Wed/Thurs/Friday

Sorry I haven't been posting to the blog. Mr. McNaughton quit student teaching on Wednesday due to some family issues. So I have been trying to do the catch up game for the past few days! So here is a quick overview of what took place in class this week.

Science: Wed/Thursday the kids did an experiment with yeast to see whether cells respire or not. We used an indicator called bromthymol blue which shows whether carbon dioxide is present or not. We then discussed how cells respire and why they respire and also discussed how cells allow materials to pass through the cell membrane through the process of osmosis and diffusion. We took some notes on Friday and watched some animations about osmosis and diffusion. They took a notebook quiz on Friday over activities 39/40. They are posted on edline.

2nd hour math: We reviewed all of chapter 7 and took a test on Chapter 7 on Friday. Grades for the test are posted on Edline.

5th hour math: we started some Geometry on Wednesday with triangles and Monday we will work on Quadrilaterals. Due to a large number of students not doing so well on their Ch. 6 test we did some review during class on Thursday and they retook their test Friday. Grades will be posted shortly. The kids who did well had the opportunity to go to the computer lab and find me some math brain teasers to use for our warm up problems when they come into class. Then Friday they were given a website to go to, to play some math games.

Monday will be a better start and I will continue posting information on the blog! I hope this is helpful:)

Monday Feb. 22

2nd hour Math: quiz today over 7.5-7.7. Kids will receive their quizzes back tomorrow to finish correcting their mistakes. Test over Chapter 7 on Friday Feb. 26!

5th hour Math: kids worked on Math review section within the book. Test over Chapter 6 on Tuesday Feb. 23!

Science: kids worked on a lab today during class on Cellular Respiration. Their experiment showed similarities between yeast cells and human cells and how both of them give off Carbon Dioxide gas when they respire. No homework!

Friday February 19

I solved the Rubik's Cube Friday evening:)

2nd hour Math: Kids worked on transforming formulas with multiple variables. Their homework for today was 7.7 1-16 page 384 and Check Point quiz page 385, 1-12. Kids will be having a math test by the end of next week.

5th hour Math: Kids worked on percent markup, discount increase and decrease. They made a quick fold-able to help them remember the three formulas for each of the math problems. They also corrected their math quizzes today which will be inputted into the grade book on Monday.
Their homework for today was 6.8 1-24 page 313. Kids will have a test next Tuesday over Ch. 6!

Science: Students finished up a label on Protozoans, Animal, and Plant Cells. There were able to look at microbes under the microscopes yesterday. I hope their shared their excitement with you at home. It was really cool seeing the reactions on kids faces yesterday:) They took a notebook quiz over Act. 37/38. Started a new activity about yeast cells.

Thursday Feb. 18

2nd hour Math: Inequalities with two variables on each side and then graphing the inequality. Their homework was 1-26 page 379. They didn't have much time to finish in class so they probably have some homework tonight.

5th Hour Math: kids worked on a quiz on section 6.4-6.7. They were able to use a foldable they made in class along with a conversion chart. No homework for tonight.

Science: students did a lab on multi-celled and single celled organisms. They were able to view microbes underneath the microscope. Science notebook quiz Friday the 19th over sections 37-38.

Wednesday February 17

Science: we watched a video call Life in a Drop of Water. It discussed the differences between single celled and multicelled organisms. It showed also the different types of microbes that are within our waterways. Kids had to answer two questions when watching the video and they were turned in for a completion grade.

2nd hour Math: kids worked on solving equations with variables on each side. They didn't have enough time to get their homework finished in class so their homework is 7.5 1-26 page 373.

5th hour Math: kids have a quiz tomorrow over 6.4-6.7. Their homework is 1-21 page 306 and Check Point quiz on page 309. they are currently working on tipping, sales tax, and commission sales. Some kids did finish their homework in class.

Tuesday Feb 16:
science we continued working on our science Olympics experiments in the classroom, no homework.

Pre-algebra: kids took a quiz today in class over section 7.1-7.4. They will get their quizzes back tomorrow to fix. No homework.

5th hour math: finished a foldable about percents to use with homework. They should be working on 6.6 1-25.