1. You can only go to the Internet site that is specified by Mr. Thompson.
2. A seating chart must be made (So that the user of a particular computer at a particular time, can be traced).
   • So do not switch seats or computers, instead:
   • Tell Mr. Thompson about any problems being experienced and let him fix it.

Friday March 13, 2009

Math

• Circles - Find Pi

• Paper, Pencil (for rough work and taking notes), Folder for keeping your papers in order of date.
• One circular object.
• Thread
• Ruler
• Compass

• Radius, Diameter, Circumference, Center, Pi, Geometry Compass.

• Use a your object to draw a circle.
• Identify the Vocabulary Words on it.
• Find a Diameter by folding while looking through paper at a light source.  Crease paper when shadow exactly overlaps visible semicirle.
• Repeat to find another diameter.
• Carefully and accurately mark the Center.
• Use ruler to draw a Diameter and a Radius.
• For your circlular object:
• Measure its Circumference (C)
• If it is a small object, wrap thread several times, then divide total length by the number of wraps to find the length of one wrap.
• Measure its Diameter (D).
• What is its Radius (R)? (R = D / 2)
• Calculate Pi = C / D
• Compare your Pi to the others in the class, what do you notice?
• Write your conclusion about the value of Pi .

• Good classes.

Advisory (Class Rules) Due Friday, March 13, 2009

• Essay 6: How important is School to me?  
• Give at least 3 points.

• Good class.

Rules of Arithmetic and Algebra

• Summary of Rules for Addition and Multiplication of Integers
• 
  Commutative rule, Distributive rule, "Understood Signs", The Addition Rules, The Multiplication Rules, The Subtraction Rules

•  Math Archade(Funbrain)
•  Math is Fun
•  Coolmath

• Area of Parallelogram
• Area of Triangle

Math Grade Weighting and Ranges

Class Rules

 Ascend direct

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Teacher: Tyrone A. G. Thompson