Advanced 7 Homework May 6, 2013

Hello girls,

Click on this link to read the percent word problems and solve them on graph paper. You do not need to print out the page. We will be starting a quick unit on percent as a review before we get into probability.

See you tomorrow,

-SD.

Advanced 7

Here is the link to create a Glogster account:
http://edu.glogster.com/register?edu_type=student

For some inspiration, feel free to look through the Glogpedia Library:
http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/

Using Scratch Programming Software - Advanced 7

Advanced 7 Study Guide for Google Sketchup Test

Here are some tips for the upcoming Google SketchUp Test:

Advanced 7 Weekend Homework Feb. 8

So, I thought a bit about our surface area lesson this morning, and I came up with an interesting (yet short!) research project for us (and that includes me as well).  I thought of several rectangular prisms that are "famous" which we could find the surface area of.  Here's your homework:

Quiz and Test Info

Quizzes and Tests Schedule:

Honors 6 - Test 2/11/2013
Advanced 7 and Integrated Algebra - Quiz 2/12/2013

Advanced 7

Hello girls!

Click on the link below; it will take you to the 2010 Grade 7 New York State Exam (which you don't have to take in June, don't worry!).  But there are some great multiple choice questions here.

Complete the following questions and be prepared to discuss them in class tomorrow:

#1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

http://www.nysedregents.org/Grade7/Mathematics/20100505book1.pdf

See you tomorrow in class!

-SD

Advanced 7- 60 Minutes Robot Snippet

Hello girls,

Watch the following 60 minutes clip, or read the article about the segment from Sunday night's episode:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57563618/are-robots-hurting-job-growth/?pageNum=3




Answer the following on a separate piece of paper (typed if you wish):

(1) Do you think that the rapid increase of the use of robots for human jobs is a good thing?  Why or why not?

(2) Right now, many manufacturing companies in America use parts made in China and other countries.  Is this a good or bad thing for the economy and the employment possibilites in our country?

(3) Do you think it's possible for robots to develop intelligence that would surpass human intelligence? Why or why not?

(4) In the field of STEM, teachers are inspiring students to study engineering and technology.  Some students will go on to college and major in engineering at "science-focused" schools like MIT.  What does the chance of employment look like for these students?

(5) Students who DON'T major in engineering, or maybe even don't attend college, may not be eligible for jobs like programming and designing robots.  Their jobs may be eliminated because robots will do the jobs they are qualified for.  What is your opinion of this situation in the future?

Advanced 7 Homework

Hello girls! Click on the link below and read the interview with science journalist Susan Matthews: Answer the following on a separate piece of paper:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/incubator/2013/01/14/introducing-susan-matthews/

(1) Why is it so important to be a good writer in the field of science?

(2) Why would it be beneficial to work at an internship while going to high school or college in your field of study?

(3) Define "superfluous".

(4) If you could ask Ms. Matthews a question about her career, what would it be?

(5) How would you determine if the information on a blog was worth reading or not? For example: reading a professional blog from a magazine like Scientific American or one written by a person?

(6) How would you use graphics instead of writing articles or essays to present your point of view or information?

Completed Homework

Dear Advanced 7 Students,

Please be sure you complete the Edmodo.com "homework quiz" by tomorrow morning!  This counts toward your Homework grade, not your Quiz grade (25% of your report card grade).  I see that a few of you haven't logged in yet.

Thank you!
-SD.

Advanced 7 Homework 1-3-2013 - Irrational Numbers

Hello girls!  Happy New Year!

Watch the YouTube.com video below and answer the following questions in your classwork section:

(1) What is the ratio that defines pi?
(2) What do you think "arc length" means?
(3) Why is pi an example of an irrational number?
(4) What is the set of numbers that can be written as fractions between two integers called?
(5) Show 3 examples of two rational numbers and one irrational number between them.
(6) Show 3 examples of two irrational numbers and one rational number between them.
(7) Do you think there are more counting numbers to infinity than there are numbers between 0 and 1? (Think hard about this one!!)

Advanced 7 Quiz Review - Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers

Advanced 7 students,
I found this nifty YouTube.com video that I think is super helpful (up to about the 5:00 minute mark) for tomorrow's quiz.  Take the 5 minutes to watch it, and then play it again if it helps you.  Enjoy!

Advanced 7 Exam Topics

Hello girls!

Topics (date to be announced -- must check the testing calendar):

* Multiplying and Dividing Negative and Positive Numbers
* Exponents
* Writing Expressions from a "story" problem (context problem)
* Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
* Ordering/Comparing Negative and Positive Fractions, Decimals, and Repeating Decimals

20 to 25 questions.

-SD

Advanced 7 - Google SketchUp

Hello Advanced 7!

Here is the link for Google SketchUp Version 8:
http://sketchup.google.com/download/

Here is the link for the "3-D Warehouse"
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/

Here's a link for YouTube.com tutorials:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SketchUpVideo/videos?view=0

Enjoy!  We'll talk more tomorrow.  Please enjoy your families tonight.  God Bless that we were together today!

-SD.

eCybermission - and hope you're okay!

Hi girls!  I hope all of you are safe, as well as your families.  Yes, no school for us I'm sure has given way to getting up late and enjoying no homework.  But let's not forget to pray for those less fortunate than we are who have lost almost everything in this natural disaster.  It makes having no homework a whole lot less important than having no bed to go home to.

For those of you involved in the eCybermission project, I was informed on Edmodo.com that the second group's name was Forensic Science.  I don't know if that's still the case, but the group shows up as incomplete on the teacher's side of the site.  We can correct that later in the week or next week.

Once again, I'm praying for all of you.

-SD.

Advanced 7 Homework 10-22-2012

Hello ladies!

Tonight's homework is as follows, on graph paper, to be handed in:

Green Workbook

p. 4: Venn Diagram (please copy); #1-4; and "Helping you remember" section

p. 6: #1 - 6

p. 8: Complete the table (please copy)

Goodnight!
-SD

Glossary for Your Textbook

Glossary for your Course 3 textbook online:

http://www.glencoe.com/apps/eGlossary612/landing.php

If there is a term you can't find in Grade 7, you can click along the top and choose another grade level.  You might be more successful there.

Have a great weekend!!
Mrs. D'Auria.

For Advanced 7 Only...
Useful Website for Chapter 1:

http://msmath3.net/chapter_readiness

Have fun!
Mrs. D'Auria

Advanced 7 Summer Reading

The Toothpaste Millionaire


Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Toothpaste-Millionaire-Jean-Merrill/dp/0618759255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339526708&sr=1-1&keywords=the+toothpaste+millionaire

Order the paperback version, of course.