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Week of May 16 - 20

This week is filled with special activities:

Presentation practices

Presentation on Wednesday

Springfield on Thursday

Late arrival and preparation for our Carnival on Friday

Week of May 9 - 13

Mon. May 9 Warm up probe code PZAC400211

Class activity: Pizza Planning at http://www.meridian.wednet.edu/~dshick/wpizza.htm

HW - Questions #1 - 4

Tues. May 10 Field Trip

Wed. May 11 Warm up probe code PZYC099245

Begin working on Party Planning project.http://ww2.sjc.edu/bjarosz/webqueststudenttask.htm

Thurs. May 12 Warm up probe code PZYV837435

Continue Party Planning project.

HW - Party Planner WS due by end of class Monday

Fri. May 13 Warm up probe code PZGJ375843

Continue Party Planning project.

HW - WS due by end of class Monday

Week of May 2 - 6

Mon. May 2 Think Link Testing

Tues. May 3 Think Link Testing

Wed. May 4 Warm up probe code

Begin Aztec Calendar Stone project

Article: Aztec Calendar

Resources: Calendar Project Resources

HW - bring supplies for project

Thurs. May 5 Warm up probe code

Completed calendar project due by end of class.

HW - none

Fri. May 6 Exit Slip - What is the theme of "Flatland"?

Week of Apr. 25- Apr. 29

Mon. Apr. 25 No School

Tues. Apr. 26 Earth Day activity

Website for tree value analysis:

http://www.davey.com/ask-the-expert/tree-calculator/national-tree-benefit-calculator.aspx

HW - Tree chart and questions #1-3 Value of a Tree WS

Wed. Apr. 27 Warm up probe code PZYT318712

Cut out Fractals

Sierpinski Triangle

HW - Complete triangle projects if not finished in class.

Thurs. Apr. 28 Warm up probe code PZPJ584115

View websites on fractals:

1. http://fractalfoundation.org/videos/

2. http://fractalfoundation.org/OFC/OFC-index.htm

3. http://www.bugman123.com/Fractals/index.html

4. http://mathforum.org/alejandre/applet.mandlebrot.html

Create fractal using http://www.dangries.com/Flash/FractalMaker.html

Exit Slip - Send a screen shot of your best creation via the drop box

Fri. Apr. 29 Laps for Lit

Week of Apr. 18- Apr. 22

Mon. Apr. 18 Warm up - probe code PZPX071000

Mini-Web Quest Select one of the following topics:

Fractals

Geometry

Lines

Statistics

Research the topic and create a glog. Due Thursday.

Tues. Apr. 19 Warm up - probe code PZKG162023

Continue working on glog.

Wed. Apr. 20 Special schedule and Guest Speaker

Thurs. Apr. 21 Warm up - PZKH283195

In class activities: Gloggers share projects

HW - none

Fri. Apr. 22 NO SCHOOL

Week of Apr. 11- Apr. 15

Mon. Apr. 11 Warm up - probe code PZZD182485

In class article Animoto

HW - 10-12 photos about a "math" theme

Tues. Apr. 12 Warm up - probe code PZPZ384079

HW - presentation of math topic using Animoto

Wed. Apr. 13 Warm up - probe code PZQK483574

In class link (tutorial on Glogster): http://www.schooltube.com/video/a99922ac16ecff1fe736/Glogster-Basics

HW - none

Thurs. Apr. 14 Warm up - view: video (headphones needed) at http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-265s.html (Quiz at end of class.)

Application and practice:

animation for ch. 13 #2 athttp://www.classzone.com/cz/books/msmath_3_na/get_chapter_group.htm?cin=10&rg=ani_math&at=animations&var=animations
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8 (Y. 1- Y.4); Y.5 for challenge
http://www.algebasics.com/3way7.html
http://www.algebra-class.com/adding-polynomials.html

HW - Subtracting Polynomials WS

Fri. Apr. 15 Warm up - probe code PZVA042134

Work with table partner to complete:

sections F1, F8, F11 at http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AO5/indexAO5.htm

Exit slip- WS p. 22

HW - none

Week of Apr. 4- Apr. 8

Mon. Apr. 4 Warm up - See Weekly Warm Up for Mon.

In class links:

Review vocab for algebra and combining like terms using http://www.themathpage.com/alg/like-terms.htm

Rotate through stations:

HW - Like Terms Puzzle

Tues. Apr. 5 No School

Wed. Apr. 6 Warm up - See Weekly Warm Up for Wed.

