Khan Academy Topics for December 8

If you want to get started early, here are the topics due by 7:00 pm on December 8, 2013
 

* Writing Proportions

*  Proportions 2

* Constructing Proportions to Solve Application Problems

 

Results From Our Last Test (Simplifying)

If you're not sure of your score from our last test, you can see it here.

Class Summary: November 26, 2013

Twas the day before the day before Thanksgiving. We feasted on Fractions, Decimals, and Percent before devouring a simplification and GCF test.  Get all the details below.

 

November 26 2013

Khan Academy Topics for November 24, 2013

Here's this week's winning topics.  As usual, the deadline is 7:00 pm on Sunday, the 24th.

1.  Division with Fractions and Whole Numbers Word Problems

2.  Prime Factorization

3.  Greatest Common Divisor

Tuesday's Teaser

A true teaser this week.  No tricks, gimmicks, or gotchas. Email your answer by Sunday evening. Here you go:

             Using any or all of the four operations ( +, - x, /) as many times as you like, this week's winners will make the numbers on the left of the equal 36.

Class Summary: November 13, 2013

From yesterday's properties, we made a smooth transition into algebraic proofs.  Please see the slideshow for more information.  Class work for today is here and here.

November 13, 2013

Class Summary, November 12, 2013

Today we began our unit on number properties and proofs.  Please view the slideshow for more detailed information.  The class work can be found here and here.

November 12, 2013  

Weekend Super Bonus Teaser!

Alright, so it's not really a teaser this week.  It's more like the bully down the block taunting you with cries of "Ha Ha, you can't solve me"

But, I think you can.  You are not going to do anything different from what we've been practicing in class.  Give yourself lots of scratchpaper space, keep your head about you, and take it one step at a time.

Correct solutions, emailed before Monday, will receive 10 bonus points. But wait, there's more! For this weekend only, we'll double the bonus points. That's right, you get 20 bonus points, a spot on the new v6math teaser hall of fame page, and my upmost respect.*

*Only one entry per person. (Make it count). Correct answer cannot be divulged until contest ends.

Khan Academy for November 10, 2013

After a week off, we're back to the Academy. As always, the topics are to be mastered (5 correct in a row) before 7:00 pm Sunday, November 10th. Drum roll please.....


* Compound Inequalities

* Linear Equations & Inequalities

* Solving Rational Equations 1

1st Quarter Final Exam Review

We'll be having our final exam on Thursday, November 7. The test will focus on equations and inequalities. If you can solve these, then you know the order of operations, can work with positive and negative numbers and fractions. As a result, there won't be any questions specifically on these topics.

You can download the review here without the solutions, or with solutions provided if you'd like to get started early.

Long Weekend Bonus Teaser

A bonus teaser to help pass some of the time. Here we go:

You have a 16 oz. glass of water (lemon optional). Every time you drink, you consume half of the remaining water in the glass.  At this rate, how many times can you drink before the water is gone?

Email your answer by 7:00 pm Monday for your extra credit.

Class Summary: October 28, 2013

Compound Inequalities is the topic for today. Not the simplest topic we have covered, so if you need to practice (and we all do), download today's classwork here. The more problems you practice, the easier they become.

October 28, 2013  

Tuesday's Teaser: Proportions

...few will enter, fewer will win.

Remember, all correct answers emailed to me before Monday will earn 10 extra bonus points. (Sorry, no more new cars to give away).  Here's the teaser:

You are downloading your new favorite movie, Dora's Ballet Adventure (Movie trailer can be found here,  the Sticker, Coloring, and Activity Book  here). After 11 minutes, you have downloaded 32mb. The whole movie is 704 mb. At this rate, how long will it take to download the entire movie (round to the nearest minute). That's it. Solve it, & win big.

Khan Academy Schedule for October 29th

 There's still inequality in this world, especially this week. Start early in the week, bring questions in to class if you have any.  Here they are:

* One-Step Inequalities

* Multi-/Step Linear Inequalities 

* Inequalities on the Number Line

GradeCam Site Down

Been trying to scan the tests from Friday. The site has been down for maintenance.  I'll keep trying and post the grades as soon as possible.

Class Summary: October 21, 2013

Inequalities is the topic for today. We will look at the similarities and differences between equations and inequalities.  This will be our topic for the next two weeks or so.  It's important that you get off to a good start by really understanding the information and concepts covered today. Our class work is here.

October 21, 2013  

Class Summary: October 17, 2013

The title slide says it all.  Class work is here.

October 17, 2013  

Tuesday's (Too Easy) Teaser

Make 'em harder they kept saying.  Alright, starting next week. In keeping with our literal equation theme of late, today's teaser requires those same skills. Email showing the equation solved for the proper variable in addition to the correct answer before Friday to get the 10 extra credit points. 

 Next week, promise.

  Find the length of a field that is 50 yards wide and has a perimeter of 220 yards.

Class Summary: October 16, 2013

Hope everyone enjoyed their extended weekend. We're back at it, and today we get serious about literal and other equations. You're going to be solving some advanced equations today in preparation for tomorrow's test on the same concepts.  Our class work is here.  If you can solve these without difficulty, the test should be much less of a challenge..

October 16, 2013  

Class Summary: October 11, 2013

Due to the shortened periods today, our class work consisted of our warm up questions. View the slideshow for more practice with literal and rational equations, and other algebra fun.

October 11, 2013