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Our Math 7 textbook is available online.  The website is http://my.hrw.com.

Notice that www is not used in the address.  If you use www, you will go to the wrong site.  Please spend some time exploring this site, especially the additional practice  tab.  In this section there are interactive quizzes and homework helper. 

Here is a good link to practice word problems.  Please visit it once a week.  Word Problems for Kids

 

Other helpful math websites:  www.usatestprep.com    Skills Tutor (see Dodgen website)

www.purplemath.com    www.ixl.com   TIMiddleGrades.com

 

Jan 23 - Jan 30

NOTE:  I will be out of the country with the Walton Orchestra Thursday, Jan 26 through Monday evening, Jan 30.  I will NOT have access to e-mail or pinnacle during this time.

 

Advanced Math 7

Monday, Jan 23

M & M Monday

Review Study Guide

Test Unit 5, Part 1

NP: None

 

Tuesday, Jan 24

Finish test if not already completed

Problem Solving with Similar Figures

• Packet of word problems to be completed in class
• Only complete problems you know how to do, skip any you need help completing

NP: none

 

Wednesday, Jan 24

More on Problem Solving with Similar Figures

• Students worked in pairs on packet
  

NP: finish packet if not completed in class

 

Thursday, Jan 25

Warm Up

Scale Drawings & Scale Models 5-9

• Power Point 5-9
• Practice B 5-9 & practice skills4-6
  

NP: finish if not completed in class

 

Friday, Jan 26

CRCT Review-- Complete Warm Up # 27 & 28 for a grade (Show What You Remember)

More Practice with Scale Models & Drawings 5-9

• Practice C 5-9
• Word Problems 4-6
  

NP: finish if not completed in class

 

Monday, Jan 30

Warm UP

More on Word Problems & Scale Models/Drawings

Choice of 2 assignments: Scale Drawing Task or Proportionsl Reasoning Stretch

NP: none

 

Math 7

Monday, Jan 23

M & M Monday

Review NP 

Area & Perimeter

• video clip
  
• GA Performance Task

NP: Finish GA Performance Task

Announcement:  Unit 5 Test 1 moved to Friday, Jan 27

 

Tuesday, Jan 24

Warm Up

Review NP

Discussion & Notes on relationships between scale factor, area, perimeter

Coordinating Change

Passed back Quiz on rotation & dilation

NP: finish coordinating change

Wednesday, Jan 25

Warm Up

Review NP

Dilation scale factor page

NP: study guide

 

Thursday, Jan 26

Review study guide

Relationship between scale factor, perimeter, Area (CW grade)

Pick 12 problems from 3 handout s to complete

NP: finish if not completed in class & study for Test

 

Friday, Jan 27

Unit 5 Test

NP: none

 

Monday, Jan 28

M & M Monday

Ticket in Door (CW grade)

CRCT Review (CW grade)

handout on Relationship between scale factor, perimeter, area

NP: finish if not completed in class

 

Jan 17 - Jan 20

Advanced Math 7

Monday, Jan 16

NO SCHOOL

 

Tuesday, Jan 17

Warm Up CRCT #4

Tasty Tuesday

Solving Proportions

NP: complete handout on proportions

 

Wednesday, Jan 18

SCHOOL - WIDE WRITING TEST (shorten classes)

Similar Figures

NP: handout on similar figures

Uni 5 Test 1 Friday, Jan 20

Topics:

• dilation
• similar figures
• proportions
• scale factors
• the relationships between ratios of sides, ratio of area, and scale factor

 

Thursday, Jan 19 (I had a sub)

Indirect Measurement

2 handout

NP: Study for tomorrow's test

Friday, Jan 20

Test moved to Monday, Jan 23

Review NP

Study guide for Unit 5 Test part 1

NP: finish SG & study for test

 

Math 7

Monday, Jan 16

NO SCHOOL

 

Tuesday, Jan 17

Warm Up CRCT #4

Tasty Tuesday

Dilation--Think Pair Share

NP: handout on dilation & rotations

QUIZ TOMORROW--dilation & rotations (Know the Rules)

 

Wednesday, Jan 18

SCHOOL - WIDE WRITING TEST (shorten classes)

QUIZ on Dilation & Rotations

NP: None

 

Thursday, Jan 19 (I had a Sub)

Proportions 5-5

Practice A & C

NP: finish if not completed in class

 

Friday, Jan 20

Review NP

More complex proportion problems

Similar Figures 5-7

Worktext pages 176-177

HW & Practice book page 48

NP: complete all pages if not completed in class

 

Jan 9 - Jan 13

Monday, Jan 9

NO School

 

 Advanced Math 7

Tuesday, Jan 10

    Warm UP--Coach book page 35 # 1-4

    Notes on Transformations into composition notebook

    Dilation

• notes in composition NB
• handout front & back

    NP: handout on dilation # 1-4

 

Wednesday, Jan 11

Notes on scale factor, perimeter, area

Review NP

Show what you know (for a grade) dilation

Performance task scale factor, perimeter, area

NP: finish performance task

 

