Bayside STEM Academy Grade 6 Math

February Problem of the Month:

2012-02-07T20:45:00.000-08:00

GUIDELINES

1. Understand– Make sure you understand what the question is asking. If you need clarifications, please ask Ms. Trask.

2. Process– There is often more than one way to get to a solution. You may want to consider some of the following questions.

How do you get started?
What approaches should you try?
Where did you get stuck?
What drawing, chart, graph, or model can you use?

3. Solution- State your solutions as clearly as you can. Include any drawings, graphs, and lists and so on that you used to help you. Defend why you believe your solution is correct or the best possible answer. Your explanations should be written in a way that will be convincing to someone else.

Widgets and Wonkles

Six Widgets and eight Wonkles cost $94.00. Six Wonkles and eight Widgets cost $88.00. How much does each Widget and each Wonkle cost? Good Luck!

Remember to put your name and math teacher's name on your paper. Give your completed answer to your math teacher. Good Luck!

January Problem of the Month 2012

2012-01-08T13:17:00.000-08:00

GUIDELINES

1. Understand– Make sure you understand what the question is asking. If you need clarifications, please ask Ms. Scannell, Ms. DeGante or Ms. Trask.

2. Process– There is often more than one way to get to a solution. You may want to consider some of the following questions.

How do you get started?
What approaches should you try?
Where did you get stuck?
What drawing, chart, graph, or model can you use?

3. Solution- State your solutions as clearly as you can. Include any drawings, graphs, and lists and so on that you used to help you. Defend why you believe your solution is correct or the best possible answer. Your explanations should be written in a way that will be convincing to someone else.

Ice-Cream Sodas

If six teenagers can slurp down 12 ice-cream sodas in half an hour, how long will it take 10 teenagers to finish off 40 sodas? Good Luck!

Remember to put your name and math teacher's name on your paper. Give your completed answer to your math teacher.

Problem of the Month 3 - December 1-30, 2011

2011-12-01T04:57:00.000-08:00

GUIDELINES

1. Understand– Make sure you understand what the question is asking. If you need clarifications, please ask Ms. Scannell, Ms. DeGante or Ms. Trask.

2. Process– There is often more than one way to get to a solution. You may want to consider some of the following questions.

How do you get started?
What approaches should you try?
Where did you get stuck?
What drawing, chart, graph, or model can you use?

3. Solution- State your solutions as clearly as you can. Include any drawings, graphs, and lists and so on that you used to help you. Defend why you believe your solution is correct or the best possible answer. Your explanations should be written in a way that will be convincing to someone else.

The Climb

One day an earthworm fell down a well that was 10 feet deep. The worm had a difficult time climbing out. Every day, it crawled up 3 feet, but during the night it fell back 2 feet. At that rate, how many days did it take the worm to climb out of the well? Good Luck!

Remember to put your name and math teacher's name on your paper. Give your completed answer to your math teacher.

Problem of the Month for November 2011

2011-10-31T18:39:00.000-07:00

GUIDELINES
1. Understand– Make sure you understand what the question is asking. If you need clarifications, please ask Ms. Trask.

2. Process– There is often more than one way to get to a solution. You may want to consider some of the following questions.

How do you get started?

What approaches should you try?

Where did you get stuck?

What drawing, chart, graph, or model can you use?

3. Solution- State your solutions as clearly as you can. Include any drawings, graphs, and lists and so on that you used to help you. Defend why you believe your solution is correct or the best possible answer. Your explanations should be written in a way that will be convincing to someone else.

Terry and Gina
Terry is now two-thirds Gina's age. In five years, she will be three-fourths Gina's age and five years ago she was half of Gina's age. How old are Terry and Gina?

Good Luck!

Remember to put your name and math teacher's name on your paper. Put your completed answer in the box labeled POW - it should be in your core classroom.

Problem of the Month 1

2011-09-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

GUIDELINES
1. Understand – Make sure you understand what the question is asking. If you need clarifications, please ask Ms. Scannell, Ms. DeGante or Ms. Trask.

2. Process – There is often more than one way to get to a solution. You may want to consider some of the following questions.

How do you get started?
What approaches should you try?
Where did you get stuck?
What drawing, chart, graph, or model can you use?

3. Solution - State your solutions as clearly as you can. Include any drawings, graphs, and lists and so on that you used to help you. Defend why you believe your solution is correct or the best possible answer. Your explanations should be written in a way that will be convincing to someone else.

Bobo and the Zoid Tank

Bobo was walking down the street one day, minding his own business, when he saw a sign in the window of a pet store offering “MAGIC ZOIDS” for only $1.00 each. Since he didn’t have anything else to do that day, and he had a spare dollar, he decided to buy a “Magic Zoid.”

Bobo took the zoid home and put it in his 55-gallon fish tank. It looked like a normal zoid to him, so he couldn’t understand why the pet store called it magic. The next day, Bobo looked in the tank and was shocked to discover that he now had two zoids! The new fully-grown zoid seemed to have appeared out of nowhere!

On the following day, Bobo was again shocked: his tank now held four zoids. When the number of zoids doubled again the next day, he began to worry that his fish tank might run out of space. He called the pet store and found out that he could keep two zoids for every 5 gallons of water.

Please help Bobo by finding the answers to these questions.

1 – How many zoids can Bobo keep in his fish tank?

2 – If he bought the original zoid on October 1, on what date would his fish tank be too small to hold all the zoids?

Good Luck!

Write your name and math teacher on your answer paper. Put your complete answer in the box labeled POW - it should be in your core classroom.

**math problem from G. Tsuruda

This week....

2011-09-02T15:41:00.000-07:00

Monday, September 5: Labor Day - School Holiday

Tuesday, September 6: Regular Day Schedule

Wednesday, September 7: Minimum Day Schedule - students dismissed at 1:38pm; Parent Conferences 1:50-3pm

Thursday, September 8: Minimum Day Schedule students dismissed at 1:38pm; Parent Conferences 1:50-3pm and 6-7:30pm

Friday, September 9: Super Minimum Day Schedule-Students dismissed at 12:35pm

This week....

2011-08-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

Monday, August 29: Regular Schedule
Tuesday, August 30: Regular Schedule
Wednesday, August 31: Minimim Day Schedule; Breakfast sold before school; CAMFEL Assembly; Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:50-2:55pm
Thursday, September 1: Regular Schedule; Breakfast sold before school; School Board Meeting 7pm
Friday, September 2: Regular Schedule

Weather permitting, ice cream will be sold after school.

This week....

2011-08-22T12:10:00.000-07:00

Monday, August 22: Regular Schedule

Tuesday, August 23: Regular Schedule; Faculty Meeting 2:50-4pm

Wednesday, August 24: Minimum Day Schedule - students dismissed at 1:38pm; Breakfast sales before school

Thursday, August 25: Regular Schedule

Friday, August 26: Regular Schedule

Parents, there is still room on my parent / teacher conference appointment sheet. Please stop by and sign up for a conference.

This week....

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Monday, August 15: School Picture Day; School Site Council Meeting 3-4pm
Tuesday, August 16: Regular Schedule; Faculty Meeting 2:50-4pm

Wednesday, August 17: Minimum Day Wednesday, students dismissed at 1:38pm; Breakfast sold before school; ELAC Meeting 7:30am

Thursday, August 18: Regular Schedule; Breakfast sold before school; PTSA Meeting 6:30pm (potluck)

Friday, August 19: Regular Schedule

Ice cream will be sold after school (weather permitting)

Look what's happening this week:

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Monday, August 8: Curriculum Associates Testing

Tuesday, August 9: Curriculum Associates Testing

Wednesday, August 10: Minimum Day Schedule; Breakfast sold before school

Thursday, August 11: Back to School Night 6-7:30pm; Breakfast sold before school

Friday, August 12: Super Minimum Day - students dismissed at 12:35pm; Ice cream sold after school

Make sure to bring all of your required materials to class each day. This includes: 2 sharpened pencils, erasers, correcting pen, notebook, paper.

Don't forget to bring your homework each day!

Welcome back!

2011-08-01T16:02:00.001-07:00

I hope that you all had a wonderful break and are geared up for an exciting educational year.

Summer Break June 24-July 28

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Have a safe and restful break! School Resumes August 1, 2011.

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of June 13-17:

2011-06-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
We will be reviewing the key standards for AF, NS, MG, SDAP and MR this week

Monday, June 13:
bring math textbook back to school

Tuesday, June 14:
Review for mastery workbook, pages to be determined

Wednesday, June 15:
Review for mastery workbook, pages to be determined

Thursday, June 16:
Review for mastery workbook, pages to be determined

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 8 people. Congratulations to all who successfully answered the question.

QUESTION: Summer is approaching fast and Mr. Wilson's children have decided to sell lemonade this summer to make some spending money. It cost them $55.00 to make the lemonade. How many glasses must they sell at $0.75 each to make a profit?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of June 13-17:

2011-06-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
We will be reviewing the key standards for AF, NS, MG, SDAP and MR this week.

HOMEWORK:

Monday, June 13:
bring math textbook back to school

Tuesday, June 14:
work on workbook pages 47-48

Wednesday, June 15:
work on workbook pages 72-73

Thursday, June 16:
work on workbook page 74

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 8 people. Congratulations to all who successfully answered the question.

QUESTION: Summer is approaching fast and Mr. Wilson's children have decided to sell lemonade this summer to make some spending money. It cost them $55.00 to make the lemonade. How many glasses must they sell at $0.75 each to make a profit?

