Class Topics: 12.09.11

In EDM, students completed a short quiz that covered material from Lessons 4.1 - 4.7.  There has been an example quiz on the blog since Monday that students were made aware of in class throughout the week.

• In class, students...
• calculated sums, differences and products for problems involving fractions.
• deciphered between essential and non-essential information to solve story problems.
• applied their understand of multiplying mixed numbers to a new situation.
• Over the weekend for hw, students should...
• view the following videos and complete the corresponding skills using Khan Academy.
• Video 1 - Corresponding Skill
• Video 2 - Corresponding Skill
• Video 3 - Corresponding Skill
• participate in the Sumdog Competition online.  The school needs your support!

In Pre-Algebra, students worked with Plane Geometry in Lessons 5.1 and 5.2.  In 5.1, we reviewed how to correctly identify and label points, planes, lines and angles.  While working in Lesson 5.2, students worked with parallel and perpendicular lines.  Transversal lines were also introduced.

• In class, students...
• completed Guided Practice and Practice and Problem Solving on pages 224 and 225.
• worked to complete Guided Practice and Practice and Problem Solving on page 230.
• Over the weekend for hw, students should...
• review the skills listed below to help keep today's information fresh.
• Parallel Lines - Video 
• Complementary and Supplementary Angles
• participate in the Sumdog Competition online.  The school needs your support!