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December 17, 2007

December 17, 2007

Today in class:

Checked homework 2-4 Practice A & B

Review activity with red and black checkers

Review game : www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ArithmeticFour/

Homework: 2 sided worksheet on adding/subtracting/multiplying/ and dividing integers

Reminders: Integers Test Wednesday 12/19/07

December 14, 2007

December 14, 2007

Today in class:

Division Test #8

Retake Integers Quiz for those who were not successful the first time

Notes on Multiplying and Dividing Integers ( Multiply or divide as usual. If both numbers are positive, the answer is positive. If both numbers are negative, the answer is positive. If one number is positive and one number is negative, the answer is negative.) Notes on yellow paper.

Homework: 2-4 Practice A & B (yellow)

Reminders: Integers Test Wednesday, December 19

December 11, 2007

December 11, 2007

Today in class:

Played Integer Wars card game

Checked homework 2-4 Practice

Notes on Subtracting Integers (add the opposite)

     ex. 4 - 10 = 4 + -10 = -6;     5 - - 7 = 5 + 7 = 12;     -3 - 6 = -3 + -6 = -9;     -2 --8 = -2 + 8 = 6

Homework: 2-3 Practice A & B

Reminders: Wednesday, 12/12, Integers Quiz

                 Friday, 12/14, Division Test #8

                 Wednesday, 12/19 Integers Test

December 10, 2007

December 10, 2007

Today in class:

Checked homework 2-4 Study Guide: Adding Integers

Played Integer Wars (red is negative/ black is positive; add the integers!)

Homework: 2-4 Practice

Announcements/Reminders:

Wednesday, 12/12 Integers Quiz

Friday, 12/14 Division Test #8 (last one!)

Wednesday, 12/19 Integers Test

December 06, 2007

December 6, 2007

Today in class:

Checked homework 2-1 Practice B & C

Adding Integers Activity/ Discussed rules for Adding Integers

           A positive plus a positive = a positive

          A negative plus a negative = a negative

           A positive plus a negative subtract the numbers and take the sign of the larger number

Gave notes on Adding Integers (beige)

Adding Integers is in Chapter 2, Section 2 of the textbook

Homework: 2-2 Practice A & B

Reminder: Division Test #7 is tomorrow, Friday 12/7

December 05, 2007

December 5, 2007

Today in class:

Collected Homework: Applying and Solving Equations (Several students did not complete it!)

Introduced the concept of Integers(positive and negative whole numbers) and Absolute Value (notes are peach colored)

Homework: 2-1 Practice B & C

Reminder: Division Test #7 is Friday, 12/7/07

December 04, 2007

December 4, 2007

Today in class:

Checked homework: Algebraic Equations

Notes and Examples on Applying and Solving Equations (yellow)

Homework: Applying and Solving Equations (yellow)

                      Students read the situations, write an appropriate equation, and solve and check the equation.

Reminders: Division Test #7 Friday, 12/7

December 03, 2007

December 3, 2007

Today in class:

Returned Equations Test

Discussed Applying and Solving Equations - Students translate/interpret given word problems and write an equation. Then solve and check the equation.

HW - Algebraic Equations worksheet packet, 11 problems to write the equation, solve and check.

Reminders: Division Test #7 Friday, 12/7

Ms. Whisenhunt

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