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.

Wednesday March 18, 2009

Math

• Vocabulary test next Monday
• If the front wheel of a bicycle has Radius = 13 inches find the following: 
• If the wheel turns 100 times, how far has the cycle travelled?
• If it covers this distance in 50 seconds, what is the speed of the cydle?  (Speed = Distance / Time)
• How does the bike's speedometer work?
• How many times does a bicycle's wheel turn in 1 mile?
  

• Bicycle, tape measure, masking tape.

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

• Use cycle's front wheel to show that cycle moves forward a distance of 1 Circumference for each turn of the wheel.
• Discuss the solutions of the Cycle problems.
• Classwork: Do the following problems:
• Find the area of a cicle whose Radius is 20 cm.
• Find the area of a circle whose diameter is 26 inches
• A circular athletic track has a Radius of 50 meters.
• If I run around it once, how far have I run?
• How much turf would be required to cover the inside area of the track?
• If I run straight across it through its center, how far would I run?

• Good classes.
• Used my bicycle to show connection between Circumference and distance moved.  
• Students copied my solution to the 3 problems.
• Showed how a bicycle speedometer works to all but Period 7.

Advisory (Class Rules) Due Friday, March 20, 2009

• Essay 7: Does it matter how I make my money? Explain.  
• Give at least 3 points.

• Good class.
• Class discussion about topic.

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