Sunday, January 29, 2012

Week 23 - Unit 4 Results

Unit Test Results

Last Friday, students took the first unit test of the semester.  The results are in Infinite Campus and students will receive their test booklets and answer documents on Monday.

Below are some brief statistics by class period.


Period
# Students 
>= 90%
# Total 
students
Average 
score
1
13
29
88%
5
13
24
88%
6
9
28
85%

Students can earn half credit points back if they complete their test corrections.  Below are the directions in order to receive credit.

  • Test corrections must be completed on binder paper.
  • The original question must be copied onto the binder paper.
  • Work for each step must be shown.
  • The correct answer must be boxed.
  • Test corrections must be turned in to the Work Submission tray in the correct period.

Looking Ahead
All John Muir math teachers will be at the district office for training on Tuesdays Feb. 7 and Feb. 14.  Also, the next unit test (if you want to mark your calendars) will be on Thursday, Feb. 16.

This Week
This week we will be starting another short (3 week) unit on Exponents, Squares, and Square Roots.

Homework for the week is as follows:
Monday (1/30): WB 4-2 odds
Tuesday (1/31): WB 4-3 #6-24 even 
Wednesday (2/1): WB 4-4 #2-16 even
Thursday (2/2): Unit 5 Quiz 1 Practice Problems
Friday (2/3): Unit 4 Test Corrections



Sunday, January 22, 2012

Week 22: Unit 4 Test

This Week
This week, we will have our first unit test of the semester.  It will cover functions and graphs.  Our last lesson of this unit will be scatter plots on Monday.  We will use the rest of the week to practice our skills and prepare for the test.

Homework is as follows:
Monday (1/23):  Scatter Plot W.S.
Tuesday (1/24):  Plotting Ratios W.S.
Wednesday (1/25): Stations Packet
Thursday (1/26): Unit 4 Study Guide
Friday (1/27): Problem of the Week #18: Salary Formulas 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Week 21: Quadratic and Cubic Functions

Sub on Tuesday
On Monday, I will be in training.  Mrs. Myers (retired math teacher and former school board member) will be teaching the lesson on quadratic functions.

Unit Test 4
Our first unit test of the semester will be next Friday, January 27.  Our first math journal check will also be on this day.

This Week
This week, we will extend our expertise from linear functions to quadratic and cubic functions.  By the end of this week, students will be able to graph all three types of functions and identify whether a graph is a positive or negative linear, quadratic, or cubic function.  There is no Problem of the Week this week.

Homework for the week is as follows:
Tuesday (1/17): TB Pg. 362 #2-9
Wednesday (1/18): WB 7-5 #3-6
Thursday (1/19): Unit 4 Quiz 3 Practice Problems
Friday (1/20): No HW (Quiz today)

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Week 20: Slope

This Week
This week, we will continue our study of slope.  Last week, we found slope by counting the rise over run.  On Monday, we will find the slope between two points using the slope formula m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1).  On Tuesday, we will review finding slope through both methods.  On Wednesday, we will introduce slope-intercept form linear equations and learn how to graph a line given its equation.  On Thursday, we will do the reverse, writing an equation given a line on a graph.  On Friday, we will take our quiz.

Homework for the week is as follows:
Monday (1/9):  WB 7-7 #6 - 10 all
Tuesday (1/10):  Practice C Worksheet #3, 4, 5
Wednesday (1/11):  Linear Equations Worksheet
Thursday (1/12):  Unit 4 Quiz 2 Practice Problems
Friday (1/13): Problem of the Week #17 Slope Exploration

Monday, January 2, 2012

Week 19 - Welcome to Second Semester

Happy New Year!
With the new year comes a new semester and a fresh start.  Everyone has a clean slate and the opportunity to be as successful as they choose.  Let's make it great!

This Week
This week we will begin a new unit called Graphs and Functions.  There will be three quizzes in this unit (Fridays January 6, 13, and 20) and a unit test on Friday, January 27.  We will begin with the coordinate plane, plotting points, interpreting graphs, and observing rate of change.

Homework for the week is as follows:
Tuesday (1/3) - Plotting Points WS
Wednesday (1/4) - TB Pg. 355 #1, 3, 5
Thursday (1/5) Unit 4 Quiz 1 Practice Problems
Friday (1/6) - Problem of the Week 16:  Make Your Own Graphiti