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of June 6-10:

2011-06-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 3.1: Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way.
SDAP 3.3: Represent probabilities as ratios, decimals between 0 and 1 and percentages between 0 and 100.
SDAP 3.4: Understand that the probability of either of two disjoint events occurring is the sum of the two individual probabilities.
SDAP 3.5: Understand the difference between independent and dependent events.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, June 6:
Revise one of the unfair carnival games to make it more fair (Booth D, E, or F).

Tuesday, June 7:
no new homework, can review or catch up – reminder: all missing work is due this Friday, June 10.

Wednesday, June 8:
Basic: p. 404 #1-6 all; Intermediate: p. 404 #7-12 all; Advanced: pp. 404-405 #13-21 all

Thursday, June 9:
Basic: p. 408 #2-6 even; Intermediate: p. 408 #8-12 even; Advanced: p. 409 #14-20 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 3 minutes. Congratulations to all who successfully answered the question.

QUESTION: At a party, each child receives the same number and type of party favors. There are 16 kazoos, 24 snappers, 8 hats, and 32 pieces of gum. What is the greatest number of children that may be at the party?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of June 6-10:

2011-06-05T13:32:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
MG 1.3: Know and use the formulas for the volume of triangular and rectangular prisms and cylinders

HOMEWORK:
Monday, June 6:
Intermediate: p. 526 #2-6 even; Advanced: p. 526 #8-16 even

Tuesday, June 7:
Intermediate: p. 530 #1-5 all; Advanced: p. 530 #6-18 even

Wednesday, June 8:
Intermediate: p. 536 #2-8 even; Advanced: p. 536 #10-18 even

Thursday, June 9:
no new homework; can review or catch up - reminder: all missing work is due Friday

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 3 minutes. Congratulations to all who successfully answered the question.

QUESTION: At a party, each child receives the same number and type of party favors. There are 16 kazoos, 24 snappers, 8 hats, and 32 pieces of gum. What is the greatest number of children that may be at the party?

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7 homework for the week of May 31-June 3:

2011-05-29T15:49:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 3.1: Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way.
SDAP 3.2: Use data to estimate the probability of future events.
SDAP 3.3: Represent probabilities as ratios, decimals between 0 and 1 and percentages between 0 and 100

HOMEWORK:
Tuesday, May 31:
Basic: p. 384 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 384 #5-10 all; Advanced: p. 384 #11-15 all

Wednesday, June 1:
Everyone: Coin Toss- toss a coin 50 times and record your results. Write the fraction of the time you got heads and the fraction of the time you got tails.

Thursday, June 2:
Everyone: finish analyzing the Carnival Games

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.

Question: The San Mateo County Fair is coming soon and one of the favorite things to do at the fair is to ride the ferris wheel. A ferris wheel revolves 35 times in 105 minutes. How many minutes does one revolution take?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for May 31-June 3:

2011-05-29T15:43:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
MG 1.2: Know common estimates of pi (3.14 and 22/7) and use these values to estimate and calculate the area of circles.
MG 1.3: Know and use the formulas for the volume of triangular prisms and cylinders.

HOMEWORK:
Tuesday, May 31:
Intermediate: p. 499 #1-8 all; Advanced: p. 499 #9-16 all

Wednesday, June 1:
Intermediate: p. 504 #1-7 all; Advanced: p. 504 #8-14 all

Thursday, June 2:
Intermediate: p. 508 #2-5 all; Advanced: p. 508 #8-14 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.

Question: The San Mateo County Fair is coming soon and one of the favorite things to do at the fair is to ride the ferris wheel. A ferris wheel revolves 35 times in 105 minutes. How many minutes does one revolution take?

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for May 23-27:

2011-05-22T12:47:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 2.1: Compare different samples of populations with data from the entire population and identify a situation in which it makes sense to use a sample.
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 they way in which the results were displayed might have influenced the conclusions 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.

Chapter 7 Test: Friday, May 27

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 23:
Everyone: p. 359 Think and Discuss

Tuesday, May 24:
Basic: p. 359 #1-3 all; Intermediate: p. 360 #4-6 all; Advanced: p. 360 #4, 6, 8, 14

Wednesday, May 25:
Basic: p. 364 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 364 #5-8 all; Advanced: pp. 364-365 #5, 6, 8, 10, 12

Thursday, May 26:
Everyone: review for Chapter 7 test

WEB QUESTION: The answer to last week's question was 263 feet. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

Period 5 Homework for May 23-27:

2011-05-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
MG 1.0: Students deepen their understanding of the measurement of plane and solid shapes and use this understanding to solve problems.
MG 1.1: Understand the concept of a constant such as pi, know the formula for the circumference of a circle.
MG 2.1: Identify angles as vertical, adjacent, complimentary or supplementary and provide a description of these terms.

Chapter 9 Test: Tuesday, May 24

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 23:
Everyone: Evaluate the activity. Tell what the activity was about, what did you learn, what went well, what could have made the activity better. Also: Review for Chp. 9 Test

Tuesday, May 24:
Everyone: no new homework, can review or catch up

Wednesday, May 25:
Intermediate: p. 488 #1-4 all; Advanced: pp. 488-489 #6-18 even

Thursday, May 26:
Everyone: finish p. 490 Try This #1-3

WEB QUESTION: The answer to last week's question was 263 feet. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework work the week of May 16-20:

2011-05-15T14:18:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 2.3: Analyze data displays and explain why they way in which the results were displayed might have influenced the conclusions reached.
SDAP 2.5: Identify claims based on statistical data and, in simple cases, evaluate the validity of the claims.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 16:
Basic: p. 344 #1-6 all; Intermediate: p. 344 #7-11 all; Advanced: p. 345 #12-15 all

Tuesday, May 17:
All groups: page 345 #16-19 all

Wednesday, May 18:
Basic: p. 350 #1-3 all; Intermediate: p. 350 #4-6 all; Advanced: p. 351 #7-11 all

Thursday, May 19:
All groups: finish page 352 #1-9 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 80 degrees. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

QUESTION: Tavon climbed from an elevation of -45 feet to an elevation of 218 feet. What was Tavon's change in elevation?

Good luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of May 16-20:

2011-05-15T14:12:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
MG 2.2: Use the properties of complimentary and supplimentary angles and the sum of the angles of a triangle to solve problems involving an unknown angle.
MG 2.3: Draw quadrilaterals and triangles from given information about them.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 16:
Intermediate: p. 446 #11-14 all; Advanced: p. 446 #15-19 all

Tuesday, May 17:
Intermediate: p. 450 #2-8 even and p. 454 #1-4 all;
Advanced: p. 450 #10-18 even and p. 454 #9-16 all

Wednesday, May 18:
Intermediate: p. 460 #1-4 all; Advanced: pp. 460-461 #5-8 all

Thursday, May 19:
Intermediate: p. 469 #6-13 all; Advanced: p. 469 #14-18 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 80 degrees. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

QUESTION: Tavon climbed from an elevation of -45 feet to an elevation of 218 feet. What was Tavon's change in elevation?

Good luck!

Homework for the week of May 9-13:

2011-05-08T14:12:00.000-07:00

Each student has been working on a Cultural Awareness research paper in their Language Arts / Social Studies Classes. Students who have received a score of 3 or higher on their research paper are to work on their prototype. Students are to bring all materials needed to work on the prototype to each of their classes this week. Students who still need to revise their research papers should bring materials for working on the research report to class each day. There will be class time allotted for students to complete their research papers and to work on (and hopefully complete) their prototypes.

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 answers to last week's question were: mean: 17, median: 18, mode: none, range: 13. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

Question: Two angles of a triangle measure 58 degrees and 42 degrees. What is the measure, in degrees, of the third angle?

Good Luck!

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

2011-05-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.4: Calculate percentages of quantities.
NS 2.4: Determine the LCM and GCD of whole numbers and use them to solve problems with fractions.
SDAP 1.1: Compute the range, mean, median, and mode of a data set.
SDAP 1.2: Understand how additional data added to data sets may affect these computations.
SDAP 1.4: Know why a specific measure of central tendency (mean, median) provides the most useful information in a given context.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 2: finish page 323 #2-40 even

Tuesday, May 3: Basic: p. 333 #1-.2 all; Intermediate: p. 333 #3-5 all; Advanced: p. 333 #6-8 all

Wednesday, May 4: Basic: p. 337 #1-3 all; Intermediate: p. 337 #4-6 all; Advanced: p. 338 #7-11 all

Thursday, May 5: REVISED 5/5: Please check over this page. Make sure you have all questions answered completely. Basic: p. 337 #1-3 all; Intermediate: p. 337 #4-6 all; Advanced: p. 338 #7-11 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 6 inches. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

Question: What is the mean, median, mode and range of this data set: 14, 18, 10, 20, 23? You will need to have 4 answers this week.

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of May 2-6:

2011-05-01T13:38:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 3.1: Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way and express the theoretical probability of each outcome.
SDAP 3.3: Represent probabilities as ratios, decimals between 0 and 1 and percentages between 0 and 100.
SDAP 3.4: Understand that the probability of either of two disjoint events occurring is the sum of the two individual probabilities.
MG 2.1: Identify angles as vertical, adjacent, complimentary or supplementary and provide a description of these terms.
MG 2.2: Use the properties of complimentary and supplementary angles to solve problems involving unknown angles.

Quiz Friday on Chapter 9, text pages 436-441.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 2: finish p. 421 #1-15 all

Tuesday, May 3: Intermediate: p. 438 #1-5 all; Advanced: p. 438 #8-16 even.

Wednesday, May 4: Intermediate: p. 442 #1-5 all; Advanced: p. 442 #6-10 all

Thursday, May 5: Review text pages 436-441 for Friday’s 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 6 inches. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

Question: What is the mean, median, mode and range of this data set: 14, 18, 10, 20, 23? You will need to have 4 answers this week.

