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Monday, August 29, 2011

Week: August 29, 2011 - September 2, 2011 - 6th grade/8th grade Mathematics!!



6th Grade:  This Week: 
Monday: 1.(HW) Syllabus signed by you and family member.  2.(CW/HW) Three problems (prime factorization (given 8/26).
Tuesday:  Multiplication of fractions
Wednesday:  Division of fractions
Thursday:  Quiz: prime factorization
Friday: extension/reteach


8th Grade -This Week:   Students prepped for exploring the Real Number System by converting fractions and other numbers into decimals.  Students will distinguish between Natural numbers, Whole numbers, and Integers, as well as determine rational and irrational numbers.  Students also spent a considerable amount of time ordering numbers and placing numbers on a number line.  Students will create a human number line. 


Due Monday:  Problems 1 - 6 due (ordering numbers and plotting numbers) and The Real Number System activity (students are to place 35 numbers into the real number system's chart) - Students are identifying between rational and irrational numbers. Homework activities are pictured above.

Monday and Tuesday, students will work in pairs to place numbers (pictured above) on a student created number line.  Pair quiz - estimating radicals/classifying rational/irrational number.
Wednesday:  students will be given a number and will line themselves up to form a human number line.
First Quarter Project outline will be given.
Thursday:  Unit assessment:  Comparing and Order Real Numbers in a variety of forms. 
Name That Decimal!! - Handout.
Friday:  Intro- Order of Operations


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