December 21, 2009 CW: Returned Quiz 8.5-8.6 Students redid problems that were incorrect HW: No homework **Extra Credit due Wednesday 12/23 December 18, 2009 CW: Quiz 8.5-8.6 today HW: No homework December 17, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills on 8.6 (Exponential Decay Functions) HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 52 Practice B 8.6 #5-10; p. 54 all problems *Study for Quiz 8.5-8.6 tomorrow! December 16, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.6(Exponential Decay Functions) Chapter 8 packet p. 50 #1-3; Practice A 8.6 #1-3, 8-13 (p. 51) HW: Textbook p. 488 #10-22 (even) *Quiz 8.5-8.6 Friday, 12/18 December 15, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.5 Extra Examples 1-2; Textbook p. 480 #16 HW: Textbook p. 480 #7-15 (odd) *Quiz 8.5-8.6 Friday, 12/18 December 14, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.5 (Exponential Growth) pp. 44-46 #1-3 HW: Textbook pp. 480-481 #4-14 (even), 24 *Quiz 8.5-8.6 Friday, 12/18 Decdmber 11, 2009 CW: Quiz 8.4 today HW: GRADED HOMEWORK: 2 Puzzles: "What Has Long Hair...? and "Find a Match" (*Redo Test 8.1-8.3 problems due Monday, 12/14) December 10, 2009 CW: Presented Projects today Reviewed/reinforced skills on 8.4 (scientific notation) HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 43 DHQ (Daily Homework Quiz) #1-8 BOTTOM OF PAGE! *Study for Quiz 8.4 tomorrow! December 9, 2009 CW: Discussed Word Problems 8.4 HW: Handout: "8.4 Word Problems" #1-4 *Research Project due tomorrow! *Quiz 8.4 Friday, 12/11 December 8, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.4 (Multiplication and Division) p. 36 & p. 38 HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 37 & p. 39 *Research Project due Thursday, 12/10 ****Quiz 8.4 moved to Friday, 12/11 December 7, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.4 (Scientific Notation)p. 34 #1-6;p. 42 Extra Ex. 1-2 Discussed Research Project on Scientific Notation HW: Handout: "Quiz: Write in Scientific Notation" #1-10 *Research Project due Thursday, 12/10 *Quiz 8.4 Thursday, 12/10 December 4, 2009 CW: Test Exponents today HW: No homework December 3, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.3 (Division with Exponents) p. 26 #1-3 Exit Card 4 Began study guide for Test Exponents HW: Finish study guide (*can be printed-see Algebra Part 2 Study Guides--Test 8.1-8.3) Study for Test Exponents tomorrow! December 2, 2009 CW: Exit Card 3 today Reviewed/reinforced/retaught using properties of exponents (8.1) and evaluating powers with zero and negative exponents (8.2) HW: Handout: "Division with Exponents" #29-36; "Multiplication with Exponents" #33-38 *Exit Card 4 Thursday, 12/3 *Test on Exponents Friday, 12/4 December 1, 2009 CW: Exit Card 2 today Reviewed/reinforced/retaught using properties of exponents (8.1) and evaluating powers with zero and negative exponents (8.2) HW: Handout "Powers of Products and Quotients" #1-12 *Exit Card 3 Wednesday, 12/2 *Exit Card 4 Thursday, 12/3 *Test on Exponents Friday, 12/4 November 30, 2009 CW: Exit Card 1 today Reviewed/reinforced/retaught using properties of exponents (8.1) and evaluating powers with zero and negative exponents (8.2) HW: Handout "Multiplication with Exponents" #1-8, 17, 21, 25-28 *Exit Card 2 Tuesday, 12/1 *Exit Card 3 Wednesday, 12/2 *Exit Card 4 Thursday, 12/3 *Test on Exponents Friday, 12/4 November 25, 2009 CW: Math Minutes activity HW: No homework November 24, 2009 CW: Quiz 8.1-8.2 today Returned "POWER" handout if not finished HW: Finish "POWER" handout (use examples from Practice B 8.2--packet p. 22) November 23, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills from 8.1 (using properties of exponents) and 8.2 (evaluating powers with zero and negative