Thursday, January 29, 2015

Chapter 5.2 Sequences Expressions and Equations

Good Evening girls and boys,
So it has been a short week of school with 3 snow days! This should have been the second day week for the year! If you are reading this, you will be ahead as I was going to assign on Friday, but that never happened! It will be homework for Monday. 
 Oh well, we may have a 5 day week soon!
Most of you had no problem at all with the evaluating Expressions by substituting the value of the variable into the expressions - now that is a mouthful. Thank goodness the work is easier than the explanation!  Make sure you keep an expression an expression!! Working on down helps with this, 
plus it shows you an organized solution to all problems.  
Hang tight for a riveting lesson on SEQUENCES! I know you are hanging on for this! So this is your secret words- "I can hardly wait for this fun and exciting lesson!"  Make sure you include the ! too!
The vocabulary terms for this lesson are: Sequence and Term.  Don't make this hard - you know what a sequence is ,,,,,,,, a pattern and a term is a number in that pattern
 (remember that the number takes the sign). 
This is our very own Rachel on her horse, Shiloh. What a beautiful passion you have Rachel!

Homework: Read the blog, watch the videos, take notes in your graphic organizer and include this work in your Portfolio for Chapter 5. 2 . Remember to file this chapter under the standard EXPRESSIONS and EQUATIONS!
Ex 1 and 2 page 358

Ex 3 page 359
EX 5!
As always in MATH,
Mrs M

Monday, January 26, 2015

Chapter 5.1 Algebraic EXPRESSIONS standard Expressions and Equations !!

Good Evening to all of you,
I hope you are totally enjoying your snow-blizzard- day off.  
Have you been outside in this white stuff?  I hope so. 
I did forget to write in the google calendar about your homework, so here is a  reminder to you: Correct mistakes on chapter 4 test on a separate paper and get your folks to sign this. If you want a make up, you must do so by Thursday of this week! Grades have closed for the 2nd quarter!
Well, we are now in our SECOND MATH BOOK! How can you stand all of this fun!  We start the second book in a new standard of Expressions and Equations (EE).  
You will need to start a new standard folder in your portfolio and put chapter 5 under this standard.  
This is a fun chapter, but then again, most of these are, RIGHT!!! 
This chapter is the beginnings of algebra.  
Yes you are going to be doing algebra! 
Algebra is solving for the unknown and generally contains a symbol or letter that represents a number of course!  So your secret word is Algebra - and look for another one in the videos.


Meet Sweet Delta, Kiera's little kitty!! 
Kiera is leaving us to go to her new home in Kennebunk.  So make sure you tell Kiera how you will miss her sweet smiles. Best of luck in your new school. They are lucky to have you join. We will all miss you.


HOMEWORK: Read the blog, watch the videos, take notes in your graphic organizer and start your portfolio for chapter 5 under the new standard of EXPRESSIONS AN EQUATIONS!

Chapter 5 Algebraic Expressions (EE)  Overview
Algebraic EXPRESSIONS Overview 2

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Multiplying and Dividing FRACTIONS Number Systems

Good Evening to all,
We are skipping around in this chapter and we are going on with Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. So hang on for a little bumpy ride.........  
In MULTIPLYING fractions you do not need to find a common denominator as you do in adding and subtracting or even comparing fractions.  You simply multiply the numerators together and then the denominators together and SIMPLIFY the ANSWERS.  Often time there is a hint when multiplying, and that is the secret word, "of" .  So be on the lookout for this little but powerful word OF.  You are taking a part of a part when multiplying.  
Now, with DIVIDING fractions, you have an extra step.  Because dividing is the opposite operation of multiplying, you are going to take the reciprocal of the SECOND fraction and then multiply through. So, dividing is a bit more difficult, it is still not requiring you to find the common denominator.  So, when dividing, I "flip n Multiply" the second fraction! to get the answer.  We will go over several of these problems on line and in class so ask questions when you have them.

