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SUMMER BREAK
Fall semester begins Monday Sept. 7, 2009
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Nov 21, 2008

Friday - Turn in Packet Today Week 12

Intermediate Algebra
Graphing Exponential Functions

Homework:
  • None
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. What happens to the graph of the exponential function, as the base gets bigger? Why do you think this happens?
  • 2. What were the y – intercepts for each of the exponential functions? Why do you think this is true?
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Friday 11/21/2008
Geometry
Practice Triangle Midsegments

Homework:
  • None
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Explain how you would use the Triangle midsegment conjecture to find the lengths of DE and measure angle ADE. < Click Here for the figure of the triangle. >
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Nov 19, 2008

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 12

Intermediate Algebra
Compound Interest

Homework:
  • Pg. 367 #30, 32, 34
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Finish yesterday's notes
  • Interest Activity
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  1. 1. Describe the relationship between the exponential functions f(x) = 2^x and f(x) = (1/2)^x.
  2. 2. Would you rather invest your money with simple interest or compound interest? Explain why.
  3. 3. Describe what happens to the final amount of money invested as compounding periods increases? Why do you think this happens?
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11/19/08 - 11/20/08
Geometry
Midsegments of Triangles

Homework:
  • Pg. 275 #2, 3, 4
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Trapezoid Exercise
  • Investigation - Midsegments of Triangles (pg. 273-4)
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  1. 1. Describe a midsegment of a triangle. Provide an example.
  2. 2. Explain why the triangle midsegment conjecture is true (use corresponding angles of parallel lines conjecture – with transversal).
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Nov 18, 2008

Tuesday Week 12

Intermediate Algebra
Exponential Functions

Homework:
  • Pg. 367 # 16, 18, 20
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
  • Graph Demo
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  1. How are the functions y = x2 and y = 2x similar, and how are they different?
  2. Explain how you can tell whether an exponential expression represents exponential growth or decay. Provide an example.
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Geometry
Properties of Trapezoid

Homework:
  • Pg. 269-270 #3, 4, 6
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Question
  • Fold-able Organizer
  • Practice Problems
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  1. Describe the relationship between a trapezoid and an isosceles trapezoid.
  2. Why do you think isosceles trapezoids are called isosceles trapezoid?
  3. Explain why the trapezoid consecutive angles conjecture is true.
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Nov 17, 2008

Monday Week 12

Intermediate Algebra
Exponential Growth & Decay

Homework:
Pg. 358 #13 & 14 (Show all work)

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
Today's Focus Questions:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  1. When calculating population growth in percentage, why is the rate of growth in percentage added to 100%? Explain your answer.
  2. In exponential expressions, what values are constant and what values vary? Provide an example.
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Geometry
Applying Kite Properties

Homework:
Finish Quiz Revisions

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Practice Problems (angle measurements)
  • Quiz Revisions
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  1. Describe how to find one interior angle of an equilangular hexagon.
  2. Describe how to find one non-vertex angle of a kite given that one vertex angle of that kite is 70° and the other is 86°.
  3. For any given vertex of a polygon, describe the relationship of the interior angle and exterior angle.
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Nov 14, 2008

Friday - Turn in Packet Today Week 11

Intermediate Algebra
Ch. 5 Closure

Homework:
None

In Class:
No Do Now problems Today
No Focus Questions Today
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Geometry
Kite Properties

Homework:
Pg. 269 - 270 #1, 2, 5
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
1. Explain how are kites related to isosceles triangles.
2. What are the types of angles formed in kites? Draw a diagram to show this.
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Nov 12, 2008

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 11

Intermediate Algebra
Ch. 5 Review

Homework:
Finish Ch. 5 Practice Test

In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

No Focus Questions Today
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Geometry
Exterior Angles of Polygons

Homework:
Pg. 262 # 4, 5, 6

In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions
1. Explain how to find the sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a decagon.
2. Explain how to find the sum of the measures of an exterior angles of an equilangular pentagon.
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Nov 11, 2008

Tuesday Week 11

Veteran's Day - No School
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Nov 10, 2008

Monday Week 11

Intermediate Algebra
Complex Numbers

Homework:
Pg. 320 #64, 66, 68

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
Monday's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Monday's Focus Questions:
1. How do you simplify a rational expression that contains a complex number in the denominator?
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Geometry
Polygon Sum Conjecture

Homework:
Pg. 257 # 3, 4, 5

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Investigation - Polygon Sum Formula Pg. 256-257
  • Exercise
Monday's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Monday's Focus Questions:
1. Write in your own words why the quadrilateral sum conjecture works.
2. What is the basic polygon that can be used to find sums of other polygons? Explain why this works.
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Nov 7, 2008

Block Day: Friday - Intermediate Algebra

Intermediate Algebra
The Quadratic Formula

Homework:
Pg 311 #10, 2, 16

In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
1.  Describe the 3 methods you've learned so far to find the x-intercepts of a quadratic equation.
2.  Can you take the square root of a negative number?  Why or why not?
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Nov 6, 2008

Block Days: Thursday & Friday Geometry Class

Geometry
Closure Ch. 4

Homework:
None

In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

No Focus Questions
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Nov 5, 2008

Wednesday: Periods 1 - 6

Intermediate Algebra
Parabolas & line of symmetries

Homework:
  • Write a quadratic equation
  • Find its x - intercepts and its vertex
  • Sketch its parabola
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Graph Demonstration
  • Factoring Quiz
Wednesday's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Wednesday's Focus Questions:
1. When you find zeros of a quadratic equation, what are you looking for on the parabola? Explain.
2. Describe how the parabola’s line of symmetry can be used to find the vertex of the parabola?
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Geometry
Ch. 4 Review

Homework:
Finish Ch. 4 Practice Test
Prepare Cornell Notes

In Class:
  • Ch. 4 Practice Test
Wednesday's Do Now:
Get started on ch. 4 Practice Test

No Focus Questions Today
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Nov 4, 2008

Tuesday

Intermediate Algebra
Completing the Square

Homework:
Pg. 304 #18, 20, 24

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
Tuesday's Do Now:
Practice CAHSEE

Tuesday's Focus Questions:
1. Explain how to solve the equation x^2 + 4x – 13 = 0 by completing the square.
2. Explain how to solve the equation 2x^2 + 4x = 15 by completing the square.
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Geometry
Isosceles Triangles Conjectures

Homework:
Pg. 243-244 # 1-4

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
  • Investigation Pg. 242
Tuesday's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Tuesday's Focus Questions:
1. What is a median of a triangle?
2. What does an angle bisector do to any triangle? What does it do to an isosceles triangle?
3. Can an angle bisector ever be a median of a triangle? Explain.
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Nov 3, 2008

Monday - Minimum Day

Intermediate Algebra
Solving Quadratic Eqn by Factoring

Homework:
Pg. 296 #60, 62, 64

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Notes
Monday's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

No Focus Questions today
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Geometry
Flow Chart Proofs

Homework:
Pg. 239 # 10, 11, 12

In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Flow Chart Practice
Monday's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

No Focus Questions Today
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