exponents) Study Guide for Quiz 8.1-8.2(*can be printed-see Algebra Part 2 Study Guides) HW: Finish Study Guide for Quiz 8.1-8.2 (*WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED!) *Study for Quiz 8.1-8.2 tomorrow! November 20, 2009 CW: Exit Card 8.2 today Reviewed/reinforced skills evaluating powers with zero and negative exponents Practice B 8.2 #1-24 (p. 22) HW: Finish Practice B 8.2 on "POWER" handout (Per. 8/9 odd or even #'s only) *Quiz 8.1-8.2 Tuesday, 11/24 November 19, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.2 p. 14 #7-9 Reviewed/reinforced skills evaluating powers with zero and negative exponents HW: Textbook p. 459 #14-40 (even) *Exit Card 8.2 tomorrow! *Quiz 8.1-8.2 Tuesday, 11/24 November 18, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.2 (Zero and Negative Exponents) pp. 13-14 #1-6 HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 21 Practice A 8.2 #4-9, 13-18 *Exit Card 8.2 Friday, 11/20 November 17, 2009 CW: Extra time for test Reviewed/reinforced skills using properties of exponents: Practice B 8.1 #1-9 HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 8 Practice B 8.1 #10-21 *Exit Card 8.2 Friday, 11/20 November 16, 2009 CW: Quarter 1 Test today HW: No homework November 13, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills solving linear systems by graphing (7.1), substitution (7.2), and linear combinations (7.3); word problems (7.4); identifying # of solutions(7.5);solving a system of linear inequalities 7.6); using properties of exponents (8.1) HW: Finish study guide and circle answers on multiple choice answer sheet *Study for Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 12, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills solving linear systems by: Graphing (7.1), Substitution (7.2), and Linear Combinations (7.3) Handout: "Chapter 7.1-7.3 Review" HW: Complete at least 1 example from each section *Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 11, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills graphing linear equations: Practice Handout HW: Handout: "Graphing Lines" *Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 10, 2009 CW: Quiz 8.1 today Chapter 8 packet p. 9 Puzzle: "What Was Unusual...?" HW: Finish puzzle *Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 9, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills using properties of exponents Handout: Partner Activity-Review of 8.1 #1-19 HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 6 Extra Examples 3-4 *Study for Quiz 8.1 tomorrow! November 4, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 8.1: Practice A 8.1 #31-36 (p. 7) HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 10 Finish puzzle: "What Happened to a Dog...?" #14-26 (***WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED!!!) *Quiz 8.1 Tuesday, 11/10 November 3, 2009 CW: Graded Opener 8.1 today Discussed notes on 8.1 p. 5 #9-14 HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 10 Puzzle: "What Happened to a Dog...?" #1-13 *Quiz 8.1 Tuesday, 11/10 November 2, 2009 CW: New Chapter 8 packets Discussed notes on 8.1 (Multiplication Properties of Exponents) pp. 3-4 #1-8 HW: Chapter 8 packet p. 7: Practice A 8.1 #2-22 even *Graded Opener 8.1 tomorrow! *Quiz 8.1 Tuesday, 11/10 October 30, 2009 CW: Quiz 6.6-6.7 today HW: Textbook p. 448: "Are You Ready For This Chapter?" Read and do examples *Graded Opener 8.1 Tuesday, 11/3 *Quiz 8.1 Tuesday, 11/10 October 29, 2009 CW: Returned/reviewed Performance Assessment 7.6 Reviewed/reinforced skills from Chapter 7.5-7.6 Study Guide for Quiz 7.5-7.6(*can be printed--see Algebra Part 2 Study Guides) HW: Make corrections on Performance Assessment 7.6 to raise current grade Study for Quiz 7.5-7.6 tomorrow! October 28, 2009 