Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Wednesday - April 29th

ALGEBRA
In class: Returned and recorded the chapter 10 quiz.
Goal: Use special product patterns to factor quadratic equations.
Assignment: Page 622-623 ( 18-62 even)

Pre Algebra
In Class: Used the solids to identify formulas, took notes on the surface area of compound shapes.
Goal: Apply the surface area formulas to complex shapes:.
Assignment: Page 456-457 ( 10-15, 17,18,20).

ENGLISH
Bell Work: Students looked at M.E. Kerr’s website.
In Class: Students cleaned out trappers. We read chapters 1-2 aloud from Gentlehands and filled out our packets. Read chapters 3-4 for Thursday.
Assignment: Gentlehands 1-4 quiz on Thursday. Students should be reading AR books for 4th term points.

The HISTORY Experience
In Class: Students reviewed the problems and advances of medical care during the Civil War. Students then watched a 5-minute (historically accurate) cartoon of the Battle of Antietam. Students were then given a codex and a worksheet of civil war code words to decipher for tomorrow.
Assignment: Students must complete 2 sections of their code worksheet and create a coded message for class tomorrow.

SCIENCE
In Class: We reviewed the type of weathering from yesterday. We went over the assessments taken on Monday. We started the sediment lab.
Assignment: Get your soil here if you haven’t brought it.
Journal: See attached sheet.

YOU HAVE TWO DAYS FOR EACH DAY YOU ARE ABSENT TO TURN IN YOUR MAKE-UP WORK.