Core 2--- Week of November 28-December 2

Monday, November 28
Today we began Unit 4 - Regression & Variation
...working in pairs, students ranked their music preferences and graphed their rankings compared to a partner.  Students answered questions #1a-c & g on pages 259-260
Homework #13 - Worksheet Do only Monday's problems

Tuesday, November 29
Toolkit Entries - Correlation Vocabulary
If you were absent, make sure that you copy this vocabulary from someone in class ASAP!
Classifying our scatterplots...
Homework - do Tuesday's problems on the worksheet (HW#13)

Wednesday, November 30
1. Each pair predicted their own correlation value and then calculated that value.
2. page 262 #4-5
Homework - Finish up the homework WS for this week and turn it in tomorrow!



Wednesday, November 30

• Evacuation Drill in Per 3!  This class is a little bit behind  - but we'll catch up tomorrow!
• Describe Mrs. Dean & Mrs. Totman's Music Compatibility using the vocabulary from yesterday
• Predict the "correlation value" based on what we know about perfect positive and perfect negative graphs
• Calculate the actual correlation value
• Make one more prediction and calculate the value.

Homework - do Wednesday's problems on the worksheet (HW#13)

Thursday, December 1
1.  Describe, predict and calculate our music rankings graphs.
2.  page 262 #4-5
Homework: Thursdays' problems on the HW#13 WS.

Friday, December 2
Unit 4, Lesson 1, Investigation 2
page 264 #1-3 (#4 Advanced Challenge)
Turn in Homework!!!
No Homework on Fridays :-)

Honors Core 3--- Week of November 28-December 2

Monday, November 28
Solve quadratics (find the roots/zeros/x-intercepts) by factoring...
Classwork:  page 209 #1 - walk through process together
Practice: 4 problems...  (see ppt here, answers are on slide #4)
Video Help - Try this tutorial at KahnAcademy
HW#37:  page 201 #2  a.) solve/find the zeros   b.) find the vertex.
Do NOT use your calculator's graphing or table functions for these problems!

Tuesday, November 29
Homework Check and Discussion (#37 from yesterday)
Review Groups
  group 1 worked with me correcting mistakes on the last proficiency check
  group 2 made up the proficiency check (hadn't taken it yet)
  group 3 worked on a graphing review that included some non-standard quadratic models
Homework = complete any missed assignments and get them in by Thursday, 12/1
Infinite Campus is updated for all homework assignments.  Proficiency Checks that were made up today in class will be graded by class time tomorrow.  Please check the "no name" wall in the classroom if you are sure that you completed an assignment but it is not listed as complete in IC.


Wednesday, November 30
Continue Review
  - Worksheet Attached Here
Return Proficiency Checks
  - Make Corrections
Tomorrow:  Finish up Review + Advanced Opportunities
Homework:  complete missing work - see message above.


Thursday, December 1
Finished Up Review, including Advanced Opportunity
NOTE:  Several students have asked if I have any "worksheets" for practice.  I recommend that students go back and look at any old homework (yes, you've done them before, but you probably don't remember the answers, right?) - do the problems again and check your answers, either with the completed work OR on my keys before school.  There are many practice problems in the book as well - you just need to search them out.
ASSESSMENT TOMORROW!  


Friday, December 2
Assessment Today - if you were absent, schedule a time to make up ASAP!
Homework: Have a great weekend!

Core 2--- "Week" of November 21-22

Monday, 11/21
ASSESSMENT - Transformations (Unit 3, Lesson 2)

Tuesday, 11/22
Make Up Day...
   Have a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving!

Honors Core 3--- "Week" of November 21-22

Monday, 11/21
Review of Factoring... Stations Practice
Homework #36 - p. 212-OYO part a, p. 214-OYO part b, + write the following 2 problems in factored form...  
 *   4x^2 + 4x + 1
 *   6x^2 + 29x + 35




Tuesday, 11/22
Quick Warm-Up/Review
Proficiency Check - all kinds of factoring
Homework =   Have a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving!

