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8th graders! Click on this link to try the tech literacy test we will be taking soon!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
2nd quarter POW #1
Quarter 2 POW #1 - this is a 7th grade problem!
Ms. Heron gave her son and grandchildren 12 acres of farmland. the farmland was rectangular in shape.
• She gave her son half of the 12 acres.
• She split the rest equally among the 3 grandchildren.
a. How many acres did Ms. Heron give to each grandchild? Show your work or explain how you know.
b. What fraction of the 12 acres did each grandchild receive? Show your work or explain how you know.
Ms. Heron gave her son and grandchildren 12 acres of farmland. the farmland was rectangular in shape.
• She gave her son half of the 12 acres.
• She split the rest equally among the 3 grandchildren.
a. How many acres did Ms. Heron give to each grandchild? Show your work or explain how you know.
b. What fraction of the 12 acres did each grandchild receive? Show your work or explain how you know.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Problem of the Week!
POW:
This is a 7th grade NECAP problem! Come on 8th graders you should have no trouble solving this one!
Travis has a photograph that is 4inches wide and 6 inches tall. Travis enlarges the photo proportionally so that it is 16 inches wide.
a. How tall is it?
b. Can he enlarge the photo proportionally to 8 inches by 10 inches? Explain...
Post by Monday morning for a free homework pass!!
This is a 7th grade NECAP problem! Come on 8th graders you should have no trouble solving this one!
Travis has a photograph that is 4inches wide and 6 inches tall. Travis enlarges the photo proportionally so that it is 16 inches wide.
a. How tall is it?
b. Can he enlarge the photo proportionally to 8 inches by 10 inches? Explain...
Post by Monday morning for a free homework pass!!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Back to School Post!
Back to school POW!!! Problem of the week! Post your answer by Friday 1st period! Corredt answers with supporting work earn a free homework pass! Good Luck!
Five people applied for jobs at a store. Only two of these five people will be hired. How many
different pairs of people could be hired? Show your work or explain how you know.
Five people applied for jobs at a store. Only two of these five people will be hired. How many
different pairs of people could be hired? Show your work or explain how you know.
Monday, May 18, 2009
POW 5/18/09
There has not been a lot of interest in the POW the last few weeks... Post your answer before Friday 1st period... I'll up the ante with a better prize this week... In your answer, tell me what your favorite candy bar is...
Five people applied for jobs at a store. Only two of these five people will be hired. How many
different pairs of people could be hired? Show your work or explain how you know.
Five people applied for jobs at a store. Only two of these five people will be hired. How many
different pairs of people could be hired? Show your work or explain how you know.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
POW 2
POW
This is an 8th grade NECAP QUESTION! - remember 7th graders, 51 more days and your 8th graders, so try it!!
LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PATTERN OF NUMBERS:
0,2,6,12,20...
WRITE THE NEXT TWO NUMBERS IN THE PATTERN AND EXPLAIN THE PATTERN USING MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS AND WORDS.
gOoD lUcK!
This is an 8th grade NECAP QUESTION! - remember 7th graders, 51 more days and your 8th graders, so try it!!
LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PATTERN OF NUMBERS:
0,2,6,12,20...
WRITE THE NEXT TWO NUMBERS IN THE PATTERN AND EXPLAIN THE PATTERN USING MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS AND WORDS.
gOoD lUcK!
Monday, April 20, 2009
POW
PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:
Correct solution and work shown can earn you a free homework pass!
A large cereal box (rectangular prism) is 10 inches wide, 12 inches high, and 3 inches deep.
A regular cereal box has 1/2 the volume of the large box. What could the dimensions of the regular cereal box be?
Be sure to explain your thinking and try your best to show your work.
**Your comment may not appear at the bottom right away - I had them e-mailed to me, so no one can see the correct answer and work until Friday morning. I wanted to make it fair. **
All posts are due by Friday morning - start of school!
I will give you props on your progress report if you do it!
Good Luck and Have FUN!! -thanks to Mrs K from Hoxsie School in Warwick for this great idea! (you can blame her LOL!)
Friday, February 13, 2009
Cassidy and fractions
This could be the best video... in her own mind!! Let her know if you think so...or not!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Prime Factorization By Romer
If you like Roma's video and found it helpful leave her a comment here...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Mean Median Mode and Range - 3 Ways!!
Sarah, Carson and Faith tell you about measures of central tendencies... Vote for which one is the best at explaining it...
Alex's answers about Square Roots
Like it? See something that needs to be corrected?? Let him know here...
Dustin Does Functions!
Leave Dustin a positive note and constructive criticism about his presentation!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Sofia Teaches 2 Step Equations
One of our first posts from 7th grade... Leave Sofia a comment about how she did!
Friday, January 30, 2009
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