Completing techniques on SCRATCH ART...
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Students went to multimedia lab
to work on their NOVEMBER JOURNAL...
TOPICS relate to Thermometers.
Will have one more session in lab on Tuesday.

November Journal due : Tuesday, NOV. 30th in class
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gave back in-class for rational unit.

Corrected half of it from SMART BOARD. The remain will be corrected on Tuesday.
Students are REQUIRED to copy down correct solutions to the problems they had INCORRECT.
This allows them to see where they went wrong to fix the mistake before their TEST.

TEST:  WED. Dec 1st
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Students began working on their inclass assignment on FRACTIONS unit.

Test is moved to Tuesday, Dec. 7th

Students work independently on this assignment to identify where they are having difficulty
then study to improve their skills before their test,

Tutoring on Wednesday, Dec 1st

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November journal
gome to multimedia room
researching thermometers
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page 144 - 145 ALL questions
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page 155 #1 -12 previously assigned

Unit test in text  page 162-163  ALL

inclass assignment
         given on Monday Nov 29
         DUE  Tuesday Nov 30 in class

Tutoring on WEDNESDAY 3-4 in 8-3

Test .......FRIDAY Dec 3rd
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Third class working on IN-class assignment of rationals

TEST - Moved to TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30th

Time to begin studying!!!
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Introduced cancellation method  for mult fractions


Reviewed BEDMAS

Seatwork  page 155 # 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12


Bring foldable book to class
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make foldable...8-3      PRESENTATION FOR 8-2 SO THEY'LL MAKE FOLDABLE TOMORROW

BEDMAS  with fractions
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reviewed from smartboard dividing fractions using:
modelling
mult by reciprocal method
CD method
fraction circles
area model
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Began working on IN_CLASS ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: based on questions asked, students need to do some homework on reviewing notes covered in this unit.

Test is scheduled for MONDAY, Nov 29th.

Tutoring is on WEDNESDAY.

PLease begin preparing to be successful by reviewing NOW!
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Started HEAT Unit

Web of knowledge....TEMPERATURE

definition of TEMPERATURE

HANDOUT Temperatures of every day life
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See it video on division of fractions with a numberline

Seatwork
page 139 -140 #4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14

page 133-135 # 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11

Reminder: In-class assignment coming this week

Test coming next week

SO START REVIEWING  ;-)
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using all operations involved in BEDMAS with ALL forms of rationals

seatwork: WORKSHEET on BEDMAS with rationals
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Reviewed mult fraction

Introduced modelling MULT of fractions using counters
Introduced estimating products of fractions

Seatwork, page 113 #7
page 119-120 #8 and 15
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making mini-me review booklet for using rationals (all listed below) with:
1. Addition
2. subtraction
3. multiplication
4. division

comparison of rationals i.e.  <, >, or =

placing rationals on number lines

conversion :
positive and negative
proper, improper and mixed fractions
terminating and repeating decimals

Next day...BEDMAS

Test coming up next week




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last class we began our reivew for Chapter 3

Online viewed organizations which help the environment
David Suzuki (nationally) and World Wildlife (Internationally)

Today, Crossword and Short Answer Sheet

Thursday, review

Friday: TEST Chapter 3
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Mult rationals
 
n x n            or          cancellation method
d x d

DIVISION

    means multiply by RECIPROCAL

page 127 - 128 # 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14

page 134-136 # 4, 5, 10, 12, 17, 18
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iNTRODUCED  mULTIPLYING MIXED FRACTIONS
1) MODELLING USING AREA SQUARE
2. SYMBOLLICALLY

aSSIGNED IN TEXT
PAGE 125-126

#4
# 5 a d g
#6 a d g
#7
#10
#11 A C E
14

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review placing rationals on a number line

review identifying which rational is:
            larger
            smaller

Given handout WORKSHEET on
adding and subtracting rationals in decimal and fractional form

COmplete B 1, 5, 9
                C 1-13 ODDS only
                D 1, 5, 8

*** DO NOT lose this worksheet*****...
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multiplying fractions
1. symbollically
2. modelling- using a rectangle to model the product of fractions

Remember:

    1/2 of 3/5

= 1/2 x 3/5
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rationals

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Remembrance posters...

shading and contrast of tonal value edges
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review adding and subtracting fractions
modelling using rectangles, circles

page 108 # 6, 9,10 , 12 A B C, 15 A, B, 17, 18

Student-teacher conferencing today
R.E. their marks and progress in math 8
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View power point for REMEMBRANCE DAY : Vision of PEACE

Begin Remembrance posters
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 Begin Unit 3 rationals

fractions- proper,  improper, mixed numbers
repeating and terminating decimals

Putting rationals on numberlines
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Begin UNIT 3 - Fractions

REVIEW fractions - modelling rectangles, circles, numberlines and counters

EQUIVALENT fractions
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Complete crossword on Chapter 2

REMINDER: TEST on Chapter 2 on  THURSDAY, NOV 4th

REVIEW for test
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Begin unit on rationals and irrationals


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POWER POINT on REMEMBRANCE

Begin poster for LEGION
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TEST on INTEGERS

Tommorow begin fraction unit
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