Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Bellwork reviewed using the Distributive Property.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 1-7 by covering the topic of Combining Like Terms.

Hwk #6 is due on Thursday:
Pages 50-53. Problems 16, 20, 23, 32, 63, 80-83, 90, 91

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 9-29-15
Notes 9-29-15

Monday, September 28, 2015

Bellwork reviewed math operations with fractions which will be used in Sec 1-7.

The practice sheet from Tuesday, September 22, after Quiz #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 1-7, The Distributive Property.

Hwk #6 is due on Thursday, October 1:
Pages 50-53. Problems 16, 20, 23, 32, 63, 80-83, 90, 91

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-28-15
Notes 9-28-15

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Bellwork reviewed for today’s quiz over sections 1-1 to 1-6.

When students finished the quiz they were to begin working on a practice sheet over sec 1-7. If not finished in class students are to finish it at home and bring it back on Monday, September 28.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and the practice sheet:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-22-15
Alg 1 Classwork 9-22-15 Sec 1-7

Friday, September 18, 2015

Bellwork had students practice performing math operations with fractions. They were only supposed to work on the even problems for bellwork.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing operations with fractions then began discussing sec 1-2 involving Powers and Order of Operations.

Hwk #5 is due on Monday:
Pages 13-14. Problems 20, 29, 32, 34, 42, 48, 52, 65, 66, 72

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answer and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-18-15
Notes 9-18-15

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Bellwork reviewed finding LCM and GCF as well as solving two-step equations.
Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed performing math operations involving fractions.

Hwk #5 is due on Monday:
Pages 13-14. Problems 20, 29, 32, 34, 42, 48, 52, 65, 66, 72

Students also received the review for the upcoming quiz over Sections 1-1 to 1-6. You can find a copy of this review in a previous post.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-17-15
Notes 9-17-15

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Bellwork reviewed Order of Operations and solving 1-step equations.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 1-3 by covering the topics of Conjecture, Counterexample, and Opposites. We then began discussing some of the skills needed to perform math operations on fractions such as LCM (least common multiple) and GCF (greatest common factor).

Hwk #4 is due tomorrow:
Pages 20-22. Problems 1-3, 6, 9, 10, 14-22, 59, 60, 62, 73.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-16-15
Notes 9-16-15

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Bellwork reviewed stating which group(s) a number belongs to from amongst the following: Rational Numbers, Irrational Numbers, Integers, Whole Numbers, and Natural Numbers (Sec 1-3). The bellwork also reviewed simplifying an expression using the Order of Operations(sec 1-2) and modeling a statement with an equation(Sec 1-1).

Hwk #3 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 1-3 beginning with Absolute Value and continuing on to Conjectures.

Hwk #4 is due on Thurday:
Pages 20-22. Problems 1-3, 6, 9, 10, 14-22, 59, 60, 62, 73

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-15-15
Notes 9-15-15