Class Topics: 02.14.13

In Math Six today, students reviewed number properties from last night's Evening Practice.  Mr. Giomini then re-introduced order of operations.  We used both the Everyday Mathematics' curriculum and Pre-Algebra curriculum to enhance our understanding of PEMDAS and how it helps us effectively solve order of operation problems.
Today's Learning Goals: The student will be able to...

1.  review the order of operations.
2. evaluate expressions containing parentheses.  

For Evening Practice, the student is assigned...

1. Study Link 6.6.
2. Khan Skill: Order of Operations.

Introduction to Order of Operations: Order of Operations

In Pre-Algebra today, students reviewed last night's Evening Practice with Mr. Giomini before moving into the final lesson of Chapter Seven: 7.9 - Scaling Three-Dimensional Drawings.

Today's Learning Goals: The student will be able to...

1. describe how the volume of a model compares to the original if the linear scale factor of the model is 1:2.
2. explain one possible way to double the surface area of a rectangular prism.

For Evening Practice, the student is assigned...

1. one of the three leveled sheets:
• Practice A
• Practice C
• Problem Solving
2. the last three Khan Skills from Chapter Seven hotlist.  

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