CW: Performance Assessment 7.6 today HW: No homework *Quiz 7.5-7.6 Friday, 10/30 October 27, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 7.6 (Triangular and Quadrilateral Solutions) Ex. 2-3 HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 53 Practice B 7.6 #10-12 *Performance Assessment 7.6 tomorrow! *Quiz 7.5-7.6 Friday, 10/30 October 26, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 7.6 (Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities) p. 48 Example 1; Handout: "Solving Systems of Inequalities" #1-4 HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 52 Practice A 7.6 #7-9 *Performance Assessment 7.6 Wednesday, 10/28 *Quiz 7.5-7.6 Friday, 10/30 October 23, 2009 CW: Performance Assessment 7.5 today HW: No homework *Performance Assessment 7.6 Wednesday, 10/28 *Quiz 7.5-7.6 Friday, 10/30 ***Extra Credit Assignment due Monday, 10/26 October 22, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills on 7.5 (Special Types of Linear Systems) Graded Partner Assessment 7.5 today HW: No homework (if assessment is finished) *Performance Assessment 7.5 tomorrow! October 21, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skill on 7.5 Practice Examples: 1) x+y=-1; x+y=4 2) -2x+4y=-8; -x-2y=4 3)-3x+2y=6; -6x+4y=12 HW: Textbook p. 803 #28-30 *Performance Assessment 7.5 Friday, 10/23 October 20, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 7.5 (Special Types of Linear Systems) p. 41 #1-3 HW: Textbook p. 429 #4-8 *Performance Assessment 7.5 Friday, 10/23 October 19, 2009 CW: Finished test Reviewed/reinforced skills graphing linear equations (Handout #1-12) HW: Finish handout "Graphing Lines" October 16, 2009 CW: Test Chapter 7 Word Problems today (Per 5/6, 9/10) HW: No homework (Per 8/9) ***HOMEWORK (Per 5/6): Word Problem Review Handout: #4-8 October 15, 2009 CW: Test Chapter 7 Word Problems today (Per 1) HW: No homework October 14, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced modeling real-life problems using a linear system Handout: "Word Problem Review" HW: 7.2 and 7.4 "Interdisciplinary Application" *Study for Test Chapter 7 Word Problems: Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 13, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced modeling real-life problems using a linear system Handout: "Word Problem Review" HW: 7.2 and 7.4 "Interdisciplinary Application" *Study for Test Chapter 7 Word Problems: Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 9, 2009 CW: Chapter 7 Word Problems: Model a real-life problem using a linear system (Interest Word Problems) p. 5 Example 1 and Practice 1-2 HW: Word Problem packet p. 5 (Finish solving practice problems) *Test Word Problems Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 8, 2009 CW: Partner Assessment Chapter 7 Word Problems today Finish Word Problem packet pp. 1-4 HW: No homework *Test Word Problems Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 7, 2009 CW: Chapter 7 Word Problems: Model a real-life problem using a linear system (Ticket and Mixture Word Problems) p. 4 Example 1-2 and Practice 1-2 HW: Word Problem packet p. 4 (Finish solving practice problems) *Exit Card Word Problems tomorrow! *Test Word Problems Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 6, 2009 CW: Chapter 7 Word Problems: Model a real-life problem using a linear system (Coin and Dollar Word Problems) p. 3 Example 1-2 and Practice 1-2 HW: Word Problem packet p. 3 (Finish solving practice problems) *Exit Card Word Problems Thursday, 10/8 *Test Word Problems Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 5, 2009 CW: New Word Problems packet Chapter 7 Word Problems: Model a real-life problem using a linear system (Integer Word Problems) p. 1 Example 1-2 and Practice 1-3 HW: Word Problem