Lessons2011


 * This Page Will Include The Major Lesson Ideas Covered Each Day. Please Check This Page When Absent To See What Topics You Missed.**


 * May 14-17:** Here is the information and rubric for your final math project. (Any students remediating for any EOC are exempt from this project.) You will NOT have to present this project to me. If a "presentation" is involved, you will need to record yourselves presenting. This project is due at the end of Thursday, May 17th. [[file:Teach Me How to Math.docx]] [[file:Teach Me How to Math Peer Eval.doc]]


 * May 1-4:** These 4 days we will be going over the EOC Practice from the link on the left of the screen. This is an interactive EOC prep for all 4 goals. For the weekend, you WILL have homework, working out the 2009 Algebra 1 EOC. Here is the EOC. You must have ALL questions worked out on paper and answered for Monday! THIS IS A TEST GRADE!!!!!


 * April 30:** Today we are working on Factoring Quadratics and the Quadratic Formula. Homework is 2-6 on this PDF for 4th period. [[file:Practice 10-6 Using the Quadratic Formula.pdf]]. media type="file" key="Quadratic Formula Song and Dance.mp4" width="300" height="300" This is the video from TeacherTube we will be using to learn the Quadratic Formula!


 * April 26:** Today we will be going over Quadratic Functions and Graphs. Here is the PPT in PDF form we went through today: [[file:Quadratics.pdf]] Here is Ms. Gimbar's Video! Don't forget to do your MathXL homework that is due tomorrow, Friday, April 27th, at 6pm. Come see me tomorrow during seminar if you have questions about this work!


 * April 25:** Today we will finish the Polymomial Test. Once you finish, please work on your NCVPS course. Tomorrow we are kicking it into high gear with quadratics!


 * April 24:** Today we will take the Polynomial Test.


 * April 23:** Today we will review all of the Polynomial material we have been learning to prepare for the test given tomorrow, Tuesday, April 24th. Get a good night's sleep tonight and a good breakfast in the morning! (You should do that every morning, by the way...:-P) Here is the PPT in PDF form that we will be using today to practice: [[file:Polynomial Practice.pdf]]Answers will be posted here by 6:00pm for you to continue practicing at home. (This is about when I will get home from tutoring!) Here are some websites to check out for games and practice: Cool Math Battleship


 * April 20:** Field Trip to watch Legally Blonde! Break a leg, Jessi and Nisha!


 * April 19:** Today we will review Dividing Polynomials.
 * April 18:** Field Trip to the NC Aquarium and Beaufort Maritime Museum!
 * April 17:** Today, while Mrs. Suggs and I are at a conference in Durham, you will finish going over Dividing Polynomials with Ms. Kelly. There is a MathXL homework assignment due by tomorrow, Wednesday, at 9:00AM. **If you do not have access to the Internet at home, I suggest you print off the problems and turn them in tomorrow morning to me BEFORE the field trip!!!** You may begin the homework once Ms. Kelly finishes going over Dividing Polynomials in class if there is time. Remember the PPT in PDF form can be found below in the April 12th lesson. Here is the regular PPT format as well: [[file:12-4 Dividing Polynomials.pptx]]


 * April 16:** Today, while Mrs. Suggs and I are at a conference in Durham, you will go over Factoring Trinomials with Ms. Kelly. You will learn about two different types of trinomials in class. You will be responsible for having the work and answers for all examples from the PPT done for homework for Ms. Kelly to check tomorrow, Tuesday, in class. Here is the PPT in PDF form for today's class: [[file:Factoring Trinomials.pdf]] Here is the PPT itself: [[file:Factoring Trinomials.pptx]] Here are the pictures from the PPT/PDF mentioned within the PPT/PDF:Factoring Trinomial Pictures
 * April 12:** Today we will finish going over Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials and then we will begin going over Dividing Polynomials. Here is the PPT in PDF form for today: [[file:12-4 Dividing Polynomials PPT.pdf]] For homework tonight you will have a MathXL assignment of Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials. **There will NOT be a Dividing Polynomials MathXL that is due by Monday**, since we did not finish going over this in class. We will continue working on Dividing Polynomials on Monday and THEN you will receive the assignment for homework that night.


