Mrs. Saalwachter's Weekly Class Blog

In class:

Final Math Portfolio Reflections due Tuesday, May 4

Investigations 1.3, 2.1 in What do you Expect?

Probability individual quiz Wed. May 4

Goals:

• Properly use and describe basic probability concepts: fair game, experimental probability, theoretical probability, fraction notation.
• Use probability and payoff to calculate the long-term average result of a game of chance.

HW:

Mon. 5/3: Final Math Portfolio Reflections/ Sign off due Tues. 5/4.  Due Wed. Inv 1 ACE #11 and choose #s 31,32,33 OR #23

Tues 5/4: Inv 1 ACE #11 and choose #s 31,32,33 OR #23 p.13, QUIZ tomorrow

Wed. 5/5: None

Thurs. 5/6: None.  Have a great Spring Trip!

Fri. 5/7: No class. ADSTG #3

In class:

Final Math Portfolio Reflections due Tuesday, May 4

Investigations 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 in How Likely is It?

Goals:

• Define probability.
• Explain the difference between experimental and theoretical probability, fair and unfair, equally likely and not equally likely in games of chance.

HW:

Mon. 5/3: Final Math Portfolio Reflections/ Sign off due Tues. 5/4.  Due Wed. Inv 1 ACE #3, 5, 19 (p. 13)

Tues. 5/4: Inv 1 ACE #3, 5, 19 (p. 13)

Wed. 5/5: Inv 1 ACE #10, 25 (p.14)

Thurs. 5/6: None.  Have a great Spring Trip.

Fri. 5/7: No class.  ADSTG #3

In class:

Package Design Project due Mon 4/26

Final Math Portfolio Reflections due Wed. 4/28

Investigations 1.1, 1.2 in What do you Expect?

Goals:

• Properly use and describe basic probability concepts: fair game, experimental probability, theoretical probability, fraction notation.
• Use probability and payoff to calculate the long-term average result of a game of chance.

HW:

Mon. 4/26: Final Math Portfolio Reflections due Wed. 4/28

Tues 4/27: Final Math Portfolio Reflections due tomorrow!

Wed. 4/28: Due Monday:  Inv 1 ACE #3 ,10, 22 (pg. 11)

Thurs. 4/29: No class. ADSTG #2

Fri. 4/30: No class. Professional Development Day for teachers.

In class:

Park Design Project

Final Math Portfolio Reflections due Wed. 4/28

Goals:

• Apply area and perimeter knowledge to design a park.

HW:

Mon. 4/26: Final Park Plan due Wednesday.  Rough draft of math portfolio reflections due tomorrow.

Tues. 4/27: Final Park Plan due tomorrow.

Wed. 4/28: Finish final draft of math portfolio reflection if you didn’t complete it today.

Thurs. 4/29: No class.  ADSTG #2

Fri. 4/230: No class. Professional Development Day for teachers

In class:

Package Design Competition- final product due THURSDAY

Goals:

• Apply knowledge about the surface area and volume of 3 dimensional shapes to real world problems.

HW:

Mon. 4/19: Work on Package Design

Tues 4/20: Work on Package Design

Wed. 4/21: Work on Package Design.  Use Project Rubric to ensure that you have included all components.

Thurs. 4/22: Package Design Entry due!

Fri. 4/23: No class. ADSTG #1

In class:

Final Fraction Quiz on Monday

Investigation 5.3, 5.4 in Covering and Surrounding

Introduce Park Design Project

Goals:

• Develop strategies for finding the area and circumference of a circle.
• Demonstrate proficiency with finding fractions sums, differences, and products.

HW:

Mon. 4/19: Complete the area and perimeter review problems if you didn’t finish these in class today.

Tues. 4/20: Inv 5 ACE #10, 15 (pg. 80)

Wed. 4/21: Inv 5 ACE #22, 23, 24 and choose 32 OR 37 (pg. 81)

Thurs. 4/22: Be thinking about Park Design

Fri. 4/23: No class.  ADSTG #1.  Begin thinking about your Spring Math Reflection.  What concept would you like to highlight?

In class:

Investigations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 in Filling and Wrapping

Goals:

• Find the surface area and volume of any prism or cylinder.
• Explain how the net of a 3D figure explains that figure’s properties.

HW:

Mon. 4/12: None

Tues 4/13: None

Wed. 4/14: Inv 3 ACE 2, 8, 9, 12, 26 (starts on pg. 38)

Thurs. 4/15: Inv 3 ACE 14, 16 (pg. 40)

Fri. 4/16: Begin thinking about your Spring Math Reflection.  What concept would you like to highlight?

Remember, you may still continue working on solving one step and two step equations and request extra assessments on these goals.

In class:

Investigation 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 in Covering and Surrounding

Goals:

• Develop strategies for finding the area and circumference of a circle.

HW:

Mon. 4/12: None

Tues. 4/13: Inv 5 ACE #3, 5-8, 47 (pg. 79)

Wed. 4/14: Inv 5 ACE #10, 14, 16-20 (pg. 80)

Thurs. 4/15: None

Fri. 4/16: Begin thinking about your Spring Math Reflection.  What concept would you like to highlight?

PSR for Earth, Wind, Fusion due Thursday.  Please bring in all pieces of evidence.

In class:

POLs! Tuesday and Wednesday

Goals:

1. Describe and model the El Nino and explain why it impacts weather across the globe

HW:

Mon. 4/12 – Fri. 4/16

Practice POL and finish PSR.  PSR sheet attached to last week’s blog.

In class:

Investigations 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2 in Filling and Wrapping

Goals:

• Find the surface area and volume of a rectangular rectangular prism.
• Explain how the net of a 3D figure explains that figure’s properties.