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7 Homework for the week of April 25-29:

2011-04-24T12:32:00.000-07:00

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.
NS 1.4: Calculate percentages of quantities.
NS 2.4: Determine the LCM and GCD of whole numbers and use them to solve problems with fractions.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, April 25: Basic: p. 300 #2-8 even; Intermediate: p. 300 10-16 even; Advanced: p. 300 #18-26 even

Tuesday, April 26: Basic: p. 304 #2-8 even; Intermediate: p. 304 10-16 even; Advanced: p. 304 #18-30 even

Wednesday, April 27: All: finish text page 306 #2-38 even

Thursday, April 28: Basic: p.314 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 314 #6-12 even; Advanced: pp. 314 #12-20 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 67.

Question: The scale on a map is 1 in.: 50 mi. If Cincinnati, Ohio, is about 300 miles from Chicago, Illinois, about how far apart are the two cities on the map?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of April 25-29:

2011-04-24T12:27:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 3.1: Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way and express the theoretical probability of each outcome.
SDAP 3.2: Students use data to eliminate the probability of future events.
SDAP 3.3: Represent probabilities as ratios, decimals between 0 and 1 and percentages between 0 and 100.
SDAP 3.4: Understand that the probability of either of two disjoint events occurring is the sum of the two individual probabilities.
SDAP 3.5: Understand the difference between independent and dependent events.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, April 25: Intermediate: p. 400 #2-12 even; Advanced: p. 400 #1-13 odd

Tuesday, April 26: Intermediate: p. 404 #1-6 all; Advanced: p. 404 #7-16 all.

Wednesday, April 27: Intermediate: p. 407 Think and discuss #1-2 all; Advanced: p. 407 Think and discuss #1-2 all

Thursday, April 28: Intermediate: p. 408 #7-12all; Advanced: pp. 409 13-20 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 67.

Question: The scale on a map is 1 in.: 50 mi. If Cincinnati, Ohio, is about 300 miles from Chicago, Illinois, about how far apart are the two cities on the map?

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of April 18-22:

2011-04-17T14:38:00.000-07:00

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.
NS 1.4: Calculate percentages of quantities.
NS 2.4: Determine the LCM and GCD of whole numbers and use them to solve problems with fractions.

HOMEWORK
Monday, April 18: Use the scale 1 to 4 to enlarge a part of a picture

Tuesday, April 19: Everyone: finish p. 270 #1-9 all

Wednesday, April 20: Basic: p. 287 #2-12 even; Intermediate: pp. 287-288 #14-26 even; Advanced: p. 287-288 #18-30 even

Thursday, April 21: Basic: p.290 #2-12 even; Intermediate: p. 291 14-24 even; Advanced: pp. 290-291 #18-30 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.

Question: Nancy is stenciling 5-inch wide stars, end-to-end, around her rectangular bedroom. Her bedroom is 12 and 3/4 feet wide and 15 and 1/4 feet long. How many whole stars will Nancy stencil?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of April 18-22:

2011-04-17T14:08:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 3.1: Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way and express the theoretical probability of each outcome.
SDAP 3.2: Students use data to eliminate the probability of future events.
SDAP 3.3: Represent probabilities as ratios, decimals between 0 and 1 and percentages between 0 and 100.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, April 18: Intermediate: p. 384 #2-10 even; Advanced: p. 384 #5-15 all
Tuesday, April 19: Change a carnival game to make it more fair or create your own carnival game. Be ready to test your game out in class on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 20: Intermediate: p. 392 #3-6 all; Advanced: p. 392 #6-10 all
Thursday, April 21: Intermediate: p. 396 #1-5 all; Advanced: pp. 396-397 #4-14 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.

Question: Nancy is stenciling 5-inch wide stars, end-to-end, around her rectangular bedroom. Her bedroom is 12 and 3/4 feet wide and 15 and 1/4 feet long. How many whole stars will Nancy stencil?

Good Luck!

Something to ponder:

2011-04-01T05:46:00.000-07:00

This year we experienced and are going to experience four unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11; that's not all ... take the last two digits of the year in which you were born; now add the age you will be this year, and the result will be 111 for everyone! For example - Harry was born in 1957, and 57 + 54 = 111 This is the year of Money!!! This year October will have 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays and 5 Saturdays. This happens only every 823 years.

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7:

2011-03-27T07:36:00.000-07:00

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:

2011-03-27T07:34:00.000-07:00

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.

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

2011-03-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

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:

2011-03-20T11:23:00.000-07:00

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
Review 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!

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

2011-03-13T07:48:00.001-07:00

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:

2011-03-13T07:41:00.000-07:00

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!

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

2011-03-06T16:58:00.001-08:00

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:

2011-03-06T16:52:00.000-08:00

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!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6. & 7 Homework for the week of Feb. 28-March 4:

2011-02-27T15:40:00.001-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers and combinations of these operations
AF 2.1: Convert one unit of measurement to another.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 28:
Basic: Review Worksheet 48; Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 48 #2-14 even; Advanced: Practice Worksheet 48 #1-14 all

Tuesday, March 1:
Basic: p. 208 #2-12 even; Intermediate: p. 208 #14-28 even; Advanced: p. 208 #28-40 even

Wednesday, March 2:
Basic: p. 216 #2-8 even; Intermediate: p. 216 #10-22 even; Advanced: p. 216 # 24-42 even

Thursday, March 3:
Basic: p. 218 #6-20 even; Intermediate: p. 218 #2-24 even; Advanced: p. 218 #2-26 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 $89.95. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: What is the value of one-half of two-thirds of three-fourths of four-fifths of five-sixths of six-sevenths of seven-eighths of eight-ninths of nine-tenths of one thousand?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of Feb. 28-March 4:

2011-02-27T15:34:00.000-08:00

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

Quiz Friday, March 4 on Percents, Decimals and Fractions.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 28:
Intermediate: p. 281 #18 a & b; Advanced: p. 281 #18 a, b, & c

Tuesday, March 1:
Intermediate: p. 287 #1-13 all; Advanced: p. 288 #14-40 even

Wednesday, March 2:
All students: p. 290 Think and Discuss #1-2 all

Thursday, March 3:
Intermediate: p. 294 #2-10 even; Advanced: p. 294 #12-28 even
Both groups review 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 $89.95. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: What is the value of one-half of two-thirds of three-fourths of four-fifths of five-sixths of six-sevenths of seven-eighths of eight-ninths of nine-tenths of one thousand?

Good Luck!

Link for the scale factor project.
http://www.themathlab.com/Algebra/basics/blow%20'em%20up%20cartoons.htm

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of Feb. 22-25:

2011-02-20T15:22:00.001-08:00

STANDARD:
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, including those arising in concrete situations that use positive and negative integers and combinations of these operations.

HOMEWORK:
Tuesday, February 22:
Basic: Practice Worksheet 47 #16-24 even; Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 47 #16-25 all; Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 47 #1-10 all

Wednesday, February 23:
Basic: p. 224 #46-54 even; Intermediate: p. 224 #46-56 even; Advanced: p. 224 # 46-57 all

Thursday, February 24:
All groups: finish all questions on Alternate Opener Worksheet

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 2614. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: Baseball season is coming soon. Samantha bought 8 ball caps, one for each of her eight friends, for $8.95 each. The cashier charged her an additional $12.07 in sales tax. She left the store with a measely $6.28. How much money did Sam start with?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of Feb. 22-25:

2011-02-20T15:10:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
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:
Tuesday, February 22:
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 57; Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 57

Wednesday, February 23:
Intermediate: p. 268 #1-2 all; Advanced: p. 268 #5-7 all

Thursday, February 24:
Intermediate: p. 268 #3-4 all; Advanced: p. 268 #7-13 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 2614. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: Baseball season is coming soon. Samantha bought 8 ball caps, one for each of her eight friends, for $8.95 each. The cashier charged her an additional $12.07 in sales tax. She left the store with a measely $6.28. How much money did Sam start with?

Good Luck!

Period 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of February 14-17:

2011-02-13T12:54:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
NS 2.3: Solve addtion, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, including those arising in concret situations, that use positive and negative integers and combinations of these operations.

Review text pages 202-203 for Wednesday's quiz.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 14:
Basic: p. 204 #1-4 all; Intermediate: p. 204 #10-16 even; Advanced: p. 204 #28-33 all

Tuesday, February 15:
Basic: p. 204 #5-8 all; Intermediate: p. 204 #18-26 even; Advanced: p. 204 #34-41 all
Everyone: review text pages 202-203 and your notes for Wednesday's quiz.

Wednesday, February 16:
All groups: p. 205 #48-56 even

Thursday, February 17:
No new homework, can review or make up work.

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 no one would be able to get their paper corrected. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: Henry was driving to Hillsborough when he spotted a big green gorilla on the side of the road. He screeched to a stop, jumped out of his car. He saw the outline of a number on the gorilla. He couldn't quite see the number, but he knew it was a 4 digit number. And:

*In the hundred's place he remembers the number is 3 times the number in the thousand's place.

*He said the number in the one's place is 4 times the number in the ten's place.

*Finally he said the number 2 is sitting in the thousand's place.

What is the number?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of February 14-17:

2011-02-13T12:46:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems. Use cross multiplication as a method for solving such problems, understanding it as the mutliplication of both sides of an equation by multiplicative inverse.

Review text pages 262-263 for Wednesday's Quiz

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 14:
Intermediate: p. 261 #16-19 all; Advanced: p. 261: 21-22 all

Tuesday, February 15:
Intermediate: p. 264 #1-4 all; Advanced: p. 264 #5-8 all
Review for text pages 262-263 and your notes for quiz.

