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Posted: February 22, 2016
Today we watched half the documentary on Craig Keilburger (Social Entrepreneurship: Free the Children).
Students wer asked to take notes as they watche the documentary. (If you were not in class today then you have to get the notes from a classmate).
Quiz Next Tuesday, March 1
Posted: February 22, 2016
Computer Lab day to work on Research papers
Must work on this at home as well.
Posted: February 22, 2016
Unit 3 test results were handed back today in class, they will take the test home tomorrow since we have a few students that did not write due to attendance.
In class today we started Unit 5 Percent, Ratio and Rates. See the attached notes that were handed out in class today. Students MUST study these notes.
Homework: Page 239-240 #3, $6(b,c), #7(a,c), #8, #9(a,c), #12(b.d), #13(a,c), #14(b,c), #16
Show work (Write out original question then answer)
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 feb_22_grade_8_unit_5_percent_ratio_rates_day_1.pdf | 2.21 MB |
Posted: February 18, 2016
Computer Lab Day to work on reasearch paper.
Must work on this at home.
Posted: February 18, 2016
Warm ups and examples from today's class are very similar to the questions on tomorrow's Unit 3 Test.
Homework: Study for the TEST on Fractions which is tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 19
(A good way to study is to complete the following questions)
Page 155 #7(a,c),10,11
Page 159 #3, #4a, #5, #7, #9, #11, #12, #13b, #14bc, #15, #16, #19ad, #23ab, #25, #27, #29, #30
All solutions to this homeowrk is attached in the attached PDF file (Last slides in notes)
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| feb_18_grade_8_unit_3_bedmas_test_review.pdf | 2.11 MB |
Posted: February 17, 2016
Journal from Feb. 15
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| feb._15_journal_3.pdf | 42.94 KB |
Posted: February 17, 2016
Quiz day & Video continues in Human Footprint (With Assignment)
Posted: February 17, 2016
We went over homework questions in detail and then moved onto a leeson on BEDMAS using FRACTION. See the attached lesson for the notes and examples.
Homework: Page 155 #4(do out the questions showing all work), #5, #6 (SHOW All Work)
REDUCE as you go (Everytime you do a Multiplication or division)
Unit3 Test on Fractions Fractions on FRIDAY, Feb. 19
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| feb_17_grade_8_unit_3_bedmas.pdf | 1.52 MB |
Posted: February 15, 2016
Quiz Tomorrow on Fracking and Unit 1 Terms
Posted: February 15, 2016
Word problems involving fraction (add, subtract, multiply and divide). See the PDF file for examples/
Homework: Page 151 #3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Unit 3 Test FRIDAY, Feb. 19
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| feb_15_grade_8_unit_3_word_problems.pdf | 1.13 MB |
Posted: February 12, 2016
Today the students played a game that illustrates the definitions of "Tradegy of The Commons". We watched a video and discussed the environmental issues on Easter island. Class ened with students reading a Fracking article and completeing 2 woeksheets.
Homework: Quiz Tuesday on Unit 1 Terms and Fracking
Work on Eco-Points Projects
Posted: February 12, 2016
See notes attached on rules for dividing Mixed Fractions.
Class/Homework: Page 145 #6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 (Show ALL work.....no estimations use the rules and reduce all final answers)
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| feb_12_grade_8_unit_3_divide_mix_fractions_with_rule.pdf | 1.69 MB |
Posted: February 11, 2016
Finished the video on Land and Sea- Salmon Populations. Discussed and took notes on the environmental issues in the Lorax video.
Homework: Eco-Points Activity (10Points) See last silde in the notes from today for the directions
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| feb._10_11notes_env_sci.pdf | 2.59 MB |
Posted: February 11, 2016
Today we divided fractions using the rule "Flip and Multiply". See the notes for examples and methods.
Class/Homework: Page 139 #8, #9, #10(ab), #11(a,b), #12(a,b), #14, #15(a,b), #16
Don't estimate for any of the questions (JUST use the rule Flip and Multiply for all) REDUCE all answers
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| feb_11_grade_8_unit_3_divide_fractions_with_rule.pdf | 2.99 MB |
Posted: February 10, 2016
Today we did more examples of modelling a Whole number divied by a fractions using Fraction Rectangles and Numberlines. See the attached PDF file for the notes and examples.
Class/Homework: Page 132 #3(c,d), #4, #5(Use # line), #8a(i, ii), #8b(ii), #9(a,b), #10(a,b,c)
May want to use different colours and show all work
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| feb_10_grade_8_unit_3_divide_fractions_with_models.pdf | 1.7 MB |