 * April 11:** Today we will work on Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials. [[file:9-2 Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials.pdf]] Here is the PPT we are using today in PDF form. You have homework on the last 3 slides, so make sure you do them to turn in and go over tomorrow, April 12th! We will be using this PPT/PDF as well: [[file:9-3 Multiplying Binomials PPT.pdf]]


 * April 10:** Today we will discuss Polynomials: Adding and Subracting Monomials, Binomials, and Trinomials. Your homework is on MathXL and is due by 9:00AM Wednesday (tomorrow!) morning. Remember, this is HOMEWORK not "WAIT 'TIL I GET TO SCHOOL work!" Here is a copy of the Mimio work we did: [[file:Polynomials Answers.pdf]]
 * March 29:** Today we will finish going over the Distance Formula and Midpoint Formula. Here is today's worksheet: [[file:Distance and Midpoint.pdf]]
 * March 26-28:** We will finish the Benchmark THIS WEEK.
 * March 18-23:** This week we are working on the Benchmark from February 29th. We will go over all 50 problems to make sure all students know the correct answers and understand how to reach them for each problem. This may lead into the last week of March. Once finished, we will review Exponential Growth and Decay.


 * March 15:** Today we will create mnemonics to help us remember how to work with negative exponents and which exponents to move in exponential division. I look forward to hearing your great ideas!


 * March 12-14:** This week we worked on Exponential Functions and Exponential Growth and Decay. We will revisit these again after we finish going over the Benchmark for Spring.


 * March 9:** Today you may work on any missing assignments you have. Look at Engrade to see if you have any zeros and make up those assignments by Monday at 5. If you are missing a Math XL assignment, you must email me to ask to redo the assignment so I can reopen the assignment. If you are not missing anything, you may use this time to work on NCVPS. We will continue working on benchmark review Tuesday. Also, you will receive your scores AFTER we go over the entire benchmark. You will however receive your chosen answers from the test on Tuesday so you can see what your original choices were.


 * March 5:** We will begin looking at Exponential Functions. Please open the PDF file below for your notes. We will also be visiting the following websites:Exponential Functions Activity 1 Activity 2 [[file:8.7 Exponential Functions.pdf]]

- - **If I find out that you act up for Mr. Peterson or that you "run out" of work to do, you will be assigned a MathXL assignment that will be due on Tuesday when we get back!**
 * February 21:** Though we were supposed to start our test today, many of you have expressed a desire to go over last week's work before the test. We will use today to review everything that will be on the test.
 * February 15-16:** Again, we are all sorry to be missing school with you these two days! You will be in good hands with Mr. Peterson, I promise! Just PLEASE remember to read the Wikispace for instructions and to listen to Mr. Peterson! You will continue going over the Power Point from yesterday (Tuesday) and answer the questions from each section. Some sections will have you solve all questions; others will only have you solve the odd questions. PLEASE read carefully to see when to answer which questions! Mr. Peterson will have a copy of the answers just in case you have any questions, plus you may email me your questions at alison.lassiter@craven.k12.nc.us and I will answer you as quickly as I can! The PowerPoints (in PDF form) are below in February 14th's section and the work is due on Tuesday. **Remember, we will have a TEST on Tuesday when we get back on Scientific Notation, Negative and Zero Exponents, and the work you are doing today and tomorrow!** Below is the promised copy of the PowerPoint with answers to the EXAMPLE problems, NOT the homework problems! (Those you have to do on your own.) Remember, the EVEN questions on the pages where you only answer odd questions are EXTRA CREDIT! Also, **Mara** from 4th period and **Hannah** from 5th period stayed for tutoring on Tuesday and we worked on the example problems for most of what is on the PowerPoint, so if you have questions about what to do, these nice ladies should be able to help you. Thank you ladies for being my leaders today!


 * February 14:** //**Happy Valentine's Day!**// Today we will be going over your homework from last night and the weekend. We will also briefly go over what work you will be doing tomorrow and Thursday while I am away with Mr. Quinn and Mrs. Suggs at another conference (I know, we're sorry!). Here is the PDF file for the PowerPoint you will be working on today and the next 2 days for your class and homework. I am also including just the pages with the work on them so it will be easier for you to print them out if you would like. [[file:8.3-8.5 Multiplication and Division Properties of Exponents.pdf]] [[file:8.3-8. 5MDPE Work.pdf]]

