Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Review Time is here!!!!!

First of all I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving  - When you have a few minutes - instead of mindlessly watching TV or surfing the internet utilize the time to review what you have learned this block.  We will starting our reviews on Tuesday so come prepared - Go back through all the learning objectives from the posts dating from Oct 22nd. 
Also for those of you wishing to keep working on the fractions that we did in class today use the following links

math is fun - fractions

cool math - fraction lessons

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Perimeter, Area, Circumference, and Volume

Learning Objectives:
Review and increase confidence in finding perimeter, area, circumference and volume

jeopardy review game


Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Circles
Circle Abstract Background Stock Photo
 

Learning Objectives:
Know the difference / relationship between radius and diameter
Know the decimal(round the nearest hundredth)  and fraction values for pi
Know how to use formulas to find circumference and area of a circle

math is fun - circles - read through and then try the questions at the bottom

study zone - circles - try the practice at the bottom

information on pi

math goodies - area of a circle







Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Switching gears from Algebra to Geometry


Learning Objectives:
Know the difference between Perimeter, Area, and Volume
Know how to find Perimeter
Know how to find Area of a square, rectangle, triangle
Know how to use a formula to find area


video - intro to perimeter, area volume

perimeter and area info and practice

finding area using formulas

Thursday, November 7, 2013

The end of the Algebra Journey

We have been working on equations and inequalities for about 3 weeks and our time with these little lovelies is coming to a close - this is our last blog post about equations but if you are struggling please go back and work through older posts - re-watch videos or re-do practice sets.  I think you will see that we will still use Algebra as we work through new topics.

Learning Objectives:
Understand how to combine like terms to simplify an expression or equation
Gain confidence with solving equations
Use algebra to solve word problems

sal explains combining like terms

algebrahelp - a great walk through on how to combine like terms

combining like terms - practice with expression

combining like terms - practice - either print out or on your own piece of paper - bring your answers to class on Tuesday!!!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Equations and Inequalities
 

Learning Objectives:
Know the difference between an equation and an inequality
Know how to solve an inequality
Know how the check your answer to an equation or an inequality

solving inequalities- purple math - only do page 1

inequality video

math.com practice

how to check or evaluate your answer