OneNote Update

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. I know I really enjoyed the time with my family and friends!

I just wanted to update you all and let you know that you can now find the link to the OneNote Notebook (the one that will contain the notes we take during class) at the top of this blog. The link is right under the title, next to the "About Ms. Smith" tab. Hopefully this will make it easy to find!

Let me know if you have any trouble finding it!

Thanks!
Ms. Smith

Microsoft OneNote

Happy Friday, everyone!

I want to apologize for not posting things as regularly as at the beginning of the year. I'm looking for ways to improve on that so it doesn't take as much time (for me) and so I don't forget to do it. 

I'm beginning to look into note-taking using Microsoft OneNote and thought I would make it available to everyone (click here to view the class notebook)! This would give me the opportunity to share the notes we take in class so that everyone (parents and students included) would have the opportunity to access them and use them (instantly!!). I'll continue to consider and develop this idea to see what other kinds of things it may be useful for!

We also have the class Instagram account now - visit us at @wgjhmath! I'm hoping to post pictures of the students working during class, projects they are doing, and reminders/announcements about things happening in class (like tests, homework, etc.). Everything announced on Instagram will also be mentioned in class (so if a student doesn't have an Instagram account, they won't be left out)!

7th grade, remember that you need to turn in your candy wrapper scale factor projects on Monday if you didn't get them done on time. This is a big grade, so don't forget!

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Smith

Scale Factor Homework Help

For 7th grade students... here are some links to some helpful websites and videos to help you understand scale factor!

Youtube - Scale Factor

IXL - Math Practice

Math Playground - Scale Factor X

Virtual Nerd - Scale Factor

Scale Drawings: 7th Grade

We're starting a project on Scale Factor using candy wrappers in 7th grade.

Here is the link to a YouTube video on Scale Factor that might help you understand the concept of scale factor a little bit better.

Review for 8th Grade Test

8th grade has a test over exponent rules and scientific notation tomorrow, November 6th. These websites can help reinforce student understanding of tested concepts.

Exponent Review:

• http://www.math-play.com/exponent-game.html
• http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/01-exponents

Scientific Notation Review:

• http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=21
• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/e/scientific_notation_intuition