Quizzes back, More on Factors and Multiples

B and C: In these classes, we worked on the list methods of finding factors and multiples, common factors and common multiples and GCF and LCM.

E and F: In these classes, we worked on listing factors and multiples and finding numbers that are 'abundant', 'deficient' and 'perfect'.


Homework:
B and C: CM ws. pg. 40

E and F: CM ws. pg. 14

There will be a quiz on Monday, 12/21 on factors and multiples.

Prime Factorization and LCM/GCF word problems

B and C: We worked on Prime Factorization using Upside Down Division

E and F: We worked on word problems using GCF and LCM to solve them.



Homework:
E and F Blocks: CM ws. pg. 40

B and C Blocks: Pizzazz ws. pg. C-16 # 1-9 only

LCM and Prime Factorization

B and C Blocks worked on more upside down division and determining the LCM of two numbers.
E and F Blocks continued using upside down division to determine the prime factorization of a number. Remember, the prime factorization is like the finger print of a number!!


Homework:
B and C: Pizzazz C-18

E and F: Pizzazz C-16

LCM and/or GCF and Prime Time Picture

B and C: We worked on practicing GCF and Prime number identification.
E: Lesson on LCM and Prime Time picture
F: Reviewed Lesson on LCM and Prime Time Picture



Homework:

B, C, F: Complete Prime Time Picture

E: Complete LCM Worksheet, C-18

Multiples and the Product Game

Today we finished up the Sieve of Eratosthenes and played the Product Game. This time, blocks B and C won against the teacher!


Homework:
ws. Multiply That!!

More on Factors and Divisibility

Today we worked on divisibility rules in all classes, and in E and F we also worked on the Sieve of Eratosthenes.


Homework:
Pizzazz ws. p. 11 and 12 (this is a two-sided worksheet)

Factors Fit Into

Today we worked with factors, and played the Factor Game against the teacher. Yes, B block did beat me!!! Ouch!!



Homework:
Prime Time ws. pg. 12, 13 (a two-sided worksheet)
(Blocks E, F, B: skip number 10 a and b)

Computer Lab

We were in the computer lab for our math class today. We took a quick look at the factor game, and tried to develop strategies to 'beat' the computer at the game! Be thinking about your strategies, because tomorrow you will have a chance to challenge a human opponent.



Homework:
Clean out the 'daily work and notes' section of your binder. Please place all of that work in a folder and keep it at home. We may need to take a second look at some of those papers later in the year, so please don't lose them.

Quiz/Test today

Today we are having our quiz! I know everyone will do well!!


Homework:
Dr. Math questions. Answer three of the questions. Please follow the directions and answer them in letter form in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper or on the back.

Review For Quiz

Today we reviewed for the quiz we are having tomorrow.


Homework:
Study For QUIZ


Quiz Tomorrow on
lines
angles
triangles (classifying)
polygons
symmetry
congruence and similarity
transformations, drawing shapes on the coordinate grid
three-dimensional figures, faces, edges, vertices
sum of interior angles of a polygon

Sum of the interior angles of a polygon

Today we calculated the sum of the interior angles of several polygons and derived a formula (number sentence) to help us find the sum no matter how many sides a polygon has. This formula is (n - 2) times 180, with n being the number of sides of the polygon.

Homework:
Unit Review Packet


The homework is review for the QUIZ we are having on WEDNESDAY this week. We will be reviewing concepts tomorrow in preparation for the quiz. Please plan to stay after school Tuesday, or come for extra help before school on Tuesday or Wednesday if you are having difficulty preparing for the quiz.
Concepts that will be on the quiz:
lines
angles
triangles (classifying)
polygons
symmetry
congruence and similarity
transformations, drawing shapes on the coordinate grid
three-dimensional figures, faces, edges, vertices
sum of interior angles of a polygon

Prisms, pyramids and Euler's formula

Today we counted the number of faces, edges and vertices of prisms and pyramids, and checked our work with Euler's formula ( Vertices - Edges + Faces = 2 ).
E Block came up with a saying to help remember the formula: Visitors Empty food but add Fun. Hopefully that's helpful!

Homework:
Ws. Identifying 3-Dimensional shapes. Name each shape, then count the number of faces, edges and vertices in each one. Use Euler's formula to check your accuracy.

Platonic Solids, Prisms and Pyramids

Today we talked about platonic solids, prisms and pyramids. We counted faces, edges and vertices. The top two websites are the ones we visited in class today.

