Boggess’ Wonders

Today in class we reviewed for the unit test on Monday.  The test will cover 1) The properties of solid figures and their properties, for example what is an edge, face, vertex and how many of each to the solids have.  2) surface area of a rectangular prism and a cylinder  3) volume of a [...]

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Today in class we took the 4th 9 week benchmark test.  Students were given a two sided worksheet on Algebra and Translating words into math.  Most of the students finished and handed it in.
Tomorrow we will review Tuesday night’s homework which was page 366 evens only.  This homework and the worksheet will be taken for [...]

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Today in class we worked on solid figure stations, answering questions about the properties of the four solids we are working with. 
Homework for the weekend is to fill in the formula section for Cylinders and Rectangular Prisms on the four page study guide.  This study guide is to assist students in using the various formulas

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Today in class we continued with our story and reviewed the results of yesterday’s quiz.  We also began working with calculating Volume of rectangular prisms and cylinders.  Students were required to enter information regarding the formula V=B x h into their guides.
Tonight’s homework contains two stations that will be graded along with tomorrows classwork grade [...]

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Today in class we continued reading Sir Cumference and the First Round Table.  We also took a quiz on Surface Area.
Tonight’s homework is practice in finding area of triangles and rectangles.  In the Thick workbook page 333 do only problems 1,2,3,7.  These are composite figures.  The area formulas for Triangles and Rectangles must be used [...]

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Today in class we practiced calculating surface area of rectangular prism and cylinder.  Tomorrow there will be a quiz on the properties of solids and surface area.  This grade will be included in this 9 week report card.  Tonight’s homework is to study for this quiz by practicing problems. 
Several students received a zero for their [...]

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Today in class we started reading Sir Cumference and the First Round Table.  This book is a great way to discuss the properties of a circle and distinguish between diameter and radius.  We also continued to work surface area of cylinder problems.
Tonight’s homework is in the THIN workbook page 91 – do on numbers  1, [...]

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Today in class we practiced calculating surface area.  We used the formula for the surface area of a rectangular prism and each student was responsible for working the calculations from the homework worksheet given on Thursday.  We will finish reviewing the worksheet on Monday.
Homework this weekend is a two sided worksheet.  One side is 3 [...]

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Today in class we finished talking about the properties of various solid figures.  We also started looking at nets to help us work on calculating surface area.  
Tonight’s homework is a worksheet on surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms.  Do all 4 questions.

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Today in class we began a Study Guide book and entered some critical vocabulary words.   We also enter information on finding the Area of circles, triangles, and rectangle/squares.
Homework tonight is a two sided worksheet on finding the area of circles and triangles.  DO NOT do numbers 4 and 5 on page 12 – Triangles and [...]

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