Wednesday, February 16:
Intermediate: p. 265 #13-22 all; Advanced: p. 265 #9-14 all

Thursday, February 17:
No new homework, can review or make up work.

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 no one would be able to get their paper corrected. Congratulations to those of you who figured it out.

Question: Henry was driving to Hillsborough when he spotted a big green gorilla on the side of the road. He screeched to a stop, jumped out of his car. He saw the outline of a number on the gorilla. He couldn't quite see the number, but he knew it was a 4 digit number. And:

*In the hundred's place he remembers the number is 3 times the number in the thousand's place.

*He said the number in the one's place is 4 times the number in the ten's place.

*Finally he said the number 2 is sitting in the thousand's place.

What is the number?

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 homework for the week of February 7-11:

2011-02-06T15:20:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one-step linear equations.
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:
Monday, February 7:
Basic: p. 198 #1-3 all; Intermediate: p. 198 #8-10 all; Advanced: p. 198 #22-32 even

Tuesday, February 8:
Basic: p. 198 #4-6 all; Intermediate: p. 198 #14-20 even; Advanced: p. 198 #21-29 odd

Wednesday, February 9:
Everyone: finish p. 199 #48-55 all

Thursday, February 10:
Everyone: finish p. 200 #1-20 all *revised 2/10

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 2/6 or 1/3. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

The Question: You are in a classroom with 40 people of varying heights. The teacher has asked you to exchange papers for the purpose of grading them. However, nobody is allowed to change papers with anyone that is shorter than themself. How many exchanges will occur? Explain how you got your answer.

Good Luck!

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

2011-02-06T15:13:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems. Use cross multiplication as a method for solving such problems.

Quiz: Wednesday on Similar Figures and Proportions - review pages 258-261.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 7:
Everyone: p. 259 Think and Discuss questions 1 & 2

Tuesday, February 8:
Intermediate: p. 260 #2-8 even; Advanced: p. 261 #10-22 even
Everyone: Review text pages 258-261 for Wednesday's quiz.

Wednesday, February 9:
No new homework.

Thursday, February 10:
Everyone: work on Flip Family Investigation

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 2/6 or 1/3. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

The Question: You are in a classroom with 40 people of varying heights. The teacher has asked you to exchange papers for the purpose of grading them. However, nobody is allowed to change papers with anyone that is shorter than themself. How many exchanges will occur? Explain how you got your answer.

Good Luck!

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

2011-01-30T12:13:00.001-08:00

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:

2011-01-30T12:05:00.000-08:00

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!

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

2011-01-23T16:29:00.001-08:00

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:

2011-01-23T16:11:00.000-08:00

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!

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

2011-01-16T15:18:00.000-08:00

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:

2011-01-16T15:11:00.000-08:00

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!

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

2011-01-09T12:34:00.000-08:00

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:

2011-01-09T12:25:00.000-08:00

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!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of December 13-17:

2010-12-12T16:31:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
NS 1.1: Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, December 13:
All groups: finish dividing the grids into fourths, eighths, and sixteenths

Tuesday, December 14:
Basic: p. 159 #40-56 even
Intermediate: p. 159 #41-57 odd
Advanced: p. 159 #40-57 all

Wednesday, December 15:
Basic: p. 160 #58-68 even
Intermediate: p. 160 #59-69 odd
Advanced: p. 160 #58-70 all

Thursday, December 16:
Basic: p. 160 #72-84 even
Intermediate: p. 161 #20-32 even
Advanced: p. 161 #14-34 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 week's question was 10 bicycles and 11 tricycles. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

Question: You go to a shop that sells tricycles. There are 18 wheels in the Wheel Shop. How many tricycles are in the shop? Explain how you know.

Good Luck!

Period 5: Homework for the week of December 13-17:

2010-12-12T16:26:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
MR 2.4: Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, December 13: survey and graph activity

Tuesday, December 14: survey and graph activity

Wednesday, December 15: survey and graph activity

Thursday, December 16: survey and graph activity

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 week's question was 10 bicycles and 11 tricycles. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

Question: You go to a shop that sells tricycles. There are 18 wheels in the Wheel Shop. How many tricycles are in the shop? Explain how you know.

Good Luck!

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

2010-12-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
NS 1.1: Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.

Reminder: Portfolio evaluations are due this Friday, December 10.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, December 6:
All groups: Design your new portfolio folder.

Tuesday, December 7:
Basic: page 148 #2-12 even
Intermediate: page 148 #10-24 even
Advanced: page 148 #14-34 even

Wednesday, December 8:
Basic: page 152 #1-10 all
Intermediate: page 152 #12-30 even
Advanced: pages 152-153 #32-44 even

Thursday, December 9:
All groups: finish page 154 Are You Ready to Go On? #1-28 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 week's question was 4 degrees fahrenheit. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: The holidays are here and as I was driving my parents around we came across a Wheel Shop. They sell tricycles, bicycles and go-carts. The bicycles and go-carts are kept in a separate room from the tricycles. Each bicycle has only one seat and each go-cart has only one seat. There are a total of 21 seats and 54 wheels in this particular part of the shop. How many bicycles and how many go-carts are in the room?

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of December 6-10:

2010-12-05T12:44:00.001-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.2 (7th grade): Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers (integers, fractins, and terminating decimals) and take positiverational numbers to whole-number powers.
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems (e.g. determine the value of N if 4/7 = N/21, find the length of a side of a polygon similar to a known polygon). 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.

Reminder: Portfolio evaluations are due this Friday, December 10.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, December 6:
Intermediate: page 204 #10-28 even
Advanced: page 204 #28-40 even

Tuesday, December 7:
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 48
Advanced: Problem Solving Worksheet 48

Wednesday, December 8:
Intermediate: page 216 #10-24 even
Advanced: page 216 #22-46 even

Thursday, December 9:
Intermediate: page 229 #1-16 all
Advanced: page 229 #2-36 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 week's question was 4 degrees fahrenheit. Congratulations to everyone who solved it!

QUESTION: The holidays are here and as I was driving my parents around we came across a Wheel Shop. They sell tricycles, bicycles and go-carts. The bicycles and go-carts are kept in a separate room from the tricycles. Each bicycle has only one seat and each go-cart has only one seat. There are a total of 21 seats and 54 wheels in this particular part of the shop. How many bicycles and how many go-carts are in the room?

Good Luck!

November 29-December 3:

2010-11-28T14:14:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 1.1: Computer the range, mean, median and mode of data sets.
SDAP 1.2: Understand how additional data added to sets may affect computations of measures of central tendancy.
SDAP 1.3: Understand how the inclusion or exclusion of outliers affects measures of central tendancy.
MR 2.3: Estimate unknown quatities graphically and solve for them by using logical reasoning and arithmetic and algebraic techniques.
MR 2.4: Use a varety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams and models to explain mathematical reasoning.

HOMEWORK:
All Students - due Friday, December 10: Share your math portfolio with your family. Remember to explain how to do each of the 8 items in your folder. Have your parent fill out the survey regarding your portfolio.

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 week's question was the seventh grade (remember the trick for dividing by 3 - 1+2+3=6 and six is divisible by 3, so 123 is also divisble by 3). You could make 3 groups and each group would have 41 students.

QUESTION: The weather is sure getting colder. In Minnesota the temperature was -8 degrees fahrenheit on Saturday. This was 12 degrees less than the temperature in Indiana on the same day. What was the temperature in Indiana? Make sure you explain your answer.

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 Homework for the week of November 22-26:

2010-11-21T15:39:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:

NS 2.4: Determine the least common multiples, greatest common divisor of whole numbers and ust them to solve problems with fractions.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 22:
Basic: Worksheet 33 Part A
Intermediate: Worksheet 33 Parts A & B
Advanced: Worksheet 33 Parts A, B & C

Tuesday, November 23:
Everyone: Get your portfolio in order

Wednesday, November 24:
Everyone: Take portfolios home to share with your families

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 week's question was 29 pages per day and it would take 15 days to read the book.

QUESTION: At the STEM Academy, there are 113 students in the eighth grade, 123 students in the seventh grade and 137 students in the sixth grade. In which grade can the students be evenly divided into more than one group? How many groups could you make and how many students in each group? Make sure you explain your answer.

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of November 22-26:

2010-11-21T15:24:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1: Convert one unit of measurement to another.
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:
Monday, November 22:
Intermediate: text p. 178 #16-26 even
Advanced: text p. 178 #26-48 even

Tuesday, November 23:
Intermediate: Practice worksheet 43
Advanced: Challenge worksheet 43

Wednesday, November 24:
All students: take portfolio home to share with families over the holiday.

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 week's question was 29 pages per day and it would take 15 days to read the book.

QUESTION: At the STEM Academy, there are 113 students in the eighth grade, 123 students in the seventh grade and 137 students in the sixth grade. In which grade can the students be evenly divided into more than one group? How many groups could you make and how many students in each group? Make sure you explain your answer.

Good Luck!

Period 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 Homework for the week of November 15-19:

2010-11-14T12:27:00.000-08:00

STANDARD:
NS 2.4: Determine the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of whole numbers and use them to solve problems with fractions.

Quiz on GCD on Wednesday, November 17

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 15:
Basic: page 133 #1
Intermediate: page 133 #1-2
Advanced: page 133 #1-3

Tuesday, November 16:
Everyone-review for quiz on GCD
Basic: text p. 134 #1-7 all
Intermediate: text p. 134 #8-20 even
Advanced: text p. 134 #22-38 even

Wednesday, November 17:
Basic: Review for Mastery Worksheet 32
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 32
Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 32

Thursday, November 18:
Basic: text page 138 #1-7 all
Intermediate: text page 138 #8-20 even
Advanced: text page 138 #22-36 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 week's question was 34. You needed to find a pattern to solve this one.

