September 18th

Today students did a mini-investigation to develop a method/formula to find the coordinate point in the middle of a line segment (midpoint). Notes are linked below. Afterwords, they had a chance to finish last Friday’s Mall Map assignment (due @ end of hour) and today’s assignment practicing the midpoint formula. Today’s worksheet is homework if not finished in class and is linked below.

Midpoint Formula Notes

Midpoint Formula EP

Unit 1 Test on Friday (9/22)!

September 5th – 12th

Tuesday 9/12 – Today students signed up for their Khan Academy classes on the computers. They did a few review assignments on points, line, planes, rays and segments to help prepare for tomorrow’s quiz.

Planes, Points, Lines, and Rays Practice WKS

Vocab. Application Quiz Tomorrow!

Monday 9/11 – After reviewing the answers to Friday’s assignment  (MATH worksheet), students were given a set of parameters to follow to construct a plane with lines, rays and segments. They then answered some follow-up questions based on their models.

Constructing Planes, Rays and Segments Activity

Friday 9/9 – Finished the vocab. notes and examples. Students had time to work on their packet questions and the MATH worksheet. Finish both worksheets for homework if not done in class. Have a great weekend! Reminder : Quiz on applying the vocab. words is next Wednesday (9/13)!

Points, Line, Planes Notes

MATH Word Activity

Thursday 9/7 – First day of math! Today students cut out a net of a cube and put it together to represent points, lines and planes. They answered some questions regarding their cubes and we started our vocab. notes afterwords.

Cube Net Activity

Cube Net Questions

Wednesday 9/6 – Group norms activity. Cup stacking team-building activity.

Tuesday 9/5 – Welcome back! Syllabus

Wayne County Regional Enhancement Education Millage Proposal

 

School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”

If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools.  Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years.  Continue reading