
- Finish the refresher package (pages A through D)
- Sign the course outline
ALGEBRA
Sep. 4 -- Turning words into polynomials
p. 80 #1, 4
p. 83 #1, 3, 7
p. 79 #23
#25 a - f
p. 77 #18
p. 85 #9 b,d
p. 87 #1 a - d
#3 a, c, e
#11
p. 88 #2, 5, 14, 15
p. 92 #5
Sep. 17 -- Algebra & Geometry
p. 90/91 #25, 21, 19
Sep. 24 -- Justification Practice
p. 86 #18a,c
p. 93 #12
Sep. 25 -- Homeowork catchup day
Sep. 29 -- Quiz on Algebra
click here for the homework (also on the handout given in class)
EQUATIONS
Oct. 2 -- Equality & Solutions
p. 101 #1
p. 104 #6, 7abcegh
Oct. 7 -- Word Problems w/ 1-step Equations
p. 109 #1, 2, 4
Oct. 8 -- Graphing
Finish both handouts
Oct. 10 -- Quiz
p. 16 activity 1
p. 17 #1
p. 105 #8 a,b,h #9 e,f #12 a
Oct. 17 -- Word Problems w/ 2-step Equations
p. 110 #7, 8, 10
How to solve 2-step equations (example 3 & 4 only): http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/algebra/solvingequationsPartI.adp
p. 17 #2, 5
handout: Finding the rule - all 3
Oct. 27 -- Review: Term 1
memory aid
Oct. 28 -- Review: Term 1
Oct. 30 -- Summative Exam - part 1
Oct. 31 -- Summative Exam - part 2
p. 107 #15 a - d
p. 109 #3, 24
Nov. 5 -- Word Problems: Consecutive Numbers
p. 105 #9ab, 16ab
p. 110 #13, 14, 26
Nov. 11 -- Discuss Term 1 exam
Nov. 12 -- Word Problems: Tickets & Coins
p. 107 #18 ab
p. 111 #21, 37
Nov. 14 -- Quiz: Word Problem
Practice solving equations:
Online: http://www.mathsnet.net/algebra/l1_equation.html (Start at level 1 and then work your way up)
Print your own worksheets (w/ answers): http://www.math.com/students/worksheet/algebra_sp.htm
A review of some useful algebra definitions: http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/definitions.html
Nov. 17 -- Algebra Skill Review
p. 119 #2, 4cd, 5ab, 7bd, 32, 34 a - f
RATIO, RATE & PROPORTION
Nov. 19 -- Ratio, rate & proportionality
p. 32 #2, 10, 11, 13a, 14a, 15
Nov. 24 -- Comparing Ratios & Rates
p. 36 #2, 5, 7ab, 9, 12, 13, 16
p. 46 #7
p. 51 #2, 3
Nov. 27 -- Recipe Conversions & Exchange Rates
"Recipes & Exchange Rates" handout
p. 52 #9
p. 54 #16
Do each problem using the 5-steps of word problems.
Extra information about converting units of measurement: http://oakroadsystems.com/math/convert.htm#Intro
Finish "scale drawings" handout (for #17 - 21 do step 1, 3, & 5 of word problems)
Dec. 4 -- Making Scale Drawings
p. 146 #11, p. 139 #14
Dec. 5 -- Quiz
Dec. 9 -- Memory Aid
Dec. 10 -- Memory Aid
Dec. 12 -- Practice Situational Problem & Memory Aid
Find the width, length and area of the bathrooms & the parking lot in the practice situational problem,
& work on memory aid.
Dec. 15 -- Practice Situational Problem & Memory Aid
Memory aid
Dec. 17 -- Exam: C2 & C3 Application Problems
Dec. 18 -- Exam: C2 & C3 Application Problems
Jan. 6 -- Producing Line Graphs
Jan. 7 -- Exam: C1 Situational Problem
Jan. 9 -- Exam: C1 Situational Problem
Jan. 12 -- Exam: C1 Situational Problem
"Similar Figures" handout #6, 15, 11, 13
Using the "windchill formula" in the link above (or in our notes from class) find the windchill temperature if the
actual temperature is -22 degrees Celsius and the wind speed is 15 km/hr. Show all your work.
