September 5, 2017 Tuesday
Today students reviewed for the unit 1 test tomorrow. Class Activities: 1-10 minute - questions for test! 2- SmartBoard Review - unit 1 test:-) 8:30am Help Session tomorrow morning for unit 1 test questions. HW - 10 practice problems on notebook paper for unit 1 test tomorrow and be ready to turn-in warm-ups #1-10 for a grade. Test unit 1 - Wednesday, Sept. 6th. |
August 29, 2017 Tuesday
Today students continued to work through stations to review Geometry concepts for both the Accuracy grade on Thursday and the Unit 1 Test Wednesday, September 6th. Class Activities: 1-W/U - WS - CC#10- Lesson Practice - both sides 2- Group Work - Accuracy grade and Unit 1 Test Review! HW - WS - Station #7 HW Accuracy grade -Thursday, Aug. 31st- Angle measurements Test unit 1 - Wednesday, Sept. 6th August 28, 2017 Monday
Today students worked through stations to review Geometry concepts for both the Accuracy grade on Thursday and the Unit 1 Test Wednesday, September 6th. Class Activities: 1-W/U - WS - CC#9 - Find the Surface Area 2- Group Work - Accuracy grade and Unit 1 Test Review! HW - WS - 9.2 -Problem Solving - Perimeter and Circumference - back of problem solving/application WS Accuracy grade -Thursday, Aug. 31st- Angle measurements Test unit 1 - Wednesday, Sept. 6th |
August 24, 2017 Thursday
Today students learned how to find the perimeter and circumference of composite figures. Students also reviewed how to find the Surface Area of solids. Class Activities: 1-W/U #8 - WS - Find the Surface area of prisms and pyramids. 2- Group Work - Problem Solving with composite figures - using perimeter and circumference. 3-Notes - finding Volume using warm-up #8 - copy 3 examples! HW - WS -8-7 - Surface Area of solids #1-8. Must show work for credit - may use a calculator. Accuracy grade -Aug. 31st - Angle relations and their measurements. Test - September 6th |
August 23, 2017 Wednesday
Today students learned how to find the area of composite figures including circles and semi-circles. Students also found the relationship between the circumference of a circle and it's diameter. Class Activities: 1-W/U#6 - Squares and Square roots chart 2- Using string and a cylinder students learned about the ratio of every circles circumference and it's diameter = Pi:-) 3- Notes over composite figures with circles and semi-circles 4-CW/HW - WS - Problem Solving -Worked through finding the Area of composite figures including circles. HW - WS -Complete WS - Problem Solving Application #15-24- must show all work like examples done in class on separate sheet of notebook paper. Front Only! Accuracy grade -Aug. 31st - Angle relations and their measurements. Test - September 6th |
August 18, 2017 Friday
Today students took the quiz. Class Activities: 1-check homework - turned-in to class file 2- Quiz 3-CW/HW - WS - Formulas and vocabulary rating scale HW - Complete classwork/homework WS and correct computation challenge #6 - 10 minute practice. |
August 17, 2017 Thursday
Today students Reviewed for the quiz tomorrow. Class Activities: 1-W/U#5- WS - Triangle Combinations 2- Musical Math- Quiz review 3 - Around the World......Review with angle relations and finding missing measures - if time! 4- Explained how to complete homework practice problems HW - At least 10 practice problems on a piece of notebook paper showing all your work. Students should have about 2 problems for each concept listed below to show that they reviewed all content on the quiz tomorrow. The problems you choose should be previous problems solved in class or as homework that you have the correct answer recorded. Quiz - Friday, August 18th Angle relations Triangle Properties Solids Cross-sections |
August 16, 2017 - Wednesday
Today students reviewed angle relations,properties of triangles, and cross-sections of solids(both perpendicular and parallel to the base). Class Activities: 1-W/U#4- WS - Chapter 8 Classwork - both sides 2 - Box of Solids activity - Can you list all of the perpendicular/parallel cross-sections for each solid? 3- Bingo - Angle relations HW - Complete warm-up #4 -Chapter 8 classwork. Quiz - Friday, August 18th Angle relations Triangle Properties Solids Cross-sections |
August 15, 2017 - Tuesday
Today students reviewed names and parts of Solids again with notes. Students also were introduced to Cross-Sections of Solids. Class Activities:Tuesday 1-W/U - Copy Solid Notes as a graphic organizer in your composition NB 2- PPT - Cross-Sections of solids in composition notebook. 3- Checked WS 6.6 and Skills 78/79. HW - WS - Cross-sections of a cube. This is an extension activity. Have fun with it and we will discuss results in class tomorrow. Do any of the ones that it will allow you to complete. Answers are linked to the solution button on the right:-) Quiz - Friday, August 18th Angle relations Triangle Properties Solids Cross-sections |
August 14, 2017- Monday
Today students reviewed names and parts of Solids. Students also went over the different dimensions of Geometry. Class Activities: 1-W/U#3-WS - Skills 78 2-Flatland - DVD and note in composition notebook 3 - Checked HW - WS 6.6 HW - WS - Skills 79 Quiz - Friday, August 18th Angle relations Triangle Properties Solids Cross-sections |
August 9, 2017 - Wednesday
Today students rotated through 3 stations to help discover important properties of Triangles. Class Activities: 1-W/U-Check HW - Algebra with angle relations 2 - Stations #1-3- Discovering properties of Triangles HW - WS -Station #4 and #5 - Due Friday, Aug. 11th. Quiz Angle relations Solids Cross-sections |
August 7, 2017 - Monday
Today students practiced finding missing angles using their knowledge of geometry vocabulary and solving multi-step equations. Students also took a computation challenge practice. Class Activities: 1-W/U#2 - WS - Lines, Angles, and Angle Relations 2-Went over CC#4, HW, and W/U for questions?? Students learned how I grade computation challenges - no partial credit. They also learned how I check homework for credit - plus(100) Must complete all problems and SHOW ALL work, check(50) only did 1/2 of the problems or did all of the problems without enough work for full credit, zero(0) No credit for homework - did not do it or did NOT complete it correctly for ANY credit. 3- Set-up our Warm-ups for a classwork grade per each unit of study 4- Students were also introduced to "How to use Mrs. Garrett's Blog" - visit before you NEED it!!!!! HW - WS - Algebra Application with Angles - due to SMI testing tomorrow in Math Class students homework will be due and checked for credit on Wednesday! Quiz Angle relations Solids Cross-sections |
August 4, 2017 - Friday
Today students learned how to find missing angles using their knowledge of geometry vocabulary and solving multi-step equations. Class Activities: 1-W/U -Solve the 3 equations on the SmartBoard in your composition notebook - Mrs. Garret will be going around the room checking for correct steps/answers(checkpoint) 2-Notes -Class notes WS-Using equations to find missing angle measurements. 3- Questions over CC#4???? HW - WS - Independent Practice Quiz - Unit 1 Angle relations Solids Cross-sections |
August 3, 2017 - Thursday
Today students learned new vocabulary needed for unit 1. We also went over important items in their agenda concerning the Cobb County Policies. Class Activities: 1-W/U #1 - WS - Reading Strategies - front and back 2-Notes in composition notebook over angle relations vocabulary 3- Checked CC#4 for questions 4 - Notebook Tabs 1-W/U - warm-ups 2-CW- classwork 3-HW - homework 4-GW- graded work/Computation Challenges HW - WS - 6-3 - Types of Angles - Front Only # 25 - 40:-) Be sure that you know the vocabulary by tomorrow!!! |