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 * February 13:** Today we will review Scientific Notation (did you do your homework over the weekend?!?!?) and then move on to Zero and Negative Exponents. Please open the PDF file to view today's notes. Don't forget to do the homework on the last few slides! The homework is due **TOMORROW, February 14th![[file:8.1 Zero and Negative Exponents.pdf]]**
 * February 10:** Strike Zone Field Trip!!! Don't forget your homework this weekend!!! Here are links to two game/quiz/practice sites you can go to about Scientific Notation: King Kong Scientific Notation Game Scientific Notation PracticeScientific Notation 1Scientific Notation 2


 * February 9:** Today we will be working on Scientific Notation! Please open up the PDF file included in order to have the notes for this as well as the HOMEWORK due on Monday, February 13th! [[file:8.2 Scientific Notation.pdf]]

**February 8:** Today, with Mr. Peterson, you will continue your quest with Ohio Jones and the Lost Templo de los Dulces. Remember to make a line from the first door to the exit, like you would in a maze, to show your understanding of the worksheet. You will turn in your paper before you leave today. The rulers, extra Ohio Jones sheets, and the color pencils are on the front left corner of my desk. Work with your groups! Good luck, adventurers! (P.S. Read the note in red below!) (P.P.S. **5th period only!** Remind Mr. Peterson to pass out your progress reports at the END of class today! They are on my desk on the back left corner!)

*Also, I will open a second linear inequalities Math XL for you to work on. It will also be 14 questions and the grade you receive on it will REPLACE the one on the first linear inequalities. **Work DILIGENTLY!** The homework will be opened on **Wednesday, 5pm** and will be due **Friday by 9am!***
 * February 7:** Today we will be going on a journey with the little-known brother of Indiana Jones, Ohio Jones! We will be exploring the Lost Templo de los Dulces by solving systems of linear inequalities! Once you have been seated and received the map to the lost temple, you will have **5 minutes** to find the entrance! The stone statues will tell you the way...

Special thanks to Mr. Cooper at CEC for finding and sharing this activity!
 * February 6:** Today we will be working on more Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities. Exercises 1 and 2 will be done ON YOUR OWN. We will go over each part before you move on to Exercise 2, part c. Then we will check part c. Exercises 3 and 4 you will do with a SHOULDER PARTNER (the person next to you!). On the second page you will do Skills 1 and 2 with your ENTIRE GROUP! Afterward you will do Skills 3 and 4 with your SHOULDER PARTNER, and then the back of the second page is INDIVIDUAL WORK for homework. In case you misplace your form between school and home, here is a copy of the work:


 * February 3:** Today we will go over the Math XL work from the past two days. EVERYONE should be finished with this work by now! Also, students NEED to make sure they read the Wikispace EVERY DAY to see what we are doing if they are absent or if I am absent!


 * February 1-2:** While I am gone on these days with Mr. Quinn and Mrs. Suggs on our conference (we miss you!!!), you will be working on Math XL to practice your skills of solving systems of equations and solving linear inequalities . Don't forget that you need to go to [|www.mathxlforschool.com] to work on your Math XL work! Remember that solving systems of equations includes the three ways to solve: graphing, substitution, and elimination. On Math XL, they refer to elimination as "addition", so don't be fooled by their different name! There are 25 questions on the solving systems of equations Math XL work. For the Math XL on solving linear inequalities, there are 14 questions, and you will be doing what we have done in class the past week, graphing two lines with inequalities and shading to find their common shaded area. On Math XL, they want you to put the lines on the graph (solid or dashed) and then ONLY shade the common area--in other words, where both lines shade at the same place, or the "lavender" area we talked about in class (where my blue squiggles and my pink squiggles were in the same place on the whiteboard). If you have any questions, click the "ask my professor" button and email me. You can also email me at alison.lassiter@craven.k12.nc.us if you would like. I will do my best to answer you as soon as I can, but do remember that I am in a conference and cannot get to my computer until later in the afternoon/night. Both of these Math XL assignments are due at **9:00am Friday, February 3rd!!!!!** That means get them done by **Thursday Night!!!** See you on Friday!!! **P.S. If you do not have a laptop or access to the Internet at home and feel that you cannot finish working on these two assignments at home, you will need to PRINT both assignments out and do them BY HAND! You may use another laptop to sign in and print your assignment to the printer in Room 107. I will take up these sheets and grade them! But ONLY do this if you do not have a laptop right now or do NOT have Internet at home and feel that you cannot finish the work at school!**


