Real Life Math

On March 3rd, your balance was 150.00


On March 5th you bought a DVD for $15.00
On March 14 you bought a ticket to Magic Mountain for $30.00
On March 28th you bought Ms. Konnight a birthday present giftcard for $20.00

How much money did you have left in your account on March 29th?

Circumference

If the diameter of a circle is 12 inches, what is the circumference?

Diameter

If the radius of a circle is 15.5 inches, what is the diameter?

Radius

If the diameter of a circle is 10 centimeters, what is the radius of the circle?

Surveys

You want to find out what radio station people in your school like best. How do you find out this information USING A RANDOM survey?

Pi

What are the first 10 numbers after the decimal point in pi?

3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Give TWO exmaples of each organism:

1. Producer:
2. Consumer:
3. Decomposer:

Ocean Ecosystem

What are 5 abiotic factors that you would find in an ocean biome.

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Abiotic and Biotic Factors

In your enviroment there are both abiotic and biotic factors. Give 3 example of each.

ABIOTIC
1.
2.
3.

BIOTIC
1.
2.
3.

Successful Testing Day Tips!

1. Please go to the following link and copy the 10 tips in to your notebook.

2. On the class blog, respond like you normally would to a question by answering:
      A. Which of the ten tips do you think is the MOST 
           important? Explain why you think it is important.
      B. Which of the ten tips do you think is the
           LEAST important? Explain why you think it is NOT as important as the other tips.

Click on the link blow when you are ready!

10 Tips for terrific Test Taking

Wind Erosion

*What is this a picture of?

*What is it made of?

*How was it created?

*Where would you find one in real life if you wanted to take apicture of it for your classmates?

Rivers

Look at the two pictures below.

Explain 3 WAYS why these rivers are different from one another. Be sure to use complete sentences!!!

Famous River Webquest

Go to the follow website where you will read about the 
Nile River. 
(Click on the underlined link)
Nile River

List 5 facts you learned about the Nile River in complete sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

MMMRO Explained...

Calvin has chose the following numbers to play the lottery with. His sister, Chelsie said he can use the numbers to make a math problem and find the average of them.

Explain what Calivin needs to do in order to find the average of his set of numbers.

MMMRO

Use the data set from the BINGO numbers below to solve MMMRO.

MEAN:

MEDIAN:

MODE:

RANGE:

OUTLIER:

Real Life Math

Using your knowledge about proportions, consider the following situation and see if you can help Ms. Konnight out.


Ms. Konnight went to Mexico. She needed to get pesos with her dollars. The rate was 13 pesos per dollar. 


How many pesos would Ms. Konnight get if she gave the bank teller $20 in American dollars?

Erosion- Ice

Make A Prediction!!!

Using your knowledge about how glaciers move and how water changes objects, predict how this glacier eroded to become this form (shape and size).

Erosion-Water

How do waves cause erosion?                    

List some types of coastal landforms that are created by waves.(Hint: There are 5 major ones!)

Erosion- Wind

This is an example of rock that has been weathered and eroded by wond erosion.                                          Explain if this picture is an example of saltation, deflation or abrasion. be sure to expalin why you think so!

Real Life Math

Leo the Leperchaun just found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in Brazil. He decides to take his family to dinner. What was the TOTAL of he orders are placed (before tax and tip!):

Momma Lisa- Potatoes and Beef @ $12.95

Papa Lalow- Chicken and Carrots @ $8.45

Sister Letty- Shepards Pie @ $10.85

Auntie Laura- Chicken and Dumplings @ $7.50

Unlce Luis- Fish n' Chips @ $12.25

Grams Leona- Chopped Ham and Peas @ $9.95

Gramps Liam- Turkey Cobb Salad @ $8.75 

Discounts!

There is going to be a big sale at K-Mart this Sunday from 8am-2pm only. This is your chance to finally get a new iPod nano with the money you saved from your birthday!!!!!!!!!!

                 The Ipod is normally $145.00

                  The discount during the sale is 30% off

                       What is the sale price???????

Probability

What is the probability of the following possible spins:         

a. P(red)

b. P(blue or yellow)

c. P (any color BUT white)

d. P (black, white or yellow)

e. P (orange)

Make a Hypothesis

Comparing Beaches

Compare the two beaches in both pictures.

*List 3 ways they are different.