Homework:
Pizzazz worksheet pg. D-45

Friday, November 20, 2009 (late update)

On Friday we practiced transformations.

Homework:
Finish #2-6 Translations page
#2-6 Reflections page
#3 and 5 Rotations page

Transformations

Today we looked at different types of transformation on a grid. The top 3 websites on our list will take you to the different types of transformations we worked with today.


Homework:
ws. pg. 128: Only B block should do part C. C, E, F should complete parts A and B. Try part C if you would like.

There will NOT be a quiz tomorrow, since I was out a day this week, and there is a SCIENCE quiz tomorrow!!

Review of symmetry and congruence

I was out today so the students worked on a review of symmetry and congruence.
We may be having a small quiz on Friday.


Homework:
Ws. on polygon statements.

Field trip today

Today we saw Eureka!, a play about math. I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed it! Hopefully, the students did too.

No homework was given today. Monday's homework is due tomorrow.

Rotational symmetry

Today we corrected the illustrations we drew for our vocabulary packet and took a quick look at rotational symmetry. B block didn't have time to get to the lesson, so they do not have homework!!

We are going to have a quiz this Friday on lines, angles, and polygons. More information will come Wednesday in class.


Homework (except for B block):
SF Ws. Pg. 99

more on congruence, similarity and symmetry

Today we continued our work with the above topics. You will find the symmetry activity website on the 'helpful website' list on this page.

Homework:
SF ws. p 96 and 98 (this is a two-sided worksheet)

Congruence, Similarity, Symmetry

Today we looked at figures that are congruent, similar and symmetrical. There are several websites that help students practice these concepts. A couple of them are listed on top of the 'helpful websites' section on this blog.



Homework:
Pizzazz worksheet D-41 and D-44 (this is a two-sided worksheet)

Vocabulary: Circled terms should be illustrated by Monday, November 16. They are:
1,2,3,10,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,29,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,4345,48,51,52,53,55,56

Late post; not feeling well that day!! Sorry.

On Monday we did some seat work with polygons. Most of the students had time to finish a good portion of the packet in class.


Monday's Homework:
Finish polygon packet


Tuesday I was out sick; the students corrected their polygon packet, then worked on a decimal review worksheet.

Tuesday's Homework:
Polygon worksheet (two-sided worksheet)

MCAS Open Response question #3 with graphic organizer

Today we used a graphic organizer to answer part a of MCAS OR #3. We stressed the importance of explaining your work to earn more points on the questions.


Homework:
Complete the graphic organizer and MCAS Open Response #3.

Classifying Triangles

Today we are classifying triangles by the lengths of their sides and the measures of their angles.



Homework:
Ws. Pizzazz D-26



Please bring permission slips in for the Eureka! field trip.

Sorry, late update!

Yesterday in class we looked at different types of angles, a review. Today we will be reviewing different types of triangles, and hopefully start polygons.

Homework:
B and C: worksheet on angles

E and F: worksheet on angles, finish ws. page 138, both sides!

A few people have not brought in their field trip permission slips; please send them in right away!

More about Lines!

Today we practiced more with lines, line segments, rays, etc.




Homework:

ws. pg. 139 (BOTH SIDES)

No school tomorrow!!

Quick Quiz and Intro to Lines

We had a quick quiz on Scientific Notation today, then we looked at different types and parts of lines. Students had the opportunity to work on their math homework in class while they waited for others to complete their quizzes. Some finished their homework, some didn't, but all should take a second look at it after seeing the presentation on lines.

Hope everyone has a great weekend and a safe and happy Halloween!

Homework:
1) Ws. Pizzazz D-25
2) Line Vocab Illustrations

More Scientific Notation

Some students still needed practice with Scientific Notation, so we spent today practicing on whiteboards. We'll have the quick quiz tomorrow. It is only 10 questions and each one is worth 10 points out of 100, so be sure to practice tonight with the homework, and online through the website listed under Mrs. Spoon's avatar!

Homework:
Ws. Scientific Notation B

Quiz tomorrow on Scientific Notation!

District Open Response

We completed a district mandated MCAS open response question today. Some classes will be finishing it tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will be having a quiz on scientific notation. It will be a very short quiz, then we will start our Geometry unit.


Homework:
Ws. Scientific Notation A

Scientific Notation

Today we wrote notes on scientific notation, and copied a 'blueprint' for writing numbers in scientific notation. Please refer to yesterday's post for Hints to Remember when working with very large (1 or greater) or very small (between 0 and 1) numbers. This is also what the students wrote for notes today.

