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Posted: March 23, 2016
Unit test will be March 30, 2016 (Wednesday)
Research Essay will be due April 15, 2016 (Changed the date so we can have more time in the lab)
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 mar._23_notes_from_class.pdf | 8.07 MB |
| mar._23_crossword_test_review.pdf | 63.78 KB |
Posted: March 23, 2016
Today we looked at ratios and equivalent ratios. All notes and examples were printed out for the students and they just had to add to their copy.
The quiz from yesterday were handed back today.
Class/Homework: Page 266-268 #4(b,c), 5(a,b), 6, 8(a,b), 11, 14(a,b,c)
Page 273-274 #4,5(a), 6(a,b), 7(c), 8(a,c), 9(a,c), 10(a,b,c)
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| mar_23_grade_8_unit_5_percent_ratio_rates_day_11_12.pdf | 1.71 MB |
Posted: March 22, 2016
Today we went to the lab to research the 2 entrepreneurs that the students were given. They must print out some material since we may not get to the lab next week.
Posted: March 22, 2016
Students had the first half of the class to study for their quiz, then they wrote the quiz.
Posted: March 22, 2016
Todaty we reviewed discount and sales tax question as a warm up. We went over homework quetions on the board in detail. Students then were given 20 minutes to study for their quiz where they could come to my desk for help if needed.
No Homework
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| mar_22_grade_8_unit_5_percent_ratio_rates_day_11_quiz_day.pdf | 2.82 MB |
Posted: March 18, 2016
Quiz On Evolution Terminology on Tuesday, March 22
(10 Matching, Short response: Provide an example of each type of adaptation and describle the characteristic) Marked out of 16 points
The Pdf file contains all the notes (definitions fro the quiz on Tuesday) and links to videos in attachements
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| mar._18_notes_from_class_assignment.pdf | 3.66 MB |
Posted: March 18, 2016
Class/Homwork: Page 263 #1,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11 (No Diagrams needed & Use 13% tax for the tax in #10,11)
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| mar_18_grade_8_unit_5_percent_ratio_rates_day_10_mid_unit.pdf | 1.76 MB |
Posted: March 17, 2016
UNB Presentation
Posted: March 17, 2016
Notes on discount are attached in the following PDF file.
Class/Homework: Page 260 #8i(a,b,c), 11(a,b), 12, 13,14, 15(a,b) Show all work
Quiz Tuesday, March 22
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| mar_17_grade_8_unit_5_percent_ratio_rates_day_9_discounts.pdf | 2.27 MB |
Posted: March 16, 2016
Assignment: Research paper on 2 Entrpreneurs (See the following outline and list)
Students will pick Entrepreneurs out of a hat
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| canadian_entrepreneur_research_paper_details_mar_16_2016.pdf | 132.81 KB |
| list_of_entrepreneurs_2016.pdf | 188.36 KB |
Posted: March 16, 2016
Computer day to work on research paper that is due March 31, 2016
Posted: March 16, 2016
Sales Tax Notes and examples
Class/Homework: Page 260 #4(a,b), #5(a,b), #6(a,b), #7(a,b), #9 Use 13% tax for all questions
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| mar_16_grade_8_unit_5_percent_ratio_rates_day_8_sales_tax.pdf | 1.66 MB |
Posted: March 15, 2016
Attached is the notes from class today since they were provided as a handout from Stat's Canada.
Journal # 6 was assigned today in class. Make sure you are handing in the journals to be marked.
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| mar._15_journal_6_notes_from_class_stats_on_business.pdf | 1.29 MB |
Posted: March 15, 2016
Started Darwin's Theory of Evolution
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| mar._15_notes_from_class.pdf | 2.25 MB |
| mar._15_case_study_-_darwins_voyage.pdf | 714.78 KB |
Posted: March 15, 2016
Review of percent problems. Students MUST study the notes on how to change from one form to the next (Percent, Decimal and Fractions). They also have to study the notes on the 3 types of % problems, which was handed out in class. All examples and warm-ups done in class and for homework are very similar to test questions.
Students will have a quiz next Tuesday, March 22
Class/Homework: Extra practice WORKSHEET 2: #1(a,c,e), #2(a,c,e), #3(a) (i, ii), #4(a,b,c), #6(a)
Extra Practice WORKSHEET 3: #1)a,c), #2(a,b,c) ,#3(b,c), #4(b,c), #5, #8
MUST SHOW ALL WORK