packet p. 2 #1-5 (set up ONLY!) *Exit Card Word Problems Thursday, 10/8 *Test Word Problems Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 1); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 5/6 & 8/9) October 2, 2009 CW: Performance Assessment 7.3 today HW: No homework October 1, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills from 7.3 (linear combinations) Textbook p. 414 #8, 12, 18, 22 (graded classwork) HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 22 Extra Example 2 *Performance Assessment 7.3 tomorrow! September 30, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 7.3 p. 21 Example 2 A-B; Extra Example 1 (p. 22) HW: Textbook p. 414 #9, 11, 13, 17, 19 *Performance Assessment 7.3 Friday, 10/2 September 29, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 7.3 (Solving linear systems by Linear Combinations) Chapter 7 packet p. 20 #1-3 HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 24: Practice A 7.3 #4-9 (Per 1 & 5/6); Practice A 7.3 #10-13 (Per 8/9) *Performance Assessment 7.3 Friday, 10/2 September 25, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills using substitution (Per 1 & 5/6) Discussed notes on 7.3: Introduced linear combinations (Per 8/9) HW: No homework *Performance Assessment 7.3 Friday, 10/2 September 24, 2009 CW: Continued Quiz 7.1-7.2 HW: Handout: Examples using graphing and substitution (*This assignment was only for certain students who needed more practice) September 23, 2009 CW: Checked, reviewed, collected study guide Quiz 7.1-7.2 today HW: No homework (*Look over notes on 7.1-7.2) (**Will continue/revisit quiz tomorrow) September 22, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills solving a linear system by: graphing (7.1) and substitution (7.2). HW: Study Guide 7.1-7.2 (*can be downloaded and printed -- see Algebra Part 2 Study Guides) *Study for Quiz 7.1-7.2 tomorrow! September 21, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills using the substitution method Chapter 7 packet p. 15 #10, 13, 16 Exit Card 7.2 HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 16: Practice B 7.2 #10, 13, 16 *Quiz 7.1-7.2 Wednesday, 9/23 September 18, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills using the substitution method Chapter 7 packet p. 12 #2-3 HW: No homework ***Exit Card 7.2 moved to Monday, 9/21*** *Quiz 7.1-7.2 Wednesday, 9/23 September 17, 2009 CW: Graded Opener 7.1 today Discussed notes on 7.2 (Solving linear systems by substitution) Chapter 7 packet p. 11 #1 HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 14 #3-4 *Exit Card 7.2 Friday, 9/18 *Quiz 7.1-7.2 Wednesday, 9/23 September 16, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills on 7.1: Practice A 7.1 #9, 11 (p. 6) HW: Chapter 7 packet p. 7: Practice B 7.1 #8, 9, 11, 12 *Graded Opener 7.1 tomorrow! September 15, 2009 CW: Discussed 7.1: Using a graph vs. graphing to solve (Extra Ex. 1 p. 4) HW: Chapter 7 packet pp. 8-9 #1-4 (Puzzle: "What Were the Headlines...?") ***Graded Opener 7.1 moved to Thursday, 9/17*** September 14, 2009 CW: New Chapter 7 packets Discussed notes on 7.1 (Solving linear systems by graphing) p. 1 (Visual Application Lesson Opener); p. 2 Example 1; p. 3 #1 HW: Textbook p. 401 #8-10 *Graded Opener 7.1 Wednesday, 9/16 September 11, 2009 CW: Reviewed part 1 algebra skills Handout: "A Walk Down Memory Lane: In-Class Review" #14-19 HW: Handout: "A Walk Down Memory Lane: On Your Own" #9-14 *Graded Opener 7.1 Wednesday, 9/16 September 10, 2009 CW: Reviewed part 1 algebra skills Handout: "A Walk Down Memory Lane: In-Class Review" #1-10 HW: Handout: "A Walk Down Memory Lane: On Your Own" #1-8 *Graded Opener 7.1 Wednesday, 9/16 September 9, 2009 CW: Welcome; Introductions; Discussed class rules HW: Sign class rules