December 23, 2009 Have a very, very Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year! December 18, 2009 CW: Performance Assessment 3.3 today HW: No homework December 17, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills on 3.3 (Solving Multi-Step Equations) HW: Finish handout (Two-Step Equations) *Study for Performance Assessment 3.3 tomorrow! December 16, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 3.3 (Solving Multi-Step Equations) pp. 13-14 #1-6 HW: Chapter 3 packet p.15 Practice A 3.3 #13-18,22-24, 28-30 *Performance Assessment 3.3 Friday, 12/18 December 15, 2009 CW: Quiz 3.1-3.2 today HW: No homework *Performance Assessment 3.3 Friday, 12/18 December 14, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills solving linear equations Study Guide for Quiz 3.1-3.2(*can be printed--see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides) HW: Finish study guide *Study for Quiz 3.1-3.2 tomorrow! *Performance Assessment 3.3 Friday, 12/18 December 11, 2009 CW: Word problems 3.2 Exit Card 3.2 HW: Handout: "Chapter 3.2 Modeling Real-Life Problems" *Quiz 3.1-3.2 Tuesday, 12/15 December 10, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 3.2 p. 8 #4-6; examples from handout HW: Handout: "One-Step Equations" finish page *Exit Card 3.2 tomorrow! ****Quiz 3.1-3.2 moved to Tuesday, 12/15 December 9, 2009 CW: Graded Opener 3.1 today Discussed notes on 3.2(Solving Equations: Multiplication and Division)p.7#1-3 HW: Handout: "One-Step Equations" #11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21 *Quiz 3.1-3.2 Friday, 12/11 December 8, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 3.1 (Word Problems) p. 3 Example 4 and #10; Practice A 3.1 #34-37; Practice B 3.1 #28-29; Extra Example 3-4 HW: Textbook pp. 135-136 #42-51 *Graded Opener 3.1 tomorrow! *Quiz 3.1-3.2 Friday, 12/11 December 7, 2009 CW: New Chapter 3 packets Discussed notes on 3.1 (Solving Equations: Addition & Subtraction)pp. 2-3 #1-9 HW: Textbook p. 135 #4-40 (even) *Graded Opener 3.1 Wednesday, 12/9 *Quiz 3.1-3.2 Friday, 12/11 December 4, 2009 CW: Discussed notes & vocabulary on 2.8 (Odds and Probability) pp. 38-39 #1-5 HW: Textbook p. 117 #7-16, 19, 20 (*WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED!) December 3, 2009 CW: Discussed/introduced 2.8 (Odds and Probability) HW: Textbook p. 114 (Write definitions for highlighted words (6 words) December 2, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills using the distributive property (2.6) Exit Card 2.6 HW: No homework December 1, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.6 p. 28 #13-18 HW: Textbook p. 104 #61-66 *Exit Card 2.6 tomorrow! November 30, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.6 (The Distributive Property) pp. 27-28 #1-12 HW: Textbook pp. 103-104 #26-40 (even), 50-60 (even) *Exit Card 2.6 Wednesday, 12/2 November 25, 2009 CW: Math Minutes activity HW: No homework November 24, 2009 CW: Quiz 2.5 & 2.7 today HW: Handout: "2.7 Interdisciplinary Application" November 23, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.7 (Division of Real Numbers) p. 33 #1-6 Practice A 2.7 #11, 13-17 (p. 35) HW: Textbook p. 96 #30-38 (even); p. 111 #16-44 (even) *Study for Quiz 2.5 & 2.7 tomorrow! November 20, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.5 (Simplifying and Evaluating) p. 22 #7-16 HW: Chapter 2 packet p. 23 Practice A 2.5 1st column #13-40 (11 problems) *Quiz 2.5 & 2.7 Tuesday, 11/24 November 19, 2009 CW: Graded Opener 2.4 today Discussed notes on 2.5(Mulitiplication of Real Numbers) p. 21 #1-6 Practice A 2.5 #1-12 (p. 23) HW: Textbook p. 96 #16-29 (all) *Quiz 2.5 & 2.7 Tuesday, 11/24 November 18, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills adding/subtracting matrices Practice A 2.4 #1-15 p. 18 HW: Textbook pp. 89-90 #7-19 (odd #'s only) *Study for Graded Opener 2.4 tomorrow! November 17, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.4 (Adding and Subtracting Matrices) p. 17 #1-2 HW: Textbook pp. 89-90 #8-20 (even #'s only) *Graded Opener 2.4 Thursday, 11/19 November 16, 2009 CW: Quarter 1 Test today HW: No homework November 13, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills from Chapter 1.1-1.6 and 2.1-2.3 Textbook pp.797-798(Extra Practice)Chapter 1 #1-39,Chapter 2 #1-24;p. 816 #1-7 HW: Finish classwork *Study for Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 12, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills from Chapter 1.1-1.6 Textbook p. 57 (Chapter 1 Chapter Test) #1-29, p. 815 #1-12 HW: Finish classwork *Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 11, 2009 CW: Quiz 2.1-2.3 today HW: No homework *Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 10, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.3: Practice A 2.3 #10-12, 35-38 Study Guide for Quiz 2.1-2.3(*can be printed--see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides) HW: Textbook p. 85 "Quiz 1" #1-20 *Study for Quiz 2.1-2.3 tomorrow! *Quarter 1 Test Monday, 11/16 November 9, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.3 (Subtraction of Real Numbers) pp. 12-13 #1-12 HW: Textbook p. 82 #16-23, 36-38, 55-58 *Quiz 2.1-2.3 Wednesday, 11/11 November 4, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 2.2: Practice A 2.2 #22-27, 31-34 (p. 9) Practice B #10-18, 22-24 (p. 10) HW: No homework (*Extra credit due Monday 11/9) *Quiz 2.1-2.3 Wednesday, 11/11 November 3, 2009 CW: Graded Opener 2.1 today Discussed notes on 2.2 (Addition of Real Numbers) pp. 7-8 #1-10 HW: Textbook p. 75 #21-36 *Quiz 2.1-2.3 Wednesday, 11/11 November 2, 2009 CW: New Chapter 2 packets Discussed notes on 2.1 (The Real Number Line) pp. 2-3 #1-8 HW: Chapter 2 packet p. 4: Practice A 2.1 #2-32 even *Graded Opener 2.1 tomorrow! *Quiz 2.1-2.3 Wednesday, 11/11 October 30, 2009 CW: Quiz 6.6-6.7 today HW: Textbook p. 62: "Are You Ready For This Chapter?" Read and do examples *Graded Opener 2.1 Tuesday, 11/3 *Quiz 2.1-2.3 Wednesday, 11/11 October 29, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills from Chapter 6.6-6.7 Study Guide for Quiz 6.6-6.7(*can be printed--see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides) HW: Handout "Review 6.6-6.7" Study for Quiz 6.6-6.7 tomorrow! October 28, 2009 CW: Checkpoint Exercise 6.7 p. 21 Exit Card 6.7 HW: No homework *Quiz 6.6-6.7 Friday, 10/30 October 27, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 6.7(Box-and-Whisker Plots)p. 18 #1;Extra Example 1 p.20 HW: Practice A 6.7 #9-10 p. 22 *Exit Card 6.7 tomorrow! *Quiz 6.6-6.7 Friday, 10/30 October 26, 2009 CW: Finish Partner Assessment Handout: Real-life Application 6.6 "Sample Problems on Mean and Median" HW: 6.6 Packet p. 15 Practice A 6.6 #14-16 *Exit Card 6.7 Wednesday, 10/28 *Quiz 6.6-6.7 Friday, 10/30 October 23, 2009 CW: Graded Partner Assessment 6.6 today HW: No homework *Quiz 6.6-6.7 Thursday, 10/29 ***Extra Credit Assignment due Monday, 10/26 October 22, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 6.6 (Mean, Median, and Mode) pp. 11-12 #1-2 HW: 6.6 Packet p. 13 Extra Examples 1-3 *Graded Partner Assessment tomorrow! October 21, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 6.6 (Stem-and-Leaf Plots) HW: 6.6 Packet p. 11 #1 (***PERIOD 10/11 ONLY!!!) *Graded Partner Assessment Friday, 10/23 October 20, 2009 CW: Project: Making a Bar Graph HW: No homework ***Graded Partner Assessment moved to Friday, 10/23 October 19, 2009 CW: Discussed note on 1.6 (Tables and Graphs) p. 34 Example 1a-b HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 37 Practice A 1.6 #7-15 *Graded Partner Assessment Thursday, 10/22 October 16, 2009 CW: Test 1.1-1.5 today (Per 10/11) HW: No homework October 15, 2009 CW: Test 1.1-1.5 today (Per 3) HW: No homework October 14, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills for upcoming test (2 handouts) HW: Study Guide 1.1-1.5 (*can be printed -- see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides) *Study for Test 1.1-1.5 Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 3); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 10/11) October 13, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills for upcoming test (2 handouts) HW: Study Guide 1.1-1.5 (*can be printed -- see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides) *Study for Test 1.1-1.5 Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 3); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 10/11) October 9, 2009 CW: Partner Assessment 1.4-1.5 today Graded Assignment: Puzzle: "What Did the Electrician Say...?" HW: No homework (*ONLY IF--puzzle is handed in) *Test 1.1-1.5 Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 3); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 10/11) October 8, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.5 p. 30 #13-23 (sentences); p. 30 #13-24 HW: Textbook p. 35 #9-12, 23-28 *Partner Assessment 1.4-1.5 tomorrow! *Test 1.1-1.5 Thursday, 10/15 (Per. 3); Friday, 10/16 (Per. 10/11) October 7, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.5 p. 28 #1-6 (expressions only) HW: Textbook p. 35 #5-8 (all), 14-22 (even #'s ONLY) ***Partner Assessment 1.4-1.5 moved to Friday, 10/9 October 6, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.4 Example 2 p. 23 #7-9 Exit Card 1.4 HW: Textbook p. 28 #39-49 (odd #'s ONLY), 56-64 (all) *Partner Assessment 1.4-1.5 Friday, 10/9 *Test 1.1-1.5 Thursday, 10/14 (Per. 3); Friday, 10/15 (Per. 10/11) October 5, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.4 p. 22 Example 1 #1-6; p. 23 Example 3,Activity #1-5 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 24 Practice A 1.4 #7-12, 21-24 *Partner Assessment 1.4-1.5 Friday, 10/9 *Test 1.1-1.5 Thursday, 10/14 (Per. 3); Friday, 10/15 (Per. 10/11) October 2, 2009 CW: Test 1.1-1.3 today Handout: "1.3 Challenge..." #1-3 ONLY! HW: No homework (if classwork is finished) ***Extra time for Real-life examples--due Monday, 10/5 October 1, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills from Chapter 1.1-1.3 3 practice handouts HW: Study Guide for Test 1.1-1.3 (*can be printed -- see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides--use Quiz 1.1-1.3) *Study for Test 1.1-1.3 tomorrow! **Graded Assignment: Real-life Examples DUE TOMORROW!!!! September 30, 2009 CW: Real-life examples using "order of operation" HW: Chapter 1 packet pp. 18-19 Practice A 1.3 #28-31; Practice B 1.3 #26-29 *Test 1.1-1.3 Friday, 10/2 **Graded Assignment: Real-life Examples due Friday, 10/2 September 29, 2009 CW: Reviewed/retaught "Order of Operations" Handout pp. 29-30 HW: Handout pp. 31-32 #1-11 *Test 1.1-1.3 Friday, 10/2 September 25, 2009 CW: Chapter 1 packet p. 18 "Word problems" Discussed using "order of operations" in real-life situations HW: No homework *Test 1.1-1.3 Friday, 10/2 September 24, 2009 CW: Chapter 1 packet p. 17 #4-9 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 19: Practice B 1.3 #14-25 *Test 1.1-1.3 Friday, 10/2 September 23, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.3 (Order of Operations): packet p. 16 #1-3 HW: Textbook p. 19 #13-18, 23-28 *Test 1.1-1.3 Friday, 10/2 September 22, 2009 CW: Check, review, collect study guide Quiz 1.1-1.2 today HW: No homework September 21, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills: evaluating variable expressions (1.1) and using exponents (1.2) Practice C 1.1 #2-24 (even #'s); Practice C 1.2 #10-28 (even #'s) HW: Study Guide 1.1-1.2 *WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED! (**can be downloaded and printed -- see Algebra Part 1 Study Guides) *Study for Quiz 1.1-1.2 tomorrow! September 18, 2009 CW: Reviewed/reinforced skills using exponents Exit Card 1.2 HW: No homework *Quiz 1.1-1.2 Tuesday, 9/22 September 17, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.2: Chapter 1 packet p. 11 #7-12 HW: Textbook p. 13 #55-60, 63-64 *Exit Card 1.2 Friday, 9/18 *Quiz 1.1-1.2 Tuesday, 9/22 September 16, 2009 CW: Graded Opener 1.1 today Discussed notes on 1.2 (Evaluating Exponents and Powers) p. 10 #1-6 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 12: Practice A 1.2 #19-24 *Quiz 1.1-1.2 Tuesday, 9/22 September 15, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.1 Real-life situations p. 5 #10; Using a diagram p. 6 23-24 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 7: Practice B 1.1 #14-24 (even #'s only) *Graded Opener 1.1 tomorrow! September 14, 2009 CW: Discussed notes on 1.1 (real-life situations) p. 5 #7-9 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 6 #17-22 *Graded Opener 1.1 Wednesday, 9/16 September 11, 2009 CW: Reviewed skills for algebra Chapter 1.1 (Variables in Algebra): Discussed notes on evaluating Chapter 1 packet p. 4 #1-6 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 6: Practice A 1.1 #5-16 *Graded Opener 1.1 Wednesday, 9/16 September 10, 2009 CW: New Chapter 1 packet Reviewed skills for algebra: "Prerequisite Skills Review" p. 1 Example 1-2 HW: Chapter 1 packet p. 1 "Prerequisite Skills Review" #1-12 *Graded Opener 1.1 Wednesday, 9/16 September 9, 2009 CW: Welcome; Introductions; Discussed class rules HW: Sign class rules