Intermediate: p. 364 #5-8 all; Advanced: p. 365 #9-14 all
Re
view for quiz


Web Question: Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 7.5 hours. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: An 8 foot flagpole casts a shadow that is 6 feet long at the same time as a nearby tree casts a shadow that is 21 feet long. How tall is the tree?

Good Luck!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 homework for the week of March 14-18:

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1:
Convert one unit of measure to another.
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, March 14:
Basic: p. 242 #1-8 all; Intermediate: p. 242 #13-20 all; Advanced: p. 242-243 #39-47 all

Tuesday, March 15:
Basic: p. 247 #1-6 all; Intermediate: p. 247 #7-16 all; Advanced: p. 247-248 #18-30 even

Wednesday, March 16:
Basic: p. 254 #2-10 & 16-18 even; Intermediate and Advanced: p. 254 #1-10 all and 15-20 all

Thursday, March 17:
Basic: p. 251 #1-9 all; Intermediate: p. 251 #10-18 all; Advanced: p. 252 #30-42 all

Web Question: Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 139. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: Last weekend, in order to get ready for the spring concert, Valerie practiced playing the drums for 3 hours. This is 40% of the total time she spent practicing last week. How much time did Valerie spend practicing last week?

Good Luck!

Period 5 homework for the week of March 14-18:

STANDARDS:
NS 1.4:
Calculate given percentages of quantities and solve problems involving discounts at sales, interest earned and tips.
SDAP 2.5: Identify claims based on statistical data and, in simple cases, evaluate the validity of the claims.

Chapter 6 test: Thursday, March 17.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, March 14:
Intermediate: p. 314 #1-5 all; Advanced: p. 314 #6-20 even

Tuesday, March 15:
Intermediate: p. 316 #2-16 even; Advanced: p. 316 #1-16 all

Wednesday, March 16:
Everyone: Finish page 323 #1-40 all

Thursday, March 17: Chapter 6 Test today.
no new homework, can review or catch up

Web Question: Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 139. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: Last weekend, in order to get ready for the spring concert, Valerie practiced playing the drums for 3 hours. This is 40% of the total time she spent practicing last week. How much time did Valerie spend practicing last week?

Good Luck!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of March 7-11:

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1:
Convert one unit of measurement to another.
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.

Chapter 4 Test on Tuesday- test will cover adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals.

HOMEWORK:
Monday,March 7:
All groups: finish p. 225 #2-36 even; review for Chapter 4 test

Tuesday, March 8:
no new homework; can review or catch up

Wednesday, March 9:
Basic: p. 234 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 234 #5-10 all; Advanced: p. 234 #5-13 all

Thursday, March 10:
Basic: p. 238 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 238 #5-8 all; Advanced: p. 238 #10-22 even


Web Question: Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 100. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: I am a three-digit number. My hundreds digit is one-third of my tens digit. My tens digit is one-third of my ones digit. What number am I?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of March 7-11:

STANDARDS:

NS 1.4 Calculate given percentages of quantities and solve problems involving discounts at sales, interest earned and tips.

Quiz Wednesday on Percent of a Number

HOMEWORK:
Monday, March 7:
Intermediate: p. 300 #10-26 even; Advanced: p. 300 #28-44 even

Tuesday, March 8:
Intermediate: p. 304 #10-22 even; Advanced: p. 304-305 #24-38 even
Review for quiz


Wednesday, March 9:
no new homework, can review or catch up

Thursday, March 10:
Intermediate: p. 310 #8-12 even; Advanced: p. 310 #14-22 even

Web Question: Be the first one in your class to give Ms. Trask your work and your answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 100. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: I am a three-digit number. My hundreds digit is one-third of my tens digit. My tens digit is one-third of my ones digit. What number am I?

Good Luck!