March 24: District Assessment

DON'T FORGET CONFERENCES ARE THURSDAY, MARCH 26!

Today we took the District Assessment, and that's about it!  If you missed it, please be sure to make that up after break!

Speaking of break, here's a fun fact for you:

No, seriously.  True story :-)

SEE YOU IN APRIL!!!

March 23: Review for District Assessment

Since this week is only 2 days long, there's no new learning, so no new notes!

We have our 3rd Quarter District Assessment on Tuesday, March 24, so Monday we will be reviewing for that.  And remember, the District Assessment does NOT count toward your grade- it is ONLY used by the District Office to determine how our new curriculum is working!  So don't get too stressed about it, but still try your best! 

Click here for the review activity.

March 20: UNIT 7 TEST

Today we took the Unit 7 Test.  I will pass them back on Monday, and then you have until Tuesday to make any corrections you choose to make. 

LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER IS NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 24!

March 19: Review for Unit 7 Test

I was gone today (darn migraines!) so the guest teacher passed out an activity for the class to do.  The problem was that she passed out the wrong activity!  Since it was my mistake (I know, I was as shocked as you that I made a mistake this year!) there was no homework tonight. 

Unit 7 test TOMORROW on Pythagorean Theorem, converse of Pythagorean Theorem, distance formula, and finding distance on a graph.

You may use your notebook on the test, but be sure to study so that you don't use your notebook as a crutch!

Have a great day, and see you tomorrow!

March 18: Map Activity

Today we worked on an activity that requires Pythagorean Theorem to solve a real world problem.

Students were given a map of a neighborhood in Spokane, and the premise is that a new Cable Company has opened and needs to run fiber-optic cable to provide service to the area.  The map has several diagonal segments connected at street corners, and students are to use Pythagorean Theorem to determine the lenghts of each segment of cable.  We did the first one together in class, and everyone seemed to pick up on the activity quickly.

If you were absent today, please make an effort to complete the activity using the example triangle given for #1.  If you have any questions, please be sure to come in during Advisory for help!

Click here for tonight's homework.

March 17: Applicaiton of Pythagorean Theorem

Today we discussed when Pythagorean Theorem can actually be used in the real world.  We had several examples of real-world problems that required Pythagorean Theorem in order to solve them.  Some examples were:

• Finding the length of the diagonal support board on a wooden gate
• Distance from one city to another (if we knew other lengths)
• TV sizes
• Distance from home plate to second base

Each of these real-world scenarios requires Pythagorean's Theorem to determine a missing length.

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March 16: Pythagorean Theorem Proof

Today we looked problems using Pythagorean Theorem and discussed more in depth how a² + b² = c².  Showing that this works every time is called a Proof.  The notes we did together in class are below:

Using the proof, we can determine missing side lengths if we know the area of the squares made by the sides.

Click here for tonight's homework.