Thursday, Jan 12

Reviewed Show What You Know on Dilation's

Review NP (performance Task)

Ratios for sides, perimeter, area

Complete a dilation page together

NP: handout-- Scale Factor-Perimeter-Area

Quiz Tomorrow

    Topics: dilation's, scale factor, the relationship between area, perimeter, scale factor, & sides of figures

 

Friday, Jan 13

Warm Up

Review NP

Review for Quiz

Quiz

NP: None

 

Math 7

Tuesday, Jan 10

Warm UP--Coach book page 35 # 1-4

    Notes on Transformations into composition notebook

    Rotations

• notes in composition NB
• handout front

    NP: backside of handout of handout

 

Wednesday, Jan 11

Warm Up

Review NP

Practice Skills 6-9

Show What You Know (for a grade) on Rotations

NP: finish practice skills page and do front side only on rotation page

 

Thursday, Jan 12

Warm Up

Review NP

Dilations

    PowerPoint Download Dilations

    complete handout together

NP: handout on dilations

 

Friday, Jan 13

Review NP

Review Dilation Notes

Show What You Know--Dilations

Weekly Warm UP (NOT GREEN Due to Report Card Distribution)

Glue Notes on Dilations into composition notebook

NP: NONE

 

Jan 16 NO SCHOOL

Glue Dilation

 

Quiz on Rotations & Dilations on Wednesday, Jan 18

Mock Writing Test Wednesday, Jan 18

 

Unit 5 Advanced & Math 7

 Unit 5:  Staying In Shape

Topics:

• Dilations
• Scale Factor
• Similar Figures
• Scale Drawings & Models
• Indirect Measurement
• Congruent Figures
• Relationships between Scale Factor, Perimeter, & Area

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Dec 19 - Dec 22

Advanced & Math 7

Monday, Dec 19

M & M Monday

Warm Up on Vocabulary

Review Study Guide

Work additional problems to review (ticket out door)

NP: study for test: Advanced re-work quiz, Math 7 finish ticket out door

Study Session tomorrow Tuesday, Dec 20

Tuesday, December 20

Unit 4 Test

Begin Penguin Project

NP: none

 

Wednesday, December 21

Penquin Project

NP: None

Thursday, Dec 22

Dodgen Give Back (No classes meet)

 

Friday, Dec 23 Begin Winter Break

 

Dec 12 - Dec 16

Advanced Math 7

Monday, Dec 12

M & M Monday

Review NP On Translations

Transformations

• Reflections

1.     SmartBoard Activity (with handout)

• Rotations

1.     SmartBoard Activity (with handout)

NP: Practice page 6-7 on Reflection & practice page 6-9 Rotation

 

 

Tuesday, Dec 13

Warm up

More Practice with Transformations

NP: Handout All Transformations

 

Wednesday, Dec 14

Math CheckPoint (formative & summative)

NP: Work on Project

 

Thursday, Dec 15

Finish Math CheckPoint

Transformation Show What You Know (classwork grade)

NP: Finish Project

 

Friday, Dec 16

Turn In Project

Study guide for Test Unit 4, Test on Tuesday, Dec 20

Topics for Test:

• Angle Relationships (identifying & solving for x)
• Ratio Relationships based on Parallel lines cut by a transversal
• Translations
• Reflections
• Rotations

NP: Finish Study Guide

 

Math 7

Monday, Dec 12

M & M Monday

Transformations (definition page provided)

• Translations

1.  SmartBoard Activity (with handout)
2. Example page

NP: Practice Page 6-8

Tuesday, Dec 13

Transformation ---Reflection

• SmartBoard Activity w/ handout

NP: Practice page 6-7

Wednesday, Dec 14

Math CheckPoint (formative & Sumative)

NP: Work on Project

 

Thursday, Dec 15

Finish Math CheckPoint

Translation & Reflection  Show What You Know (classwork grade)

NP: Finish Project

 

Friday, Dec 16

Turn In Project

Study guide for Test Unit 4, Test on Tuesday, Dec 20

Topics for Test:

• Word Problems

• Translating Word problems

• Translations

• Reflections

NP: Finish Study Guide Download Math7unit4review2011-12

 

Important Notice, Change in Plans

The Unit 4 Test for both Math 7 & Advanced 7 has been moved to Tuesday, Dec 20

 

Math 7 Only

The extra credit constructions can be found on the construction link (see earlier post).  They are Constructions Numbered 7, 8, 10, & 13.

 

Tuesday's study session on Dec 13 will be devoted to constructions.  Any one may come work on their project.  No more class time will be devoted to the project!

Dec 5 - Dec 9

Helpful Construction Links

Constructions (computer generated, visual steps)

Construction Reference (written steps)

Math 7 & Advanced 7 both on Construction unit

Important Dates to Remember

Extra credit Unit 3 Quiz for Math 7 has been moved to Thursday, Dec 8.  Remember that you must complete the packet in order to take the quiz.

