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HELP AFTER SCHOOL

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During the week of September 1, 2008, we will explore the topics listed below.

7^th GRADE

Tuesday, 09/02/08

CW: Introduction

President Project

Questions #1-2 due Sept 12

HW: Basic Test 1

Wednesday, 09/03/08

No classes for 7^th grade

Thursday, 09/04/08

Objective: I can multiply and divide using exponents.

Text: p176-179, 198-207

NB: Define power, exponent and base

List order of operations

State rule for

Multiplying powers with the same base

Dividing powers with the same base

Negative exponents

Zero as an exponent

One as an exponent

Zero as a base

One as a base

CW: p176-177 Try This #1-7

p198-199 Try This #1-6

p203-205 Try This #1-13

HW: p178 #1-3, 19-22

p200 #26-28

p206 #41-43, 45-47

Friday, 09/05/08

Objective: I can do basic operations with integers.

CW: Work on graph wall

Computer activity, Tux of Math Command

HW: Corrections and signatures on basic test

Work on President Project

8^th GRADE

Wednesday, 09/03/08

CW: Introduction

President Project

Questions #1-2 due Sept 12

Work on graph wall

HW: Basic Test 1

Thursday, 09/04/08

Objective: I can multiply and divide using exponents.

Text: p204-208

NB: Define power, exponent and base

List order of operations

State rule for

Multiplying powers with the same base

Dividing powers with the same base

Negative exponents

Zero as an exponent

One as an exponent

Zero as a base

One as a base

CW: p204-205, Try This #a-h

HW: p207, #1-4, 23-26, 39-42

Friday, 09/05/08

Objective: I can do basic operations with integers.

CW: Work on graph wall

Computer activity, Tux of Math Command

HW: Corrections and signatures on basic test

Work on President Project

7^th GRADE

Monday, 09/08/08

Objective: I can raise a power to a power

Text: p199-200

CW: p199, Try This #7-9

HW: p200, #6-8, 31-33

Objective: I can raise a product to a power

Text: p265-268, 272, 273

CW: p265 Try This #1-7

HW: p267 #13-39, e4o

Objective: I can raise a quotient to a power

Text: p266-268, 272, 273

CW: p266 Try This #8-10

HW: p267 #41, 43, 46, 49, 57

Basic Test 2, due Wednesday

NB: State rules for

Raising a power to a power

Raising a product to a power

Raising a quotient to a power

When an expression inside a parentheses is raised

to a power, everything inside the parentheses is the base.

The location of a negative sign affects the value of an expression.

Tuesday, 09/09/08

Objective: I can read, write, compare and compute with numbers in scientific notation.

Text: p208-219

CW: p209-211 TT #1-20

HW: p218 #55-66, all

NB: Describe a number in scientific notation

Change a number from standard to scientific notation

Change a number from scientific to standard notation

Order numbers using scientific notation

Multiply using scientific notation

Divide using scientific notation

You can add or subtract in scientific notation only when the power of 10 is the same.

Wednesday, 09/10/08

Objective: I can find the prime factorization of whole numbers,

express prime factorization using powers

and use prime factorization to find the GCF of two or more numbers

Text: p180-184, 217, 219-221, 224, 225, 274, 690-692, 706

CW: p180-182 #1-12, all

HW: p183-184 #1-57, e4o

NB: Define prime number

Define GCF

Define Venn Diagram

Thursday, 09/11/08

QUIZ: Multiply and divide using exponents

Raise a power to a power

Raise a product to a power

Raise a quotient to a power

Write, compare and compute with numbers in scientific notation

Objective: I can use prime factorization to find the LCM of two or more numbers

Text: p224-228, 239, 270, 273, 346

CW: p224 TT #1-9

HW: p227-228 #1-4, 15-25, odd, 50, 52

NB: Define LCM

Friday, 09/12/08

CW: Computer activity, work on Presidents Project

HW: Corrections and signatures on basic test

Finish Presidents Project #1-2

8^th GRADE

Monday, 09/08/08

Objective: I can raise a power to a power

Text: p209-212

CW: p209 Try This #a-d

HW: p212 #1-11, odd

Objective: I can raise a product to a power

Text: p210-212

CW: p210-211 Try This #e-l

HW: p212 #13-33, eoo

Objective: I can raise a quotient to a power

Text: p211-212

CW: p211 Try This #m-o

HW: p212 #35-47, eoo

Challenge: p213 #70-80, any

HW: Basic Test 2 due Wednesday

NB: State rules for

Raising a power to a power

Raising a product to a power

Raising a quotient to a power

When an expression inside a parentheses is raised

to a power, everything inside the parentheses is the base.

The location of a negative sign affects the value of an expression.

Tuesday, 09/09/08

Objective: I can read, write, compare and compute with numbers in scientific notation

Text: p217-220

CW: p218 TT #a-j

HW: p219, #1-49, e4o, 46-48, 51

NB: Describe a number in scientific notation

Change a number from standard to scientific notation

Change a number from scientific to standard notation

Order numbers using scientific notation

Multiply using scientific notation

Divide using scientific notation

You can add or subtract in scientific notation only when the power of 10 is the same.

Wednesday, 09/10/08

Objective: I can use radicals and rational exponents to multiply and divide

Text: p497, 503

CW: p497 #1-10, all

HW: p503 #1-12; all

NB: Define rational exponents, radical expression and radicand

Thursday, 09/11/08

QUIZ: Multiply and divide using exponents

Raise a power to a power

Raise a product to a power

Raise a quotient to a power

Write, compare and compute with numbers in scientific notation

Objective: I can use rules for radicals to simplify expressions

Text: p498-500

CW: p498 TT #a-p, “odd”

HW: p498 TT #a-p, “even”

NB: State the product property for radicals

State the division property for radicals

If a^k = c, then a is the kth root of c.

a^1/k = the kth root of a.

Friday, 09/12/08

CW: Computer activity, work on Presidents Project

HW: Corrections on basic test

Finish Presidents Project #1-2