Jan. 19 -- Review: Transformations (Click here to experiment with different transformations)
Finish package of handouts
p. 131 #2, 3, 5
p. 144 #2 - 4 (on looseleaf - you will need to trace questions #2 & 3 onto your looseleaf)
Jan. 27 -- Review term 2 exam
CIRCLES
p. 166 #1, p. 169 #6, 7, 8
Jan. 30 -- Homework Catchup
p. 173 #1, 3, 4, 10
p. 175 #5, 12, 14
Feb. 5 -- Using the Arc Length Formula
p. 173 #6, 7, 13, 16
(click here for an explanation of the formula for area of a circle)
p. 177 #1, 3, 12
Feb. 12 -- Test
p. 178 #9, 14, 16def
p. 181 #4
STATISTICS & GRAPHING
Feb. 20 -- Homework Catchup Period
Finish the graphing handout & memory aid
Feb. 25 -- T-shirt Project
Memory Aid for test
Feb. 27 -- Test
Prepare your t-shirt project survey for next class
Mar. 11 -- Broken Line Graphs (this link allows you to play the game for 5 minutes per day free of charge, after which you have to empty your computer's cache to get another 5 minutes of playing time. Click on the green stopwatch button to start the runners)
Print the following 2 pages of handouts: http://web.dexter.k12.mi.us/~grant/Science/sciunit3/distance%20vs%20time%20practice.doc
Do everything on both pages EXCEPT questions #2 and #3.
Mar. 12 -- School Survey
Create a table of values and a graph for the data collected by your t-shirt group.
Make your term 3 memory aid
Complete handout "mean, median, mode & range"
Mar. 20 -- Test (focus on stats & graphs)
p. 181 #5, 6a, 7, 8 (redo #4 from scratch if struggling)
Mar. 24 -- Situational Problem (focus on circles)
Mar. 25 -- Situational Problem (focus on circles)
Mar. 27 -- Situational Problem (focus on circles)
Mar. 30 -- T-Shirt Poster Due by end of period
POLYGONS
List the names of the polygons with number of sides from 3 all the way to 10, in order of increasing number of sides. Write the number of sides in brackets next to the name.
p. 153 #5, 6
p. 153 #7, 8
p. 154 #11, p. 156 #12
p. 158 #6, 7, 8
p. 159 #5, 7, 2, 3
Apr. 16 -- Review Polygons
Create a memory aid for the upcoming test
(HINT: include information about the angle properties learned in gr. 7 last year).
Apr. 17 -- Test
PROBABILITY
Play with a spinner to explore probability :
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_186_g_3_t_5.html?open=activities&from=topic_t_5.html
p. 244 #1 - 4, 7

p. 238 #4, 7 and p. 240 #10, 11, 13, 14, 15
p. 247 #11, 13a
p. 246 #9, 13b
Apr. 30 -- Events
p. 249 #4, 5, 6, 7
p. 254 #3, p. 262 #15
May 5 -- Equal Probability & Review
May 6 -- Test
SURFACE AREA OF SOLIDS
May 8 -- Solids and their Nets
p. 190 #5, 6, 7, 8
p. 191 #9c, 10ab, 14, 15
p. 199 #2b, 3b, 4, p. 200 #6, p. 209 #3
p. 195 #5, 8, p. 208 #1, p. 210 #7
May 20 -- Review
Create a memory aid for the test
May 21 -- Test
END OF YEAR EVALUATIONS
May 25 -- Year End Review
May 26 -- Year End Review
May 28 -- Year End Review
Situational Problem: May 29, June 2, & June 3
Application Problems: June 5, June 8, & June 10
June 11 -- Have a great summer!
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