Class Topics: 03.30.12

In EDM today, students collected their experimental probability results by having their peers conduct numerous trials involving the game of chance that they created.  
Today's Learning Intentions: The students will be able to...

1. collect the experimental data that resulted from conducting trials from their game of chance.
2. compare the theoretical and experimental probability to confirm prediction.  

For Weekend Practice, students CAN...

1. relax and enjoy the music video posted below.

John Coltrane: A Legend

In Pre-Algebra today, students reviewed their homework from last night which dealt with Lesson 8.5: Estimating the Percent.  We then worked on finding commission, commission rate, sales tax and withholding tax.  During Lesson 8.6: Applications of Percents, several of the previously learned skills were tied together into real-life examples.
Today's Learning Intentions: The students will be able to...

1. calculate how commission is found.
2. explain whether adding 6% sales tax to a total gives the same result as finding 106% of the total.

For Weekend Practice, students CAN...

1. complete Problem Solving 8.6 for a grade on Monday.