Upcoming Work (Snow Day and Beyond)

Hello

I have assigned some Math work for the students in case of a snow day tomorrow (some were aghast that I would ruin their snow day with work...). We are doing a real quick mini unit on circles this week as we had already been exposed to some of the vocabulary and formulas while working on our previous UFO Kite Project. Monday we covered diameter and radius, today was circumference, and tomorrow or Thursday we will cover area of circles. Students now have a bookmark which they should use to help solve today's work. In class we did pg 245 #1-8 and they were given 6.1 and 6.2 Homework Practice sheets to work on tomorrow. If there is no snow day then the practice pages will be used for review prior to the test on Friday. There will be no permanent negative side effects if the students decide to go ahead and do extra practice.

Next Monday students have a Geography assignment due where they are comparing population, land area, and population density. We have worked on it in class and each group will have one more class period to work on it. I have modelled an example of how the comparison should be done and most students have completed their templates which help them organize and compare their country's information.

Geography Population Density Assignment

 

Students used the CIA World Factbook to retrieve their own countries information and then exchanged their information with two other students in the class. They are to use the note down in class How to Compare Numbers to help in comparing the data from all of the countries. Students need to hand in a good copy and their marked up and edited rough draft.

 

If you have any questions please email me.

Thanks,

Mr. Brooks

 

 

 



Been a While

Hello

Well it has been a while since my last blog so I do apologize if anyone has been going through <crickets chirping>withdrawal </crickets chirping>.

Next week the students will be handing in their UFO Kite Project that we have been working on in class for the last two weeks. Students have had Math, MSIP, and some Science classes to work on this project. We have gone through all the steps in class and if students have used their time wisely and listened to the mini lessons and examples then all they should have to do is write up their solution and work in good copy. I have attached a link to the assignment on Google Drive if students have not brought theirs home or if you are curious to what the project consists of. Note: the copy uploaded is a little different than the one assignment as a few typos and clarifications have been added. This is the first group of students that I have tried my new project with so I am using their feedback to revise it as we go.

UFO Kite Document

Graph Paper (1 cm x 1 cm)

A Scale Drawing quiz went home for signatures this week and some students did not do as well as hoped so I held a Math Club on Thursday and gave a makeup assignment to help raise their marks. The makeup assignment is due next Tuesday. Some parents have asked about review for quizzes and I do make sure we go through a set a review questions before any quiz or test. I also hold Math Clubs before any quizzes or tests to make sure that students are prepared. If you are ever looking for more review you can refer to the textbook as there is extra questions for each unit found in the review of the chapter and also at the back of the book. I often encourage students to take a math question previously done and change the numbers to go over it again. I also encourage students to make up their own questions and pose them to their friends or classmates as often making up and solving questions is harder than just solving them.

Make Up Assignment

I am still marking the unit test for Science and hope to have those sent home at the end of next week. In Science we are starting the Fluids unit which as a number of interesting labs and projects that we will explore throughout the year (pneumatics on mousetrap cars and bottle rockets).

In Geography students have randomly selected a country in the world and will be doing research which mirrors the lessons being taught in class. They have started working on a population density assignment where they will be comparing their country to Canada and two others found in class. This assignment will be worked on in class next week and we are focusing on how to use numbers for support in the analysis of their country.

Please return any outstanding assignments and tests that have been signed and any interview request forms that were sent home with the Progress Reports.

I hope everyone has a good weekend.
Mr. Brooks