Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Bully

Taking a break from cst prep to go see the documentary "Bully"

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Unit 7 Project

Unit 7-B Project

Promoting inquiry - students are to build a pyramid and measure the surface area and volume.

 Students will have to come up with the formulas.

We will demonstrate how it takes 3 pyramids to fill up a prism of the same base and height!

Handout:  Unit 7 b - Project - Pyramids

credit:
http://function-of-time.blogspot.com/2012/01/project-spiky-door.html

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

CST - Testing May 1 - May 11th

Extra Review

Geometry:  Logic & Geometric Proofs




Standard
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
1.0: Undefined Terms & Reasoning
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
1.0, 2.0, 3.0
2.0: Geometric Proofs
Practice
Intensive Review
3.0: Conditional Statements &
       Counterexamples
Practice
Intensive Review
4.0: Conguence & Similarity
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
5.0: Triangle Congruence & Similarity
Practice
Intensive Review
6.0: Triangle Inequality Theorem
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
7.0: Parallel Lines, Quadrilaterals, & Circles
Practice
Intensive Review


Geometry:  Angle Relationships, Constructions, & Lines


Standard
Practice Intensive Review Mixed Review
12.0: Classifying Triangles & Polygons
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
13.0: Angles and Polygons
Practice
Intensive Review
14.0: Pythagorean Theorem
Practice
Intensive Review
15.0: Using the Pythagorean Theorem
Practice
16.0: Straightedge & Compass Construction
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
17.0: Coordinate Proofs
Practice
Intensive Review






Geometry:  Trigonometry



Standard Practice Intensive Review Mixed Review
18.0: Trigonometric Functions
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
19.0: Solving Right Triangles
Practice
Intensive Review
20.0: Special Right Triangles
Practice
Intensive Review
21.0: Circles
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
22.0: Transformations
Practice
Intensive Review



Geometry:  Volume and Area Formulas



Standard
Practice Intensive Review Mixed Review
8.0: Perimeter, Area, and Volume
Practice
Intensive Review
Mixed Review
9.0: Volume and Surface Area
Practice
10.0: Area
Practice
Intensive Review
11.0: Changing Dimensions
Practice
Intensive Review









Monday, April 9, 2012

Extra Credit Opportunity - Surface Area - How can something have the same volume but different surface area?

video notes hand out:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSFabhfyzmAcoDsZywdcpYoesUh99wX4mOtxJg2BCz4/edit

Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49nOs1OTFTI
Official Website: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/surfacearea.html

Week 31- Surface Area and Volume

Monday:
Warm Up
Rabbit Proof Fence: How shapes have the same perimeter but different Surface Areas?
Notes: Surface Area
Homework: #1-5
Tuesday:
Warm Up
Video:

C+ - Surface Area
Video Notes: (see next post)
Homework:
Wednesday:
CST Prep
Thursday:
Time aloted for Unit 7 - Project
Chocolate FActory
Friday - Quiz
Project Due

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Week 30 - Weekly Agenda

Monday: 
Warm Up: review calendar
Stamps: review polygons
Lessons: Vocabulary of Regular Polygons
C+B+A+

Tuesday
Warm Up: CST'S questions

Stams: review special triangles
Lessons: Area of Polygons using special triangles and trigonometry
Classwork B+ 3-6 A+ 1-2

Wednesday
Warm Up:
Quick Review of Unit 1 & Unit 5

CST Practice Test #1
Test Solutions
Homework Assigned: Area of Polygons Practice Quiz
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Students Visit Central Library Exhibit on Mexican Revolution

While the 10th graders take the CAHSEE EXAM  The 9th graders visit the Mexican Revolution at the Central Library 2 blocks away.

Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day! Pi Party Postponed due to CAHSEE Testing

Week 20 - Cahsee, Grades and Right Triangles Continued

Monday: Pupil Free Day
Tuesday: Cahsee Exam
Wednesday: Cahsee
Thursday: Trigonometry Introduction
Stick and String Activity
Chart Making
Homework:
Friday: Sine
C+B+A+