QUESTION: You want to read a mystery that has 435 pages. If you read the same number of pages per day and the number is a prime number greater than 20, how many pages per day will you read? Make sure you explain your answer.

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of November 15-19:

2010-11-14T12:20:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS1.1: Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line
NS2.4: Determine the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of whole numbers; use them to solve problems with fractions.

Chapter 3 Test - Friday, November 19

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 15:
Intermediate: Challenge 3-4
Advanced: Problem Solving 3-4

Tuesday, November 16:
Intermediate: p. 148 #14-34 even
Advanced: p. 148 #20-50 even

Wednesday, November 17:
Intermediate: p. 152 #2-30 even
Advanced: p. 152-3 #31-43 all

Thursday, November 18:
All Students Review for Chapter 3 Test
Intermediate: p. 167 #4-22 even
Advanced: p. 167 #10-32 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 week's question was 34. You needed to find a pattern to solve this one.

QUESTION: You want to read a mystery that has 435 pages. If you read the same number of pages per day and the number is a prime number greater than 20, how many pages per day will you read? Make sure you explain your answer.

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 Homework for the week of November 8-12:

2010-11-07T13:00:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS 2.4: Determine the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of whole numbers and use them to solve problems with fractions.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 8:
All groups finish Worksheet 31 Prime Factorization activity

Tuesday, November 9:
Basic: text p. 130 #1-8 all
Intermediate: text p. 130 #22-32 even
Advanced: text p. 130 #22-40 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 week's question was he didn't line up the decimals before adding. The correct answer was 2.824.

QUESTION: What number comes next in the pattern and how did you find this out?
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, _____

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of November 8-12:

2010-11-07T12:55:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS2.4: Determine the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of whole numbers; use them to solve problems with fractions.
NS1.1: Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 8:
Intermediate: p. 138 #10-20 even;
Advanced: p. 138 #22-40 even

Tuesday, November 9:
Intermediate: p. 144 #22-42 even;
Advanced: p. 144 #26-54 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 week's question was he didn't line up the decimals before he added the numbers. The correct answer to the problem was 2.824.

QUESTION: What number comes next in the pattern and how did you find this out?
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, _____

Good Luck!

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 Homework for the week of November 1-5:

2010-10-31T13:27:00.001-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.0: Write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations, and graph and interpret their results.
AF 2.1: convert one unit of measure to another.
MR 2.4: Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning.

Chapter 2 Test is Friday, November 5.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 1:
Basic: page 102 #12-22 even
Intermediate: page 102 #14-26 even
Advanced: page 102 #16-21 all

Tuesday, November 2:
Basic: text p. 106 #5-8 all
Intermediate: text p. 106 #6-16 even
Advanced: text p. 106 #10-17 all

Wednesday, November 3:
Basic: text p. 110 #4-10 even
Intermediate: text p. 110 #6-14 even
Advanced: text p. 110 #10-22 even

Thursday, November 4:
All students – study for test on Friday
Basic: text p. 114 #2-14 even
Intermediate: text p. 114 # 2-18 even
Advanced: text p. 114 #1-8 all and #14-24 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 question was 10 handshakes.

QUESTION: Joe was asked to add 2.61 and 0.214 on a test. He came up with the answer 4.75. Do you agree with Joe's answer? Use sketches, words, and / or numbers to explain how you know.

Good Luck!

Period 5 Homework for the week of November 1-5:

2010-10-31T13:15:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.0: Write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations, and graph and interpret their results.
AF 1.4: Solve problems manually by using the correct order of operations
AF 2.1: Convert one unit of measurement to another.
MR 2.4: Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning.
NS 1.1: Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.
NS 2.4: Determine the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of whole numbers; use them to solve problems with fractions.

Chapter 2 Test Wednesday, November 3.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, November 1:
All students: finish Plane of OZ worksheets and graph
Intermediate: text p. 106 #6-16 even
Advanced: text p. 106 #10-17 all

Tuesday, November 2:
All students: Study for Chapter 2 test
Intermediate: p. 114 #2-18 even
Advanced: p. 114 14-24 even

Wednesday, November 3:
Intermediate: text p. 125 #1-5 all and #12-20 even
Advanced: text p. 125 #2-24 even

Thursday, November 4:
Intermediate: text p. 130 #2-20 even
Advanced: text p. 130 #22-46 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 question was 10 handshakes.

QUESTION: Joe was asked to add 2.61 and 0.214 on a test. He came up with the answer 4.75. Do you agree with Joe's answer? Use sketches, words, and / or numbers to explain how you know.

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of October 4-8:

2010-10-03T14:00:00.001-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.4: Solve problems manually by using the correct order of operations.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems including those that arise in concrete situations that use positive and negative integers.
Prep. for AF 1.0: Students write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions and equations, they evaluate algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations and graph and interpret their results.

HOMEWORK for Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, 7:
Chapter 2, Quiz 3: Wednesday, October 6
Monday, October 4:
Basic: page 90 #6-16 even
Intermediate: page 90 #22-32 even
Advanced: page 90 #35-47 all

Tuesday, October 5: all groups review for Wednesday's quiz
Basic: page 90 #22-32 even
Intermediate: page 90 #36-46 even
Advanced: page 90 #48-62 all

Wednesday, October 6:
All groups: write the rules for multiplying and dividing integers

Thursday, October 7:
Basic: page 96 #1-6 all
Intermediate: page 96 #8-18 even
Advanced: page 96 #22-38 even

HOMEWORK for Period 5:
Chapter 2, Quiz 3: Wednesday, October 6
Monday, October 4:
Basic: page 90 #22-32 even
Intermediate: page 90 #36-46 even
Advanced: page 91 #48-62 all

Tuesday, October 5: All groups study Lessons 1 through 5 for Wednesday's quiz
Intermediate: pages 96-97 #8-20 even and 48-56 even
Advanced: pages 96-97 #22-46 even

Wednesday, October 6:
All groups: finish Chapter 2, Quiz 3 (if you don't finish in class)

Thursday, October 7:
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet B
Advanced: Practice Worksheet C

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. I guess last week's question was a bit too difficult. Many of you tried to answer, but only one person was successful (congratulations, Sabrina!). The answer to last week's question was 60 minutes.

QUESTION: If you have FIVE people in a room and each person shakes hands with every other person exactly once, how many total handshakes happen?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of September 27-October 1:

2010-09-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.1: Compare and order positive and negative integers and place them on a number line.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers.

Quiz 2, Chapter 2 this Friday, October 1

HOMEWORK:

Monday, September 27: Non-student Day, Staff Development

Tuesday, September 28:
Basic: text p. 84 #21-24 all
Intermediate: text p. 84 #36-44 even
Advanced: text pp 84-85 #49-55 all

Wednesday, September 29:
Basic: Review for Mastery Worksheet 23
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 23
Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 23

Thursday, September 30: All groups review for Friday's Quiz on Subtracting Integers
Basic: text p. 119 #20-28 even
Intermediate: text p. 119 #20-34 even
Advanced: text p. 119 #20-35 all

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and how you got it and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was $24.00. Congratulations to everyone who turned in an answer.

Question: If a doctor gives you three pills, telling you to take one every half hour, how many minutes will the pills last?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of September 20-24:

2010-09-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.1: Compare and order positive and negative integers and place them on a number line.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers.

CHAPTER 2, QUIZ 1, FRIDAY, September 24 - study adding integers!

HOMEWORK:
Monday, September 20:
Basic: text p. 78 #2-8 even
Intermediate: text p. 78 #14-28 even
Advanced: text p. 78 #33-44 all

Tuesday, September 21:
All groups: finish labeling your number lines so they are ready for class on Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 22:
All groups: finish placing items on your number lines and be prepared to share your number lines in class.

Thursday, September 23:
Basic: text p. 84 #5-8 all
Intermediate: text p. 84 #22-28 even
Advanced: text p. 84 #36-48 even
**All groups should review adding integers for Friday's quiz**

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and work for this week's question and you could win a prize. The answers to last week's question were: mean=36, median=32, modes: 31, 33, and range=36. Congratulations to everyone who submitted an answer!

Question: You have decided you want to earn money so that you can buy the latest electronic gadget. So you thought the best way to earn money was to start a babysitting service. You will charge $5.00 per hour plus a flat fee of $2.00 per child. How much will you earn if you babysit 2 children from the same family for four hours?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of September 13-17:

2010-09-12T11:03:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.1: Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, September 13:
Basic and Intermediate: Intervention worksheet based on Chapter 1 Test results
Advanced: Chapter 1 Enrichment worksheet

Tuesday, September 14:
Basic: text p. 72 #1-4 all
Intermediate: text p. 72 #16-19 all
Advanced: text p. 72 #16-19 all and 40-42 all

Wednesday, September 15:
Basic: p. 72 #5-15 all
Intermediate: text p. 72 #20-30 all
Advanced: text p. 72 #31-39 all and #43

Thursday, September 16:
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced: Bring corrected math papers to class to put in math portfolio.

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was: Sita had 1/6 of her earring collection left. Congratulations to everyone who solved last week's question.

