Saturday, April 25, 2015

week of April 27- May 1, 2015

Tutoring: Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning

Assessments: Unit 4 test is Friday

Monday
Today, the class wraps up the PBL on car purchase. You will create a powerpoint of the car you chose to purchase.
Help:https://www.mathsisfun.com/money/compound-interest.html
HW: None

Tuesday
Today, we look at logarithmic graphs and the characteristics
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/graphlog.htm
HW: none

Wednesday
Today, we look at exponential graphs and the characteristics
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/graphexp.htm
HW; None

Thursday and Friday
These two days include review for the unit test on Friday.
Help:http://www.sosmath.com/algebra/logs/log4/log47/log47.html
HW: None

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Harrell

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Weeks of April 13-24th, 2015

I am writing blog for the next two weeks as I will be very busy next weekend with prom preparations.


Tutoring ( week of April 13th): Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning
Tutoring ( week of April 20th): Thursday afternoon only this week due to prom and senior week activities.

 Week of April 13th
Monday
We are rested and ready for the final 6 weeks of the semester.
Grades are posted for the 12 week mark and grades are locked for the next week.
In class, we will study the rules of exponents.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent.htm
HW: None

Tuesday
Today, we work on the exponents and rules with some practice in class. Also, we check in on the car project progress
Help:https://www.mathsisfun.com/money/compound-interest.html
HW; None

Wednesday
It is the day to finish up the car project presentations in the media center. I will also run some videos of presentations
Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/interest-tutorial/compound-interest-tutorial/v/introduction-to-compound-interest
HW: None

Thursday
We look at "e" today and all of the properties of this special number. I think you will enjoy learning about this number.
Help:http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/e-eulers-number.html
HW: quiz tomorrow

Friday
It is time to show me what you know about "e" and exponents. Also, we explore transformations.
Help:http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/transformations.html
HW; None

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Harrell

Week of April 20th ( Prom week, it will be busy in room 422 !)
Monday and Tuesday
These two days,  we review information for the SLO. I will give quick reviews of the various topics. Be ready to review!
HW: Review notes from class

Wednesday
You have the SLO today, be ready to shine!
HW: None

Thursday
This day is mainly a makeup/ retest day as first block is missed due to changing of the chairs practice. The other two blocks, 3rd and 4th, will run as makeup/ retest day.
Help: purplemath, khan videos
HW: None

Friday ( Prom is tonight, I have a sub all day)
I am out all day preparing for prom, the sub will have sheets for you to work on in class.
HW: None

Have a great weekend! I will try to rest after all of the prom preparations.

Ms. Harrell

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Week of March 30th- April 3rd , 2015

Tutoring: Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning

Assessments: Quiz/ Test on Wednesday and Car project due Friday

Monday
We will review today rational graphs, square root and cube root graphs. I will provide a review sheet for the assessment, with a key for you to check your answers.

Help:http://www.analyzemath.com/Graphing/graphing_cube_root_funct.html
HW: none

Tuesday
We are off to the media center to see a presentation on cars and the class will take notes on the presentations.

Help:http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/financial/simple-interest-plus-principal-calculator.php
HW: Study for unit 3B assessment

Wednesday and Thursday
Both days are spend working on the calculations for the car project and working with an interest formula. You will decide which car to buy and why.
Help:http://math.about.com/od/businessmath/ss/Interest.htm
HW; None

Friday
It is showtime to share your decisions on the cars. There will be lots of thinking today.

Spring Break is here, enjoy the time off and do not worry about school ,material.
Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/polynomial_and_rational/asymptotes-graphing-rational/v/another-rational-function-graph-example
HW: None :)))))

Ms. Harrell

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Week of March 23-27, 2015

Tutoring: No afternoons this week due to course extension,  Ms. McGuire will likely tutor on Thursday afternoon. I will be here Friday morning, check with me for other mornings.

