Algebra 1/2 (Period 1) Assignments

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2011-2012 School Year
Department
Mathematics
Location
103
Code
4041
Description
Algebra 1/2 (4041)

SYLLABUS: Click link below.

TEXT BOOK:
*California Algebra by Prentice Hall Mathematics
Online access to the textbook is available. Simply send me an email and I will send you the information.

ITEMS TO BRING DAILY:
* Spiral notebook with at least 70 sheets (college ruled)
* Pencils/Pens
* Student Planner

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Final Exam Review
Chapters 5 and 6 
p.267 #11, 15, 31-33 all
p.319 #7, 13, 16, 20 -22, 29, 30, 38, 43

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Lesson 9-7A
p.466 #1, 3, 10, 13
Note: Period 1 was assigned #1-4, but can do the above problems instead.

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Lesson 9-5B
p.454 #23, 25

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Lesson 9-5
p.454 #1-21 odds

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Chapter 10/11 Review
p.521 #11, 14, 15, 30, 37, 40, 49, 52, 53
Answers on p.687


***The Chapter 10/11 Test will be on Tuesday, 5/22. It will cover:
10-1 through 10-4
11-1, 11-2

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Chapter 10/11 Review
Today we took a practice test (see attachment below).

***The Chapter 10/11 Test will be on Tuesday, 5/22. It will cover:
10-1 through 10-4
11-1, 11-2

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Lesson 10-4B
p.510 #3, 5, 11, 13, 21, 22, 62, 63, 74, 75, 76

***The Chapter 10/11 Test will be on Tuesday, 5/22. It will cover:
10-1 through 10-4
11-1, 11-2

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Lesson 10-4A
Practice 10-4 handout, # 5, 17, 26.
Use these steps:
1) Square both sides
2) Put everything on one side
3) Factor (Diamond)
4) Zero-product (2 answers)
5) Check both answers.

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Lesson 10-2
p.496 #1-4 all; 7-9 all; 16-18 all

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Lesson 10-3C
p.503 #18-26 even, #39, 40, 77-79 all

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Lesson 10-3B
 p.503 #10, 12, 17-27 odds. Challenge #29

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Lesson 10-3A
p.503 #1-15, #38 odds

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Lesson 10-1B
p.489 #13-21 odds; 31-35 odds; 44, 45

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Lesson 10-1A
p.489 #1-11 odds

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Lesson 11-2B
p.537 #16-19 all; 21-27 odds; 30-32 all

*There will be a quiz on 11-1 and 11-2 on Monday.

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Lesson 11-2A
p.537 #1-15 odds; #29

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Lesson 11-1B
p.532 #4-16 even, 27-31 odd
***Due to testing, this assignment is not due until Friday

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Lesson 11-1A
p.532 #5-17 odd; #25

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Chapter 8 Review
p.420
# 1, 3, 5, 6
#9 - 19 odds
#22-25 all
#31-35 all

Chapter 8 test tomorrow!

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Chapter 8 Review
Today we reviewed for the Chapter 8 Test on Friday. There is no additional assignment tonight.

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Lesson 8-7B
p.409 #1-10 (Checkpoint Quiz 2)

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Lesson 8-7A
p.401 #14-20 evens (this was due today, but I will give you an extra day if you didn't finish)
p.407 #1-7 odds; #13-17 odds

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Lesson 8-6C
p.401 #14-20 even

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Lesson 8-6B
p.401 #2, 4, 6, 15, 17, 19
Challenge #31, 44 (remove GCF)

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Lesson 8-6A
p.401 #1-13 odds. Use the diamond/rectangle method.

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Lesson 8-5B
p.397 #6-16 evens, #17-29 odds; Challenge: #33, 55, 59

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Lesson 8-5A (we skipped 8-4)
p.384 #30, 33 (Review)
p.397 #1-15 odds. Use the diamond puzzle to help you factor.

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Lesson 8-3B
p.383 #12-24 even

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Lesson 8-3A
p.383 #1-4 all; #11-19 odd

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Lesson 8-2B
p.377 #5-12 all; #17-24 all
Challenge: p.378 #33, 44

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Lesson 8-2A
p.377 #1-4 all; #13-16 all

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Lesson 8-1C
p.373 #37, 38, 43-48 all.

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Lesson 8-1B
p.373 #24-27 all; #31 -36 all. CHALLENGE: #39, 40, 47-50 all.

