Grade 9 Math - February 15th - March 11th

We are starting our new unit on Equations in our textbook which is chapter 6.


Here is the video for Wednesday's Algebra Fashion Challenge.

Click here!!!


Assigned on Monday, Feb. 28th....
6.2 Solving by balancing Pages 280-281 # 3, 4, 6 - 17


On Wednesday/Thursday, Feb. 16/17, the assignment was:
Outcome D-1 Equations
6.1  Inverse operations   Pages 271 - 272  # 1, 5-21, 24




Outcome D-2  Inequalities
6.3
6.4
6.5

Study guide for unit test is on page 307 (check off the skills you are confident in, get more practice in the ones you are not confident in - ask Mrs. S. for outcome D-1 or D-2 practice sheets before the unit test!)

Complete the unit review on pages 308-309 # 1-16 and check it in the back
Complete the practice test on page 310 and check it in the back





If we have a lab period, please do the following:


Please go to THE LEARNING EQUATION 9.  Open your file by using your computer username and password.  If you need to create a new one, no problem. 
On the main menu, go to the FOURTH Choice down on the list VARIABLES and EQUATIONS.


Click on the first choice under its list:  Exploring Algebra Tiles. 


Complete the Intro (the movie scene picture), the tutorial (magnifying glass), the example (puzzle piece), practice & problems (single pencil), extra practice (double pencil) and the self-check (checkmark).

Do the same for LINEAR EQUATIONS 1, the second choice under the list of VARIABLES and EQUATIONS. 


You will be using the ALGEBRA TILES EXPLORER to solve equations in different ways than you have in grades 6, 7 and 8.


We will also be logging into Discovery Education and watch videos about equations.

Please check out the following videos on EDUTUBE for Mr. Bannatyne, Mr. Kellough and myself showing some examples if you need help during your homework.  Search "equation" in the TITLE search bar.

Grade 8 Science February 14 - March 4th

We are studying concepts associated with FANTASTIC FLUIDS!

First topic of study - VISCOSITY
Second topic of study - DENSITY
Third topic of study - PRESSURE
Fourth topic of study - BUOYANCY
Fifth topic - HYDRAULICS and PNEUMATIC DESIGN and INVENTION!

Hydraulics & Pneumatics - you will start an internet search with the following link

how stuff works

You will be watching some videos on Density and Buoyancy on Discovery Education. 

See the teacher if you need your passwords to log on. 

Grade 8 Math Feb. 14 - March 4th

We are working on Chapter 5 in the textbook, Percents, Ratios and Rates.

The unit test on PERCENT, RATIO and RATES will be March 2 and 3rd!

Study page 307 for the six main types of questions.

Complete as many questions in the review pages 308 - 311 #1-34 as needed to review these concepts before the unit test on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.....use your weekend and classtime wisely.



Complete the practice test on page 312 for extra practice!

RATE ASSIGNMENTS:  Complete before Quiz on Tuesday & Wednesday Feb. 22/23

Text 5.9    pages 298-299 # 4-18

Text 5.10  pages 303 - 304  #5 - 13

Homework is not for marks - it is not an ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING.  Rather, it is the supported practice I would like students to complete in class whenever possible, when it is not completed in class, I then would like the support of parents/guardians at home to ensure that the students TRY each question in the assignment and parents/guardians can have their students write a note about what was tough about a question they couldn't get or what they weren't sure about in a particular question - rather than have students bringing back little to nothing completed after 4 days.  The students will be assessed on the UNIT TEST coming up next week, so I would like for them to have as much practice before then as possible.

Here is a link to the worksheet we did in class (#1 & #2 are review for the test and #3, 4, 5 are enrichment type questions to challenge learners who already get the basics of ratio, rate and proportion).  Thanks Mr. Kellough for sharing this!

We have finished assignments on percents on pages:
pg. 246#4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14
pg. 252 #3, 4 and then a worksheet on Ratios
pg. 259-261 # 1 - 12 inclusive problem solving   and then a hand-in assignment on problem solving


We were assigned ratio questions in the textbook to COMPLETE by Wednesday, Feb. 16th:
Text 5.5  page 266 4, 5, 6 (out loud)
               page 268 #14, 17 (on loose-leaf)
Text 5.6  page 274-275 #5 - 17  (we did #17 a) and d) together on Feb. 14th in class)
Text 5.7  page 284 - 285 #4 - 16
Text 5.8  page 291-292 #4-18

Students should be working on this in class with the textbooks and at home for 5 -10 minutes a night with their textbook online.  Please see the top right corner of the blog for the link to the website and students need the log in username and password to get into the text.



Should we have computer lab time, please follow the following instructions:
Go to THE LEARNING EQUATION 8, click on NUMBER OPERATIONS, scroll down and complete the following 3 sections:


Ratio and Percent Problems

Combining Percents

Equivalent Rates

Fill out the sections and check them off on your THE LEARNING EQUATION sheet!

If you finish those sections, you may login to Discovery Education and watch the MATH VIDEO I assigned for you!

Acadia February Newsletter!

Here is the link for your updates on all things FEBRUARY at ACADIA JR. HIGH SCHOOL.

Congrats to the Junior Boys Basketball team on winning the consolation finals at the John Pritchard tournament on Friday & Saturday, Feb. 4 & 5th!  Way to ignite the offense, guys!