WORK WORK WORK!

HOPE YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE OUR AC2E-IT SEMINAR PICTURES ON MY PREVIOUS BLOG POST, WE SURE HAD A BLAST LEARNING AND HAVING FUN! WE ARE HOPING WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE SOON!

THANK YOU TO LEO LOPEZ III FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME TALK TO OUR STUDENTS AT AC2E-MS! YOU TRULY INSPIRED MANY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS!


UNFORTUNATELY, OUR THANKSGIVING BREAK HAS COME TO AN END BUT DON'T WORRY CHRISTMAS BREAK IS AROUND THE CORNER, AND WITH THAT SAID WE MUST CONTINUE TO WORK HARD AND PREPARE FOR DISTRICT BENCHMARK #1 ON DECEMBER 16, 2014. THANKSGIVING SHORT MATH REVIEW SHOULD BE COMPLETED, WE WILL GO OVER 2-3 QUESTIONS ON A DAILY BASIS


PLEASE SEE THIS VIDEO AS AN INTRODUCTION FOR OUR WEEKLY MATH LESSONS!

THIS WEEK IN MATH CLASS WE WILL BE WORKING WITH RATIOS AND RATES THAT WILL  BE REPRESENTED  ON TABLES AND GRAPHS. WE WILL ALSO BE MAKING COMPARISONS AND PREDICTIONS USING SUCH DATA INCLUDING REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS. STUDENTS WILL ALSO DETERMINE ADDIVTIVE AND MULTIPLICATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH RATIOS AND RATES.


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

STAY ALERT IN CLASS!!!

PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED OUT THIS WEEK, IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY WORK MAKE SURE TO TURN IT IN.

DISTRICT BENCHMARK #1 DECEMBER 16, 2014

AC2E-IT SEMINARS=TRUE SUCCESS!!

THE KIDS (INCLUDING ME) HAD A BLAST TIE-DYING OUR T-SHIRTS AND EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE SOME SILLY PUTTY/OOOZE!!!!

THIS WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT I'M SURE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. WE EVEN INTEGRATED MATH AND SCIENCE WITHIN THESE ACTIVITIES AND THE KIDS TRULY LOVED EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT!!! 

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24-25, 2014

                                              

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE HOSTING THE AC2E-IT SEMINARS! HOPE EVERYONE HAS FUN AND DEVELOPS A SPECIAL KIND OF LEARNING THROUGH THESE SEMINARS! I WILL BE HOSTING THE TIE-DYE SESSIONS, HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

REMEMBER TO BRING:
 WHITE-T-SHIRT
APRON, IF YOU HAVE ONE
DYE COLORS (OPTIONAL- I HAVE PURCHASED SOME MYSELF)
DRYING RACK

REMEMBER TO WORK ON YOUR MATH REVIEW WHICH WILL BE DUE DECEMBER 1ST, 2014. WE MUST PREPARE FOR OUR DISTRICT BENCHMARK DECEMBER 16, 2014.

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED AND SAFE THANKSGIVING BREAK AND BE THANKFUL FOR THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE! It's Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

REMINDERS:

CCS CLASS: REMEMBER TO THANK OUR PRESENTER LEO LOPEZ III FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME TO OUR CAMPUS.

COME READY TO WORK EXTRA HARD AFTER OUR MINI-BREAK.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS TRY YOUR BEST NO MATTER WHAT!

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SLACK OFF,  SO STAY ALERT IN CLASS!

HARD WORK PAYS OFF

                                               

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17-21, 2014

Report cards have been issued and I want to congratulate those of you that earned honor roll! I am very proud of you guys! I especially want to congratulate those of you that have worked hard to raise your grades, it shows who you are and what you want to accomplish in order to be successful!

This week in math class we will begin to work with UNIT RATES.You have done a tremendous job with ratios this past week and I hope it continues. Remember to always ask questions if you are in doubt!  

EXAMPLES OF UNIT RATES:

Rates are used by people every day, such as when they work 40 hours a week or earn interest every year at a bank. When rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 2 feet per second or 5 miles per hour, they are called unit rates. If you have a multiple-unit rate such as 120 students for every 3 buses, and want to find the single-unit rate, write a ratio equal to the multiple-unit rate with 1 as the second term.

120/3 = 40/1

The unit rate of 120 students for every 3 buses is 40 students per bus. You could also find the unit rate by dividing the first term of the ratio by the second term. When prices are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as $25 per ticket or $0.89 per can, they are called unit prices. If you have a multiple-unit price, such as $5.50 for 5 pounds of potatoes, and want to find the single-unit price, divide the multiple-unit price by the number of units.

$5.50 ÷ 5 = $1.10

The unit price of potatoes that cost $5.50 for 5 pounds is $1.10 per pound.

College and Career Success Class:
ABC'S COLLEGE RESEARCH USING WEBSITE PROVIDED AND DECORATE PENNANT.

