McClure’s Mathematics

6th grade students that made Renaissance in the 2nd nine weeks go to Stars and Strikes today.

Classwork: Review and check homework; discuss scale factor and complete scale factor handout (5).

Homework: Ensure current notebook is up to date and ready to turn in on Friday.

Important Date: Friday (2/12/10): Test over similar figures, indirect measurement, scale factor, and scale drawings & maps.

Classwork: Return and discuss Similar Figures Quiz (3); review and check homework; discuss scale drawings and maps.

Homework: Page 227 in Worktext (4).

Classwork: Take quiz over finding the missing measure of an angle in similar figures and calculating the missing length of a side in similar figures; discuss indirect measurement.

Homework: Page 222 in Worktext (2).

Classwork: Review and check homework; continue to discuss calculating the missing length in similar figures.

Homework: Review and study page 217 in Worktext (1st page in current notebook) in preparation for quiz tomorrow.

Important Date: Thursday (2/4/10): Quiz over finding the missing length in similar figures.

Extra Help: I will be conducting a “help session” for my students on Thursday (2/4/10) at 8:15am. Students must be in the theater by 8:15am to attend the session.

Classwork: Discuss similar figures and calculating missing lengths in similar figures; play missing lengths in similar figures game.

Homework: Page 217 in Worktext (1).

Classwork: Return and discuss Unit 6  Test 1; advise students of their grades on Unit 6 Notebook 1.

Homework: Review example on page 216 in Worktext and try to solve problems 1 and 2.

Classwork: Take 1st of 2 Tests on Unit 6.

Homework: Create a 2nd Table of Contents for the 2nd part of Unit 6 (the title is the same as the 1st Table of Contents).

Classwork: Return and discuss Unit Conversion Quiz (6); review for test on Friday.

Homework: Review and study assignments in current notebook; ensure notebook is ready to turn in on Friday.

Important Date: Friday (1/29/10): Test over conversion of customary and metric units of measure and measuring with a ruler; current notebook is due.

Classwork: Take quiz over conversion of customary and metric units of measure.

Homework: Ensure current notebook is ready to turn in on Friday.

Important Date: Friday (1/29/10): Test over conversion of customary and metric units of measure and measurement with a ruler. The current notebook is due on Friday.