Fractions, fractions, fractions
Fractions – for most people it is a dirty word, but for my class figuring out the patterns and tricks for rational numbers made them less complicated and more appreciated. We worked with colored circle & rectangle pieces until like fractions became more obvious. The students used their family facts to help make unlike terms more user friendly.
Miss Stahler
Review, Review, Review
The Middle School Math Classes were engaged with a cumulative review of the year’s academic studies.
Mrs. Christian
Pre-Algebra
The 8th grade class studied percent change with buying and selling at discounted prices. Students constructed their own word stories to identify percent change of increase and decrease. They also included sales tax and tips.
Mrs. Christian
It’s Finally Here!
This last month was mostly a review of the entire school year as the 8th grade students began preparing for Finals and graduation.
Mr. Berrios
WWII
Students studied the new weaponry and technological advancements during WWII. They also discussed their opinions on America’s decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan.
Mr. Berrios
The Great Depression
Students put themselves in the shoes of a struggling parent during the Great Depression. We also looked at this period of American history and compared it with what we are facing today with our economic struggles.
Mr. Berrios
8th grade news reporters
A key topic this month was the Spanish American War. As an activity, 8th grade students were asked to create news reports on the war and present to their classmates.
Mr. Berrios
Progressive Movement
8th grade spent a month studying the Progressive movement. Then they had fun creating campaign posters.
Mr. Berrios
Pre-Algebra
Pre- Algebra Class worked on creating posters that represented relative information and converting it in to stem –n- leaf plots. They also converted data into a histogram and a box –n- whisker plot. The purpose of this unit study was to take daily data and show how math is used in our everyday lives.
Mrs. Christian
Skills for the future
8th-12 grades are finished with Adobe Illustrator. The quiz is all we have left. Even if they don’t use graphic design in their careers, the students will have a basic know-how that they can build on later.
Mr. Boyd