Homework:
Ws. pg. 73


We will be having a quiz on Thursday on Scientific Notation.

Housekeeping and Scientific Notation

Today, we went over the MCAS question from Friday, then started our lesson on Scientific Notation by reviewing the homework from Thursday.

Hints to remember:
A number multiplied by a positive power of 10 will become larger.
A number multiplied by a negative power of 10 will become smaller.
A number written in scientific notation is a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.
When a number is written in scientific notation:
If the original number was very large, the power of 10 will be positive.
If the original number was very small, the power of 10 will be negative.

Homework:
Ws. p. 59
(C Block: you may skip numbers 5 through 8.)

Computer Lab

We finished up our quizzes in the computer lab, then spent some time exploring more fun, helpful websites all about math.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Next week we will be working with powers of 10, both positive and negative, which will lead us to scientific notation of very large and very small numbers.

Homework:
MCAS Open Response question # 2

Quiz

We had our quiz on decimal operations today.
Tomorrow we are going to be working in the computer lab.



Homework:
EM. Ws. pg. 72

Review for quiz

Today we reviewed for the quiz we are having tomorrow. The homework looks exactly like the quiz!

Homework:
Quiz Review: Decimals #1-20 (this is one two-sided worksheet and one single-sided worksheet.)

Whiteboard practice

Today in class, we practiced multiplication and division of decimals on individual whiteboards. Students need to be careful to avoid simple errors in addition and subtraction, and keep practicing the multiplication facts through 12.


Homework:
E and F :Multiplying Decimals C and Dividing Decimals D (this is a two-sided worksheet) # 1-16

B and C: Multiplying Decimals C and Dividing Decimals D (this is a two-sided worksheet) # 1-4 on side C, #9-12 on side D


Quiz on Thursday, 10/22. Make sure to see me for extra help if you are having difficulty with any of the four operations involving decimals.

Crash and Slide ( and traditional multiplication too! :) )

We went ahead and started decimal multiplication today, and we'll keep practicing division as well. The students had an easier time with multiplication than division!!

Homework:
Multiplying Decimals A


We are having a quiz on Thursday, 10/22/09. It will include all 4 operations involving decimals. You must be prepared to use traditional long division to solve division problems. Partial quotient method will not be allowed!
Please see me for extra help if you are having difficulty with any of the operations.

Long Division, again

We practiced some more long division with remainders and decimals in the divisors. I'm hearing a lot of "aha's", so the fog is lifting!

We will continue division on Monday, then I plan to move on to multiplication of decimals on Tuesday. Wednesday or Thursday we will have a quiz on decimals, all four operations, then we will be starting Scientific Notation.

Homework:

If you were with Mrs. Fitzpatrick, please follow her instructions for homework.

For those with Mrs. Spoon
Ws. Long Division C

Remainders and decimals in divisors

Still working on division, we looked at what to do with those pesky remainders (some parents have already helped out on this!) and started division involving decimals in the divisors. We will continue working with decimal division into the beginning of next week. We will most likely be having a quiz toward the end of next week, which will consist of all four operations involving decimals.

Homework:
B and C blocks were split up to address difficulty with traditional division and readiness to move on.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick's group has a worksheet on traditional division
Mrs. Spoon's groups are as follows
B: remaining problems on worksheet pg. 38 and 39 (those not already done)
C: ws. pg. 39 #1-16 (not 1, 7, 9, 13)

E Block: ws, pg. 39 # 1-16, not 13
F Block: ws. pg. 39 # 1-16, not 1,7,9,13

Does McDonalds Sell Cheese Burgers?

Today we learned a phrase to help us remember the steps to solve division problems the traditional way!! It is difficult for many students, but keep trying and you will get it! Luckily your parents learned this way and can help you. :)



Homework: Ws. p. 19, dividing decimals. It is ok to record a remainder for today. I will teach you another way to handle remainders tomorrow!!

Late Post; Sorry!

Tuesday in class, I gave the students their data quizzes back, and we went over the answers. Any student who received a score less than 70% is encouraged to re-take the quiz. I strongly suggest that those students come in for an extra help session to go over the quiz concepts to be sure they are more secure before making up the quiz. This should be done within a week's time.
F and C blocks started division of decimals today. We are moving to the traditional way of division, probably a welcome change for most parents/guardians!! This may be a difficult transition for some students, but with hard work and patience it will be mastered!

