Tuesday, October 11, 2011

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Thurs., 10/13: Philadelphia Convention role play.
• Fri., 10/28: Prisms Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Download Full-Color Flier! (.pdf)

Humanities:

• Due Thurs., 10/13: Prepare for convention. Plan three motions that you will make or support if proposed. Include evidence in your support.

Math:

All
• Test Thurs., 10/13 On statistics topics covered so far.
Grade 7
• Due Wed., 10/12: Calculation corrections/reading graphs corrections from Quiz
Grade 8
• Due Wed., 10/12: Calculation corrections from quiz
• Due Thurs., 10/12: Do Problem 4.1A. This will be considered part of your unit test.
Algebra B
• Check your school e-mail
• Due Wed., 10/12: Review solving for a variable by using opposite operation, p. 135, #21-41 odd-numbered problems only and p. 141, #4-11, and distributive property, p. 137 # 61-75, odds only. Focus on showing each step of your work - this is a format review as much as a content review.
• These problems expect you are comfortable with basic arithmetic using negative numbers, absolute values and the distributive property. If you need a little review on any of these, see the following chapters:
  • 2.2 (p.72) and 2.3 (p. 79): Addition & Subtraction with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.5 (p. 93) and 2.7 (p. 108): Multiplication & Division with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.6: Distributive Property (p. 100)

Science:

• Nichts

Español:

• 2011 Day of the Dead Calendar (.pdf)
• Day of the Dead Documents (2010 edition)

Moment of Zen:

Lego Greenhouse in London

When commissioned by Lego to build an installation for last month's London Design Festival out of the iconic blocks, Sebastian Bergne used them to build a fully-sized, fully-functional greenhouse.