1. Intro to polynomials: focus on vocab. Individually view:

2. Round Table solving of Naming Polynomials WS

3. Practice writing in descending order using ch. 13 animation #1 at http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/msmath_3_na/get_chapter_group.htm?cin=10&rg=ani_math&at=animations&var=animations

HW - Vocab section & probs. #1 - 7 on SG 13.1

Thurs. Apr. 7 and Fri. Apr. 8 Warm up - See Weekly Warm Up sheet

In class links: videos (headphones needed);

Application and practice:

HW - Adding Polynomials and Subtracting Polynomials WS due at end of class Friday

Mon. Apr. 11

Practice adding/sub polynomials using:

animation for ch. 13 #2 at http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/msmath_3_na/get_chapter_group.htm?cin=10&rg=ani_math&at=animations&var=animations
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8 (Y. 1- Y.4); Y.5 for challenge

HW - none

Week of Mar. 21- Mar. 25

Mon. Mar. 21 Warm up probe code: PZYZ498527

In class links:

1. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_nm.php?ModuleId=10005210&MediaId=302

2. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-statistics.htm

3. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

HW - Facts & Figures pt. 1

Tues. Mar. 22 HW - none

Wed. Mar. 23 Warm up probe code: PZHX487429

HW - Facts & Figures pt. 2

Thurs. Mar. 24 Warm up probe code: PZSY589260

In class links:

1. http://www.shmoop.com/ratios-percentages/golden-ratio.html

2. Percent Jeopardy

HW - none

Fri. Mar. 25Warm up probe code: PZJT614502

In class sites:

HW - HAVE A GREAT BREAK

Week of Mar. 14- Mar. 18

Mon. Mar. 14 HW - none

Tues. Mar. 15 HW - none

Wed. Mar. 16 Warm up probe code: PZFP206674

In class materials: Face Ratios WS and "Perfect Face"

HW - Ratios WS Face Template

Thurs. Mar. 17 Warm up: ratio review at http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-equivalent-ratios-word-problems

In class websites:

1.http://www.beautyanalysis.com/images/RFMask_printable.jpg

2. http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/activity8.htm

HW - Locate one more Face - save results in your notebook file (Face Template)

Fri. Mar. 18 Warm up: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8/choose-the-best-type-of-graph

In class website: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/activity8.htm

HW - none

Mon. Mar. 21 Warm up probe code: PZYZ498527

Exit Slip - Facts & Figures WS (Facts & Figures pt. 1 and Facts & Figures pt. 2)

HW - none

Week of Mar. 7 - Mar. 11 ISAT WEEK

No HW this week. Eat well. Rest well. Nurture your inner coach. Do your best to show what you know!

Mon. Mar. 7 Rdg Test #1

Tues. Mar. 8 Math Test #1

Wed. Mar. 9 Rdg Test #2

Thurs. Mar. 10 Math Test # 2

Fri. Mar. 11 Math Test #3

Week of Feb.28 - Mar. 4 Activities and HW

Mon. Feb. 28 Practice Test pt. 1 http://metacat2.com/iltestlinks.html

HW - none

Tues. Mar. 1 Practice Test pt. 2

HW - none

Wed. Mar. 2 Warm up probe code: PZCG382956

HW - finish exit slip if needed

Thurs. Mar. 3 Warm up probe code: PZKG021646

Stations for Thursday, Friday and Monday (2 each day)

1. number sense activities: http://internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/real_world_problems_math_eighth_8th_grade.htm

2. algebra activities:

a.http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/equationmatch.html

b. http://www.mathsisfun.com/quiz/linear_equation_test.html

c. http://www.math.com/school/subject2/practice/S2U4L3/S2U4L3Pract.html and http://www.math.com/school/subject2/practice/S2U4L1/S2U4L1Pract.html

3. geometry activities:

a. http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/index.html?page=lessons&lesson=m6lessonshell14.swf

b. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=1-57039-850-X&chapter=8&lesson=5

c. 3D viewer http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/00200/toepassing_wisweb.en.html and http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/02015/toepassing_wisweb.en.html and http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/00247/toepassing_wisweb.en.html

4. Graphing and data activities:

a. http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AD4/PracPlot.htm

b. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/mode_median_mean/play.shtml

c. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/graph/sl.htm and http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/StemAndLeafPlotter/

d. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

5. Probability activities:

a. http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/LionsTigers/default.htm#page1

b. http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/MeTooProbability/default.htm#page1

c.http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/OnStageProbability/default.htm

