Thursday, November 14 – Prepare for Pythagorean Theorem Test

Shape of the Day

Current unit: Squares and Square Roots and The Pythagorean Theorem

• Attendance
  • Assigned seating – sit anywhere in the group of tables I have assigned you
  • FIT freeze today: 60 minute class
  • Period 3: Take down unused chairs near you
• Try warm-up questions
  1. (3 – – 5) x (-5 + 3)
  2. √100 * √49
  3. √(100 * 49)
• Fidget toys at front of class
  • Ask for permission to use
  • Cannot be a distraction to others
  • Return to Mr. Renwick at end of class
  • Let Mr. Renwick know if there is a toy I should get (or get more of)
• Today is FIT freeze
  • Period 3 will stay in my room during FIT to complete the SpacesEDU core competency assignment
  • If you have the SpacesEDU app installed on your smartphone, do the assignment
    • If not, you will need to work on paper/pencil, and enter it into the app/website when you have access to a smartphone/computer
• Cribbage
  • Assignment Solutions – Counting Cribbage Hands from Math-Drills.com
  • Monday, Nov. 18: Prepare for the cribbage test
  • Wednesday, Nov. 20: Cribbage test – will be allowed to use Cribbage Scoring Cheat Sheet
• Group Work
  • Group 1
    • If absent on Friday, complete in-class assignment (working alone, no calculator)
    • Practice worksheet for adding/subtracting signed numbers
    • Test on adding/subtracting signed numbers on Friday
    • Practice drills
      • Adding Signed Integers (-99 to 99)
      • Subtracting Signed Integers (-99 to 99)
  • Group 2/3
    • Test on squares, square roots, and Pythagoras on Friday
      • First questions without calculator – allowed multiplication table sheet
      • Test review answers at the front of the class – can take a picture with your phone
    • Practice drills
      • Perfect Squares and Square Roots (-15 to 15, 0 to 225)
      • Estimating Square Roots (2 to 224)
• Wrap-up
  • Test tomorrow!
  • Period 4: Put up all the chairs