Wednesday, October 30, 2013

6th grade CHALLENGE!

Hello 6th graders!
Here is an opportunity for you to make 2 extra points for the upcoming test. These challenging word problems must be turned in by Friday 7:45AM. After this time I will receive it only for you to know how you did on them but with no extra points.
Make sure you read instructions carefully and solve as you are being asked.

Good luck!

1.  Pete the Painter can paint 5/6 of a room in 90 minutes. How many minutes will it take Pete to paint the entire room?

2. 5/7 of a group of students are boys. There are 18 more boys than girls. How many students are there altogether?

7th grade CHALLENGE!

Hello 7th graders!
Here is an opportunity for you to make 2 extra points for the upcoming test. These challenging word problems must be turned in by Friday 7:45AM. After this time I will receive it only for you to know how you did on them but with no extra points.
Make sure you read instructions carefully and solve as you are being asked.

Good luck!

1. The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from the wall. The ladder is 12 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

2. A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across. What is this distance?

See you tomorrow!

Monday, October 28, 2013

Good afternoon 6th and 7th grade!

I'm really sorry that I did not get a chance to post the homework for tomorrow here.  In this post you will find the homework that is due on Thursday along with the topics for the upcoming test.

6th grade homework for Thursday October 31st:
#2 - Ex. 1 - 3, 5 - 7 p.132

7th grade homework for Thursday October 31st:
#2 - Ex. 5 - 10 p.126 *Draw the coordinate plane that is given

6th and 7th grade:
REMEMBER you have a TEST on Friday.

6th grade topics for this test:
* Rational numbers
* Scientific Notation
* Adding and subtracting fractions
* Adding and subtracting mixed numbers

7th grade topics for this test:
* Exploring square roots
* Pythagorean Theorem

See me if you need any help!!!! :)