Question: In 2001, 64-year-old Sherman Bull became the oldest person to reach to top of Mount Everest. Other climbers to reach the summit that day were 33, 31, 31, 32, 33 and 28 years old. Find the mean, median, mode and range with Bull's age. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of September 6-10:

2010-09-05T13:05:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one step linear equations.
AF 1.2: Students write and evaluate an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.
AF 1.3: Applying algebraic order of operations and the commutative, associative and distributive properties to evaluate expressions, and justify each step.
AF 1.4: Solve problems by using correct order of operations.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, September 6: none - Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday, September 7: (due Thursday, September 9)
Basic: text page 58 Choose three vocabulary words to use in good sentences.
Intermediate: text page 58 Choose six vocabulary words to use in good sentences.
Advanced: text page 58 Choose twelve vocabulary words to use in a paragraph, poem, chant, rap song, or story.

Wednesday, September 8:
See Tuesday's homework.

Thursday, September 9:
Chapter 1 Test - due Friday, September 10.

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and your answer to this week's web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was: Carmen would receive 1/6 of Highland Forest which equals 8 acres. Congratulations to all who submitted an answer!

Question: Sita gave half of her collection of earrings to a friend and traded one-third of her collection of earrings for a bracelet. What fraction of her collection does Sita still have?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of August 30-September 3:

2010-08-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one step linear equations.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, August 30:
Basic: text page 45 #2-14 even
Intermediate: text page 46 #16-28 even
Advanced: text page 46 #28-32 all

Tuesday, August 31:
Basic: text page 49 #1-7 all
Intermediate: text page 49 #8-17 all
Advanced: text page 49 #18-38 even

Wednesday, September 1: EP3 can be found in the back of the math text book, the page has a green edge.
Basic: text page EP3 #51-54 all
Intermediate: text page EP3 #55-58 all
Advanced: text page EP3 #59-62 all

Thursday, September 2:
Basic: text page 52 #2-8 even
Intermediate: text page 53 #10-18 even
Advanced: text page 53 #19-31 all

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to this week's web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 28,956 m. Congratulations to all who turned in a correct solution!

Question: Highland Forest contains 48 acres. Quoting from a will: "Archie will receive 1/3 of Highland Forest, and Beata will receive 1/2 of Highland Forest. Carmen will receive the rest of Highland Forest." What fraction of Highland Forest will Carmen receive and how many acres is it?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of August 23-27:

2010-08-22T15:07:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one step linear equations.
AF 1.2: Write and evaluate an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.
AF 1.3: Apply order of operations and the commutative, associative and distributive properties to evaluate expressions and justify each step.
AF 1.4: Solve problems by using the correct order of operations.

HOMEWORK:

Monday, August 23:
Basic: text page 26 #2-8 even
Intermediate: text page 26 #10-20 even
Advanced: text ppage 26-27 #22-34 even

Tuesday, August 24:
Basic: text page 30 #1-5 all
Intermediate: text page 30 #6-11 all
Advanced: text page 30 #12-19 all
**** all groups should review Chapter 1, Lessons 1 through 6 for Wednesday's mid-chapter test

Wednesday, August 25:
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced: Decorate your math portfolio folder

Thursday, August 26:
Basic: text page 36 #1-7 all
Intermediate: text page 36 #8-20 even
Advanced: text page 36 #22-34 all

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was $32. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

Question: The Empire State Building is 381 m tall. At the Grand Canyon's widest point, 76 Empire State Buildings would fit end to end. What is the width of the Grand Canyon at this point?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of August 16-20:

2010-08-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

STANDARD:
AF 1.4: Solve problems manually by using the correct order of operation.

HOMEWORK:

Monday, August 16:
Basic and Intermediate: Write out the Order of Operations
Advanced: Write out the Order of Operations and answer this question: Is 2 plus 5 times 4 to the third power plus 4 squared equivalent to (2 plus 5 times 4 to the third power) plus 4 squared? Explain your reasoning.

Tuesday, August 17:
Basic: Review for Mastery Worksheet 13
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 13
Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 13

Wednesday, August 18:
Basic: text page 17 #43-53 odd
Intermediate: text page 17 43-53 all
Advanced: text extra practice page 2 (EP2) #19-25 all [found in the back of your book]

Thursday, August 19:
Basic: text page 22 #2-12 even
Intermediate: text page 22 #1-12 all
Advanced: text page 22 #19-30 all

Web Question: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 80 balls. Congratulations to everyone who turned in an answer.

Question: Maria decided to donate $1.00 to her favorite charity the first week of the month and to double the amount she donates each week. How much will she donate the sixth week?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of August 9-13:

2010-08-08T14:41:00.000-07:00

STANDARD:
Preparation for AF 1.4: Solve problems manually by using the correct order of operations or by using a scientific calculator.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, August 9:
Basic: text p. 12 #2-10 even
Intermediate: text p. 12 #12-30 even
Advanced: text pp. 12-13 #32-48 even

Tuesday, August 10:
Basic: Review for Mastery Worksheet 12
Intermediate: Practice Worksheet 12
Advanced: Challenge Worksheet 12

Wednesday, August 11:
Basic: text p. 16 #1-7 all
Intermediate: text p. 16 8-18 all
Advanced: text pp. 16-17 20-42 even

Thursday, August 12: Revised 8/11
Homework cancelled for Thursday due to Curriculum Associates Testing.

Web Question: Be the first student in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 33 rows. Congratulations to everyone wo turned in an answer.

Question: Mr. Arzie, the physical education teacher at The Bayside STEM Academy, asked Ms. Trask's third period class to help him organize the equipment after field day. There were eight stations in the gym and each one had six small rubber balls and four large ones. How many balls were there in altogether?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of August 2-6:

2010-08-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
Getting ready for:
AF 1.0: Students write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions and equations.
AF 2.0: Students analyze and use tables and graphs, and rules to solve problems.

HOMEWORK:

Monday, August 2: Write down two examples of patterns with numbers or symbols that are seen in daily life.

Tuesday, August 3: finish Book Scavenger Hunt, text page xxiv

Wednesday, August 4: basic: text page 8 #1-6 all; intermediate: text page 8 #7-11 all; advanced: text page 9 #19-26 all

Thursday, August 5: Take home quiz 1: Numbers and Patterns

Web Question: Be the first student in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to the web question and you could win a prize.

Question: An airplane has seats for 198 passengers. If each row seats 6 people, how many rows are on the plane?

Good Luck!

Welcome to The Bayside S.T.E.M. Academy!

2010-07-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

This week:

Monday, July 26: Staff Development, no school for students

Tuesday, July 27: Staff Work Day, Arena Day for students-pick up schedules, turn in forms, take school picture

Wednesday, July 28: First day of instruction (students dismissed at 12:38 pm)
Homework: Student information sheet

Thursday, July 29: regular day
Homework: Student responsibility contract

Friday, July 30: regular day

June 21-22:

2010-06-20T19:16:00.000-07:00

June 21: Monday, report to your first period class for attendance. You will be told where to go for the rest of the day.

June 22: Tuesday, super minimum day, students released at 12:35pm
Year books distributed.
Stanford film project in the theater

June 23: Teacher work day
Have a wonderful break!

Homework for the week of June 14-18:

2010-06-13T16:08:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
SDAP 1.1: Compare the range, mean, median and mode of a set of data.

Note: All missing assignments need to be turned in by Wednesday, June 16.

HOMEWORK:

Monday, June 14: Finish Year End Review
Homework: Vocabulary: range, mean, median and mode

Tuesday, June 15: Berkeley Pre-Algebra Readiness Testing
Homework: Part 1 of the Skittles Lab Worksheet

Wednesday, June 16: Exploring Mean, Median, Mode and Range: Skittles Activity
Homework: bring a calculator to class

Thursday, June 17: Exploring Fractions, Decimals and Percents: Skittles Activity
Homework: bring a calculator to class

WEB QUESTION: Be the first person in your class to show Ms. Trask your work and answer to the web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 93.

QUESTION: A spinner is divided into three sectors. Half of the spinner is red, one third of the spinner is blue, and one sixth of the spiner is green. What is the probability that the spinner will land on either red or green?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of June 7-11:

2010-06-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one-step linear equations in one variable.
AF 1.2: Write and evaluate an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
AF 3.2: Express in symbolic form simple relationships arising from geometry.
MG 1.1: Understand the concept of a constant such as pi, know the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle.
MG 1.2: Know common estimates of pi (3.14 or 22/7) and use these values to estimate and calculate the circumference and the area of circles; compare with actual measurements.
MR 1.3: Determine when and how to break a problem into simpler parts.
MR 2.2: Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex problems.
MR 2.4: Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams and models to explain mathematical reasoning.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, June 7: Chapter 10 Project
Homework: finish your project and be ready to present it to the class

Tuesday, June 8: Share Chapter 10 Projects
Homework: Bring math text book back to school

Wednesday, June 9: Year End Review
Homework: Puzzles, Twisters & Teasers: Beam Me up, Scotty!

Thursday, June 10: Year End Review
Homework: Puzzles, Twisters & Teasers: You Are Correct, Sir!

WEB QUESTION: Be the first student in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and work for this week's web question and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was about 314 miles.

QUESTION: A Bayside STEM student scored 92, 87, and 85 on three tests. She wants her average score for five tests to be at least 90. What is the lowest score the student can get, on average , on her fourth and fifth tests?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of May 31-June 4:

2010-05-31T14:51:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one-step linear equations in one variable.
AF 1.2: Write and evaluate an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
AF 3.2: Express in symbolic form simple relationships arising from geometry.
MG 1.1: Understand the concept of a constant such as pi, know the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle.
MG 1.2: Know common estimates of pi (3.14 or 22/7) and use these values to estimate and calculate the circumference and the area of circles; compare with actual measurements.
MR 1.3: Determine when and how to break a problem into simpler parts.
MR 2.2: Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex problems.
MR 2.4: Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams and models to explain mathematical reasoning.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 31: Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, June 1: Chapter 10 quiz (finish today)
Homework: text book page 545 #16-18 all

Wednesday, June 2: Chapter 10 Project - due Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Homework: get materials needed for your project and begin working on it

Thursday, June 3: Chapter 10 Project (continued)
Homework: Work on project (due Tuesday, June 8, 2010)

WEB QUESTION: Be the first student in your class to show Ms. Trask your answer and work for this week's web question and you could win a prize! The answer to last week's question was 14,400 feet cubed.

