May 14, 2014

Today in class students deconstructed the diagram we created on Monday. We used this to help us answer questions from last night's homework assignment and continued to develop our fluency of using the geometric mean.

Homework: Textbook p. 394 #1-24

May 13, 2014

Today in class I stamped the notes student took from the video on finding the Geometric Mean.

We continued with notes on finding the geometric mean using parts of a right triangle.

Homework: Workbook p. 385 "Practice 7-4" all problems.

Answer Key for Chapter 7.1-7.3 Review Packet

May 7, 2014

Today I distributed the Chapter 7 Test Review Packet and students worked on it all period. I will be on campus tomorrow in a professional devleopment and will have a sub. I will leave the answer key with the sub and Mrs. Maldanado will be available to help students.

I will post the answer key after school tomorrow here on my blog.

You can comment here with any questions you have form the review packet or email me with a question at mrsbrown.s@gmail.com

May 5, 2014

Today we reviewed the homework from the weekend. I returned quiz 7 and reviewed the answers. Students can retake the quiz until Wednesday after school. Students worked on the posters tomorrow. Groups will be given 15 minutes tomorrow to finish their posters in class, then turn them in.

Homework: Watch the video on phschool.com web code bce-0704 and take Cornell Notes. Prepare three questions on things you are not clear about from the video or three questions to write in the margin of your Cornell Notes under study questions.

Binder Check tomorrow:

Textbook p. 385 - 386 #1-9 (10 points)

Worksheet "Practice 7-3" #1-9 (10 points)

376 #17-18 (10 points)

Worksheet “Practice 7-2” all problems (10 points)

April 5, 2014

Today in class students continued to work on the task "Identifying Similar Triangles." We will be comparing our work against the work of other groups on Monday.

Homework: textbook p. 385 - 386 #1-9. Show all work

May 1, 2014

Today students in periods 4 and 6 were given a task called "Identifying Similar Triangles." No additional homework was assigned tonight and students will complete this task on Friday when we resume our classic schedule.