*List 1 way the are the same.

Wind vs. Water

Which force do you think causes MORE destruction on Earth's surface: wind or water? 


Choose ONE and explain WHY you think it is a stronger force. Give examples of what you might have seen on television, magazines, books, or even in person!

Every Day Math

             Whitney went to El Super to buy some groceries for her family. She bought the following:


A dozen Eggs for $2:50
A bottle of Apple Juice for $1.99
2 lbs of apples for $2.87
4 potatoes for $0.75
A loaf of wheat break for $3.25
A small package of sliced ham for $3.58
12 slices of cheese for $0.99
A half lb of jaimaica flowers for $0.86


                                                                 WHAT WAS WHITNEY'S TOTAL???

Similar Figures

The two figures are examples of similar figures.


What is the length between X and Y?

Percents

Ms. Konnight had to pay a tax on the cow she brought from Veracruz into California.

The Border Patrol said she had to pay a 30% tax on the cow that cost $2,500.

What is 30% of $600?

Fall Semster DISLIKE

What was something you did not enjoy that happened during the fall semester?
Explain WHAT and WHY.

Fall Semester POSITIVE Experience

What did you enjoy most about your classes during the fall semester?

Be clear. Tell WHAT and explain WHY.

Types of Heat

What kind of heat transfer is happening in each exmaple below:

(Conduction, Radiation, Convection)

A.) You feel the suns heat on the beach all over your body.

B.) You burn your tongue eating hot, cheesy pizza.

C.) The water you need for spaghetti boils.


D.) You feel your brother's head and think he has a fever. 


E.) Since you are cold,  you decide to sit in front of the campfire.

Poas Volacno

This is a picture of the Poas volcano. Ms. Konnight visited this volcano in December 2008. It was awesome!

Go to the following website and then list 3-5 facts (in complete sentences!)
about the Poas volcano. Click on the purple link below. 

Poas Volcano

ex: There are 79 different species of birds that live here. The humming bird and Quetzal are two examples. 

Power's Out!

Imagine that there was an earthquake and the city of Los Angeles just lost all access to electricity. No one knows when it will come back on! Oh no!!!


List 5 different ways you will be able to cook, dry wet things, and keep warm without the use of electricity.

Example: I will hang my laundry on the clothesline to dry in the sun. 

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Where Am I From?

Do an Internet search on Google to find out what country you would have to travel to to take a picture of each of the following volcanoes.

1. Bromo =
2. Pico de Orizaba =
3. Thera =
4. Pacaya =
5. Mount Etna =

After An Eruption!

Imagine that this volcano is going to erupt in 10 minutes. 


List 3 negative effects (incomplete sentences!) the eruption will have on this environment AFTER the eruption.

1.
2.
3.

What Am I?

Look at the visual. Identify the following parts of a volcano:

#1:

#15:

#10:

#12:

#6:

Who's is Correct?

Ms. Konnight gave the following question to the class:   -12 + 13 = x

Ana said the answer is 1

Juancito disagreed and said the answer was actually -1.

Who is correct? How do you know? 

Give a good explanation using your knowledge of NUMBER LINES!

Word Sort

Here is a list of words all mixed up into one group. Sort them into two groups: 
                  Positive Clue Words  AND Negative Clue Words


below, withdrawl, less, gain, 
greater, lose, deposit, rise, 
above, profit, more, fall

Transaction Action!

Amy opened a bank account with $50.00.
After her birthday she deposited the $25.00 her aunt gave her. Then, she deposited the $15.00 she got for babysitting her neighbor. At the end of the month she had to withdrawl $12.00 for a a new DVD that she wanted to buy. 


How much did Amy have left in her account after she bough the DVD?

Negative and Positive DIVISION

Answer the following problems:


A.   -36 / 9 =


B.   -15 / -5 =


C.   42 / 7 =


D.   72 / -8 =

TEMPERATURE

At 9:00am the temperature in Toronto, Canada was 56 degrees (Fahrenheit). At 9:00pm the temperature dropped 24 degrees. 
What was the temperature at 9:00pm?

Positive and Negative Rules

1. A negative number multiplied by a positive number ALWAYS results in a _________ product!      2. A negative number multiplied by a negative number ALWAYS results in a ________ product!   3. A positive number multiplied by a positive number ALWAYS results in a _________ product!