Our first Unit Test is upon us. Please head over to our Google Classroom to take it.
Remember: Go slow. Think hard. And good luck!
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HapPy tuesday!I hope you enjoyed your long Labor Day weekend. Today, we are going to pick up where we left off last week—discussing scientific notation. Remember that scientific notation is a way to write very large and very small numbers. If you'd like a refresher, here's a quick video (but watch with headphones, please!) PracticeToday, we're going to practice using scientific notation to write very large and very small numbers—using real-life examples. Please research the following numbers and write them in scientific notation:
Happy Thursday! Today we will work in groups on an in-class project that deals with exponents and bacteria growth. Download the file below to begin. Stuck? Click here for the solutions. Note: Whatever part your group doesn't finish will become homework!
After a quick check of Monday's homework, we learned how to approximate irrational numbers the good ol' fashioned way (with no calculators). We had to brush up on our multiplication of decimals skills (remember to move the decimal point at the end!), and remind ourselves that long problems with lots of steps are our friend. Today we had our very first quiz! Well, real quiz anyway. We've already done tons of 1-minute D-P-R quizzes.
We used quick station rotations to review the material:
The quiz (and Quizlet vocabulary cards) can be found on the Google classroom. Good luck! Today we learned some common squares and cubes. We also discussed inverse operations, and how the inverse of squaring a number is taking the square root, and the inverse of cubing a number is taking the cubed root. NotesToday we checked our homework, took another D-P-R quick quiz (20 questions in 90 seconds) over rational and irrational numbers, and introduced the concept of squares, cubes, and roots. NotesToday was a huge notes day. We asked three Big Questions:
We also took a lot of notes. Like a ton. But hey, it was a great way to practice our philosophy of "Discipline over Motivation." NotesFinally, we ended class with a quick D-P-R quiz to test our understanding. We will check our improvement tomorrow!
Today we learned about a great process for finding our "maps." It's called Detect-Practice-Repair, and it's a super-useful tool for memorizing lots of information in a short amount of time. NotesClass presentationThanks for surviving the first day of school! We first looked at last night's homework and calculate the percentage of time that we spent doing chores yesterday. Then, we talked about our math mindsets (presentation attached below), and learned one of my favorite mottos: DISCIPLINE OVER MOTIVATION |
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