 * January 31:** Today we will continue to work on 7.6. Here is the PDF file of our class and homework. [[file:7.6 Class & Homework.pdf]]


 * January 25:** Because so many students were not finished with their quizzes in the 30 minute time frame set aside, we spent the whole class finishing quizzes. Therefore, today we will be doing yesterday's scheduled lesson on 7.4-7.6, Linear Systems and Inequalities. The PDF for this lesson is in the January 24 section. I have also separated the homework slides from that PDF and created a 7.4-7.6 Homework PDF so that you do not have to search through the main PDF file for your homework slides. Here is your homework: [[file:7.4-7.6 Homework Slides.pdf]]


 * January 24:** The first 30 minutes of class will be used to complete yesterday's quiz. Afterward, we will begin working on the final Chapter 7 portions about Linear Systems and Inequalites. Here is the PDF for the class work and homework: [[file:7.4-7.6 Linear Systems and Inequalities.pdf]].


 * January 19 & 20:** Quiz has been **postponed** until **MONDAY, January 23rd**. Today we will review solving equations by graphing, substitution, and elimination. Please see the following PDF for today and tomorrow's work: [[file:System Review.pdf]]


 * January 18:** Today we will be finishing up our work on Substitution and Elimination. We will have some individual problems and group work today from the following PDF files: [[file:Practice 7-2.pdf]] [[file:Practice 7-3.pdf]]. We will have a **QUIZ TOMORROW** on these types of problems and then will be moving on to Linear Systems and Inequalities.


 * January 17:** 4th period will complete Inquiry Cube 3 and work on Elimination while 5th period reviews Elimination and Substitution. Here is the UPDATED Elimination PDF for today's class: [[file:7.3 Solving Systems Using Elimination Corrected.pdf]].


 * January 12:** 4th period we will continue the Inquiry Cubes (cubes 2 and 3). 5th period we will continue/finish cube 3. I apologize to 5th period for the Elimination Cube document not working with your netbooks! I am including a PDF file of it so we can see whether or not you can open it in 5th period. [[file:Elimination Cube.pdf]] Here are the Substitution and Elimination Power Points changed into PDF form as well so that you will be able to open them! [[file:7.2 Solving Systems Using Substitution.pdf]] [[file:7.3 Solving Systems Using Elimination.pdf]]


 * January 11:** Both classes will continue with the Inquiry Cubes until we complete the 3rd and final cube on Elimination. Elimination homework for 5th period ONLY: [[file:Elimination Cube.docx]] Your homework is to jot down notes about what you think each part stands for, which part comes first, and what the order everything is in. Tomorrow we will come together in your group again and discuss your thoughts and decisions and figure out together what order and how to solve an elimination problem.


 * January 10:** In 4th period, we will be finishing 7.1, Solving Systems by Graphing, then studying 7.2, Solving Systems Using Substitution. Here is the Power Point for your review and homework tonight: [[file:7.2 Solving Systems Using Substitution.pptx]] In 5th period, we will move on to the Inquiry Cubes to work on inquiry based learning. The final of 3 cubes will be our lesson on Solving Systems Using Elimination.


 * January 5:** Today we will be starting Chapter 7, working on Solving Systems by Graphing. Open this PDF file of today's Power Point to see our notes and class work/homework. [[file:7.1 Solving Systems by Graphing.pdf]]


 * January 4:** Today we will refresh ourselves on the procedures in the Algebra 1 classroom, and then we will refresh ourselves on adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers--I know many of you have been struggling with this, but I have a mnemonic my mom came up with for her students to remember how to work with positive and negative numbers that we are going to try! Check this out for the information: [[file:Integer Explanation Using Sheriffs and Bandits.pptx]] and here is a worksheet for us to work on today: [[file:Integers.docx]].

END OF 1ST SEMESTER

December 13: Today we will be reviewing for the Slope test on Wednesday! First you will play Rags to Riches, which is a math version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and then we will play JEOPARDY! If you have any questions before tomorrow's test, please let Ms. Lassiter know! Here is the Power Point of the Jeopardy Game we played in class today. You may use this as a study guide for tomorrow's test! We were going VERY quickly in class today during the game, so you will now get to go through each question at your own pace!