6. Ratio, Proportion and % activities:

a. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/ratioandproportion/ratio/quiz.shtml

b. http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=GEM2004

c. http://www.amby.com/educate/math/4-2_pr_x.html

d. http://www.mathplayground.com/percent_shopping.html

e. http://www.quia.com/cb/45282.html

HW - Review Games Link http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-probability-of-simple-events (save screen shots)

Fri. Mar. 4 Warm up probe code: PZXG740330

Stations continued

HW - none

Week of Feb.21 - Feb. 25 Activities and HW

Mon. Feb. 21 No School

Tues. Feb. 22 Warm up probe code: PZWS450168

In class link http://www.quia.com/rr/106472.html

HW - screen shot of score from http://www.quia.com/cb/181567.html

Wed. Feb. 23 Warm up probe code: PZBD424073

Centers 1 and 4 http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_mathematics_02.html

Centers 3 and 6 http://www.math-play.com/Pythagorean-Theorem-Game.html and

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2049161776b68.html

Exit Slip - Centers answers Pyth. problems

HW - finish exit slip if needed

Bonus

Thurs. Feb. 24 Warm up probe code: PZGT979826

Review Games Link http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-probability-of-simple-events

HW - read Stats p. 1 and do Stats p. 2

Fri. Feb. 25 Warm up probe code: PZEX781964

Exit Slip - Slope WS (sorry it is upside down )

HW - none

Week of Feb.14 - Feb. 18 Activities and HW

Mon. Feb. 14 Warm up probe code: PZHB185846

HW - Extended Response

Tues. Feb. 15 Warm up probe code: PZXB735458

HW - none

Wed. Feb. 16 Warm up probe code:

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html

HW - Puzzle and defs.

Thurs. Feb. 17 Warm up probe code: PZSG371779

Website for classwork: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/eighth/

HW - Screen shots of geometry quiz scores

Fri. Feb. 18 Warm up probe code: PZPF226503

HW - none

Week of Feb.7 - Feb. 11 Activities and HW

Mon. Feb. 7 Warm up probe code: PZNA407564

In class link for "function machine": http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_1.html and http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-complete-a-function-table

HW - Study guide p. 235 and review geometry terms at http://www.quia.com/rr/106471.html

Tues. Feb. 8 Warm up probe code:PZAP294561

Class activity #1 Quick review of functions using the vertical line test:

http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/14Functions/03_howeasy.htm

Class activity #2 http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/msmath_3_na/get_chapter_group.htm?cin=10&rg=ani_math&at=animations&var=animations

HW - WS p. 117 For extra help, use

http://www.mathexpression.com/graphing.html

Wed. Feb. 9 Warm up probe code: PZQD989051

Class activity #1 (Headphones needed) http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-212s.html

Class activity #2 http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/06Lines/04_intercepts.htm

HW - WS (Intercepts. pt. 1)

Thurs. Feb. 10 Warm up probe code: PZTX993955

Class activity #1 http://www.quia.com/pop/78183.html?AP_rand=164323668

Class activity #2:

http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/06Lines/05_whatstheslope.htm

Class activity #3 http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/06Lines/06_findingslopegraph.htm

HW - 2 WS Slope Intercept WS #1 and Slope Intercept WS #2 & Quiz

Fri. Feb 11

Class activity

http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-076s.html

In class problems: Slope Intercept WS #3

HW - none

Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 4 Activities and HW

Mon. Jan. 31 Warm up probe code: PZUP567014

In class activity: http://annenbergmedia.org/interactives/geometry/area_volume.html

HW - Cola Can ER

Tues. Feb. 1 Warm up probe code: PZUG195531

HW -Swimming Pool Problem and Scoring Rubric

Wed. Feb. 2 SNOW DAY! Be safe. Have fun.

Thurs. Feb. 3 SNOW DAY #2!

Fri. Feb. 4 Warm up probe code: PZCH234973

In class link: http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/14Functions/01_whatarethey.htm

HW - WS 11.1

Week of Jan. 24 - 28 Activities and HW

Mon. Jan. 24 Warm up probe code: PZCN552994

Class activity http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/msmath_3_na/get_chapter_group.htm?cin=10&rg=ani_math&at=animations&var=animations

HW - p. 523-525 (#1-25)

Tues. Jan 25 Warm up probe code: PZNF743639

HW - p. 529 (#6 - 12; 32-34)

Wed. Jan. 26 Warm up probe code: PZHT350421

HW - Compound Area WS

Thurs. Jan. 27 Warm up probe code: PZRW872577

In class activity: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/mmath/mmath_dr_gee.html

