8th Grade: Intro to Algebra
Soquel High Math Test: Moved to the week of May 31st
Today's Work: Thursday, May 26th, 2016.
1. Independent Work on Slope worksheet.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.
1. Turn in your twelve problems.
2. Next skill you'll need in high school: Graph a Linear Function.
3. Classwork: Graphing a Linear Function
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016.
1. Let's look at your solutions to the first six problems.
2. Continue solving the next six problems. Due tomorrow.
Monday, May 23rd, 2016.
1. Soquel High Test moved to Week of May 31st.
2. Let's Focus on Solving Equations.
3. Looking Back at our Notes in Unit 2.
4. Classwork: Solving Equations: 21 - 32, due Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the two problems from yesterday.
2. Test Practice, Day 2: Expressions and Equations
3. Finish what we don't get done in class.
Monday, May 9th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the calendar.
2. Page (-6): How Do I Solve Problems?
3. Test Practice, Day 1: Looking at Functions
Stage 1: Quietly, by Yourself
Stage 2: Talk with your Math Partner
Stage 3: Whole Class Discussion and Answer
4. Finish Test Practice, Day 1
Friday, May 6th, 2016.
1. Turn in Wednesday's Homework.
2. SBAC Practice: Question 1 (answer)
3. SBAC Practice: Question 2 (answer)
4. SBAC Practice: Question 3 (answer)
5. SBAC Practice: Question 4 (answer)
Thursday, May 5th, 2016.
1. We will check your Rectangular Prism work tomorrow.
2. Cumulative Practice Test. Do your best!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016.
1. Let's check the homework from Monday.
2. p82: How Do We Find the Volume of Any Prism?
3. Classwork and Homework: 14, 15, 26
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016.
1. Be respectful to Ms. Harrison and follow her instructions.
2. Mr. Barnes will return tomorrow.
Monday, May 2nd, 2016.
1. p81: How Do We Find the Volume of Rectangular Prisms?
2. CW/HW: Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Friday, April 29th, 2016.
1. Let's check our work: Surface Area of Cylinders. (scroll to bottom)
2. What is the difference between area and volume?
3. CW: Review of the Week: Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
Thursday, April 28th, 2016.
1. What is the Surface Area of the Cylinder on Page 80?
2. CW/HW: Surface Area of Cylinders.
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework together.
2. p79: Lesson 5.2: How Can I Find the Surface Area of a Cylinder?
3. CW/HW: Find the Surface Area of the Cylinder on p.80
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016.
1. Let's check your work on the Pythagorean Theorem from yesterday.
2. Reminder: Let's find the Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism
3. CW/HW: Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism (1 & 2)
Monday, April 25th, 2016.
1. Let's travel back in time to Unit 5...
2. CW/HW: Pythagorean Theorem Practice
3. Mr. Barnes will help with the first two.. the rest are up to you!
Friday, April 22nd, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework again.
2. Multiple Transformations, Pages 3 & 4
3. Turn in at the end of class.
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
1. Let's check our homework.
2. Extra time to finish homework: Mr. Barnes will collect tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
1. Let's check our homework and turn it in.
2. Multiple Transformations
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016.
1. Quick Check-in: Let's check your work on #1 and #2.
2. CW/HW: Finish your Rotation Practice
Monday, April 18th, 2016.
1. p78: Transformation Lesson #3: Rotations
2. CW: Rotation Practice. (just solve #1 & #2)
Friday, April 15th, 2016.
1. Let's look at your reflections. Compare your work with the answers.
2. Independent work on your reflections to make them more perfect.
3. Turn in your work.
Thursday, April 14th, 2016.
1. What is a reflection?
2. Independent work on Reflection Practice: 1 - 7 due tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016.
1. Let's check homework.
2. p77: Transformation Lesson #2: Reflections
3. HW: Reflection Practice
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016.
1. Let's check the first two problems.
2. Independent work on the next four problems: Translation Practice
3. HW: Translation Practice,1 - 6
Monday, April 11th, 2016.
1. p75: Unit 7: Title Page: Geometric Transformations
2. p76: Transformation Lesson #1: What is a Translation?
3. CW: Translation Practice: 1 & 2
Friday, April 1st, 2016.
1. Turn in your Unit 6 Practice Test for 10 points.
2. Let's take the Unit 6 Test again.
3. Turn in your Unit 6 Test.
Thursday, March 31st, 2016.