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Lesson 8-1A
Today the students modeled polynomials on the computers. There is no additional assignment.

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Chapter 7 Review
Today we took a practice test. The Chapter 7 test is on Monday.

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Chapter 7 Review
p.364 #-10 all, #18, 19

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Lesson 7-5A
p. 354 #1-11 odd; 21-31 odd

***The Chapter 7 Test will be Monday, 3/19.

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Lesson 7-4C
p.348 #17-25 odds; #32-40all

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Lesson 7-4B
p.347 #2-22 even

Today we took a quiz on 7-1 through 7-3.

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Lesson 7-4A
p.347 #1-15 odds.
There will be a quiz tomorrow on 7-1 through 7-3. It will not include 7-4.

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Lesson 7-3B
p.341 #2-16 even; #23-27 odd

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Lesson 7-3A
p.341 #1-21 odds

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Lesson 7-2
p.337 #1-23 odds

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Lesson 7-1B
p.331 #2-40 even

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Lesson 7-1
p.331 #1-21 odds.
Please review this video if you are confused:

There is also good information on this website:

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Today we took the Chapter 6 Test. Read 7-1 and explain, in writing, what a negative exponent means.

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Chapter Review
p.319 #6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 21, 37-43 all
The answer key to the team test is below.

The Chapter test is on Wednesday 2/29 (leap year!)

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Lesson 6-6A
p.312 #1-11 odds

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Lesson 6-5B
Today we drew a comic that explained how to transform and graph a linear inequality.
This can be used on the chapter test.
p. 305 #2-8 even; #14-17 all

***The Chapter 6 Test is on Wednesday, 2/29. It will not include 6-4.

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Lesson 6-5A
p.305 #1-9 odd; #11-12; 20, 22

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Lesson 6-3B
p.290 #3, 5, 9-14 all

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Lesson 6-3A
p.290 # 1, 2, 4, 6, 7

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Lesson 6-2C
p.284 #22. Remember, sunflowers and flax are both plants that farmers grow for their seeds.

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Lesson 8-2A
p.284 #9-14 all; #24

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Lesson 6-2A
Read pp.282-282
p.284 #1-7 all

Today we took the chapter 5 Test (which included 6-1)

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Chapter 5 Review
p.267 #13, 15, 16, 19, 32, 33, 35, 48, 51, 55

***Answers are on page 671

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Chapter Review
p.267 #9, 14, 17, 18, 31, 34, 47, 50, 53, 

***Chapter 5 (plus 6-1) test is on Wednesday 2/8.
Please see the study guide and key below.

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Lesson 6-1B
p.279 #2-12 evens

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Lesson 6-1A
p. 265 #71-76 all; p.279 #1-11 odds

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Lesson 5-5C
p.262 #10, 15, 27, 32-40 all

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Lesson 5-5B
p. 262 #12-16 even; #19-26 all

The Chapter 5 Test will be on Wednesday 1/8 and will over all of Chapter 5, and section 6-1.

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Lesson 5-5A
p.262 #1-13 odds

The Chapter 5 Test will be on Wednesday 1/8 and will over all of Chapter 5, and section 6-1.

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Recap 5-1 through 5-4
p.255 #1, 3, 5, 11, 17, 18, 23-25

Today we reviewed everything we've done so far in chapter 5.

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Lesson 5-4B
p. 255 #7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19-22.
Only graph #7, 9, 12, 13. Transform into slope-intercept for all problems (y=mx+b).

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Lesson 5-4A
p.255
#2-8 even (transform into y=mx+b)
#10, 14 (write equation in y=mx+b and graph)

Today we took a short quiz on 5-1 through 5-3.

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Lesson 5-3B
Handout 5-3

There is a quiz tomorrow on slope, graphing in Slope-Intercept form, and transforming Standard Form linear equations into Slope0Intercept form. Sections 5-1 through 5-3.

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Lesson 5-3A
p.245 #1,2 (slope review)
p.249 #1-3 (transform to y=mx+b)
#10-12 (do what the book says)
#13-17 (transform to y=mx+b and graph)

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Lesson 5-2C
p. 242 #22-25 all; #28-30 all; #34-39 all

*#34-39 should be done on graph paper provided in class, or on your own graph paper.

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Lesson 5-2B
Today we made a drawing using slopes.

