Week 27 (Thurs-Fri)

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016-
Friday, March 4th, 2016

STANDARDS:

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.3
• Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

• Student Friendly Translation: I can use my knowledge of the order of operations to create equivalent expressions. 
• Puedo usar mi conocimiento de la orden de las operaciones para crear expresiones equivalentes .

OBJECTIVE:

Students will be able to...

• Recognize like terms.
• Use like terms to simplify expressions.
• Add and subtract polynomials both vertically and horizontally. 

Reconocer los términos semejantes.

Utilice términos semejantes para simplificar expresiones.

Sumar y restar polinomios tanto vertical como horizontalmente.

DO NOW: (5-10 minutes)

Daily Dose of Math

1.  What does term mean?
2. What does like term mean?

Things Needed for Today:

• Math Notebook
• Pencil & Eraser

Please come in quietly, sit at your assigned seat, take out appropriate supplies, write in agenda, place homework and all other old assignments on your desk. Then begin working on your Do Now with the date on top. 

• Whole Group:
1. Collect Homework/Stamp Agendas
2. Review Do Now
3. Number Talks

Independent Station

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STEP 1:

• Variable Expressions
• http://www.mathgametime.com/games/swimming-otters-variable-expression
• http://www.math-play.com/evaluating-algebraic-expressions-basketball-game.html

STEP 2:

• Previous Math Games: 
• http://www.mathgames.com/skill/6.16-add-and-subtract-like-terms
• https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8/add-and-subtract-like-terms

STEP 3:

•  Just Cross The Finished Line?
• Write HW in agenda and leave it out for Ms. Trang to be stamped
• Complete HW below
• Free Rice www.freerice.com
• Wonderopolis http://www.wonderopolis.org
• Complete any Achieve 3000 articles that you need to finish completing
• Read your Stop, Drop, and Read Book 

1st DIRECT STATION: 

• Variable and Verbal Expressions

• 2nd DIRECT STATION:
• Variable Expressions

http://passyworldofmathematics.com/combining-like-terms/

Now You Try: (Handout) 

• Daily Writing Prompts (DWP)
• 5 FULL sentences (spelling & grammar counts!) 
• Title it 
• March 3 (Only Periods 1, 3, 5)
On March 3, 2005, Steve Fossett became the first person to single-handedly fly around the world. Without stopping or refueling, Steve flew around the world in sixty-seven hours, two minutes and thirty-eight seconds. Dream big… what would you like to be the “First Person in the World” to do?

• March 4 (Only Periods 2,6)
Today is the beginning of Mardi Gras.  Using resources in the classroom, learn five (5) facts about Mardi Gras and summarize them in your own words

• Chapter 7 Pop Quiz on Monday/Tuesday!
• Read Chapter 7 http://scotland.k12.mo.us/view/637.pdf

REMINDER: 

Star Student: 15 lucky students will be selected for Thinking & Acting Responsibly and be awarded with a Free Dress band!