Please make sure you have handed in BTB #11 that was due today.
There is no winter break homework but keep in mind that there will be a BTB, in-class test the week of 1/10/11. On Thursday, take home your BTB folder if you would like to do some review work during the next few weeks.
Wishing you a GREAT winter break!!
Monday’s test (12/13) will cover Stretching and Shrinking Investigations 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.
You should know:
1) the three things that make figures similar and therefore be able to draw 2 similar figures or identify whether or not two figures are indeed mathematically similar.
2) how to identify and name corresponding sides and angles of similar figures.
3) what the scale factor is by copying a figure at a particular percent. For example, if something is copied at 189%, the scale factor is 1.89. If something is copied at 43%, the scale factor is .43.
4) how side lengths, perimeter and area change in relation to a scale factor.
5) Read the Math On Call pages that cover, lines, line segments and rays (321-323) and naming angles (329).
Read and study your notes and all handouts from Investigation 1.
1) due tomorrow: On a separate piece of paper for collection, please answer the 3 math reflection questions on page 20.
2) due Wednesday, 12/8: BTB #10
Test next Monday.
1) BTB #10 due next Wednesday. This is the only written work for the weekend.
2) There will be a test on Monday, 12/13. Study your Investigation notes every night and read those Math On Call pages on angles, line, line segments and rays.
Due tomorrow:
1) Riddle Card
2) In the Stretching and Shrinking new unit book, please do Investigation 1.2, part B, by completing the handout I distributed at the end of class.
1) DUE TOMORROW: finish Stretching and Shrinking Investigation 1.2, part A. After making your measurements (in centimeters), make the necessary comparisons. You should be writing comparative statements. Example, the perimeter of the image is ______________ compared to that of the original figure.
2) Riddle Card is due this Wednesday. Please be sure to read the rubric so that you are confident you have addressed all necessary requirements.
Riddle Card is due next Wednesday, 12/1. No new Beat the Basics this week.
Have a great Thanksgiving! Enjoy your family and friends and don’t forget about the four people you need to solve your riddle card.
NOTES: Since we have a short class this Friday, it will be a work time. You may work on your BTB or your riddle card.
You will take the “writing equations and expressions” quiz next Monday.
Here are latest due dates:
1) Next Tuesday, 11/23/10 – BTB #9
2) Wednesday, 12/1/10 “Color Tile Riddle” – please be sure to read through rubric again.
1) BTB #8 due tomorrow
2) Quiz tomorrow on algebraic expressions and equations: study your notes and read sections 201-206 in your Math On Call books.
3) Riddle Card handout: define variables, write algebraic clues and SOLVE the riddle on a separate piece of paper or on the back of handout.
1) Due tomorrow: Writing Expressions and Equations handout: Complete 1-12 on the front and #s 17-22 on the back. Please write the answers to 17-22 on a separate piece of paper and attach.
2) Due Wednesday: BTB #8