What's Going On? December 18th through December 22nd

Unit 6: Polygons and Quadrilaterals

This week, we will finish up our sixth unit on Polygons and Quadrilaterals.  On Monday, students will spend the class period working on our summative review.  During Tuesday's class, we will go over questions and students will do a review activity to get ready for the summative.  We will hold a Class Kick session on Tuesday night from 8:00pm-9:00pm for students to ask any last-minute questions.  During Wednesday's class, students will complete the summative assessment.  If any student is leaving for winter break early, please be sure to take the summative BEFORE you leave!  Students are more than welcome to take the summative during class on Tuesday if they will not be in class on Wednesday.

During Thursday's class, students will receive the results of their summative assessment and we will do a short activity.

What's Going On? December 11th through December 15th

Quadrilateral Detectives in Training

We will begin the week by working on a project: "Quadrilateral Detectives in Training".  For this project, students will partner up to graph four different quadrilaterals on a coordinate plane.  Of course, there are some rules for how the figures can be drawn.  For example, the figure cannot contain more than one horizontal or vertical line.  The students need to think about the properties associated with each type of quadrilateral we have studied during the unit in order to plot the points correctly.

Once this is complete, students will switch their projects with another pair.  Students will use their "detective skills" to determine the type of quadrilateral that has been plotted.  Students will use properties of geometry and algebra in order to support their findings.

After the project concludes, we will spend some time reviewing for our unit 6 summative assessment.  Details on the date of the summative and our Class Kick session will be announced during class on Tuesday.

Looking Ahead: Semester Exams

For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is our exam schedule for January.  We will talk about what our exam will look like when we get closer to this time.

What's Going On? December 4th through December 8th

Note: I will be out of the classroom on Monday morning due to Yearbook Club Picture day and on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a conference.  I will still be available to answer questions via e-mail.

Hour of Code

December 4th through December 8th is Computer Science Education Week.  This week, students from all over the world will participate in an activity to learn a little bit more about computer science.  North will hold our own activity after school on Thursday from 3:10-4:10pm in room 300.  During this session, we will work with a Google add-on called "Story Speaker".  In this session, each student will have a chance to write a "Choose your adventure"-style story.  Once the story is written, with all of the different options, students can have Google present the story.  This program can be run via a Chrome browser and also with a Google Home device.

Unit 6: Polygons and Quadrilaterals

This week, students will participate in a little self-directed learning.  I have posted videos of our lessons and students will watch the videos while completing our notes template.  During class on Tuesday, students will complete a short formative so that we can check our current level of understanding.  I will return to class on Thursday for face-to-face instruction to help clear up any questions that may have come up during the first three days of class.  During this time, I would like to remind students that I will be available via e-mail.  Some students may find learning via video to be a difficult experience.  I encourage students to try their best and work together.  Eventually, students will need to complete an online class as part of the school district's graduation requirement.  So, this exercise gives students a taste of what that might look like.