-Are you worried about the assignments or study materials you may have missed from last term?  Never fear.  Just click the link below to the old semester wiki and you'll be fine...

-Link to Semester 1 Essential Math 

-Students have been working on a business plan spreadsheet.  We are having an in-class test of skills with this assignment.

-Click the link below for a copy of the assignment and assessment rubric

11.02.15 businessplan1 assignment questions.docx

-Students have been looking at triangles and are about to use ratios to find indirect measurements.  Students are asked to complete the worksheet reviewing ratios in preparation for the textbook questions.

-click the link below for a copy of the worksheet for ratios.

11.02.22 ratio review for trigonometry.docx

-Students are asked to read pages 303-310 and complete questions 1-7 

-Students are moving into trigonometry using Sin, Cos, and Tan.  We created some notes in class together (students who missed class today will want to find someone with good notes to copy) 

-click the link below for the website we observed when making our notes

http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/sin,_cos,_tan.htm

-Students were asked to read pages 311-316 and to complete questions 1-8

-Click the link below for some minimal notes on the subject

11.03.03 Definitions for trigonometry.doc

-Students showed a need to review how to balance an equation.  Click the link below for a copy of a worksheet on solving for X

10.12.05 solve for x.docx

-Students have been studying similar triangles.  We completed a handout in class reviewing the concepts and then applying them to real-world examples of using similar triangles Math to solve problems.

Click the link below for a copy of the handout

11.03.04 siimilar triangles fractions and ratios.docx

-Students are reviewing similar triangles in preparation for their quiz on Friday.  Click the link below for a copy of the questions we are reviewing this week.

11.03.12 similar triangles in class.doc

11.03.12 similar triangles in class 2.doc

-Students are asked to complete the handouts to practice using their calculator for finding sin cos and tan.

-click the link below for a copy of the handouts

11.03.15 sin cos tan practice.doc

11.03.15 sin for x.docx

11.03.15 cos for x.docx

-Students are reviewig previous materials dealing with purchasing and extending their learning to complete the unit.  We are starting with concepts in percents (sale pricing and purchasing)

-We did a practice in-class pop-quiz based on the previous unit and the current on.  Click the link below for the material reviewed.

11.04.05 Welcome to Essential Math.doc

-Students were assigned to cover pages 227-228 #'s 1-5

-Students are to read pages 324-325 and complete #'s 2,3,4 and 6.  These are examples of real-world use for triangles.  Students will need to follow certain steps for each question...

1) Draw a picture of the question in order to make it clear

2) find out if it is Sin, Cos, or Tan that is needed

3) Write our the formula and complete

-Students are revisiting percent from simple problems to real-world word problems.  Students are assigned to complete the questions in the assignment below.  If they hand in their assignment on time they will get it back before their next quiz and be able to use their work to help them complete their formal assessment.

-click the link below for a copy of the assignment.

11.04.14 percent review to purchase and sales.doc

-Students are exploring purchases and pay-scales.  To help us understand we are doing a study on "Rate".  Students are assigned to read pages 229-233 and complete questions 1-6.

-Student had a pop-quiz in class from a powerpoint file.  They will have a similar one next week.

-click the link below to see the quiz from class today.

11.04.21 in class quiz - purchases with percents.ppt

-Students wrote a quiz on percents and purchases today.

-click the link below to view the powerpoint outlining how to take a quiz

11.04.26 welcome to class quiz instructions.pptx

244-246 #’s 1-8 (wrap up of the unit – summary)

-students will have a mini-quiz relating to this and the previous assignment on page 233. 

-On Monday we reviewed all the steps of the assignment on page 246 of the textbook.  Students were informed that their test on Tues would be almost exactly like the assignment covered in class and that they could use the assignment as a study sheet during the activity.  On Tuesday students completed the quiz. 

click the link below for a copy of the quiz taken in class

11.05.03 Business Decisions Quiz.doc

-Students observed a sample problem in class of unit pricing to make a consumer decision.  Students were asked to complete an assignment converting between units.  This will help them develop skills for the upcoming consumer decision assignments.

-click the link below for a copy of the assignment given in class

11.05.05 webct 1 and 2 percents.doc

-click the link below for a copy of the problem observed in class.

11.05.06 in-class group activity.pdf

-Students have been reviewing purchase decision based on unit price measurements.  Students were asked to complete some questions based on the activities completed in class.  Click the link below for a copy of the assignment.

11.05.09 webct hand in unit pricing.docx

-Students observed some sample problems dealing with currency exchange.  Students were asked to participate in an in-class activity practicing currency exchange problems. 

-Click below for a copy of the information surveyed and the activity completed in class.

11.05.18 currency exchange in class activity with instruction.htm

Students are finishing their geometry with area of shapes.  We have gone over many examples in class.

-click the link below to access the examples we have covered during class time.

11.05.25 examples covered in class.doc

-click the link below for a copy of the assignment done in class

11.05.24 geometry area of shapes exercises.doc

Students are assigned to...

                 -read pages 255-259

                -complete questions 6-13 on pages 262-264

-Students are studying to review for their final exam.  Each class this week will be spent covering questions together that we have covered throughout the year.  Students who pay close attention now will have a great opportunity to prepare for the final exam.

-click the link below for a large sample of questions we will be covering in our classes this week.

exam review.docx