RESEARCH DIFFERENT CAREER OPTIONS AND HIGHLIGHT YOUR TOP 5 TO LEARN ABOUT ITS JOB DESCRIPTION/SALARY.

REMINDERS:

MATH DISTRICT BENCHMARK DECEMBER 16, 2014

UTPA COLLEGE VISIT DECEMBER 15, 2014

HARD WORK PAYS OFF!

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THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW STUDENTS WORKING WITH THE GOLDEN RATIO AND MAKING AN EQUIVALENT GOLDEN RECTANGLE.

STUDENTS ARE ALSO MEASURING THE HEIGHT AND LENGTH OF THEIR CELLPHONES TO FIND EQUIVALENT RATIOS.

HONOR OUR VETERANS!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10-14, 2014




Welcome to the 3rd Six Weeks Mighty Falcons!!

This six weeks will be all about working hard and giving it your all no matter what. We have a lot of work to do and we can't slack off.  YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO SLACK OFF STUDENTS, THERE ARE STILL A FEW OF YOU THAT DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR GRADES UNTIL THE END OF THE SIX WEEKS AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE A LOT BETTER THAN THAT!! I know some of you showed a lot of progress this past 2nd six weeks and I am very proud of you!  I am here as always to help you in whatever you may need for my class and outside of class.

This week we will be working on PEMDAS/ ORDER OF OPERATIONS that will include integers. LEARN your integer rules by heart and I guarantee you won't have any trouble!

We will also begin working with Ratios and Unit rates.

Example: A Recipe for pancakes uses 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of milk.

So the ratio of flour to milk is 3 : 2

To make pancakes for a LOT of people we might need 4 times the quantity, so we multiply the numbers by 4:

3×4 : 2×4 = 12 : 8

In other words, 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of milk.

The ratio is still the same, so the pancakes should be just as yummy.

Unit Rates

A rate is a ratio that is used to compare different kinds of quantities.

A unit rate describes how many units of the first type of quantity corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity.

Some common unit rates are miles (or kilometers) per hour, cost per item, earnings per week, etc. In each case the first quantity is related to 1 unit of the second quantity.

REMINDERS:

LET'S HONOR OUR VETERANS EVERYDAY FOR THEY ARE THE REASON WE ARE RECEIVING AN EDUCATION!

REPORT CARD NIGHT NOVEMBER 13, 2014 FROM 2:00 TO 5:30 PM! HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE!

DISTRICT BENCHMARK #1 DECEMBER 16, 2014! STAY ALERT IN CLASS!

EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!

FINAL EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FOR MY 1ST PERIOD CLASS

CREATE AN ADVERTISEMENT THAT WOULD ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS TO JOIN OUR MATH ICLASS. BE SURE TO MAKE THE CLASS SOUND EXCITING AND USEFUL FOR THE FUTURE. ( YOU CAN INCLUDE TOPICS WE HAVE ALREADY COVERED IN CLASS)

GRADING CRITERIA

80% IDEAS YOU USE
20% CREATIVITY ( BE CREATIVE YOU CAN USE PICTURES, CONSTRUCTION PAPER, A SMALL POSTER ETC.


EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FOR 2ND AND 3RD PERIOD

CLASSIFYING RATIONAL NUMBERS

CREATE A MAP, CHART, ETC, (BE CREATIVE) USE THE INTERNET FOR HELP OR USE THE PROJECTS I SHOWED YOU IN CLASS

INCLUDE 5 EXAMPLES IN EACH CATEGORY: 

CATEGORIES:

1. RATIONAL NUMBERS
2. INTEGERS
3. WHOLE NUMBERS
4. NATURAL NUMBERS
5. IRRATIONAL NUMBERS








EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FOR MY 4TH AND 6TH PERIOD CLASSES

CREATE A MODEL, CHART, POSTER, ETC. ( BE CREATIVE)

INCLUDE A FULL EXPLANATION OF THE INTEGER RULES FOR ADDITION WITH SAME SIGN AND DIFFERENT SIGNS, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION RULES, AND SUBTRACTING INTEGERS RULES.

YOU CAN USE PICTURES OF REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF INTEGERS AND YOU MUST INCLUDE A WORD PROBLEM FOR EACH INTEGER OPERATION.

Don't Miss Out!! EXTRA CREDIT

Write a short paragraph (6 or more complete sentences).  FULLY EXPLAIN THE RULES FOR EACH.  MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND DO NOT COPY ANYBODY ELSE'S WORK ON MY BLOG. 

WRITE ABOUT THE RULES OF:

ADDING INTEGERS WITH THE SAME SIGN AND DIFFERENT SIGNS

SUBTRACTING INTEGERS.

MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING INTEGERS.


30 EXTRA POINTS ON  YOUR LOWEST GRADE!!!!

USE THIS LINK TO HELP YOU OUT OR SIMPLY WRITE THE RULES WE HAVE LEARNED IN CLASS :)

http://coolmath.com/prealgebra/08-signed-numbers-integers/index.html