Bellwork reviewed problems for tomorrow’s quiz.
Hwk #5 is due today.
The remainder of the period we discussed the concepts of Opposites and Absolute Value using a number line. We also discussed Conjectures and Counterexamples. These are all found in Sec 1-3.
We also began our discussion on Sec 1-7: The Distributive Property.
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Students were given a review for this quiz along with answers to the review on Friday, Sept. 12. The quiz will be given next week either Tuesday or Wednesday. Students will be notified on Monday of the exact date for the quiz.
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Bellwork reviewed Order of Operations, area, and names for sets of numbers.
Hwk #4 is due today.
The remainder of the period we discussed Absolute Value.
Students were also shown how to access this Blog and also how to access the textbook online.
Hwk #5: Pages 20-22, Problems 1-3, 6, 9, 10, 14-18, 59, 60, 62, 73 (Due Mon)
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Bellwork reviewed simplifying using Order of Operations and writing equations that model real-life situations.
Hwk #4 is due tomorrow.
The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Order of Operations and began discussing the name of number sets and their relationships (Sec 1-3).
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Bellwork reviewed operations with fractions and writing an algebraic equation to model a situation.
Hwk #3 is due today.
The remainder of the period we began discussing the Order of Operations ( Sec 1-2).
Hwk #4: Pages 12-14, problems 20, 29, 32, 34, 42, 48, 52, 65, 66, 71 (due on Friday)
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Bellwork reviewed writing equations, combining like-terms, and simplifying using Order of Operations.
Hwk #3 will be due tomorrow.
The remainder of the period we continued discussing operations with fractions.
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Bellwork reviewed adding and subtracting matrices and evaluating variable expressions.
Hwk #2 is due today.
Students then took a short quiz over adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing Integers. Students must get 100% on the quiz or retake it until they do so. Failure to get 100% will result in receiving a zero. Students who need to retake this quiz must do so before school, after school, or at lunch.
The remainder of the period students worked on finding the GCF and LCM of a pair of numbers. This lead to the skills necessary to reduce, add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions.
Hwk #3 is a practice sheet involving working with fractions. This assignment is due on Wednesday.
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Alg 1 Bellwork and Answers 9-8-14
Bellwork reviewed the topic of evaluating variable expressions.
Hwk #1 is due today.
The remainder of the hour we finished discussing rules of adding and subtracting and then discussed the rules of multiplying and dividing. We also began discussing matrices.
Hwk #2:
Page 29, problems 60, 62, 63, 66, 67
Page 41, problems 13-15, 18, 21, 24
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Bellwork reviewed the topics of Slope and Area.
The remainder of the period we continued discussing Addition and Sutbraction rules.
Hwk #1: Pages 6-7, problems 1, 6-9, 20, 23, 41, 42.
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Bellwork reviewed writing variable expressions and equations.
The remainder of the period we continued discussing variable expressions and equations then began discussing rules of Addition and Subtraction.
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