Week of November 10

7th and 8th Grade

Earth Science: 7th and 8th

Monday 10:  We will complete a summary lab where students will be given a mineral and need to identify it based on all of it's characteristics.
                     ASSIGNMENT:  Lab report and study for test AND mineral ID extra credit

Tuesday 11:  Review day for our Minerals Chapter Test tomorrow   
                 Mineral ID worksheet also due for extra credit.
                     ASSIGNMENT: STUDY FOR SCIENCE tEST

Wednesday 12: Science Test today

Thursday 13:  We will spend a day learning about why leaves change colors and putting together a learning board.

Friday 14:  Today we will start our rock unit by learning about igneous rocks
                        ASSIGNMENT: Read pg 58-62

Math 7th and 8th

Monday 10:

• 7th:  We will work on plotting decimal numbers on the number line today.  This is an excellent way to test knowledge of place value.
                    ASSIGNMENT:  PS 34 (pg 203) a-e, 1-4, 8-30 (evens)
• 8th  Lesson 38 teaches us how to use rates to solve rate word problems
                 ASSIGNMENT:  Ps 38:  a,b, 1-7,10-30 (evens)

Tuesday 11

• 7th:  Lesson 35 challenges us to add, subtract, multiply and divide decimal numbers.  We will spend two days on this lesson.
              ASSIGNMENT:  PS 35 (pg 209) a-p, 1-29 (odd)  DUE THURSDAY

• 8th  We are starting to get more into the algebraic thought processes with this lesson.  Students will learn how to solve basic equations.
                 ASSIGNMENT:  PS 39: a-c, 1-3,11-29 (odd)

Wednesday 12

• 7th: Today will be a work day and review day for lesson 35.  Homework due tomorrow
• 8th  We will use our whiteboards to solve many basic equations using our new process steps.  No homework

Thursday 13

• 7th:  PS 35 due today.  A worksheet reviewing fractions and decimals will be given today.
                 ASSIGNMENT:  worksheet due tomorrow
• 8th:We will spend the next two days working on lesson 41 as students work with reciprocals and multiplication.
                 ASSIGNMENT:  PS 41 (pg 118) a-f, 2-30 (even)
                       Due Monday

Friday 14

• 7th:  We will introduce the concept of ratio and simple probability.  An assignment might be given depending on how well students understand the material.
• 8th We will continue on Ps 41 today as we  continue to practice multiplying by the reciprocal.