E and B blocks did not receive homework because we didn't have time to get to division today.

Homework for F and C blocks:
Dividing Decimals worksheet: circled problems only (1-12 on page 38, 1, 7, 9 on page 39.

District Vocab. Diagnostic Assessment

Today we took a vocabulary test on MCAS math vocabulary. It doesn't count for a grade, just gives information for the district (and me) to use throughout the year. The students will take the same test at the end of the year, which will count for a grade. I told everyone not to stress about it, and to feel fine skipping what they didn't know, because I haven't taught the words yet (for the most part!)
Hope everyone has a great long weekend!! Remember, no school tomorrow or Monday, so see you on Tuesday for multiplication of decimals; think 'Crash and Slide'!



Homework:

Ws. Rounding Decimals (please make sure the follow the directions in each of the three sections!)

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

We've completed our Data Unit, so we are on to operations with decimals. We started today with some notes on adding and subtracting decimals and a practice sheet in class.




Homework:

Ws. Decimal Worksheet Adding/ Subtracting (a one-sided worksheet)

Tomorrow's dismissal is at 12:15, and Parent Afternoon Back is from 1:00 to 4:00.

Quiz Day!

Quiz day today!



Homework:
1)Complete Coordinate Grid Activity (Graphiti 14A) and color or shade in the picture

2) Organize your binder

Review day

Today was spent reviewing for the quiz we are having on our data unit. We went over the Data Review homework assignment, then played Landmark Shark to practice median, mode, mean and range.



Quiz Tomorrow!!


Homework:
Study for the quiz (look over all homework, notes and classwork, make a practice quiz from homework questions, know your Data Vocabulary)

Progress reports went home with students today.

More mean and coordinate plane

Today we practiced more tricky mean questions and started graphing points on a coordinate plane.
Next week we will be reviewing and practicing decimal addition and subtraction.


Progress reports will be sent home on Monday and Thursday is Parent Afternoon Back.




Homework:
Ws. Data Unit Review (this is 9 pages, but only 15 questions) This homework assignment is similar to what the official quiz will look like.

The quiz is this Tuesday, October 6. Extra help is available Monday or Tuesday morning after 8am and Monday after school until 3:30.

Computer lab today: Coordinate Plane

We were in the computer lab all classes today. The students watched a 'Tim and Moby' movie as a review of the coordinate plane, then they went to two websites to practice plotting points. These are websites they can go to from anywhere to practice plotting points!



Homework:

Ws. P. 4 (both sides)

Start going through your binder to see if there were any homework assignments that were difficult for you. Make sure you understand the concepts now, or come see me for extra help!


The quiz on data is coming up on Tuesday, October 6, so please plan accordingly! **(if you don't understand any concepts we have learned in our data unit, please visit me for an extra help session tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday morning after 8am. I can also stay until 3:30 on Monday if no other times are convenient for you!)**

Line graphs and more mean

Today the class worked with finding a missing piece of data when given all but one piece of the data, and the mean. This is a bit challenging, as it involves some algebraic thinking, but we will keep working on it!
Except for B class (we ran out of time!), we also reviewed creating and interpreting line plots. One question on the homework asks about 'constant rate'. A constant rate is shown by a straight line with no breaks or curves in it. ( We will get to this Friday B block!)

Tomorrow we will be in the computer lab in the library, working on coordinate planes and plotting points, so that our robot doesn't blow up! Fun!



Homework:

Ws. P. 17 and 19 (this is a two-sided worksheet on mean and line plots)

B-block: You only have to complete p. 17 (the one on mean)


The quiz on our data unit is coming up on Tuesday, October 6, so please plan accordingly. **(If you need extra help on any concept in our data unit, please plan to come in any morning after 8, or this Thursday (tomorrow) after school for extra help.)

Bar Graphs and mean

Today we finished up our bar graph activity. We created bar graphs to represent the number of students who attended each elementary school in Beverly, private school or other town.
We took a look at finding the mean of information recorded in a stem and leaf plot. The homework has students practicing bar graphs and finding range, mean and median.
We passed out a binder table of contents, to help the students keep their binders organized.



Homework:

ws. p. 20 and 13 (this is a two-sided worksheet)


The quiz on our data unit is coming up on Tuesday, October 6, so please plan accordingly. **(if you need extra help on any area in our data unit, please plan to come in any morning after 8, or Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon for extra help!!)**

Bar graphs, histograms

We watched a video on bar graphs and histograms. In F block and C block we tallied the number of students who attended each elementary school in Beverly or Peabody, or private school. We will do the same for E and B blocks on Tuesday. We will then be creating a bar graph of the data.

