Looking+for+Pythagoras

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 * Tuesday, October 29th (A) and Wednesday, October 30th (B)**
 * Objective: Find the shortest driving distance between points on a coordinate grid without plotting the points**
 * Quiz on Math Models Inv. 3
 * Looking for Pythagoras Investigation 1.1
 * Homework: Finish Investigation 1.1


 * Thursday, October 31st (A) and Friday, November 1st (B)**
 * Objective: Find the distance between two points on a coordinate grid. Draw polygons on a coordinate grid**
 * Open up to the map of Euclid and find the shortest driving distance between the following landmarks
 * cemetery to stadium
 * greenhouse to gas station
 * animal shelter to the high school (1, 8)
 * How can you find the shortest distance between two points without plotting the points?
 * Lesson: Investigation 1.2
 * Homework: ACE
 * Investigation 1.1 ACE Pg. 14 #1-7, 26-34 due next class
 * Begin working on Investigation 1.2 ACE Pg. 14 #8-14, 35-36, 41


 * Monday, November 4th (A) and Tuesday, November 5th (B)**
 * Objective: Find the area of an irregular figure**
 * Turn in Homework ACE pg. 14 #1-7, 26-34
 * Find the area of each irregular figure on Labsheet 1.3
 * MathXL work in the computer lab in the library
 * Homework: Investigation 1.2 ACE Pg. 14 #8-14, 35-36, 41


 * Wednesday, November 6th (A) and Thursday, November 7th (B)**
 * Objective: Find the area of irregular figures**
 * Announcements: Quiz next time - coordinate planes, driving distance, drawing polygons, finding areas
 * Homework Discussion - missing work, work due today, work due next time
 * Homework Check
 * Lesson 1.3 - Strategies for finding area of irregular figures
 * Homework: Investigation 1.3 ACE Pg. 14 #15-25 (on the handout)

Friday, November 8th (A) and Monday, November 11th (B) Objective: Find the area of irregular figures, draw polygons and find the shortest driving distance Quiz today! No Homework


 * Tuesday, November 12th (A) and Wednesday, November 13th (B)**
 * Goals: Find the areas of several different tilted squares in a 5 by 5 dot grid**
 * Announcements: Grades, missing work, today's agenda
 * Lesson 2.1 and 2.2
 * Homework: ACE Problems 2.1, complete any missing work including finishing MathXL


 * Thursday, November 14th (A) and Friday, November 15th (B)**
 * Goals: Find the length of a side of a square using the area of that square**
 * Announcements: MathXL?
 * Lesson 2.2
 * Homework: ACE Problems 2.1 and 2.2


 * Monday, November 18th (A) and Tuesday, November 19th (B)**
 * Goals: Evaluate the square root of a number. Describe the relationship between area, side length, squares and square roots**
 * Get out your books and open up to page 23
 * Get out your notes from last week - the squares we glued onto notebook paper
 * Lesson 2.2 and 2.3
 * Homework: Make sure you have finished ACE 2.1 and 2.2


 * Wednesday, November 20th (A) and Thursday, November 21st (B)**
 * Goals: Find the length of a segment by using the area of a square**
 * Get out your homework: ACE 2.2 Pg. 29 #4-37
 * Lesson 2.3 and computer lab to work on MathXL
 * Homework: Begin working on ACE 2.3


 * Friday, November 22nd (A) and Monday, November 25th (B)**
 * Goals: Find the length of a segment using the area of a square**


 * Tuesday, November 26th (A)**
 * Goals: Find the volume of a cube and find the cube root of a number**
 * Lesson 2.3 and 2.4
 * Homework: Enjoy your Thanksgiving


 * Monday, December 2nd (B) and Tuesday, December 3rd (A)**
 * Goals: Find the volume of a cube and find the side length of a cube**
 * Announcements: Quiz on Wednesday (B) and Thursday (A)
 * Lesson 2.4
 * Homework: None


 * Friday, January 3rd (A) and Monday, January 6th (B)**
 * Goals: Explain the Pythagorean Theorem and apply it to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.**
 * Announcements: Happy New Year, 1st Semester Grades, A few changes...
 * Math Minute everyday!
 * Assessments every Friday for B day classes and every Thursday for A day classes!
 * Some kind of Homework (practice) everyday we meet!
 * MathXL assignments due before the Assessments on Friday!
 * Math Minute 1 (on your own - no calculator)
 * Math Minute Discussion and Corrections
 * Triangle Properties
 * Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem: 3.1 Pg. 39
 * Homework: Complete Lesson 3.1 Pg. 39


 * Tuesday, Jan 7th (A) and Wednesday, Jan. 8th (B)**
 * Goals: Explain the Pythagorean Theorem and apply it to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.**
 * Announcements: Math Minute 2
 * Triangle Review
 * Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem
 * MathXL and ACE Pg.49 #1-4, 17 (#27 is bonus)


 * Friday, Jan 10th (A) and Monday, Jan 13th (B)**
 * Goals: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of a line segment.**
 * Announcements: Assessment Today
 * Homework Discussion
 * Apply the Pythagorean Theorem
 * Homework: ACE from 3.3 Pg. 50 #7-13 (you will need graph paper)


 * Tuesday, Jan 14th (A) and Wednesday, Jan 15th (B)**
 * Goals: Use the Pythagorean theorem to determine if a triangle is a right triangle.**
 * Announcement:
 * Assessment Thursday for A day and Friday for B day
 * Math Minute
 * Homework Discussion and turn in
 * Lesson 3.4 - Is it a triangle? Is it a right triangle?
 * Homework: Pg. 51 #14-16, 22-24


 * Thursday, Jan 16th (A) and Friday, Jan 17th (B)**
 * Goals: Determine whether a fraction will be terminating or repeating.**
 * Using Long Division to convert the following fractions into decimals
 * 5/16
 * 7/3
 * 3/7
 * Math Minute
 * Homework Discussion
 * Lesson 4.2
 * Homework: Pg. 71 #3-7 Use long division not calculators

Wednesday, Jan 22nd (A) and Thursday, Jan 23rd (b) Irrational vs. Rational
 * Monday, Jan 20th (A) and Tuesday, Jan 21st (B)**
 * Goals: Determine whether a number is rational or irrational**
 * DEAR - Advisory for 3rd period on Monday - check up on your grades
 * Read and take notes on pg. 68-69
 * Homework Discussion
 * Pythagorean Review
 * Short Assessment
 * Lesson 4.4
 * Homework: TBA

Friday, Jan 24th (A) and Monday, Jan 27th (B) Skills Review Day - Math Minute 5 and Irrational vs. Rational

Tuesday, Jan 28th (A) and Wednesday, Jan 29th (B) Substitute Today - Math Minute 6 and Skills Handout


 * Thursday, Jan 30th (A) and Friday, Jan 31st (B)**
 * Goals: Find the missing side of a right triangle using Pythagorean's Theorem. Identify what set a number belongs to and why. Determine if a rational number is repeating or terminating.**
 * Announcements:
 * Assessment #4 (Who was absent)
 * Update on grades - are you missing anything?
 * Skills work from the substitute
 * Warm up - The Number System and Discussion
 * Task: Hopewell Geometry


 * Friday, February 7th (A) and Monday, February 8th (B)**
 * Goals: Determine whether a number is rational or irrational, find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, find the fraction that represent a repeating decimal**
 * Announcements
 * Irrational vs. Rational numbers!
 * Homework: Convert the following repeating decimals to fractions. Show all of your work!
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