November


 * I have similar trouble with the test corrections. I only give the students one week to finish them. I may institute a 9th period detention if they do not turn in corrections. The chapter 5 test went fine. The results were about where I expected them to be. However, many students were done early. Maybe we should extend the test slightly? - Jeri
 * As far as chapter 6 goes, I think that the area of difficulty is on percent of error. They are having trouble deciding if they should use relative error or percent of error. - Jeri
 * I used the RM Easiteach for Dimensional Analysis. I felt it went smoother than going over the wordy notes. The kids did not have trouble with the homework at all. I only did 3 problems from the notesheet. The rest was RM - Jeri
 * SINCE WE ARE COMING UP ON CHAPTER 7, DONT FORGET TO MAKE COPIES FOR FUTURE CHAPTERS SINCE THEY WERE NOT COPIED EARLIER IN THE YEAR
 * The chapter 6 test went well. It was a great length and the questions were not overly difficult.
 * The chapter 7 notes seem long. Several of us are having a hard time getting through them. I wanted to introduce RM stuff, however, there was too much material in the notes to cover. Line & angle relationships was long, Triangle notes did not get completed, and I would have liked to spend more time on the Pythagorean Thereom.
 * I did a great fluff piece at the end of perimeter and circumference. I opened Google Earth and took guesses on the perimeter of the Pentagon. The kids loved guessing and seeing who was closest without going over. They asked then to measure the perimeter of Colorado, Utah and Nevada. They really got into it. I gave stickers to the closest guess. You would think stickers were money! They were so excited to get them! - Jeri
 * Area of the shaded region seemed to give the kids problems on their HW. I spend a good deal of time going over it the next day.