Mr. Kline

Instructions for Accessing the online Textbook:

Would you like at-home tutorials, extra practice, and games to study your math materials? Well follow these simple instructions to access your online textbook.

1) In your web browser, type: http://my.hrw.com

2) Enter your username: barbermath

3) Enter your password: n3j6j

4) Click on "Login" (big orange button)

5) You should see the Algebra I, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade books available to you. Click on "Go to the Online Textbook" of your choice. Here, you have access to all worksheets, tutorials, etc.

6) Read through the "How to Get Started" box to the right of the screen (orange outline). Make sure that you have all of the "Browsers and Plug-ins" (Green outline). ASK YOUR PARENTS BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD ANYTHING!

7) When you are finished, click on the "log out" button in the upper-right hand corner of the screen. 

It's that easy! Good luck!

9-29-09

1st period connections wasn't scheduled for today due to vocational career planning survey.

3rd and 4th period

Please refer to Mrs. Carroll's Blog:  http://barber.typepad.com/carroll/

5th and 7th Period:

  Today we took notes on scientific notation and exponents in class.  The notes were fill in the blanks.  Then Homework was given and time was given at the end of class to finish the homework. 

9-28-09

1st Period Connections Math

  Today we started working on Exponents.  

3rd and 4th Period 8th Grade Math.

   Please see Mrs. Carroll's blog.

5th and 7th Period 8th Grade Math. 

  Today we reviewed Our Test on Friday.  We did two problems for Warm-up, One Quiz Problem and then we started on Notes.  This was on Exponents and Scientific Notation.  No Homework Today!  We will be having a quiz on Friday over this information so students should look over the notes. 

9-18-09

1st Period connections:

    Quiz number 6 using unravel stratagies on one CRCT question.  Reviewed Adding and subtracting Radicals.  Collected Warm-up.

3rd and 4th Period:

Please see Mrs. Carroll's Blog.  Complete study guide is due on Monday.  Test on Radicals will be on Tuesday. 

5th and 6th Period: 

  Completed a Quiz question on dividing Radicals.  Checked Homework on Adding and subtracting Radicals.  Gave students a study guide for Tuesdays Test that must be complete by Monday. Students have Notes on adding Radicals, Multiyplying Radicals, Simplifying Radicals and Dividing Radicals.  If you need extra help please visit www.coolmath.com.  Click on Algebra on the left hand side and then Click on Radicals.  This is a great website to help prepare for Tuesdays test.

Have a great weekend!

9-16-09

1st period,

  Review of Rationalizing the denominator with radicals.  Worked on Warm-up and helped prepared students to be re-quizzed on their Radical Quiz.

3rd and 4th Period,  See Mrs. Carroll's blog:

5th and 7th Period:

Re-quizzed on radical.

9-15-09

1st period Connections math:

    We worked on the warm-up.  Then we worked on reviewing for students math quiz on Radicals.

3rd and 4th period:

     Students took the Math quiz today.  We started working on adding and subtracting radicals. 

5th and 7th Period:

  Today students took a math quiz on multiplying and dividing radicals.  Students overall did poorly.  We went over the quiz and gave the students the answers.  They will have another quiz tomorrow with ten questions. They took their quiz home to study. 

9-14-09

1st Period Math Connections:

Today we worked on Warm-ups.  Then we worked on dividing Square Roots. 

3rd and 4th period:  Please look at Mrs. Carroll's Blog

5th and 7th Period:  

Worked on Warm-ups today. Then we worked on review for the quiz tomorrow. We worked in groups to solve division by radicals.

 

9-11-09

1st Period Connections.

   Started with the Weekly Quiz on our daily unravel stratagies.  Then we moved into a quick review for multiplication and then a introduction to dividing radicals (or rationalizing the denominator). Worked with students on using www.coolmath.com to gain information and use the website for referance material.  No Homework was assigned for the weekend.

3rd and 4th Period: Please see Mrs. Carrolls blog.

5th and 7th period: 

Today I collected the homework that was given yesterday.  All students were required to work on it in class, but few student turned anything in.  Today we started taking notes on rationalizing the denominator(or dividing radicals) and then in class we worked out some problems. 

Next week we will be working on:

Monday:  Dividng Radicals

Tuesday: Quiz ( Simplifying Radicals, Multiplying radicals and Divideing Radicals)

Wednesday and Thursday: Adding and Subtracting Radicals.

Friday: In class Review sheet will be started.

Following Monday: Correct the Review sheet

Tuesday Unit 2 A Test.

 

9-9-09

1st Period Connections Math Class.

    Today we reviewed simplifying square roots.  We took the time to help with homework and expand upon radical simplification.

3rd and 4th Period:

    Please see Mrs. Carroll's Blog.

5th and 7th Period 8th Grade Math Class:

   The final quiz on Square Roots was today and the best grade of the four quizzes will be placed in the grade book. Homework was collected and notes were given on multiplication of square roots.  One problem was given as homework.  2 square root of 100 times 3 square root of 5.

9-8-09

1ST PERIOD CONNECTIONS MATH

  In first period we did a general word problems taken from Practices CRCT Workbook.  THe idea is to use the Unravel Strategies to answer the questions.   Then we started on  simplifying Square Roots.  Time was given in Class to Study Square Roots in class for there quiz in math Class.  Also time was given to finish their Homework and ask questions.  

3rd and 4th Period 8th Grade Math. : Please Check Mrs. Carroll's Blog

5th and 7th Period 8th Grade Math.

  Square Root Quiz three was given and graded in class. Tomorrow Square Root Quiz four.  Today we started simplifying Radicals. Download Lesson120 The students took notes and answered questions using personal whiteboards. Homework was collected and graded from Friday on estimating Square Roots. Homework was given where 9 problems assigned from a worksheet given to the students at the end of class. Download Radcls04.