Assessments: Likely a quiz next Monday

Monday
Today, you can finish the unit three A test and finish the work task. Notes will include radical equations, with an application of the fire department.

Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solverad.htm
HW: None

Tuesday
Today, we practice radical equations and take notes on radical graphs.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/graphrad.htm
HW: none

Wednesday
We are running the cube root graphs today, you will need to use your algebraic skills today and the calculator too.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/graphrad3.htm
HW: None

Thursday
It is time for the rational graphs and  a chart of characteristics will be provided to help with graphing.
Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/rational-expressions/rational-function-graphing/e/graphs-of-rational-functions
HW: none

Friday
Yes, it is the last day of the week and the weekend is almost here. In class, you will do a combination of all three types of graphs and a preview to the unit quiz.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphrtnl.htm
http://www.classzone.com/eservices/home/pdf/teacher/LA207EAD.pdf
HW: None

Have a great weekend! One week to Spring Break now!
Ms. Harrell

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Week of 3/16-3/20/2015

Tutoring: I have course extension M to Thursday this week in the afternoon. If you are coming to make up quiz or test, feel free to come any day, Monday I will be in my classroom around 4:15. If you need tutoring from me, I will be at school at 7:45 on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Assessment: Unit test is Friday, the 20th.

Check out the videos for unit 3 posted on the blog!

Monday
Today, we learn how to solve radical equations. Lesson will include how to find LCD's, the key is to keep the LCD in pieces, do not multiply the terms together.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solverad.htm
HW: none

Tuesday
Today, we have some visitors to see a student centered lesson, so I will have you at work with discovery and thinking activities. The lesson is adding and subtracting rational expressions, a challenging lesson for many student.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rtnladd.htm
HW: None

Wednesday
Today, we compare the equations and the expressions with the process to solve, Also, I will give you an almost there test.
Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/rational-expressions/rational_expressions/v/adding-and-subtracting-rational-expressions
HW: None

Thursday
Today, you will review for the unit test with whiteboard problems and review sheet problems. I will likely run a small group of students with teacher led assistance and the other group will work in pairs or individually.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rtnldefs2.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algtrig/ato2/indexATO2.htm
HW: none

Friday
It is test day, show me what you know.
Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/rational-expressions/multi-div-rational-exp/v/multiplying-and-simplifying-rational-expressions
HW: none

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Harrell


Monday, March 9, 2015

Office 365 notification

Attention all parents:
You will receive or did receive an email from Cobb County in regards to a free download of Office 365. I encourage to take advantage of this download for your child(ren).

thanks
Kim Harrell

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Week of 3/9-3/13/2015

Tutoring: Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon

Assessments: Quiz on Wednesday this week

Monday
Today, we start unit 3 filled with lots of factoring. One item covered today will be a review of all types of factoring. Also, we cover how to simplify rational expressions.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rtnldefs2.htm
HW: none

Tuesday
In class today, we look at multiply and divide rational expressions. I will provide lots of practice time in class.

Help: see my video on how to multiply rational expressions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/rational-expressions/multi-div-rational-exp/v/multiplying-and-dividing-rational-expressions-1
HW:Study for the quiz

Wednesday
It is time to see what you know about rational expressions, simplify, multiply and divide rational expressions. I am sure you will do well. We will lots of review before the quiz.

Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/rational-expressions/multi-div-rational-exp/v/multiplying-and-dividing-rational-expressions-1
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/rational-expressions/multi-div-rational-exp/v/multiplying-and-simplifying-rational-expressions
HW: None

Thursday
We look at radical equations by using the LCD and eliminating the denominators.
Help:http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solverad.htm
HW: None

Friday
LAST DAY TO PAY JUNIOR DUES!!
We made it to the end of the week! It is time to practice rational equations and learn the more advanced rational equations.
Help:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/radical_equations/v/solving-radical-equations
HW: None

Have a great weekend!
Ms. Harrell

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