1. Let's check the back side of your Unit 6 Practice Test.
2. Fix your mistakes and turn it in for 10 points when you are ready.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016.
1. Let's look at the answers to the first four problems.
2. p73 in your notes: Graphing an inequality in two variables.
3. CW/HW: Page 2 of the Unit 6 Practice Test
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016.
1. MARS Task: How Old Are They? Correct answer.
2. Classwork & Homework: Unit 6 Practice Test.
Monday, March 28th, 2016.
1. MARS Task: How Old Are They?
2. Get your notebook back. Did you get the "Complete & Accurate Notebook Bump"?
Friday, March 25th, 2016.
1. Functions MARS Task: What is the right answer?
2. MARS Task: Bike Ride (5 points)
3. Turn in "Bike Ride" for the last 5 points of the semester.
Thursday, March 24th, 2016.
1. Reminder: Notebook Check tomorrow.
2. MARS Task: Functions (5 points)
3. MARS Task: Bike Ride (5 points)
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework.
2. Fix up your homework. Did you show all four steps of using a formula?
3. Turn in your homework for 10 points.
4. Remember: Notebook Check is on Friday.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016.
1. Turn in your Scatter Plot work.
2. Turn to p.55 - p58 in your INB.
3. Practice using the Pythagorean Theorem: Front Back
Monday, March 21st, 2016.
1. Let's look at the solutions of the Unit 3 Practice Test.
2. What is Slope?
3. Let's work on the Coordinate Plane. Design parallel lines for 5 points.
4. 5 more points: Scatter Plots: Front Back
Friday, March 18th, 2016.
1. Independent Work to finish the Unit 3 Test.
2. Turn in your Unit 3 Test.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016.
1. The right answers to the MARS Task.
2. Take the Unit 3 Practice Test again.
3. HW: Finish the Unit 3 Practice Test.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016.
1. Turn in your Unit 2 Honors Test.
2. CW: MARS Task #1: Linear Graphs
3. CW: MARS Task #2: Scatter Plots
4. Turn in your MARS tasks. No HW tonight.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016.
1. Let's look over your work on the Unit 2 Test from yesterday.
2. Let's look at a few problems.
3. Redo incorrect problems and turn in when you are done.
4. Unit 2 Honors test: Finish for homework.
Monday, March 14th, 2016. π day!
1. An overview of Unit 2.
2. Let's retake the Unit 2 Test: Front Back
3. Finish your Unit 2 test for tomorrow. 10 points.
Friday, March 11th, 2016.
1. Let's check the first equations. Earn 10 points.
2. A reminder about Like Terms on Page 19.
3. Let's look at some solutions to the even problems. Mr. Barnes asks some good questions.
4. A reminder: 50 point Notebook Check at the end of the quarter.
5. More work on equations: 1 - 39 odd. Ask a good question for 5 points.
Thursday, March 10th, 2016.
1. Let's look at our equations.
2. Page (-4): Why Try? Looking at your responses.
3. Page (-3): How Do We Formulate Good Questions?
4. Page (-2): A Visual Model of Knowledge
5. CW/HW: Solve equations. 11 - 23 odd.
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016.
1. Turn in Unit 1 Test for 20 points.
2. Why try? A look at Page (-4).
3. Page (-3): How Do We Formulate Good Questions? (lesson tomorrow)
4. Let's look at Unit 2: Linear Equations.
5. CW/HW: Solve equations. 1 - 11 odd.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016.
1. Let's look at your answers for Pages 1 & 2.
2. Extending Page 1: d = rt
3. Extending Page 2: Fahrenheit and Celsius
4. CW/HW: Pages 3 & 4 of the Unit 1 Test: Page 3 Page 4
Monday, March 7th, 2016.
1. Mr. Barnes walks you through Unit 1.
2. Let's look at page (-4). What are your motivations?
3. Mr. Barnes mentions some motivations.
4. Let's work on the first 2 pages of the Unit 1 Practice Test: front back
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016.
1. Let's check your work regarding Domain and Range.
2. CW (Worth 5 points): Graph #4 & #5 from last night's homework.
3. Let's look at your notebook: Pages 12 - 14.
Page 12: Unit 1 Practice Test: front back
Page 13: Grading Rubric
Page 14: Unit 1 Test
4. Page (-4): Why try? Brainstorm 3 motivations for next week.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016.
1. Let's check answers to homework.
2. Let's look at pages 7 to 10 in our notebooks.
3. p11: Lesson #1.5: How Do I Find the Domain and Range of a Function?
