Friday, October 7, 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:

• Nada

Math:

Grade 7
• Due Tues., 10/11: I know there was another 7th Grade assignment, but it wasn't on the board nor did I assign it, so I don't know what it is. First person to comment with the correct Gr. 7 assignment gets something shiny!
Grade 8
• Due Tues., 10/11: Investigation 4 additional practice sheet.
All
• Due Tues., 10/11: Do MM 1.5 according to usual protocol (no calculator, work for * problems on separate paper) including any attached N/A problems.
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:

• Day of the Dead Documents (2010 edition)

Moment of Zen:

A Fantastic Voyage in a Puddle

Artful prankster Slinkachu (also responsible for Inner City Snail, a very slow-moving street art project), focuses on tiny art. The British artist has been installing still vignettes with tiny people for years. This piece features a sneaker in a puddle and tiny people in a bottlecap. Click the photo to see more images of this project at different levels of close-up and to see more of Slinkachu's tiny people installations.