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| chapter resources for unit 9 | Where In The World? | Math is Fun | Bonus Problems | |
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In 1953, August Piccard launched his 2nd deep-sea diving ship, the bathyscaphe Trieste. It could descend to 10,000 feet. Today, submersibles can dive more than 6 miles down to explore the deep ocean. |
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Integers and the Coordinate Plane | remember: daily homework is posted on schoolnotes! | |
| multiplying and dividing integers | ch. 9 practice workbook - handed out at P/T conferences | ||
| "A Hiking We Will Go" - oops I'll post this Monday! | The Power of Negative Numbers - due 3/23 | ||
| Watery Word Problems Pt. 1 (due 3/13) & Pt. 2 (due 3/19) | |||
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Graphing on the Coordinate Plane | Johnnies' Math Page - an amazing assortment of activities | |
| "A (Treasure) Hunting We Will Go" | printable graph paper with coordinate plane or without | ||
| Brain Pop Movie and Quiz about graphing equations |
| Project Interactive | More Math Fun & Learning | Globe Measurements - can you ask a question with this data? | |
| look for the" learners" section |
Fraction
Frenzy - an online quiz to see how fast you can compare fractions
with unlike denominators Compare Fractions and Decimals - game - quiz review and more Magic Squares - you can print a page from this packet to practice your mental math! |
There were
30.59 mm of rain in the first two weeks of November. 10.4 mm of
rain fell on November 15th. Visit the GLOBE website |
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| Last week's clue question is: What time is it in your secret place when it is 9:30 am in our Math Class? | Powers of 10 - a magnificent tour of the universe shown in "factors of 10" | Word Problem of the Week | |
| More Mental Math with the Button Challenge -- great fun! | Mrs. Meirs is recording her favorite Oceans specials. Here is the show schedule: Monday 7-10pm Tuesday 7:30 - 10:30 pm Thursday 7:30 - 11pm Friday 8-10:30 pm If each DVD holds 5 hours, how many DVDs will she need to record all the shows? | ||
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how to use a scientific notation calculator |
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| We use Middle School Math: Course 1 visit the Math Surf website | |||
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clue #1 | clue #2 | clue #3 | clue #4 | clue #5 | clue #6 | clue #7 | clue #8 | clue #9 | clue #10 | bonus clue for you! | |
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Secret Agent |
Avg. Daytime Temp. in June (raw data) |
Avg. Daytime Temp. in June (data converted to Celsius) |
Closer to the Equator or the North or South Pole? |
Near what major body of water |
Distance to major body of water (km) |
Direction to the body of water |
Avg. Rainfall per year (raw data) | Avg. Daytime Temp. in Jan | Local time when it is 9:30 am in Westbury |
Custom Clue for you |
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Cameron |
90o – 100o F |
32.2o - 37.8o C |
Equator |
Indian Ocean |
7,800 km |
West |
590 mm | 21o C | 3:30 pm | |||
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Thomas
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42o – 46o C |
42o – 46o C |
Equator |
Persian Gulf |
25-50 km |
East |
1-7 inches | 21o C | 5:51 pm | All Men have ample civil rights except for foreign born ones. Women have the right to vote, but are restricted compared to the rights of men. | Gained independence from Great Britain in 1971. | |
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Brianna |
94o F |
34.5o C |
North Pole |
Atlantic Ocean |
0 km |
West |
43.8 inches | 32o F | 9:30 am | |||
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Crystal |
12o C |
-11.1o C |
North Pole |
Pacific Ocean |
3,200 miles (5,200 km) |
East |
0 | 20 - 25o C | 10:30 am | |||
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Mrs. Meirs |
57o F |
13.9o C |
North Pole |
Pacific Ocean |
0 km |
n/a |
200 + inches | 7o C | 5:30 am | Mrs. Meirs has been kayaking here! |
Chapter Resources for Units 1-8
| Unit 3 |
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Assignments/Resources |
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| Chapter 3 | Unit Project | Managing My Time | 11/3 |
| 3A | Introduction to Decimals | hundredths/tenths grids for homework help | |
| 3A Packet | Decimal Notation | Going Buggy Worksheet | 10/19 |
| Spider Math | Tarantula Webpage & worksheet | 10/20 | |
| Scientific Notation | Astronomy webpage & worksheet | 10/23 | |
| 3A Connect | Spider Math | Strong Things in Small Packages reading & questions | 10/27 |
| 3B Connect | Getting Your Money's Worth | Currency Conversion Chart & Questions | 10/26 |
| 3B | Math Functions with Decimals | ||
| Food For Thought reading & questions | 11/8 | ||
| 3C | Solving Decimal Equations | Pantry Raid | 11/13 |
| Decimal Equations in Word Problems | Travel the Trails | 11/15 | |
| Chapter 3 | Speed & Accuracy | Review Packet A (handed out 11/8/06) | 11/13 |
| Word Problem/Data Analysis | Review Packet B (handed out 11/13/06) | 11/16 | |
| Extra Math problems to practice | |||
| 4 | Measurement | Mini Golf Course Project progress |
Monday 2/5: Ch 7 practice book answers for chapter 7 Tuesday 1/23: Mid Term Ch 1-6 |
| minigolf course designs | |||
| Metric System & U.S. Customary | ancient wonders of the world | ||
| Review of scientific notation | great buildings of the world | ||
| The Great Pyramids on NOVA | |||
| Discovering Pi | Pi Links on the web | ||
| 5A | Number Theory | Clocks around the world |
Factoid For You |
| Tests for Divisibility | "What's In My Circle?" | There are 168 prime numbers between 1and 1,000. The only even prime number is 2. The largest prime number less than 1,000 is 997! | |
| Prime Factorization | |||
| Least Common Multiples (with a twist!) | |||
| 5B | Fraction Review | ||
| Converting Fractions and Decimals | Hint, hint, hint: | ||
| Comparing Fractions and Decimals | 1/8 = 0.125 | ||