HW -Surface Area WS p. 88 and review geometry terms at http://www.quia.com/rr/106471.html

Fri. Jan. 28 Warm up probe code: PZVF915400

Class activity: http://www.brainingcamp.com/resources/math/surface-area/lesson.php and Cylinders WS

Week of Jan. 17 - 21 Activities and HW

Mon. Jan. 17 No School

Tues. Jan 18 Warm up probe code: PZHQ112058

Similar figures practice:

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/SamsSimilarShapes/default.htm#page9

http://www.media.pearson.com.au/schools/cw/au_sch_afonso_mfwa3_2/dnd/4_sim_tr.html

HW - WS p. 123

Wed. Jan. 19 Warm up probe code: PZJR234957

Pythagorean Theorem link: (you must use headphones on this one) http://www.kidsnumbers.com/pythagorean-theorem-game.php

HW - p. 484 (#1-10)

Thurs. Jan. 20 Warm up probe code: PZCS729184

Transformations: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/transformations.html

HW - Reflections WS

Fri. Jan. 21 Warm up probe code: PZZC610483

3D views virtual manipulative: http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=125 and http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-front-side-and-top-view

HW - none

Week of Jan. 10 - 14 Activities and HW

Mon. Jan. 10 and Tues. Jan.11 Think Link Testing

Wed. Jan. 12 and Thurs. Jan. 13 (Block)

Link for skills practice: http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-find-missing-angles-in-triangles-and-quadrilaterals

HW - Angles Quiz and Angles Quiz 2

Fri. Jan 14 No HW

Week of Jan. 3 - 7 Activities and HW

Mon. Jan. 3 Warm up Probe code PZFK507049

Practice at http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-percent-of-a-number-tax-discount-and-more

HW - Sports Stuff WS and Concert Tickets WS

Tues, Jan. 4 Warm up Probe code PZNV747888

Learn about and practice using concepts of “retail”, “wholesale” and “markup” using

(http://www.learningwave.com/lwonline/percent/increase_de.html )

Work in pairs to answer questions at http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-percent-of-change-word-problems and http://www.quia.com/rr/230204.html

Practice using problems p. 372

HW - p. 373 (#13 - 15; 17 - 19; 26 - 29)

Wed. Jan. 5 Warm up Probe code PZEM754038

HW - % Applications WS

Thurs. Jan. 6 Warm up Probe code

HW - Check Up Quiz and M - Up WS

Fri. Jan. 7 Warm up Probe code PZEA345797

Angle Pairs

HW - none

Week of Dec. 13 - 17 Activities and HW

Mon. Dec. 13 Warm up Probe code PZMF656801

Play jeopardy in pairs at http://www.quia.com/cb/79598.html?AP_rand=476302436

HW - p. 356 (# 3 - 19; 32)

Tues. Dec. 14 Warm up Probe code PZBD936074

HW - WS % of Increase/Decrease

Wed. Dec. 15 Special Activities, or work in pairs to answer questions at http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-8-percent-of-change-word-problems and http://www.quia.com/rr/230204.html

Thurs. Dec. 16 Warm up at http://www.studystack.com/matching-182854

Shopping Activity

HW - none

Fri. 12/15 - Special Activities

Week of Dec. 6 - 10 Activities and HW

Mon. Dec. 6 Warm up Probe code PZKA044021

HW - Track problem.

Tues. Dec. 7 Warm up Probe code PZKM373071

http://www.brainingcamp.com/resources/math/rate/lesson.php

HW - p. 345-346 (#19 - 26; 46)

Wed. Dec. 8 Warm up Probe code PZZT046782

HW - Unit Pricing WS

Thurs. Dec. 9 Warm up Probe code PZPW699833

View Ratio & Proportion nb file to review writing and solving ratios and proportions

Play jeopardy at http://www.quia.com/cb/158527.html

Practice solving algebraic 2-step proportions (p. 351 #33)

HW - p. 351 (# 12 - 20; 25 - 28; 29-30)

Fri. Dec. 10 Warm up Probe code PZDW215961

Jeopardy at http://www.quia.com/cb/79598.html?AP_rand=476302436

Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 3 Activities and HW

Mon. Warm up Probe code PZZA174762

1. View powerpoint on Multi-Step equations

2. View videos # 1, 3, & 4 at http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/math/HCPSAlgebra1/module3-3.html

3. Complete Think alouds for problems p. 302 with your table partner.

HW - Exit slip - describe how to solve 2 step equations; include an example (solve step by step)

Tues. Warm up Probe code PZUX524328

1. View video

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