Welcome, Mathematicians!
Welcome to Miss Gidas' math blog! Please check this blog for class updates such as homework assignments, quiz and test date announcements, and problem of the week questions. Let's have a successful year together!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Quiz Alert!
There will be a 25 point quiz on sequences and functions on Tuesday, February 4th. A study guide will be given the day before.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Problem of the Week due Friday (optional)
You are pulling a raft up a river. You can make 15 miles a day. At night, however, the current pushes the raft 3 miles back downstream. If you set out on Tuesday to get to a town 85 miles upstream, on which day will you arrive? Show your strategy.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Problem of the Week due Friday (optional)
Every day Lisa puts change in her piggy bank. Today she has 72 coins -- all nickels and dimes. The total amount was $4.95. How many coins of each kind did she have? Find TWO possibilities.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Benchmark Alert!
The second benchmark will be given Tuesday, January 21st and Wednesday, January 22nd. (30 pt multiple choice will be Tuesday, and the 4 pt open ended response will be Wednesday.) A study guide will be given this Friday. Topics will include: proportions; converting between decimals, fractions, and percents; operations on integers; and writing and evaluating algebraic expressions.
Test Alert!
There will be a 50 point test on Equations on Thursday, January 16th. A study guide will be given the day before.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Homework due 01/10
book pages 90 - 91 #2-5, 13-15, 25-33
*copy original equation
*show work just like in class
*copy original equation
*show work just like in class
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Homework due 01/09
book pages 86-88 #2-5, 10-13, 40-45
*copy original equation
*show work (like in class)
*copy original equation
*show work (like in class)
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