December 12th: Today we will practice the slopes of Parallell and Perpendicular Lines. Please open the following Power Point to find today's work. Remember to do this work on a **separate sheet of paper** so that you can turn it in on the way out of the classroom!!!

December 8th: Today we will go over Parallel and Perpendicular Lines. Open the following Power Point so we can begin! Slope test on Wednesday, December 14th!

November 30th: Today we practiced Point-Slope again! :-) Look at the following Power Point to do 10-18 for classwork and 19-30 for homework. Be careful moving from point-slope to y-intercept! November 29th: Today we will be learning how to write linear equations! Click on the Power Point from yesterday (below) and find our starting point today, slide 8. (The Power Point has been updated!!! 11/29/11) Homework for tonight will be the rest of the worksheet from yesterday. November 28th: Today we are working on Point-Slope! Click on this Power Point: . Afterward we will work on Point-Slope on this following worksheet: 6.5 Point-Slope. Homework is 1-28 on the worksheet. We will finish this worksheet tomorrow after we work on writing linear equations.

November 21st: Today we will review Slope-Intercept through games! We will be having a quiz on Slope-Intercept on Tuesday, November 22nd, so review as much as possible and ask any questions you may have! First, go here to answer 4 problems and earn 4 coins! (Online coins only, sorry!) Once you've finished all 4 questions, call me over to see that you have completed this first task. Afterward, you may go to either Quia to try one of the three games listed, and/or you may go to Review Game Zone to pick the games you would like to play to practice Slope-Intercept! Also go to this site to practice ploting points and creating slopes on graphs! Remember that there are other games that we have played that you can go back and practice with as well--just check out the 6.1 and 6.2 PowerPoints!

November 16th: Today we will be reviewing Slope-Intercept. Please open the following pdf file for today's class:. Directions: As a table, you will each do one column in each section of the worksheet. *Note--if there are 4 of you at a table, the 4th person will do 37 & 42 in section 3.* You will work //together// on the last problem, 43. Once everyone has finished his/her section, you will pass your work to the person on your LEFT and he/she will check your work.

November 9th: Today we will work on slope-intercept. Check out the PowerPoint to the right!

November 8th: Today we will be discussing Slope and the Rate of Change! Check out this PowerPoint for notes and practice! Your homework is the following page. Do 3 problems of each section--your choice!

November 2nd: Again, we will continue our exploration of the Laws of Exponents. This time, we will DIG IN and FIND the answers! Open the following PowerPoint to see what I mean!

October 26th: Today we will continue our exploration of the Laws of Exponents. Here is the PowerPoint we will be looking at in class:  The top part of the PowerPoint is the homework from last night and then today's work is listed toward the middle of the PowerPoint.

October 25th: We are going over the Laws of Exponents! Please look at these two PowerPoints (Which we will be using in class!) for notes and homework! October 24th: We will be doing a review of Exponents, Order of Operations, Matrices in class.

On October 20th, we will be going over the homework (slide 8 of the Compound Inequalities.pdf listed below) and then working on a **MathXL** assignment, **Inequalities Take Two**. If you do not finish, it is **HOMEWORK** and it is due **BEFORE** you come to class! For other resources/help on Compound Inequalities, Check Out Ms. Gimbar's Video. You can also Try This Worksheet to practice your skills. If you need more help, please let me know and I can look up more resources or you can come to tutoring either before school (but tell me before you show up!), Monday or Tuesday after school (Mondays at CEC and Tuesdays at ECE), or during your lunch in the math room. Thanks guys! :-) This is the page of notes and work we will be doing in class October 18th. This is the page we will be working on October 17th.

This is the 5.3 work we did on Monday, October 3rd in class. Print these notes if you need to/would like to! If you missed anything yesterday in your notes, you can use this also to catch up!

This is the 5.4 work we are working on for Tuesday, October 4th. You may download this to place into your notes and to follow along in class.

Here is the 5.5 work we will be doing in class on Wednesday, October 5th. You may download this to place into your notes and to follow along in class.

Below are today's (October 6th) Study Guides for the test on Chapters 4.1-5.5 to work on with your partners. To the left is a Word document and to the right is an Open Office document. Both are the same document; I just wanted to make sure at least one worked on your computers! You will open the Study Guide on your computer and together find the answers to the questions. Answers will be posted below the Study Guides Friday after Family Day. :-) You may print these guides out AT HOME, not at school (unless previously approved by me). Happy working!