Embedded Assessment #3 scores

I am saddened to say that a majority of the class didn't do as well as I had hoped for this quiz, even though it was very similar to the review that was given on Friday.  We will discuss how to bring this grade up, tomorrow.  In the meantime, I am VERY VERY proud of those students that did do extremely well on this quiz.  Congrats to:

• Kevin 87%
• Christina 93%
• Katie 100%
• Angelique 87%

Way to go you guys!  Keep in mind that our unit test is on Thursday.  Be sure to study extra hard for this one!  It is the first major test of the third quarter.

By the way, Engrade is currently updated to reflect your grade so far third quarter in math. Feel free to check it out!

Weekly News

This week in Math we are going to be reviewing Unit 2.  On Monday we will have our last Embedded Assessment (on p.131) of this unit.  On Tuesday and Wednesday we will be reviewing key concepts of the entire unit for the Unit Test on Thursday. 
In Science we are going to continue our Evolution unit.  We will be looking at various fossil activities to see what can be determine from fossils as well as the limitations that fossils have.  We will then turn to looking at the geological time scale, and how we can divide the time on Earth into different eras. 

Important dates:

• January, 30, 2012 - $70 due for students going to Washington DC
• February 3, 2012 - No school due to Teacher Data Day

Any questions? Let me know!

Weekly News

This week in Math we will be finishing up Unit 2.  This will include reviewing x and y-intercepts as well as making equations from real-life situations.  At the end of the week, we will review these concepts and prepare for next weeks quiz (Embedded Assessment #3).  As a heads up, next week we will be reviewing the entire unit to prepare for the Unit 2 test.  If you are having difficulty in any of the topics discussed, it would be a good idea to get help sooner rather than later!

In Science we are going to be moving back into the books!!  Our first unit is on Evolution.  We will be starting the unit by looking at how the elephant has evolved over time and how some elephants have become extinct over the years.  This will move us into the study of fossils at the end of the week.

In Advisory we will wrap up our practice from the first Interim Assessment as we have our second assessment later in the week.

For those students that are going to Washington DC, the next payment of $70 is due on January 30th!

Weekly News

This week in Math we will be working on writing equations, given different types of information.  First we will be writing an equation, given a point and slope.  Then we will write equations given two points.  Finally, we will work on translating between point-slope form, slope-intercept form, and standard form.  On Friday, we will be looking more closely at x-intercepts and y-intercepts.

In Science we will be completing our last mini-unit on photovoltaic (solar) cells.  We will complete an investigation throughout the week, and answer analysis questions on Friday.

On Tuesday, we will be completing our MAP test for Math.  The goal number to be on grade level for the middle of 8th grade, is 232.

Please remember there is no school on Monday due to observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  See you Tuesday!

Embedded Assessment #3 Results

Congratulations to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on today's Math quiz:

• NiJaia (100%)
• Tyre (100%)
• DaShawn (100%)
• Khaila (100%)
• Ananda (100%)
• Christina (106%)
• Dominic (88%)
• Trinity (106%)
• Angelique (94%)
• Laura (100%)
• Nick (106%)
• Troy (94%)
• Kiera (82%)
• Quishon (94%)
• Char (100%)
• Patrice (94%)
• Katie (94%)
• Kavon (94%)

Weekly News

Welcome 2012.  I hope everyone had a fantastic 2 weeks off and that you are feeling all rested and ready to go in this new year!

In Math we are going to continue Chapter 2, dealing with Linear functions.  We are going to start off by discussing the difference between direct and inverse variations and look more closely at the difference in the equations used for each one.  We will be completing Embedded Assessment #2 on Thursday (with a review on Wednesday).  On Friday, we will be reviewing slope-intercept form.

In Science we are going to start one of our last mini-units: Wet Cell Batteries. We will be looking at energy conversion and students will be creating and conducting an experiment that uses a wet cell chamber to convert chemical energy to electrical energy.

In Advisory we will be reviewing our last major topic from Quarter 1 Interim Assessment: Probability.  Students will ultimately be tested on all of these review topics on the next interim assessment.

Any questions for this week?  Feel free to ask!