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Lesson 5-2A
p.235 #16-20 all (reviewing slope)
p.242 #2-6 all; #10-13 all

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Lesson 5-1B
p.234 #1, 4, #8-15 all, #22, #23

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Lesson 5-1A
Today we did a writing exercise concerning goals, and briefly introduced slope. There is no additional assignment.

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Chapter 4 Review
p. 222 #19, 20, 23, 28, 34, 36, 42, 43

Today we took another practice test.

The Chapter 4 Test is tomorrow (12/14)

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Chapter 4 Review
Today we took a practice test in small groups.
Due tomorrow:
p.221 #7-10, #14-18, 21, 22, 25, 33, 38, 41

***The Chapter 4 Test is on Wednesday

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Lesson 4-5A
p.204 #3-5 all, #10-12 all
Today we introduced Direct Variation and wrote short stories based on the function y=5x (for example, each carne asada burrito costs 5 dollars).

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Lesson 4-4C
p.198 #27, 29, 35, 37
Today we practiced modeling functions on graphs without equations.

***The Chapter 4 Test will be on Wednesday 12/14


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Lesson 4-4B
p.196 # 17, 18, 21, 22
 

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Lesson 4-4A
p.196 #1-13 all

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Lesson 4-3B
p. 190 #9-17 odds, #46
p. 186 #-10 all (on the bottom)

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Lesson 4-3A
p. 190 #1-8 all

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Lesson 4-2A
p.230 #9, 20, 22, 28, 36, 42, 45-47

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Lesson 4-1B
p.178 #1-10 all; #15-25 all; #29-30

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Lesson 4-1A
Students should complete the Alligator, Dog, or Mouse drawing using graph paper.

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Chapter 3 Review
p.167 #18-24 even; #38, 39, 42, 43, 46
Today the students worked in groups to create their own test problems, and then quizzed each other using the white boards.

The Chapter 3 Test is tomorrow!

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Chapter 3 Review
p. 167 #6-16 even; #31-36 all; #44
Today we also took an individual practice test, which we corrected in groups.

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Chapter 3 Review
p.170 #2-18 even, #21, 25, 27
Today the students did a practice team test in class.

***The Chapter 3 Test is on Thursday 11/17. It does not include 3-6, which we will cover later.

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Inequalities writing assignment
Today we completed a writing assignment in class. Please see the notes below if you were absent, and complete it over the weekend.

***The Chapter 3 Test will be on Thursday 11/17.

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Lesson 3-5B
p. 153 #2, 6, 8, #21-24, #29-32

***The Chapter 3 test will be on Thursday 11/17.

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Lesson 3-5A
p.153 #1, #5-13 odds

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Lesson 3-4A
p. 146 #3, 7, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 31, 35

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Multistep Equations Review
Today we took the benchmark exam, and worked on the nine problems in the notes below for review. Students will need these equation-solving skills for lesson 3-4, which we will begin on Monday,   

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Lesson 3-3B
Today we took a quiz on 3-1 through 3-3.
Assignment is Practice 3-3 (handout) #1-21 odds. Double credit if you complete all of them.

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Lesson 3-3A
p.139 #1-15 odds, #32, 33

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Lesson 3-2B
Practice 3-2 evens. If you do all of them, you get double homework credit.

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Lesson 3-2A
p.132 #1-25 odds

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Lesson 3-1B
p.126 #14-22 even; #27-32 all; #33-37 odds

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Lesson 3-1A
p. 126  #1-13 odds; #19-25 odds

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Chapter 2 Review
Chapter 2 Test tomorrow.
Review Problems: p.115-117 #9, 13, 22, 23, 32, 35, 37, 44, 47
Answers are on page 660, so please check your work.

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Chapter 2 Review
Finish practice test. Come to class with questions!

***Chapter 2 Test is on Wednesday 10/26

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Lesson 2-4B
Today we used proportions in an ecological experiment.
For homework, please review your chapter 2 notes. On Monday we will begin reviewing for the Chapter 2 test, which is on Wednesday 10/26.

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Lesson 2-4A
p. 95 #1-7 all
p. 96 #17-23 odds

Chapter 2 Test on Wednesday 10/26.
It will cover 2-1 through 2-4 only (we will combine the rest of Chapter 2 with Chapter 6 later in the year).

