10/21 - 10/22 Drawing Days 10/23- Aim#16: What items must we review for tomorrow's exam? 10/24- Quest#3: If you missed the exam, please see me during office hours to make it up. Remeber that office hours are Tuesdays and Fridays 8th period. … [Read more...]
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Quiz 2-1 – First Quiz for Marking Period 2
Today, we took our first quiz for the 2nd marking period. In addition, we continue with the lab from yesterday. … [Read more...]
Chapter 4: Mineral Skills
Please read chapter 4 and complete the following Skill Sheet Assignment: [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Mineral-skills.pdf"] … [Read more...]
PreCalculus Update Week of 10/20
This week, we've continued our study of the different types of functions and how to solve problems with them: Monday 10/20 AIM: How do we determine the vertex, axis of symmetry, and intercepts of a quadratic function? Tuesday 10/21 AIM: How do we apply quadratic functions to real-world problems? Wednesday 10/22 AIM: How do we use the vertical motion formulas for position and velocity? Thursday 10/23 AIM: What are power functions and how do we interpret their graphs? Friday 10/24 AIM: How do we model situations with power functions? Homework Packet due Monday 10/27. See below if you need an additional copy. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Unit-2-HW-Packet-1.pdf"] … [Read more...]
DESIGN PRESENTATION
Aim: What are the various ways we can display our designs? By the end of this lesson, students will be able to (SWBAT): List various commands that were used to create their design Utilize the print screen option Do Now: List 5 to 10 commands that you have used to create your design. Which command/s have you found the most useful and why? DIRECT INSTRUCTION Along with AutoCAD open up Microsoft PowerPoint. Open your book cover file in AutoCAD Use the print screen option or print to jpg option to create a copy of your design. GUIDED PRACTICE Create a title for your presentation Creating new slides in PowerPoint Using the print screen option Saving PowerPoint slide for future use Making a … [Read more...]
Unit 2 Congruent Logo Project
Today, my classes received their assignments for the Unit 2 Congruent Logos Project. In this project students will: 1. Analyze 3 different company logos that feature a triangle, copy the logo, explain why they think the designer chose to use a triangle in their logo, and construct a triangle congruent to the one in the logo. 2. Analyze 1 company logo that features at least one pair of congruent triangles, copy the logo, explain why they think the designer chose to use a triangle in their logo, and explain how they know that the triangles are congruent. (SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS) 3. Create their own company logo, explain what their logo represents, and how the triangle in the logo adds to its beauty and/or design. 4. Fill … [Read more...]
Topic 15 (Congruence Word Problems)
For this lesson we took our triangle congruence applications from the previous lesson and applied them to word problems. When using triangle congruence shortcuts it is extremely important to: 1. Read the problem very carefully to see what information is given to you. 2. Figure out what exactly the problem wants you to do. 3. Use our know facts or postulates to write a convincing argument that explains your result. A large set of problems from class and extra problems are attached below: [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Lesson-912.5-Activity-Sheet.pdf"] … [Read more...]
Changes to the Constitution
Read and annotate the following article. After doing that answer the questions that follow the article. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1024-reading.doc"] … [Read more...]
Journals 9 & 10
Journal 9 Do you think it’s possible for the government to find a healthy balance between protecting the country and our privacy? Do you believe the government is striking the right balance? Why? Journal 10 As a living document, the Constitution can change—but how do you know when or why it should change? What do you believe are some valid reasons for making changes to the Constitution? Why are these reasons valid? … [Read more...]
SAT Critical Reading Section- Single Blank and Double Blank Completions Video #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDy3GJIegos … [Read more...]