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Theeighthgrademathclasshaspreviouslyworkedonfindingtheslopeofalinebyworkingwithgraphsandtables
whilealsosolvingstoryproblems.Theyhavealsoidentifieddirectandinverseequationsbyworkingwithdifferent
typesoflineswhilealsobeingabletoidentifythetwowayseachequationismade.Theyarenowcurrentlyworkingon
thePythagoreanTheorembyanalyzingdifferenttypesoftriangles,identifyingwhichoneshavearightangleand
whichonesdonot,alongwithlearningonhowtosolvefora,b,andc,thetrianglesidelengths.
Theseventhgrademathclasseshavebeenworkingonadding,subtracting,multiplying,anddividingintegersbyusing
yellowandredchips(theyellowonesbeingpositiveintegersandtheredonesnegativeintegers)andnumberlines.
Alongwithintegers,theyhavelearnedhowtofindthescalefactorbetweentwoobjectsusingmultiplefigureswitha
lengthononeside.Theyalsofoundtheareaandperimeterofatrianglethroughcreatingvarioustrianglesandsolving
stepbystepontheboard.Theyarecurrentlylearningratioswithfrequentdiscussionsonhowtosolvetheratiosand
whatprocedurethestudentusedtogettheanswer.
ProblemsoftheWeek
WhattheEighthGradersareWorkingOn
32 + 64 = c2
2
SolveforC
(Hint:SolveforCnot c2 )
WhattheSeventhGradersareWorkingOn
8:4
Writethisratioinfractionanddecimalform.
(Hint:Youwillneedtodividetogetoneoftheanswers)
Answerswillberevealedinnextweeksnewsletter