4. HW #1.5: Domain & Range
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016.
1. Turn in your notebook. The first 7 pages are worth 14 points.
2. Cumulative Review. Due tomorrow.
Monday, February 29th, 2016.
1. Make 2 t-tables and 2 graphs of a function. Worth 4 points.
2. Make 2 t-tables and 2 graphs of a non-function. Worth 4 points.
3. p5 in INB: Lesson 1.4: How Do We Categorize Functions?
4. HW: Make a new draft of pages 6 & 7 for your notebook.
Friday, February 26th, 2016.
1. Let's check the six functions: Part 1 Part 2
2. p4 in INB: Lesson 1.3: How Can We Tell a Function from a non-function?
3. Classwork: Functions vs. Non-Functions
Thursday, February 25th, 2016.
1. Let's check our work. What does the graph of your function look like?
2. Let's make another draft of Page 3 in our notes.
3. Create t-tables and graphs for 6 functions.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016.
1. p (-10): How Can We Be Successful in this Class?
2. Let's look back to Unit 1. What is a Function?
3. Make a t-table and graph for the function on Page 2 in your notes. 10 Points.
Monday & Tuesday, February 22nd and 23rd, 2016.
1. MAP Testing. Bring a book for when you are done.
Friday, February 19th, 2016.
1. Let's check our work on 1 - 11.
2. Turn in 1 - 11.
3. Super Secret Pop-Quiz
Thursday, February 18th, 2016.
1. Let's look at our homework.
2. Independent work on 1 - 11. Due tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016.
1. Let's check our work from yesterday.
2. Independent work on 1 - 11 from yesterday's worksheet.
3. Finish 1 - 11. Due Friday; worth 20 points.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016.
1. Be good for the sub and get your work done.
Friday, February 12th, 2016.
1. Let's look at 4 & 5.
2. Independent Work on 6 - 10.
3. Turn in your work.
Thursday, February 11th, 2016.
1. Get these functions into Slope-Intercept Form.
2. p50: Lesson 4.3, cont'd: Solve systems by substitution
3. HW: Practice B, 4 - 10
Tuesday & Wednesday, February 9th & 10th, 2016.
1. Be good to the substitute and work on your knowledge about rational numbers.
Friday, February 5th, 2016.
1. Let's check our two problems from yesterday.
2. Page 49: Lesson 4.3, cont'd: How Do We Solve a System of Functions by Substitution?
3. Substitution Classwork Practice: 8, 9, 10
Thursday, February 4th, 2016.
1. Let's check homework.
[Answer to #3 is (8, -2) and the answer to #4 is 250 tickets]
2. Page 48: Lesson 4.3: How Do We Solve a System of Functions by Substitution?
3. HW: Practice A, #3 & #4
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016.
1. Let's check our homework.
2. How do we Declare Variables for a Word Problem?
3. More Practice Solving by Graphing: 3 & 4 from "Practice B"
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016.
1. Turn in your three problems for 15 points.
2. p47 in INB: Ex3. How do we get functions into Slope-Intercept form?
3. HW: Graph two systems:
1. x + y = 18
y = x + 12
2. y = 6x - 1
x - y = 11
- convert to slope-intercept form
- graph lines
- see where they cross
- eat a snack
Monday, February 1st, 2016.
1. Solve these three systems by graphing.
2. Homework: Solving a System by Graphing Functions.
Friday, January 29th, 2016.
1. Let's check the homework.
2. p46 in INB: Lesson 4.2: How Do We Solve a System of Functions by Graphing?
3. Classwork: Solving a System by Graphing, 6 - 11
Thursday, January 28th, 2016.
1. Let's check the homework from Monday.
2. p44 in INB: Lesson 4.1: What is a System of Functions and How Can We Use It?
3. p45 in INB: Lesson 4.2: How Do We Solve a System of Functions by Graphing?
4. HW#4.1: Solving a System by Graphing, 1 - 5
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016.
1. Mr. Barnes is sick. Make sure to help Mr. Lafortune. He is our guest.
2. Review Homework, worth 10 points: Review what we have done this year.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016.
1. Let's check those 4 functions.
2. What is a function again?
3. Graph the next 4 functions. All 8 are due tomorrow.
Monday, January 25th, 2016.
1. Fresh start!
2. Worth 10 points: Graph 4 linear functions correctly. Due tomorrow.