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
- PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE).
Humanities:
- Due Thurs., 11/8: Complete prewriting for essay on "Why people practice religion" which you will begin writing in class tomorrow.
- Test Tues., 11/13 on Countries of Europe
- Due Wed., 11/14: Read pp. 171-203 of Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl and complete Reading Log
Math:
- NEWS FOR YOU! You now have a link to your textbook! This link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book. Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class. Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
- Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
- Due Thurs., 11/8:
- L1: textbook, p. 79, #4-6
- L2: textbook, p. 79, #4-6 and R & P journal, p. 48
Grade 8
- Nada:
Science:
Moment of Zen
Nate Silver: Statistics Superhero
Nate Silver had his own sort of big victory on Tuesday, predicting the outcomes of all 50 states to within just a few percentage points. Yes, Florida is too close to call right now and recounting, but Silver's Monday prediction in Florida suggested Obama would take the state by
hundredths of a percent, which is exactly what is playing out. The former baseball statistician started an election statistics blog leading up to the 2008 election (where he predicted 49/50 states), which quickly gained many followers for his statistical rigor and clear explanations of his process. The blog, FiveThirtyEight (named for the number of electoral votes) was picked up by the New York Times in 2010.
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