Homework Due 5-6-16

7th: Homework Folder: 

1. Make corrections on Parallelograms and Winter Hat test from last week.

2. Complete Handouts on Composite Areas

8th: 

1. Make corrections on Parallelograms and Winter Hat test.

2. Complete Handouts on Composite Areas

Algebra: Packet from Mr. Papczun

Math Week 5-2-16

Both 7th and 8th grade will be learning about the math of measuring physical space. We will explore measuring area of circles and composite shapes to begin the week. This will be followed up by reminders about the formulas for finding volume of prisms and cylinders. 

Helpful video links below from Virtual Nerd:

Volume of Rectangular Prism
 http://psn.virtualnerd.com/viewtutorial/PreAlg_11_01_0019

Volume of Triangular Prism
 http://psn.virtualnerd.com/viewtutorial/PreAlg_11_01_0020

Volume of a Cylinder
 http://mmu.virtualnerd.com/viewtutorial/PreAlg_11_03_0009

CCSS: Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume. 

4. Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship between the circumference and area of a circle. 6. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

Homework Due 4-29-16

7th: Homework Folder with individual skills practice

8th: Create a sketch of each of the following shapes with each sketch clearly demonstrating that that the shape has an area of 35 square units.

1. parallelogram
2. triangle
3. trapezoid
4. A combination of a triangle and rectangle together

Algebra: Packet from Mr. A-- factoring

Math Week 4-25-16

Welcome back from spring break! Both 7th and 8th grade will be learning about the math of measuring physical space. We will explore measuring in one, two, and three dimensions (distance, area, and volume) to begin the week. This will be followed up by reminders about the formulae for finding area of polygons and circles and then using the formulae to find the area of composite shapes and the surface area of objects. Next week we will look at volume of prisms and cylinders (as well as cones and spheres for 8th grade).

Helpful video links below from Math Antics:

Area http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/Area

What is Pi? http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/Circles_WhatIsPI

Circumference and Area of Circles
 http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/Circles_CircumferenceAndArea

CCSS: Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure,

area, surface area, and volume. 4. Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship between the circumference and area of a circle. 6. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

Homework for Spring Break--Due 4-25-16

7th/8th grade: Watch and take notes on these 5 Khan Academy videos. Have a responsible adult sign off on your note taking.

1. Intro to Area and Perimeter: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/v/perimeter-and-area-basics

2. Area of a Triangle: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/v/triangle-area-proofs

3. Area of a Parallelogram: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/v/area-of-a-parallelogram

4. Area of a Trapezoid: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/v/area-of-a-trapezoid-1

5. Area of composite shapes: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-perimeter/basic-geo-area-perimeter-polygon/v/area-breaking-up-shape


Alg: Packet from Mr. Papczun

Homework due 4-14-16

7th: Homework Folder with individual skills practice

8th: Write a story for the following graph:


Rubric: 

Story Matches the graph: 
5-Completely 
4-Almost Always 
3-Sometimes 
2-A little bit 
1-Not at all (still is writing about hills)

Creative Writing: 
5-Reader wants to continue reading, has excitement and action verbs, story has a beginning/middle/end 
3-Story is basic, many basic verbs (ran, walk, is, etc..) and has a beginning/middle/end
1-Story structure is unclear, verbs are all basic (went, went, went....)

Algebra: Packet from Mr. A--balance and factoring

Parent-Teacher Conferences Wednesday 4-13-16--No School for students!

The middle school team will meet parents in the cafeteria from 12:00 to 3:00 and then from 3:45 to 6:00. We will have report cards and other data on student progress. See you then!

Math Week 4-11-16

7th: We will finish our unit on probability learning about independent events vs. dependent events, as well as, counting principle. Students will also learn about the classic Monty Hall Problem.

CCSS: 7.SP. Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate

probability models. 

5. Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring. Larger numbers indicate greater likelihood. A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely, and a probability near 1 indicates a likely event.

7. Develop a probability model and use it to find probabilities of events. a. Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal probability to all outcomes, and use the model to determine probabilities of events.

8. Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulation. a. Understand that, just as with simple events, the probability of a compound event is the fraction of outcomes in the sample space

for which the compound event occurs.

8th: We continue to think about function models. Our focus this week is on qualitatively describing graphs (stories from graphs and graphs from stories). Check this video of the great writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr. to get a sense of how the math meets storytelling.

CCSS: 8.F.B.5. Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by analyzing a graph (e.g., where the function is increasing or decreasing, linear or nonlinear). Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a function that has been described verbally.

Homework Due 4-11-16

7th: Packet: 3 tasks-- Dice Game, School Fair, Memory Game

8th: Matching Graphs to Stories Project packet from Mr. A (see example below)



These two match because the line is steep to start and it says Tom was running. Then the graph is horizontal so he is not getting any further away from home, which means that is Tom waiting. The last part of the graph has him going back home, but not as fast as he left home, so that means he is walking as it says in the story.

Alg: Packet from Mr. Papczun

FREE TEEN PROGRAMS AT HYDE PARK ART CENTER!

Writers Block - Mondays 4:30pm – 6:30pm, Grades 8-12

April 4^th- June 6th

Led by Keisha "Kush" Thompson and Tim "Toaster" Henderson

Take part in creative writing workshops that include storytelling, poetry and prose. Writers Block members will aide their Teaching Artist in producing Open Mic events while developing their written and performative voice! This program is offered in partnership with Young Chicago Authors.

@rt + Tech – Tuesdays 4:30-6:30pm, Grades 8-12

April 5^th- June 7^th

^{Led By Lindsey French}

Join us for SNAP! @rt+ Tech members will utilize social media apps Snapchat and Vine to explore film and photo genres. Members  will be given short prompts to create works centered within performance, character construction, still-lives, portraiture, documentary and satire. This program is offered in partnership with Plug-In Studio.

Teen Photo Project – Wednesdays 4:30pm-6:30pm, Grades 8-12

April 6^th- June 8th

Led by Terrence Reese and Scott Tavitian

Experiment with using different types of film and digital cameras (point and shoot, cell phone and DSLR) to photography objects, people and subjects of interest. In addition to group activities, Teen Photo members will receive hands-on demonstrations, develop their own portfolio, meet visiting artists, go on field trips and explore our Hyde Park Community. Canon DSLR cameras will be provided for in-class use.

 This program is sponsored by Columbia College Chicago’s Photography Department.