Class Summary for October 28

Review Questions for Final Exam on Friday, November 2nd. Classs work included.

October 28

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Take the STAR Math @Home

As mentioned in class, everyone is supposed to complete the STAR Math assessment by Wed. November 1st.  Our administration is allowing students to complete the assessment at home or wherever you do your interweb thing.  Here's how to do it:

1.  Get your User Name and Password from me. Feel free to email v6math@gmail.com for yours.
2.  Click Here to go to the STAR website
3.  Follow the instructions regrding your username and password.
4.  Complete the assessment.

This is not a test!!! Please do the problems yourself.  We want to see how much you improve this year, as you will do this again in May.

email if you have questions.

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Review for 1st Qtr. Final

Oct. 26

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Class Summary: October 25th

Continue practice solving for a specific variable. Today's lesson includes more complex examples with solutions. Part I of the final exam review also completed today. Handout 2-8, both sides due today.

Oct.25

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Class Summary: New Topic Introduced

Notes, Sample problems, and answers involving solving for a specific variable. If you have not yet, you need to find and enter the formulas found in this presentation into your notebook.

Oct24

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Review for Inequality Test

Sample Problems and solutions included for tomorrow's test.

Oct 22

Final Exam Review

Reminding everyone that our final exam is on Tuesday, October 30th. Our review will be available only on this powerpoint file, which can be downloaded here.

If you do not have powerpoint on your computer, you can download the free reader here.  This program allows you to view, but not change, a powepoint file--Exactly what you need for this.

Please work the problem before viewing the answer; the review is not submitted or graded. Below is a screenshot only. See the links above to get and view the file.

View as slideshow from the beginning and answer the questions in any order you want.  As usual, bring any questions you have to class, and we will answer them there.

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Absolute Value Inequalities

Class Summary from Friday, October 19. Absolute Value Inequalities, including compound inequalities.

October 19

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Compound Inequalities with 'or'

Practice Problems with answers for this type of inequality. Class work is detailed at end of slideshow.

October 18

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Multi-Step & Compound Inequalities

Class activities including guide to solving multi-step and compound inequalities. Class work is all problems from sections 5-3 and 5-4 from workbook. See link in pages section to download entire workbook.

October 17

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Class Summary for Tuesday Oct. 16

Introduction to Inequalities, including sample problems with answers.

October 16

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Khan Academy Topic Change

The Khan Academy no longer has an "Adding Fractions 2" category. (Thanks Alyssa)
Subtracting Fractions will be substituted for the adding fractions 2 topic, due October 20, 2012.

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Class Summary for October 11

October 11

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Revised October Khan Academy Schedule

Here is a complete list of topics for the month of October. Mastery (100% grade), is achieved by completing 8  or 10 (depending on the topic) correctly answered questions in a row. To achieve mastery, topics must be completed by 7:00 p.m. of each due date.

October 5, 2012

* One-Step Equations
* One-Step Equations with Multiplication
* Two-Step Equations
* Equations with Variables on both sides


October 13, 2012

* Comparing Absolute Values
* Absolute Value Equations
* Equivalent Fractions 1
* Equivalent Fractions 2



October 20, 2012

* Comparing Fractions 1
* Comparing Fractions 2
* Adding Fractions 1
* Subtracting Fractions 1


October 27, 2012


* Inequalities on a number line
* One-Step Inequalities
* Compound Inequalities
* Finding Absolute Values


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Class Summary Wed. Oct. 15, 2012

Here is a summary, complete with sample problems from class on Wednesday, October 15.  This presentation should prepare you for Friday's test on equations.

Final equations week1

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Help with Fractional Equations

Here is a short video < 5 min., explaining how to solve equations with fractions.  The examples are just like the ones we are doing in class, so if you're not sure how to solve them, this video is for you.

Remember, our test in on Friday.

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Hoops Shot: 2 - Step Equation Game

 Want to have some fun and practice 2-step equations? Check out Hoop Shot.

Bonus:  Free drink or food from the canteen if anyone can beat my one player score. Take a screenshot, and email the results.  Good Luck

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Absolute Value Equations

If you would like some extra help understanding Absolute Value Equations, this is a great presentation on the subject.  It includes practice problems and the answers so you can check your understanding.

Well worth the 5 minutes it takes to view the presentation.  Especially before our test on Friday.

S 1

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Weekend Bonus Post

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October 5, 2012 Class Summary

Friday's class activities and assignment. The slideshow includes a good explanation of absolute value equations and how to solve them.

October 5

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Class Summary, October 3, 2012

Catch up on Tuesday's class:

October 3

Class Summary: October 2, 2012

View the slideshow to catch up on Tuesday's Class.

October 2

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Monday's Class Summary

A list of resources if you need extra help, some pre test warm up questions, and a test. That was Monday.

October 1, 2012

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