Passed back assessments from last week. Allowed students to re-assess skills in class provided they had homework completed. Other students worked on origami module.
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Passed back assessments from last week. Allowed students to re-assess skills in class provided they had homework completed. Other students worked on origami module. Homework: none cumulative test Tues/Wed; counts as a single skill in powerschool Monday Looked at commonly made ratio error in similar figures for warm up. Then went over homework in small groups and as a class. Practiced recognizing and using similar triangle shortcuts (SSS~, AA~, and SAS~) Homework take notes on video below link (SRT-A3a) non-youtube link here Tuesday Estimation warm-up to open class related to gift bows and strings of lights on a cylinder. Went over assessment as a class using classroom experts showing how they got their answers. Worked several problems involving similar triangles and solving real-world scenarios. (SRT-A3a, B5c) Homework: finish worksheet started in class, skipping #7 and 8 for now (SRT-A3a, B5c) click here for worksheet Resources recognizing angle angle similarity: link Videos Below Made by Mr M just for you! recognizing similar triangles: link proportions from similarity statement: link indirect measurement/similar triangles: sunlight shadows link indirect measurement: lamp-post type problem link Wednesday
Went over assessment briefly and worked through similarity example/real world problem (SRT-A3a and B5c), Remainder of class spent in computer lab doing Hour of Code activity. Hour of Code New to programming? Try this: Javascript and graphics art Be sure to click [CodeHS] if the video doesn't play If that is still too challenging, try this: Javascript Basics with Karel the Dog Done some coding before? Try this: Swift language and making an iPhone game Be sure not to skip the tutorial! Expert programmer? Learn RubyOnRails here Need to create an account for this--or just log into your Gmail in a new tab and then use OAuth to login with google. Homework: Finish worksheet (skip 7 and 8 for now) (SRT-A3a, B5c) Resources: see Tuesday's post above |
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