Class Topics: 12.13.12

In Math Six today, we reviewed our quiz grades from yesterday's Unit Four Midpoint Assessment.  Once that was completed, we discussed prime factorization and how it related to grouping items that needed to be sorted.
Today's Learning Goals: The student will be able to...

1. use factors of a number to simplify it to its prime factors.
2. determine the Greatest Common Factor for three or more numbers using prime factorization.

For Evening Practice, it is suggested that the student...

1. complete the Khan Skill linked below.
• Prime Factorization

In Pre-Algebra today, students discussed Lesson 5-8 Symmetry and Lesson 5-9: Tessellations.  Both of these lessons are a more in-depth review of material covered in fourth and fifth grade.

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

1. identify symmetry in figures.
2. complete figures when given one side of a symmetrical drawing.  
3. predict and verify patterns involving tessellations.

For Evening Practice, it is suggested that the student...

1. answer questions 10 -13 and 18 - 26 on pages 266 and 267.

Here is a link to create this tessellation.