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Honors Core 3--- Week of November 14-18

Monday 11/14
1.  Homework Check - if you were absent, make sure you check your answers to HW#33.  The key is
     posted outside my classroom door.
2.  Domain & Range - practice day 2
     Again, the key is not included in the practice, so check your answers with my key and/or talk to me about
     what you need to!
3.  Short PC - multiply polynomials
No Homework Tonight!


Tuesday, 11/15
1.  Last Domain & Range practice... again, no answers here so be sure to ask!
2.  Finding Patterns... what pattern exsists when you multiply 2 binomials?
      Ex:   (x + 2)(x + 3) -->  x2 + 5x + 6
              (x - 1)(x + 4) -->  x2 + 3x - 4
3.  Problems in book:
      page 211: #6 (writing the pattern)
      page 211: #7 (using the pattern to write the standard form equations in factored form)
Homework:  WS #34

Wednesday, 11/16
Homework Check - if you were absent, make sure you check your work using the key in the hall.  If you have questions, see me.  If not, turn it in to the bin.
Last Domain & Range Practice... this time it really is the last.  (I realized that I hadn't given students a chance to work on advanced opportunities, so I included them today.)  Keys will be posted in the hall at the end of today.  Tomorrow will be the re-take on Domain & Range - for sure!
Homework - Worksheet practice factoring + advanced practice
   *Absent- check your folder when you return.  I couldn't post online (copyrighted)
Some students have asked for the MathTV link to factoring trinomials.  Although I can't say that this will help absent students learn the process, it might help those who were in class and just need to see it again.  We'll continue to work on this concept for the next few days, so don't panic!  Please see me if you feel you need help, however!
  http://www.mathtv.com/ - then choose (on the left side)...
    Algebra
      Under Algebra, choose Factoring
      Under Factoring, choose Trinomials with a=1
      Then choose either problem #1 or #2 - you can choose your teacher.
Another site you might try for an example or two is Kahn Academy - click here for a tutorial on factoring trinomials.

Thursday, 11/17
- homework check - questions and answers
- factoring a common factor demonstration - in a nutshell, it's reverse distribution
     Note:  I cannot access MathTV on any computer (I've tried 3) so I've found another website that MIGHT help if you need a refresher or need a demo.  Try here.... Kahn Academy for starters. 
- factor completely demonstration - the best example I can find online is here
While none of these videos is extremely exciting, they MIGHT provide a refresher from class or an introduction if you weren't in class.  Be sure to come get help as soon as you can!
HOMEWORK - Worksheet #35

Friday, 11/18
- homework check
- factoring trinomials with a leading coefficient
    demo 3 methods: area model, guess & check factors and factor by grouping
Factor by grouping is the most straightforward, reliable and consistent method BUT it is not necessarily the shortest.  There some good demonstrations online for this method, I've included a few below.  If you need a quick refresher - this might do the trick!
1. Kahn Academy
2. You Tube --- This one multiplies the binomials first (which might be helpful) and if you want to skip this part, forward to about 2:55 for the factoring portion.

HOMEWORK - Worksheet #35 (oops!) Sorry,  I cannot post due do copy write laws.  Get it from me when you return if you were absent.
Do only problems #1, 3, 5, 6 & 8 --- the others are advanced practice only. - 

Core 2--- Week of November 14-18

Monday, 11/14
1.  Review of all the transformation so far...
     We did this on a powerpoint presentation, and if you'd like a copy of the review, please email me.  It
      takes forever for my poor old computer to upload a powerpoint presentation!
2.  Proficiency Check - transformation
HW#12 Worksheet - do only Monday's problems


Tuesday, 11/15
Warm-Up - Finding Areas
Launch - last transformation: Dilation
Big Ideas:
1. What is a dilation?
2. How does it affect the coordinates of a figure?
3. How does it affect the area of a figure?
Explore: Dilation WS
Summary - what did we find?  How does it look? Toolkit entry
Homework:  Do Tuesday's problems on Homework #12

Wednesday, 11/16
Warm-Up... 1/2 x 1/2   How can we represent it?  How can we use a calculation process?
Continue with Dilations (this time, shrink) - Worksheet
Homework - do Wednesday's problems on HW#12
Homework #11 was passed back today if not proficient.  Corrections must be made and turned in by Friday, 11/18.

