Math 9

Chapter 2 Test returned and corrected.

Complete all parts of get ready for chapter 3 over the weekend (about 30 min was given to start in class today).

 

Math 8

Construction exercise with bulls-eye compasses (constructing triangles with given side lengths; measuring angles using protractor; discussion of unique/congruent).

Quick model of other properties that guarantee uniqueness (SSS, SAS, ASA). Notes taken. Electronic notes document linked on “Documents (8)” page.

 

Math 9

Chapter 2 test was today…looked better than the assignments were over the last two weeks!

Moving on with chapter 3 on Thursday (Take our Kids to Work day tomorrow).

Although it wasn’t assigned, students could begin working on the Get Ready for chapter 3… just up to #9 though.

 

Math 8

Moving into chapter 3 (Geometry)\

• A bit of hands on activity today…finally!
• Working with geostrips, comparing triangles with same three side lengths
• Discussion of Uniqueness…”one of a kind”
• Tomorrow we’ll finish the discovery activity from ch 3.1..some constructions using the bulls eye compasses.
• No assigned homework tonight.

 

Math 8

• Fractions tests from last week were returned and corrected.
• Digital copy of solutions is on the “Documents (8)” page.
• Quick review of transformations and plotting points, etc. Small task done at the end of class as a spot check of skills. (plot points, label, apply two different reflections, redraw and relabel appropriately).

 

Math 9

Answer key from Friday’s assignment is posted on the Documents (9) page, along with many other board shots and pdfs from the past two weeks. If you haven’t been doing so, check that page regularly for notes you may have missed.

Test tomorrow (Tues, 06Nov), all of chapter 2 (it will be remarkably similar to the last two assignments put together, except closed book/closed notes).

 

Math 8

Practice with plotting points on graphs; naming polygons by their vertices and prime notation. The three transformations were again reviewed and students were left with the last part of #6 in the Get Ready for chapter 2…asking which transformation is applied to get from the first triangle to the second.

See photos of board notes in the Documents (8) page…Link is at the top of this page.

 

Math 9

In class open-notes assignment was today on the rest of chapter 2. It was nearly identical to the tasks done in class this week (electronic notes are on the documents page).

Weekend work should consist of re-working all assigned tasks for this chapter and the chapter review/practice test from the end of the chapter (plus the handout with similar work on it)

Tuesday will be the chapter test (closed notes) which will look like a combination of the past two assignments from today and last Friday. Monday, as usual, will be extra help at lunch time.

 

Math 9

Further preparation for tomorrow’s assignment (open-notes)

Here is a link to pdf version of the work done over the last two days. The assignment will look very similar to this: math9ch2test prep

STUDENT GOING ON IWK TRIP: You will need to report to my room at the beginning of lunch break (or as soon as you return from downtown) to complete the assignment done in class. It MUST be completed tomorrow.

DOCUMENTS PAGE IS NOW ACTIVE… Click “Documents (9)” at the top to access some electronic items. New items will be added periodically…check back often.

 

Math 8

Worked through #1-3 from Get Ready for chapter 3 as a class (#1-6 was assigned last night).

Discussion clarified the following issues:

• What makes a polygon ‘regular’
• n-gon naming system
• tricks to help drawing certain polygons
• what is symmetry?
• determining # and location of lines of symmetry for regular polygons
• Began chat about congruent figures and what needs to be true to guarantee congruence.

We’ll resume working with #4-6 tomorrow (plotting points, prime notation, reflection on Cartesian grid).

No NEW homework for tonight, just finish what may not have been done last night.