Middle School Mathematics, Stafford, Nov 03 - 07

 

Hello and Happy November from Mr. Stafford’s math classroom! Here is a look at what will be happening in my class room this week.

 

This week in Integrated Algebra the class begins the unit of study called “Algebraic Sentences.” The three main ideas are 1, order of operations, 2, the Distributive Property and writing variable expressions and equations from word problems. Additionally we will further our understanding of combining like terms.

 

This week in College Prep Algebra, the students’ goal is to represent word problems with algebraic expressions. They will learn to solve linear equations and learn about variable expressions.

 

This week in geometry we conclude chapter five on lines and equations. We seek to bring together many concepts about triangles (altitudes, medians, angle bisectors, perpendicular bisectors) linear equations (slopes, y-intercepts), parallel and perpendicular lines. These concepts are used in coordinate geometry. I will assess the students over this material. 

 

This week in Algebra II we begin a unit on quadratic equations. The students will model data using quadratic functions, factor quadratic expressions transform graphs of quadratic functions and solve quadratic equations using algebraic, graphical and tabular methods.