QUESTION: The state of North Dakota is trapezoidal in shape and has an area of 70,704 square miles. If the southern border is 359 miles and the distance between the northern border and the southern border is 210 miles, what is the approximate length of the norther border?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of May 24-28:

2010-05-23T14:19:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing gemetric quantities.
MG 1.3: Know and use the formulas for the volume of triangular prisms and cylinders; compare these formulas and explain the similarity between them and the formula for volume of a rectangular solid.

QUIZ Friday, May 28 on Surface Area

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 24: Volume of Cylinders (pp 528-529)
Homework: text book page 530 #6-10 even

Tuesday, May 25: Review of Volume of Prisms and Cylinders (pp 518-519 & 528-529)
Homework: text book page 544 #19-22 all

Wednesday, May 26: Surface Area (pp 534-535)
Homework: make nets for problems #2, 4, and 8 on text book page 536

Thursday, May 27: Surface Area (pp 534-535)
Homework: text book page 536 #10-18 even and review for quiz.

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize! The answer to last week's question was: Ramiro had 15 signatures.

QUESTION: The International Space Station is a state-of-the-art laboratory in space. It is where we can learn to live and work "off planet." The space station is large enough to accommodate more than 30 experiments and provide living space for 6 astronauts. It is in the shape of a rectangular prism. According to NASA, the average floor space in U.S. houses is about 1,800 square feet. Ceilings are 8 feet high on average. How many cubic feet are in a house with these average measurements?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of May 17-21:

2010-05-16T14:23:00.001-07:00

STANDARDS:
MG 1.3: Know and use the formulas for the volume of triangular prisms and cylinders; compare these formulas and explain the similarity between them and the formula for volume of a rectangular solid.

QUIZ Wednesday, May 19

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 17: Three Dimensional Figures (pp 518-519)
Homework: Make the chart for Activity 1 on text page 522. Use binder paper.

Tuesday, May 18: Exploring Volume of Prisms and Cylinders (pp 522-523)
Homework: Review notes on Three Dimensional Figures and Volume of Prisms

Wednesday, May 19: Quiz today on Three Dimensional Figures and Volume of Prisms
Homework: text book page 521 #24-26 even

Thursday, May 20: Volume of Prisms (pp 524-525)
Homework: text book page 526 #2-6 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize! The answer to last week's question was: the perimeter of the net was 20.6 meters and the area was 9.3 square meters.

QUESTION: Several Bayside STEM Academy students are collecting signatures for a petition. So far, Amanda has twice as many signatures as Ramiro. If she collects 30 more signatures, she will have 4 times as many signatures as Ramiro currently has. How many signatures has Ramiro collected?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of May 10-14:

2010-05-09T14:19:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
MG 1.2: Know common estimates of pi (3.14 or 22/7) and use these values of estimate and calculate the area of circles.
MG 1.3: Know and use the formulas for the volume of triangular prisms and cylinders, compare these formulas and explain the similarity between them and the formula for volume of a rectangular solid.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 10: Area of Circles (pp 506-507)
Homework: Read Area of a Circle Worksheet

Tuesday, May 11: Area of Circles [continued]
Homework: finish worksheet 21

Wednesday, May 12: Area of Irregular and Composite Figures (pp 510-511)
Homework: Worksheet 36 #1-5

Thursday, May 13: Area of Irregular and Composite Figures [continued]
Homework: Worksheet 37

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question about Greg and his marbles was: Greg could make four sets using all his marbles.

QUESTION: The students at Bayside STEM Academy were surprised one day in gym class when the teacher handed out a math test.
"What's going on?" they asked. "Good athletes have to be good students, too." said the teacher. "You don't want to be disqualified from a team because of poor grades. Answer this question." He gave them each a sheet of paper.

The volleyball net is 1 meter wide and 9.3 meters long. What are the perimeter and area of the net?

GOOD LUCK!

Homework for May 3-7:

2010-05-02T14:24:00.001-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
MG 1.1: Understand the concept of a constant such as pi, know the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle.
MG 1.2: Know common estimates of pi (3.14 and 22/7) and use these values to estimate and calculate the circumference and the area of circles, compare with actual measurements.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, May 3: Perimeter (pp 486-487)
Homework: text book page 488 #2-12 even

Tuesday, May 4: Explore Circumference (pp 490-491)
Homework: text book page 490 (finish lab)

Wednesday, May 5: Circles and Circumference (pp 492-493)
Homework: text book page 494 #6-14 even

Thursday, May 6: Area of Parallelograms (pp 497-498)
Homework: text book page 499 #10-16 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 27 one-topping pizzas could be made.

QUESTION: Greg is separating his marbles into sets. He has 16 green marbles and 20 red marbles. Each set must have the same number of green marbles and the same number of red marbles. What is the greatest number of marble sets that Greg can make if he wants to use every marble?

Good Luck!

Homework for April 26-30:

2010-04-25T14:14:00.001-07:00

STANDARDS:
MG 2.2: Use the properties of complimentary and supplementary angles and the sum of angles in a triangle to solve problems involving an unknown angle.

MG 2.3: Draw quadrilaterals and triangles from given information about them.

QUIZ: Thursday, April 29, on Chapter 9, lessons 1 through 8.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, April 26: Classifying Polygons (pp 448-449)
Homework: text book page 454 #5-8 all and #9-11 odd

Tuesday, April 27: Angle Measures in Triangles (pp 459-460)
Homework: text book pages 460-461 #2-14 even

Wednesday, April 28: Classifying Quadrilaterals (pp 462-463)
Homework: textbook page 465 #19-24 all and study for quiz

Thursday, April 29: Quiz Today!
Homework: text book page 476 #24-30 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to last weeks question was 940 students.

QUESTION: A pizza parlor offers thick crust, thin crust, or stuffed crust. The choices of toppings are pepperoni, cheese, hamburger, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and pineapple. How many different one-topping pizzas could you order?

Good Luck!

Homework for April 19-23:

2010-04-18T13:02:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
MG 2.1: Identify angles as vertical, adjacent, complimentary or supplementary and provide descriptions of these terms.
MG 2.2: Use the properties of complimentary and supplementary angles and the sum of angles in a triangle to solve problems involving an unknown angle.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, April 19: Introduction to Geometry (pp 428-429)
Homework: Read text pages 428-429. Define and draw an example of the following terms in your math notebook: point, line, ray, plane, line segment. Also, make sure you have a protractor to use at home this week.

Tuesday, April 20: Introduction to Geometry (pp 428-429)
Homework: text book page 430 #1-11 odd

Wednesday, April 21: Measuring and Classifying Angles (pp 432-433)
Homework: text book page 434 #12-23 all

Thursday, April 22: Angle Relationships (pp 436-437)
Homework: text book page 438 #7-15 odd

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to the last week's question was 40% of the students preferred apples.

QUESTION: Bayside STEM Academy is expecting 376 sixth -graders next year. This is 40% of the expected school enrollment. How many students are expected to enroll in the school next year?

Good Luck!

Homework for March 29 through April 16:

2010-03-31T07:34:00.000-07:00

STAR testing is approaching quickly. We all need to practice so that we will be ready to do our best on the test. Please spend an hour each day working on the following assignment. All pages are in the green edged section in the back of your math book.

Assignment 1: Extra Practice Chapter 1, text book pages EP2-EP3, #2-66 even.

Assignment 2: Extra Practice Chapter 2, text book pages EP4-EP5, #2-68 even.

Assignment 3: Extra Practice Chapter 3, text book pages EP6-EP7, #2-92 even.

Assignment 4: Extra Practice Chapter 4, text book pages EP8-EP9, #2-76 even.

Assignment 5: Extra Practice Chapter 5, text book pages EP10-EP11, #2-42 even.

Remember to show your work, put your answers in an answer column. Label your page numbers. These assignments will be collected on Monday, April 19. There will be a test on this material on April 19.

A little something fun for you to watch. Teacher Dance 2010.

Homework for the week of March 22-26:

2010-03-21T14:56:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
NS 1.2: Interpret and use ratios in different contexts to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notation.
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems. Use cross multiplication as a method for solving such problems.

QUIZ THURSDAY, March 25 on Chapter 5, Lessons 6 through 8
HOMEWORK:
Monday, March 22: Topic: Similar Figures and Proportions (pp 258-259)
Homework: text page 260 #5-9 all

Tuesday, March 23: Topic: Using Similar Figures (pp 262-263)
Homework: text page 264 #5-8 all

Wednesday, March 24: Topic: Scale Drawings & Scale Models (pp 266-267)
Homework: Revised 3/24: The Great Cartoon Blowup Activity & Study for Quiz

Thursday, March 25: CHAPTER 5, QUIZ 2 today
Homework: Begin working on Intersession Math assignments.

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's problem was 46,145 yards.

QUESTION: In a survey of Bayside STEM students, 50 students were asked whether they prefer bananas or apples. Twenty students said they prefer apples. What percent of the students surveyed said they prefer apples?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of March 15-19:

2010-03-14T14:15:00.000-07:00

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1: Convert one unit of measure to another.
NS 1.3: Students solve proportions using cross products.