HW:

Mon. 4/5: Inv. 1 ACE #8, 31 (pg. 11) plus bring in a box (aka rectangular prism to use in class tomorrow).

Tues 4/6: Inv 1 ACE #10, 11

Wed. 4/7: None

Thurs. 4/8: Inv. 2 ACE #8-10 and choose 17 OR 29.  Quiz tomorrow on surface area and volume of a rectangular prism.

Fri. 4/9: No homework.

Remember, you may still continue working on solving one step and two step equations and request extra assessments on these goals.

In class:

Investigation 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 in Bits and Pieces II

Goals:

• Develop strategies for multiplying fractions.

HW:

Mon. 4/5: Inv. 3 ACE #1, 2 (pg. 35)

Tues. 4/6: Inv 3 ACE 11, 12 (pg. 42)

Wed. 4/7: Inv 3 ACE 21, 22, 40, 43 (pg. 43)

Thurs. 4/8: Study for quiz tomorrow on multiplying fractions.

Fri. 4/9: No homework.

LTP Final Draft, Rock Collection, and POL due MONDAY, April 12, 2010.

PSR Reflections should be underway-   attached is the PSR Guide for this class.

In class:

Ocean Circulation Labs

El Nino!

POL Work Day Wed. April 7, 2010

Goals:

1. Explain why the poles receive less solar energy than the equator.
2. Define ocean current and demonstrate two ways that water in the oceans move.
3. Describe how salinity and temperature changes the density of water thus affecting its circulation.
4. Explain how oceans affect local weather.
5. Describe and model the El Nino and explain why it impacts weather across the globe

HW:

Mon. 4/5 – Fri. 4/9

LTP Final Draft, Rock Collection, and POL presentation due MONDAY, April 12, 2010.

PSR Reflections should be underway-   attached is the PSR Guide for this class.

Portfolio evidence

In class:

Investigations 1.1, 1.2 in Filling and Wrapping

Goals:

• Find the surface area of a cube and rectangular prism.
• Explain how the net of a 3D figure explains that figure’s properties.

HW:

Wed. 3/31: None

Thurs. 4/1: Inv 1 ACE #7, 19-22 (starts on pg. 11) due Monday

Fri. 4/2: No class.  ADI#3

Remember, you may still continue working on solving one step and two step equations and request extra assessments on these goals.

In class:

Investigation 2.4 in Bits and Pieces II

Individual Quiz on adding and subtracting fractions Thursday

Goals:

• Develop strategies for adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.

HW:

Wed. 3/31: Inv 2 ACE # 19-25 odd (pg. 26)  SHOW ALL WORK PLEASE!  This assignment will be collected in class tomorrow.

Thurs. 4/1: None

Fri. 4/2: No class.  ADI #3.

Where are you with your LTP work? Postcards rough draft and bibliography page due Fri, April 2.  Your rock collection should be complete by that point!

In class:

4/2:  LTP Rough Draft Due!

4/2:  ADI #3- Rock-u-mentary Take 2.  Eldorado Canyon State Park.  You will need clothes for rain or shine plus lunch and water.

Water Cycle Activities

Ocean Currents Labs

Goals:

• Understand and describe the major forces acting on the water cycle.
• Describe the approximate distribution of water on Earth.
• Explain why water near the equator is warmer than water near the poles
• Describe the factors that influence vertical and horizontal currents in our oceans.

HW:

Wed. 3/31: LTP Rough Draft due Friday.  Look over LTP Rubric.

Thurs. 4/1: ADI #3 tomorrow.  Come prepared for a day outside.  LTP ROUGH DRAFT due tomorrow!

Fri. 4/2: LTP rough drafts will be returned Monday.  Work on PowerPoint POL or final rock collection presentation.

In class:

Solving Equations Practice Extravaganza

Quiz Re-take Thursday

Goals:

• Use the properties of equality to solve equations.
• Check solutions to equations.

HW:

Mon. 3/15: Inv 3 ACE #23 a and b, c or d.  Round to the nearest 10^th (pg. 61)

Tues. 3/16: Inv 3 ACE #24, 42 (pg. 62, 67)

Wed. 3/17: Inv 3 ACE #41 (pg. 66)

Thurs. 3/18: None.

Fri. 3/19: No class.  CHOICE Athletic Day! Have a stellar spring break!

Your quiz re-take will update your mastery of goals currently posted on Infinite Campus.

In class:

Investigations 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 in Bits and Pieces II

Goals:

• Write number sentences to represent situations for adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.
• Develop strategies for adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.

HW:

Mon. 3/15: Inv 2 ACE #1, 29 (pg. 24)

Tues. 3/16: Inv 2 ACE #4, 6, 31-35 (p.25)

Wed. 3/17: Inv 2 ACE #7-12 (p.25)

Thurs. 3/18: None

Fri. 3/19: No class.  CHOICE Athletic Day! Have a stellar spring break!

Storms Assessment Wed. and Thurs. this week!

In class:

LTP Work Day

Tracking Hurricane Andrew

Analyzing Weather Maps

Storms Review

Hurricane Katrina

Goals:

• Interpret data in tables in order to plot the path of a hurricane.
• Analyze weather maps, classify fronts, identify high and low-pressure systems and determine the weather conditions associated with each.

HW:

Mon. 3/15: Where are you with your LTP work?  Make a plan of action to make sure that you are on track.  Postcards rough draft and bibliography page due Fri, April 2.  Your rock collection should be complete by that point!

Tues. 3/16: Storms Assessment Part I tomorrow

Wed. 3/17: Storms Assessment Part II (multiple choice/ short answer) tomorrow

Thurs. 3/18: Work on your Rock Collection over Spring Break.  I can’t wait to see the fascinating rocks you find.

Fri. 3/19: No class.  CHOICE Athletic Day! Have a stellar spring break!