Math Checkpoint: Wednesday, Dec 14 & Thursday, Dec 15 (both Math 7 & Advanced)

Construction Project Due Friday, Dec 16(both Math 7 & Advanced)

Unit 4 Test: Monday, Dec 19 (Both Math 7 & Advanced)

In class Penguin Project: Dec 20 & 21 (both Math 7 & Advanced)

Monday, Dec 5 (both Math 7 & Advanced 7)

Warm Up

Intro to Construction Project

Copy a Segment

Bisect an Angle

NP: complete 5 copy segments using different lengths

Bisect 5 angles of different measures

Tuesday, Dec 6

Advanced 7

Warm Up

Review NP

Constructions

• Perpendicular Bisector
• Copy Angles
• Parallel lines from a point not on line

NP:  construct 2 perpendicular bisectors & 2 sets of parallel lines

Math 7

Warm Up

Review NP

Constructions

• Perpendicular Bisector
• Perpendicular lines from point not on line
• Perpendicular lines from point on line

NP:  construct 2 perpendicular bisectors & 2 perpendicular lines from point on line, & 2 perpendicular lines from point not on line

Wednesday, Dec 7

 Advanced 7

Warm Up

Review NP

Constructions

• Perpendicular lines from point not on line
• Perpendicular lines from point on line

NP: Work on Project, so you can ask for help on Thursday

Math 7

Warm Up

Review NP

Constructions

• Copy Angles
• Parallel lines from a point not on line

NP:  2 sets of parallel lines & work on Project so you can ask questions

Thursday, Dec 8 (both Math 7 & Advanced)

Math 7: Warm Up

Advanced: Show What you know

Review NP

Work on Project

NP: Work on Project

Math 7: Extra Credit Quiz on Unit 3, you must have completed packet in order to take quiz

Friday, Dec 9

Advanced

Translations

    Smart Board

NP: Page on Translations

Math 7

Show What you know: Constructions

Work on Project

NP: Work on Project

Monday, Nov 28 - Friday, Dec 2

Advanced Math 7

Warm Up

M & M Monday

Review Unit 3 Test

Geometry Vocabulary

    PowerPoint: Download Geometry 011507 Updated 11-26-11

    Vocabulary Graphic Organizer: Download Geometry

Angle Relationships

NP: Complete the front side of the handout, skip cooresponding angles

 

Tuesday, Nov 29

Warm Up

Review NP

More Work on Angle Relationships

Study Guide & Practice page 11-3

NP: handout # 9-28 on angle relationships from transversals

QUIZ on Angle Relationships on Friday, Dec 2

LEARN your VOCABULARY

• Complementary angles
• supplementary angles
• vertical angles
• adjacent angles
• alternate interior angles
• alternate exterior anlges
• consecutive angles
• cooresponding angles
• same side exterior angles
• intersecting lines
• parallel lines
• perpendicular lines
• transversal
• skew lines
• vertex
  

Wednesday, Nov 30

Warm Up

Review NP

angle realtionships

ratios of segment from parallel lines cut by a transversal

NP: complete problems 1 & 3

 

Thursday, Dec 1

Warm Up

Review NP

angle realtionships

ratios of segment from parallel lines cut by a transversal

    website: Proportions parts and parallel lines

Problems 2 & 4

Where is Mc D's?

Friday, Dec 2

QUIZ on Angle Relationships formed from paraeel lines cut by a transversal

Math 7

Monday, Nov 28

Warm Up

M & M Monday

Review Unit 3 Test

Translate sentences into equations

    Challenge 2-5, ballon trail (1-step equations)

    Writing 2-step equations

NP: finish writing 2-step equation handout

 

Tuesday, Nov 29

Warm Up

Review NP

Integer Word Problmes

Writing Equations

NP: finish handout given in class

***Parent Note: if your child made a D or F on the Unit 3 Test, they recieved a remediation packet that the must complete by Monday, Dec 5.  Please ask to see it. ***

Quiz on Word Problems and writing equations on Friday, Dec 2

 

Wednesday, Nov 30

Warm Up

Review NP

More Practice with Word Problems

Equation problems

NP: finish the handouts started in class

 

Thursday, Dec 1

NO Warm UP

Review NP

Station Activities

NP: choose and complete 8 problems from the solving 2-step word problems

Quiz on Word Problems and writing equations tomorrow

Friday, Dec 2

Quiz on Word Problems

Introduction of Project

Unit 4 Flip, Slide, & Turn

Advanced 7 begins unit 4 on Monday, Nov 28

Topics include:

• angle relationships
• constructions
• transformations (rotations, reflections, & translations)

Vocabulary is critical for this unit

There will be a construction project due Dec 16.

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Math 7 will begin Unit 4 on Monday, Decemeber 5

Topics include:

• constructions
• transformations (rotations, reflections, & translations)

Vocabulary is critical for this unit

There will be an equation project due Dec 16.

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