Monday and Tuesday June 3rd and 4th

We completed Investigation 4 today and are starting our review for the Final Unit Assessment.  

Essential Learnings:

• Translates information about linear relationships given a table, a graph, or an equation to one of the other forms.
• Solves problems and make decisions about linear relationships using information given in tables, graphs, and symbolic expressions.

Areas of Focus:

• Constructs tables, graphs and symbolic equations.

• Recognizes linear relationships

• Solve and equation for an unknown.

• Find x or y when you substitute in the other value in an equation.

• Understands the rate change, slope and y-intercept.

• Finds the slope of a line given 2 points on a line or given an equation.

• Finds point of intersection of two lines given a graph or a table.

• Find y-intercept when given an equation.

Here is the study packet for students to complete.  These were handed out in class today.

Click here to access.

Tuesday May14 - Study Sheets for Investigation 2 Quiz

In Moving Straight Ahead, students will study some basic ideas of algebra and some ways to use those ideas to solve problems involving linear relationships and linear functions. In particular, they will be assessed on:

• Recognize problem situations in which two variables have a linear relationship to each other;
• Describe the patterns of change between the independent and dependent variables for linear relationships that are represented in tables, graphs or equations;
• Construct tables, graphs, and symbolic equations that express linear relationships;
• Translate information about linear relations given in a table, a graph, or an equation to one of the other forms.
  
  
  
  
  Here are the answers the the Skill and Additional Practice Study Sheets

Monday April 8th and Tuesday April 9th - Test Prep Answers

Unit Assessment- Accentuate the Negative-  Wednesday and Thursday Part I and II!

Here is the link to the Test Prep Answers for Accentuate the Negative.

Friday April 5th - Study Guide for Unit Test

Here is the link for the Unit Test Study Guide - Accentuate the Negative.

Please rework and work through these problems in the next few days and be ready for the Unit Test Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.  Please come and discuss any areas you are confused with.

Tuesday 26th - Study Guide for Investigation #3

Accentuate the Negative - Check-in Investigation 3
Study Guide Essential Learning: 
• Demonstrate an understanding of arithmetic operations for integers (positive and negative numbers)
• Understand commutative property, distributive property and order of operations

Content covered:
1. Solve word problems involving positive and negative numbers Examples: Skill Sheet: Multiplying Integers
2. Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of positive and negative numbers Examples: Skill sheets (the papers with the circled problems)

 Study:
*Look over the first quiz from this unit. Make sure you can do any of the problems, especially any that were incorrect.
*Check the problems that you’ve marked wrong from your homework- redo them, if you can’t get the right answer, ask questions.
*Do some of the problems from the handouts and then check to see if they are right using a calculator. 

Vocabulary use be specific, use the terms we have learned – see the list in your vocabulary notebook and vocabulary crossword puzzle.

February 7th - Final Question Bank Answers

Here are the answers to the final question bank.

Comparing and Scaling Unit Test:

• Thursday is the multiple choice portion.
• Friday is the written task portion 

Tuesday December 4th - Study Guides for Inv 3 Quiz

Here are the study guides for tomorrow's Quiz

Study Guide #1

Also ACE #7-21 are very good preparation questions.

No School October 30th - Reminder

Hi All,

I hope you are all safe in this storm.  Things will wind down today and the Test will still be tomorrow (Wednesday)!

Here are the links to the Looking Back Looking Ahead Answers p. 106-107.

Also here is a link to the Test Packet Questions and also the link to the Answers to the Test Packet.

If you questions to specific problems in the Test Packet email me.  I can make short videos to help you today and post them to the Blog or email them directly to you.

Also we will continue to hold the study session Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 7:15 in Mr Hagety and Mr. Cuthbert's rooms.

Friday October 26th

Today in class students reviewed their homework p. 93 and 98 # 3 and 13.

The students then started to work on "Looking Back and Looking Ahead Review."
Here are the answers to the review on p.106-107 in their text #1-6.

Here is the Test Work Packet the students received today to help them prepare for the Test Tuesday.
Also here are the answers if you would like to correct your work.

Good Luck and only complete what you need to to feel confident!

I will hold study sessions Tuesday and Wednesday of next week starting at 7:15 in Room 210.

October 25th - Thursday

Today in class we handed out the following study guide for next Tuesday and Wednesday's Unit Test.  We went over it in detailing looking at the learning goals, giving examples, and discussing the materials to collect to study.

We also covered the homework ACE # 4, 6, and 12 from last night.  We introduced Investigation 4.3 and completed A, B, C, and D together.  The students need to graph the equation and complete E and F for homework.

Also for home work are problems #3 on p 93 and #13 on p. 98.

October 18th - Class Work

Today in class we reviewed the answers to last night's homework ACE Problems 16-20.

I handed out the Investigation #3 Additional Practice for the students to complete by Monday's Quiz.  Students or parents may also access the Study Guide for Investigation #3 here.

September 27th - Class

Today in class students had a review session with two sets of ACE Problems to complete.
Finish a level from the class work as prep for tomorrow's quiz. 
Level one (a bit easier) begins on page 43 and is #s 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 19, 23. 
Level two begins on page 46 an is #s 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 17, 21, 23. 
The most important problems are the ones each level has in common (#s 4, 6, 11, 12 & 23). 
Complete as many problems as you need to feel secure and confident with the content. 

The following is a link to the answers to the ACE Questions.

Friday morning Mr. Cuthbert will hold a final review session in Room 210 starting at 7:15.

Wednesday September 26th

Today I introduced the following Study Guide to the students.
They will have their Quiz over Investigations 1 and 2 this Friday.
A study session will be held in Mr. Cuthbert's Room (210) starting at 7:15.
All 7th Graders are welcome!

Today we covered Problem 2.3 where students will:

• Predict the pattern in a graph of a relationship between two variables
• Tell a "story" shown in a graph.

Tomorrow will be a review day leading up to Friday's Quiz.