QUIZ THURSDAY, MARCH 18 on Chapter 5 Lessons 1 through 5

HOMEWORK:
Monday, March 15: Topic: Solving Proportions (pp 244-246)
Homework: finish Flip Family Investigation

Tuesday, March 16: Topic: Solving Proportions (pp 244-246)
Homework: text book page 247 #8-16 even

Wednesday, March 17: Topic: Customary Units (pp 249-250)
Homework: Review Worksheet

Thursday, March 18: Topic: Quiz 1 Chapter 5
Homework: text book page 254 #16-26 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was $133.00.

QUESTION: A marathon is a race that is 26 miles 385 yards long. What is the length of a marathon in yards?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of March 8-12:

2010-03-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1: Demonstrate an understanding that rate is a meaure of one quantity per unit value of another quantity.
NS 1.2: Interpret and use ratios in different contexts to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notation.
NS 1.3: Use proportions to solve problems. Use crossmultiplication 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 8: Topic: Cummulative Assessment of Chapters 1 through 4
Homework: text book pages 226-227 #1-17 all

Tuesday, March 9: Topic: Ratios (text pp 232-233)
Homework: text book page 234 #2-10 even

Wednesday, March 10: Topic: Rates (text pp 236-237)
Homework: text book page 238 #6-20 even

Thursday, March 11: Topic: Identifying and Writing Proportions (text pp 240-241)
Homework: text book page 242 #14-20 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 2394.25 feet.

QUESTION: As you all know, spring training has begun. The Giants fans are all excited as they get to watch the Giants during spring training. Well, Bud, the hot dog vendor, sells 2 sizes of hot dogs. At Friday's game, he sold 14 junior dogs at $1.50 each and 56 jumbo dogs at $2.00 each. How much money did Bud bring in?

Good Luck!

Homework for the week of March 1-5:

2010-02-28T14:35:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
AF 2.1: Convert one unit of measure to another.
AF 1.1: Write and solve one-step linear equations in one variable.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers and combinations of these operations.

Test Friday, March 5: Chapter 4, part two on text book pages 202-218

HOMEWORK:
Monday, March 1: Topic: Metric Measures (continued-text pp 210-211)
Homework: text book page 212 #20-30 even

Tuesday, March 2: Topic: Solving Equations Containing Decimals (text pp 214-215)
Homework: text book page 216 #10-22 even

Wednesday, March 3: Topic: Chapter 4 Review lessons 4-7 through 4-10
Homework: text book page 224 #46-62 even

Thursday, March 4: Topic: Chapter 4 Review lessons 4-7 through 4-10
Homework: text book page 224 #64-72 even and study for test

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and your work and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was: 24 diamonds, 30 squares and 6 triangles.

QUESTION: Bayside STEM Academy and Borel Middle School are big rivals when it comes to sports. At their last meeting on the basketball quart, Sarah dribbled the basketball a total distance of 4,788.5 feet. Her twin sister, Denise, dribbled it half that far. How far did Denise dribble the ball?

GOOD LUCK!

Homework for the week of February 22-26:

2010-02-21T15:00:00.000-08:00

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

Quiz on dividing decimals: Wednesday, February 24!

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 22: Topic: Dividing Decimals (text pp 206-207)
Homework: text book page 208 #14-24 even

Tuesday, February 22: Topic: Dividing Decimals (continued)
Homework: text book page 209 #47-52 all and Review for Wednesday's quiz

Wednesday, February 23: Quiz on Dividing Decimals
Homework: text book page 208 #34-40 even

Thursday, February 24: Topic: Metric Measurements (text pp 210-211)
Homework: text book page 212 #1-4 and #10-13 all

Web Question: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and work and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 15 and 2/3 pounds of lunch meat.

QUESTION: Your teacher, Ms. Trask, has asked you to design a mural with 60 pieces. She wants you to make 2/5 of it have diamonds, 2/4 of it should have squares and 1/10 of it should have triangles. How many of each shape should there be in your design? How many diamonds? How many squares? How many triangles?

GOOD LUCK!

Homework for the week of February 15-19:

2010-02-14T13:24:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction and multiplication problems, including those arising in concrete situations, that use positive and negative integers.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 15: Presidents' Day, School Holiday

Tuesday, February 16: Topic: Adding and Subtracting Decimals (text page 202)
Homework: text book page 204 #10-16 even

Wednesday, February 17: Topic: Multiplying Decimals (text page 203)
Homework: text book page 204 #18-26 even

Thursday, February 18: Topic: Adding, Subtracting and Multiplying Decimals (text pages 202-203)
Homework: text book page 204 #28-28 even and study for Friday's quiz

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your work and your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 21 sessions.

QUESTION: The seventh graders at Bayside Stem Academy purchased 23 and 1/2 pounds of lunchmeat to make submarine sandwiches to sell. The sixth grade class purhcased 2/3 as much. How many pounds did the sixth grade class purchase?

Homework for the week of February 8-11:

2010-02-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one step linear equations in one variable.
NS 2.1: Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions.
NS 2.2: Explain the meaning of multiplication and division of positive fractions and perform the calculations.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, that use positive and negative integers.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 8: Topic: Fraction Addition and Subtraction (text pages 181-182)
Homework: Text book page EP8 #6-10 all

Tuesday, February 9: Topic: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (text pages 188-189)
Homework: Text book page EP8 #18-22 all

Wednesday, February 10: Test on First half of Chapter 4
Homework: Take Home Test - Chapter 4 Part 1

Thursday, February 11: finish menu items in class and turn in test
Homework: Review notes over the four day break

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your work and your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was 7 and 1/2 hours.

QUESTION: Ms. Paolini had her students busy preparing for the year-end art show. Chris needed to finish seven paintings for the show. If he painted 1/3 of a painting each class session, how many sessions would it take him to finish all seven?

Homework for the week of February 1-5:

2010-01-31T13:59:00.000-08:00

STANDARDS:
AF 1.1: Write and solve one step linear equations in one variable.
NS 2.1: Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of positive fractions.
NS 2.2: Explain the meaning of multiplication and division of positive fractions and perform the calculations.
NS 2.3: Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems, that use positive and negative integers.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, February 1: Topic: Review Fraction Addition and Subtraction (text pages 181-182)
Homework: Workbook page 28 #1-19 all

Tuesday, February 2: Topic: Review Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers (text pages 188-189)
Homework: Workbook page 29 #1-20 all

Wednesday, February 3: Topic: Review Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers (text pages 192-193)
Homework: Workbook page 30 #1-20 all

Thursday, February 4: Topic: Solving Equations Containing Fractions (text pages 196-197)
Homework: text book page 198 #8-20 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first one in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your work and your answer and you could win a prize. The answer to last week's question was one tenth. Congratulations to all who solved the problem!

QUESTION: The sixth-grade classes from Bayside STEM Academy went on a field trip to several museums. The classes rode on the bus 2 and 1/2 hours before coming to their first stop and then 1 and 2/8 hours to the second stop. How many total hours did they ride that day if the trip back to school took the same amount of time?

Homework for the week of January 25-29:

2010-01-24T15:04:00.000-08:00

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.
NS 2.2: Explain the meaning of multiplication and division of positive fractions.

HOMEWORK:
Monday, January 25: King Tut Exhibit field trip
Homework: finish workbook page 27 #13-20 all (assigned last week-due Tuesday, January 26)

Tuesday, January 26: Topic: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (text pages 186-187)
Homework: Worksheet 4186 #1-2 all

Wednesday, January 27: Topic: Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers (text pages 188-189)
Homework: text book page 190 #12-34 even

Thursday, January 28: Topic: Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers (text pages 192-193)
Homework: text book page 194 #10-24 even and review this week's notes and assignments for Friday's quiz.

WEB QUESTION: Be the first student in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you will win a prize. The answer to last week's web question was 48 stories.

QUESTION: Grace has a half pound of apples. Julie has two fifths of a pound of apples. They want to combine their apples to use in a recipe that calls for one pound of apples. How many more pounds of apples do they need?

Homework for the week of January 18-22:

2010-01-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

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:

Monday, January 18: School Holiday

Tuesday, January 19: non-student day - Teacher In-service

Wednesday, January 20: District Math Quiz
Homework: Workbook page 27 #1-12 all

Thursday, January 21: Curriculum Associates Testing
Homework for periods 2, 3, and 4: workbook page 27 #13-20 all (due Tues. 1/26)

Friday, January 22: Curriculum Associates Testing
Homework for periods 5, 6, and 7: workbook page 27 #13-20 all (due Tues. 1/26)

WEB QUESTION: Be the first student in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you will win a prize. The answer to the last web question was eight and one fifth feet or 8.2 ft.

QUESTION: An office building has two thirds as many stories as a bank building. If the office building has 32 stories, how many stories does the bank building have?

Homework for the week of January 11-15:

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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: Chapter 4 Quiz 1 on Thursday, January 14

HOMEWORK:
Monday, January 11: Topic: Estimating Fractions (text pages 170-171)
Homework: text book pages 172-173 #28-44 even

Tuesday, January 12: Topic: Adding and Subtracting Fractions (text pages 176-177)
Homework: text book page 178 #10-26 even

Wednesday, January 13: Topic: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers (text pages 180-181)
Homework: text book page 182, #10-26 even

Thursday, January 14: Topic: Chapter 4 Quiz 1
Homework: text book page 184 #10-18 even

WEB QUESTION: Be the first student in your class to solve this problem and show Ms. Trask your answer and you will win a prize. The answer to the last web question was 0.414.

QUESTION: A mother giraffe is thirteen and seven tenths feet tall. She is five and one half feet taller than her young giraffe. How tall is the young giraffe?