2/7/14

6th 2/7/14

Essential Question: How do I decompose shapes to find the 
total area of irregular shapes in the real world?

Vocabulary: area, decompose, base, height

Skills: area formulas, division, multiplication, 1 step algebra

Homework: find the area of a rectangle with: A=bh

1.   A= 45b=?  h=9

2.   A=100 b=4  h=?

3.   A= 82 b=? h=2

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7th Grade 2/7/14
Essential Question: How can Mean Absolute 
Deviation(MAD) compare the scores of soccer
 players to prove which one is better?

Vocabulary: mean absolute deviation, mean,

Skills: finding mean, division, absolute value 

Homework: Find mean absolute deviation
6, 12, 43, 25, 61, 3, 8, 19

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8th Grade  2/6/14

Essential Question: How do I determine the slope of an incline by measuring the rise over run in simplest terms?

Vocabulary: slope, rise, run

Skills: coordinate graphing, simplifying fractions

Homework:
y =-x + -4
x=-29

 x=0
x= -8

Videos: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdC9SIWpos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpxEjV0IPoE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaacyxLraro 

Work Session: Go to http://www.ramps.com/courses/designer and design your own BMX course. Your course must have at least 10 objects. Find the slope ( rise/run) for each in simplest terms.