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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
