Monday: Today we finished discussing scientific notation & how to compare them. Remember to make the numbers either all in scientific or all in Standard notation before comparing! HW Pg 207 # 37, 40-49.
Tuesday: Today we completed Task 4 in class. Most students were able to completely finish & turn it in, but a few needed to take it home. The task instructions are below & you need to complete them in your Interactive Notebook. Today's homework is to work on any make up work you may need to finish.
TASK 4: Since you did such a great job with the monster trucks, NASA hired you to use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the distance from earth of a newly discovered planet that they have named Daffy. Satellites show that Daffy is 9 billion miles east of earth and 12 billion miles north of earth. However, to be consistent with how NASA’s technology was designed, your answer must be scientific notation.
• Working independently, apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine how far away Daffy is from earth in billions of miles.
• Verify the accuracy of your calculations by comparing with your teammates.
• Convert your answer to scientific notation.
• In scientific notation, how much farther is Daffy north of Earth than east of Earth.
• While making your calculations, you decide to take out a telescope to see if you can locate Daffy. You are unable to, however which searching for Daffy you discover a brand new planet that is four times as far away as Daffy. Your task is to calculate the distance of the new planet so you can name it after yourself.
Wednesday: Today students looked at their current progress reports and decided what 3 things they wanted to do to raise their grade. This was also their homework!
Thursday: We made it to the end of Unit 2. In class we worked on a UPS-Check model of solving word problems. We did 2 examples in class. Friday, we'll take a quiz over the same material. To get full points, students must be able to fill out each section of the UPS check form (Understand, Plan, Solve, Check)
Friday: Quiz Today! Almost everyone finished it in class. Homework is a blue worksheet which reviews evaluating expressions. If you need a copy of it please come see me!
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