Thursday, 11/17
Stations Review - day 1
  * flash cards - practicing translation vocabulary
  * rotation practice
  * dilation practice
We'll continue the stations tomorrow to prepare for our final transformations assessment on Monday!
Homework - Finish Monday-Wednesday's work on the Worksheet and make sure corrections are made to HW#11... no new assignment tonight!

Friday, 11/18
Today we finished up with the stations review and corrected mistakes on the last proficiency check.
The final assessment on transformations will be on Monday 11/21, so if you'd like a few study worksheets and haven't gotten these in class, you can try them out.  Email me if you want to know if your solutions are correct...
Dilations
Rotations
All Transformations WS#1
All Transformations WS#2

Core 2--- Week of November 7-11

Monday, November 7
Translations (slide) - horizontal, vertical and oblique (diagonal)
page 198 #2-3
Be sure to copy toolkit entries when you return!!!
No Homework Today - I'll have a worksheet for you tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 8
Reflections across...
 - x-axis
 - y-axis
 - x&y axes (together)
Worksheet that we did in class can be found here.
Be sure to copy toolkit entries when you return!!!
Homework #11 Worksheet - do Tuesday's problems

Wednesday, November 9
Reflections across the line y=x and (for advanced) y=-x
Worksheet that we did in class can be found here.
Be sure to copy toolkit entries when you return!!!
Homework #11 Worksheet - do Wednesday's problems

Thursday, November 10
Rotations: 90, 180 and 270 degrees counterclockwise
page 200 #6-7
Homework #11 Worksheet - Make sure Tuesday & Wednesday problems are done.  Thursday is advanced practice!

Friday, November 11
Review Transformations so far...
WARM-UP & Self-Assessment
1.) complete work from yesterday and turn it in
2.) Toolkit Check: Make sure you have me check your toolkit and check it off in my gradebook!
3.) page 217 #1...
     - describe (in math vocabulary) the translation
     - perform the translation (graph it)
     - write down the coordinates of the pre-image and image
Homework #11 is due today - If you haven't completed it, make sure that you turn it in by Monday.

Honors Core 3--- Week of November 7-11

Monday, 11/7
Unit 3, Lesson 3, Investigation 1 - day 2
Students used graphing calculators to find the vertex (max/min) of the quadratic functions on page 209 #2. 
Goal - how could we find vertices WITHOUT using the graphing calculator?  Look for patterns!
No Homework

Tuesday, 11/8
Unit 3, Lesson 3, Investigation 1 - day 3
Putting it all together - use the zeros, vertex and y-intercept to sketch a graph of a quadratic equation without the help of a graphing calculator.
 - NOTES
 - Practice Problem
Get notes when you return OR come in for help.
HW#30 - Worksheet

Wednesday, 11/9
Homework Check
Proficiency Check (make up when you return)
HW#31 - Worksheet

Thursday, 11/10
Homework Check
Multiply Binomials - 2 methods...
   - Juan's Method (using the area model)
   - Anna's Method (double distribution)
If you missed today, you need to make sure that you see how these methods work.  There are posters up in the room and you should work with me or another student to get these methods down.
HW#32 - Worksheet - Make sure you use either Juan or Anna's method - not some other method... yet.

Friday, 11/11
Homework Check
Domain & Range - Practice & Discussion
 *** Practice on Domain & Range will occur during the first 15 minutes of class from 11/11-11/15.  Re-assessment will occur on either 11/16 or 11/17.  This worksheet is only the problems - not the answers or solutions.  Make sure that you check with fellow classmates or with me for the understanding.  Feel free to do the problems and give them to me to check for you - if you're confident that you can do it without discussion/help.
Alejandro's Method: Alejandro multiplies binomials vertically.  Get notes from a classmate OR come in for a demonstration
Ellen's Method:  AKA: FOIL  You can find a demo of the "FOIL" method on MathTV. 
   Choose (on the left side) Algebra.  Under Algebra choose Polynomials.  Under Polynomials choose Multiplication with Polynomials.  Then choose any instructor for Problem #3 (2x+3)(5x-4). 
Homework #33 - Worksheet