Have a great long weekend! Remember, no school on Monday!

Homework:

Open Response Question 1 (please answer all parts of the open response question and show all your work)

If you didn't finish your circle graph for your 24 hour day, please do so over the weekend.

Thursday, September 24

Sorry for the late update!
Great 'Picture Day' cooperation, but shortened classes :(
Today we reviewed circle graphs, then we made one of our own to represent how we spend the hours in a day. We will be posting these around the classroom and hallway.


Homework:
1) Finish circle graph activity

2) Circle worksheet and survey (this is a two-sided worksheet)

MAP testing

We spent our class time today in the Library computer lab, taking the MAP (measures of academic progress) test. This test is for district and teacher use for curriculum planning, and does not affect students' grades!
Tomorrow we will be going over scatter plots, and will work on circle graphs. The students will be graphing how they spend the hours in a typical school day.

Homework:
Fill out the 'how I spend my day' chart.

Make sure you have completed Tuesday's homework (ws. p. 3) If you had trouble, see the link for scatter plots on the right side of this page (under your math teacher!)


It was great to see so many parents/guardians at our open house last night! Thank you!

Scatter Plots

Today we looked at scatter plots, and discussed trends. Tomorrow we will visit the computer lab where students will take the math MAP (measures of academic progress) test.


Homework:
Ws. p. 3 (Practice 1.3)

Looking forward to seeing parents/guardians at Curriculum Night tonight!

Stem and Leaf plots continued

We continued our work with stem and leaf plots today. E and F block looked at other types of stem and leaf plots, while B and C finished their activity from Friday.


Homework:

B and C: ws. pp. 5 and 7 (this is a two-sided worksheet)

E and F: ws. pp. 11 and 12 (this is a two-sided worksheet)

Stem and leaf plots

By vote or circumstances, the classes participated in either a paper airplane or penny activity today. It was all about collecting, organizing and representing data in stem and leaf plot form. We revisited median, mode, and range as well.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!


Homework:

*Ws. Study Link 1.3 p. 10

*Ws. SI Expanded Notation,(skip # 2) This is a review of a concept from our place value unit. See EM Student Reference Book, notes or handouts to refresh your memory!

Thursday, 9/17/09

We finished up our 'Mystery Plot' activity today, interpreting our line plots and identifying some landmarks of our data.

Homework:
Bluebook Ws. p. 45 (one-sided worksheet on line plots)

September 16, 2009

Math class was full of activity today as we completed a brief survey, collected and organized our results, then created line plots with the data. We will be continuing this activity tomorrow.

Homework:
*Ws. Study link 1-2, pg. 8 (this is one worksheet, all of which must be completed)
Hint: remember to use your Everyday Math Reference Book for assistance

*Study selected vocabulary terms

Monday, September 14, 2009

Today we spent class time on 'housekeeping' issues; learning the process of 'holey cards', returning and reviewing quizzes, fine tuning the organization of our binders, discussing the vocabulary assignment and taking a look at this blog.

Check out the helpful website link for Math Playground. The Space Racer game will help your performance on your holey cards!

Homework (due Wednesday):
Give an illustration or example for each of your 23 new Data vocabulary words.
Bring an example of a graph to math class on Wednesday.

Week of 9/7 to 9/11

This week we sharpened our number sense by studying place value, including notation of large and small numbers, exponential and expanded notation and sequencing numbers. Throughout the week, the students worked on a Scavenger Hunt, using their Everyday Math Reference Books. This book should be stored at home for the entire school year. It will be a valuable reference that the students should be using for homework help when needed.
The students had a quiz on Friday, and started organizing their binders in class. The homework was to finish organizing their binders.
On Monday we will be going over the quiz from Friday, then we will be making sure our binders are in order. There is no school on Tuesday and on Wednesday we will be starting our new unit which will be focusing on Data.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday, September 3

This week the students spent a great deal of time learning how to open their locks, finding their way to 'Expressive Arts' and getting to know their teachers.
Today in math, we took a diagnostic assessment of basic math skills, danced the 'Cha Cha Slide' and started going over our classroom policies and expectations.
The students have a homework-free long weekend, a rare happening in 6 blue math.
Next week will bring the distribution of Every Day Math Reference books, a scavenger hunt and lessons in Number Sense.