This is the baby calf that Rebecca had for a short time.
Homework: Read the blog, watch the videos, take notes in your Graphic Organizer and put into your portfolio.
As Always in MATH,
Mrs M

Monday, January 12, 2015

Chapter 4. Unlike Fractions ------Number Systems


Good Evening to all,
I hope you noticed that we skipped lesson 3 as I think we will cover this in class today.  So we are off to lesson 4 and there is no vocabulary you need to know other than unlike fractions.  These are fractions that have different denominators.  No need to add this into your vocabulary as it is commonly known. 
 The hard part in this lesson is to make the denominators the same- or same size pieces.  There are many ways to do this, such as number lines,  manipulatives  and others, but I will be showing you a very organized and simple manner to do this.  If your ANSWER contains a fraction, you MUST simplify the fraction. There are a few steps and shortcuts in doing this.  WRITE THESE DOWN in your Graphic Organizers on the BACK COVER of chapter 4!! You will find these in the last video of the day. The other tricky thing is NOW YOU WILL BE USING THE NEGATIVE RULES with all problems.  Your secret word is negatives!

Kaleb's little pup!  She is so sweet!  
Homework:  Read the blog, watch the videos and  take notes in your graphic organizer. PLUS, put this in your portfolio.  
Chapter 4.4 Unlike Fractions ex 1 p. 292
Chapter 4.4 Unlike Fractions ex 2 p. 293
Chapter 4.4 Unlike Fractions ex 3 p. 293
Chapter 4.4 Unlike Fractions ex 4 p. 294
RULES to SIMPLIFY FRACTIONS!
As always in MATH,
Mrs M

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Chapter 4.2 Rational Numbers - Compare and Order - NUMBER SYSTEMS 7.NS.2

Hi everybody,
I hope all is going well with Rational Numbers. Oh you ask, Rational Numbers? What are they? Ok, so this is a perfect example of NOT using the book's definition for easy understanding of a term.  Go ahead and peek at the definition of a
 rational number on page 271 if you dare!
So, let's look into Rational Numbers from what we know already.  We have learned about integers, whole numbers as well as decimals that terminate(end) or repeat( have a pattern) and fractions. And we can't forget that we have learned about percents earlier.  Well all of these are Rational Numbers.  These are numbers that end or repeat.  So, what is a number that is NOT Rational you may ask? Well, we all know of the most famous Irrational Number of all and that is pi.  Pi is a number that never ends or repeats, therefore, we cannot tell the next digit, so we call them irrational numbers. There are many of these non ending non repeating decimals hanging out in the world! When you get down to it, what you are really talking about now are DECIMALS that do not end or repeat as irrational. 
Fractions, whole numbers, integers, repeating decimals, terminating decimals, percents all are Rational Numbers. 
Another vocabulary term you need to know is common denominator- with a common denominator you can compare fractions and/or add and subtract them.  I am sure this is all a nice review as last years teachers went over fractions in details.
 Yay to those teachers. 
Comparing numbers or fractions in math, you are generally talking about finding out which one is larger or smaller or are they equal to each other.  So when you compare, add or subtract fractions,most often they need to have a common denominator.  Watch the videos and ask any question  you still may have anytime.  The first secret word from this blog is "thanks". Write this down in your Graphic Organizer in lesson 2.  
Meet Noah's little ball of fur.  I want one!!! 

Homework: Read the blog, take notes in your Graphic Organizer, and complete your 2 vocabulary words in your portfolio.
  
As always in MATH,
Mrs M
   

Monday, January 5, 2015

WELCOME TO 2015!!!!!! Chapter 4- RATIONAL NUMBERS

Good Afternoon to all of you,
I know that it was extremely difficult for you to get up early this morning after having over 2 week break.  But all things end and we are BACK- It is 2015!!! Yippeee.......

We are starting off this year with what we learned LAST (2014) year!  So we will be using the NEGATIVE RULES and FRACTION RULES together. We are still in the standard of NUMBER SYSTEMS.
 I know you can recall the rules for Fractions, and we will be reviewing Negative Rules too.  So, the work gets harder but you get smarter!!! So hang on and let's go.

Vocabulary Terms  are to be entered into your Math Portfolios in vocabulary - they must be in alphabetical order , an example from the book,  real world examples and A MEANINGFUL DEFINITION - not the books. 
 Repeating Decimals are decimals that have a pattern and you know the next number of the decimal.  You will use Bar Notation - a line over the numbers that repeat in a decimal.  And if you have a decimal that ENDS, these are called Terminating Decimals.

So we must be able to covert fractions to decimals and back again.  Remember that decimals HAVE A DECIMAL POINT in them- get the point???? Remember my saying to change a fraction into a decimal- STOP DROP DIVIDE!!



Meet Carly.  She has Sophia's heart!

Homework: Read the blog, take notes in your Graphic Organizer and complete your Vocabulary in your Portfolio.

As always in MATH,
Mrs M