Assignments for Thursday, 12/20/2012

Sorry for the lack of posts!  Here's what's going on:

Algebra II:
Thursday: C5 test over sections 4-8: solving quadratic equations.
Here's the answer key for the review packet.
Wondering which method to use to solve a quadratic?  Try this flow chart:

Statistics:
Thursday: C6 test over covers scatter plots, correlation, regression, prediction, and causation.

Assignments for Thursday, 12/6/2012

We began class with this video interview of Temple Grandin.  I think you'll enjoy it.

Algebra II:

Today we began our study of factoring, which is one method we can use to find the x-intercepts of a parabola.

Do Factoring worksheet problems 1-6

Statistics:

Students prepared for their test tomorrow over Normal Distributions and Consumer Price Index.
C5 Practice Test and Answers

Moodle Assignment: “Does the Consumer Price Index Overstate Inflation?"

-->Students are responsible to find your own computer time to do this assignment. Due Friday, 12/7/2012.

Schedule:

Fri – C5 Test

Option to improve a test grade:
    Statistics Poster Competition – enter, score well, replace a test grade.
    Due Monday, 12/17/2012.

Assignments for Wednesday, 12/5/2012

Lots of Tests and Quizzes Today!

Algebra II:

Students took the  C5:1-3 Test “Finding the Vertex”

Assignment:

  Read pg. 266 “Square Roots and Radicals”

  Do pg. 266: 1-12

Statistics:
Students too Quiz 5-2 "Consumer Price Index"
Assignment:
    C5 Test Review
    Moodle Assignment: 

               “Does the Consumer Price Index Overstate Inflation?”

               Students are responsible to find their own computer time to do this assignment.

Schedule:

Thur – Test Review

Fri – C5 Test

Option to improve a test grade:
Statistics Poster Competition – enter, score well, replace a test grade. 
Due Monday, 12/17/2012.

Assignments for Mon/Tues, 12/3-4

Algebra II:
Monday:

Students were assigned an open book, open note take-home quiz over 5-3, due Tuesday at the beginning of class.

Optional helps:

-->On-line tutor: phschool.com, age-0503

-->On-line practice quiz: phschool.com, aga-0503

Tuesday:

Students practiced for their C5 test using the C5 Test Review Packet (w/Answers)

Extra credit is available for tomorrow’s test, take a practice test and e-mail it to me (or print and turn it in) before the test.

-->www.phschool.com,  code aga-0552

-->Do only the questions that pertain to our test…

Wednesday:

-->Test C5:1-3 “Finding the Vertex”

Statistics:

Monday:

Students continued the study of the Consumer Price Index

Students took the “Elf” movie trivia quiz

-->We’ll use the data for a statistics analysis

Assignment:

Read pg. 308-319

Do pg. 311:  5.30-5.33

      pg. 319:  5.36-5.40

Option to improve a test grade:

·      Statistics Poster Competition – enter, score well, replace a test grade. 

·      Due Monday, 12/17/2012.

Tuesday:

Students reviewed the Consumer Price Index for a quiz tomorrow.

Assignment

·     Read pg. 321-325

·     Do pg. 325:  5.42

      pg. 326:  5.46-5.50

·           Quiz Review Sheet (with Answers)

Schedule:

Wed – 5.2 Quiz, Test Review

Thur – Test Review, Movie Day for statistics data collection

Fri – C5 Test