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Lesson 2-3B
p.82 #91-98 all
p.86 #5-10 all
p.83 #10-12 all

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Lesson 2-3A
p.82 #76-83
p.86 #1-4, #27

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Lesson 2-2B
p. 79 #2-10 evens; #16-18 all; #24, 25

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Lesson 2-2A
Today we started multi-step equations.
p. 79 #1-9 odds; #12-14 all.

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Lesson 2-1D
Today we finished two-step equations, and learned how to improve writing assignments by using a rubric.

p.72 #3-15 odds; #18, 19

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Lesson 2-1C
Today we started two-step equations.
p.72 #2-14 even

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Lesson 2-1B
Today we worked on a writing assignment in class.
Please finish the writing assignment for homework.

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Lesson 2-1A
p.68 #1-12 all

Today we reviewed solving one-step equations. This should be REVIEW, so if you are struggling with it, please schedule a tutoring appointment.

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Chapter 1 Review
p.62 #4-22 evens; 28, 30, 34, 39, 41, 43

Chapter 1 Test tomorrow (Friday)!

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Chapter 1 Review
Today we made flipbooks. Please fill them out with the topics listed in the notes. Don't forget fractions!

***Chapter 1 Test is on Friday 10/7

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Lesson 1-7B
p.48 #15-20; 31-35; 68, 73, 74

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Lesson 1-7A
p.48 #1, 4, 6, 9, 13
Today we practiced dividing fractions, and learned how to use the distributive property to multiply large numbers.

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Lesson 1-6C
p. 41 #25-27; 32-36; 40-45

New vocab: reciprocal, multiplicative inverse

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Lesson 1-6B
p.41 #13-22

Today we practiced multiplying fractions, and simplifying the product. 

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Lesson 1-6A
p.41. #1-4, #58

Today we took a quiz and started on multiplying positive and negative numbers.

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Lesson 1-5B
Today we played the Alphabet Integer Card game, where we used letters that were assigned a positive or negative value to spell words.

*Review your notes for the quiz tomorrow!
The quiz will cover the following topics:
  • Order of Operations
  • Using variables
  • Evaluating Expressions and Writing Equations
  • Adding/Subtracting fractions
  • Adding positive and negative numbers
  • Subtracting positive and negative numbers

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Lesson 1-5A
p.34 #9-12; #30-37


Use this rule to change subtraction to addition: Keep Change Change

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Lesson 1-4D
p.27 #1-21 odds
p.28 #25, 26

Today in class we worked in groups to come up with rules for:
1) adding two positives
2) adding two negatives
3) adding a positive and a negative number.

See the notes for the results.

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Lesson 1-4C
Today we practiced adding positive and negative integers. We did a a lot of problems in class, so there is no homework today.

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Lesson 1-4B
Today we added mixed numbers.
p.600 #4-11 all

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Lesson 1-4A
Today we added and subtracted fractions with unlike denominators.
The assignment is p.6 #17, 19, as well as the 6 problems at the end of the notes below.

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Lesson 1-1C
p.12 #2-12 even, p.14 #61
Today we learned how to write equations and how to evaluate expressions using substitution. We completed the assignment in class.

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Lesson 1-1B
p.6 #1-16 all. Remember: homework goes on the LEFT side.

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Lesson 1-1A (yes, we went out of order)
Objective: Today we will write expressions using numbers, operations, and variables.
HW: None today. We did not get far enough in class, and will work on the assignment in class tomorrow.
Vocab: variable, algebraic expression

Today we talked about math as a language, and came up with lists of words to use when discussing operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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Lesson 1-2B
There is no homework due tomorrow. Please make sure you did the assignment from last night, which was to define "simplify", "operation", and "expression". Today in class we took a short math skills diagnostic test, did several problems on the mini whiteboards, and played another round of bingo. Please remember to bring your interactive notebook every single day!

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Lesson 1-2A
On the LEFT page of your interactive notebook, write your own definitions for the following vocabulary words:
1) simplify
2) operation
3) expression

You may use the textbook, the internet, a dictionary, or even another math teacher. The goal is to write the definition in a way that you understand.

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Problem Solving
Please write a paragraph describing a "real world" problem that math could help solve. Note: you don't actually have to come up with a solution, just describe a problem (for example, world hunger) and how math could contribute to the solution (calculating how much money rich countries could provide to help feed poor countries).