Sribe Notes - April 12th 2006

Today we had started a new unit. It is .....

At the beginning of class Mr. Harbeck had given us 2 sheets of white paper to start a new Booklet entitled, Algebra Booklet #1

In the Booklet we had already started to write down notes. After the first page we had written.....


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#1. Tab Title: Key Words

Variable: a letter or symbol representing a quantity ( number)

Example

Epressions: an algebraic epression has many answers.

-it shows a pattern

-n+6 shows the pattern of a number increased by 6

Equation: an algebraic equation has only 1 answer.

Example:

#2. Tab Title: Words that mean +, /, x, -, =

Adding

add
sum
total
plus
combined
addend
more than
gain
increased

all together

Subrtacting

subtract
minus

reduce
difference
take away

subtrahend

decreased by

loss
diminish

less than

Multiplying

multiply

product

multiples

factor

times

groups of

sets of

number of groups

exponent

times greater than

repeated addition

Dividing

divide

quotient

percent of

dividend

divisor

half of

times less than

repeated subtraction

the last little space is for equals but we did not write anything there yet.

#3. Tab Title: Sample Questions

You have to write the date. These questions are due for Tomorrow, April 13th 2007 Friday

You have to write what the sentence is telling you to do.

For example:

8 more than a number- 8+n

The questions.

1. three times a number

2. three more than a number

3.three decreased by a number

4. three less than a number

5. one third of a number

6. eight more than three times a number

7. eight less than three times a number

Extra:

You can do these questions if you want.

1. seven less than four times a number

2. seven decreased by four times a number

3.nine less than twice a number

4.nine less than half a number

5.seven times a number increased

6.seven times a number increased by four times the number

so this is what we did in class for those of you who wern't at class this morning*ahem* ahem*

-Jaymie S.-

Fiel's Bob

Well fraction is kinda hard for me because you have to do the converting fraction and the reducing fraction... and I don't even know how to do it ...... so now I know how to do it because I always paying attention and I always focusing my work..... so when the test come, I am able to answer all the questions... and specially I practice it by answering the PURPLE BOOKLET... so the purple booklet is a big help to me. It help me to practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, LCD , equivalent fraction and etc. Learning this thing could be apply to the lessons we will be learning in grade 9 and i am glad that they teach me this kind of topic.

THE UNPROJECT:

1. Did you like the unproject.
- I enjoyed doing the unproject, because I get to work with a partner.

2. Did the unproject make you work harder than you usually would?
- Well some of the question we didn't get it, but me and my partner we try our best to finish our work

3. What did you like best about the unproject?
- By doing the designing thing.. just like the glowing words on the wiki.

4. What would you change about the next unproject?
- I would put videos, and make it better.

5. Did the unproject make you learn more because you were doing a different type of project.
- I learn a lot of thing about fraction just like the reducing fraction and the converting fraction... before I don't know how to do the converting and reducing but now I really know how to do it and I am proud to myself.

F-i-e-l

Rina's Bob

In this unit, the easiest thing that I learned was adding and subtracting fractions. It was easy for me to understand and I got some help from my friends. The purple book helped me on how to add, subtract, devide and mulitply fractions. The hardest thing that I learned in this unit was deviding fractions and a little bit of multiplication. It took me a while to learn because I didn't really understand it very well, but my friends helped me. My goal for the next unit is probably to listen more so I can understand easily what I am being tought.

For the unproject, the best thing that I liked the most was was the backround information on all the different kinds of fractions. I liked this part the best because it was the easiest part, and I had the information about it on my big paper.

orange and green =)

Junebe's BOB

Fractions:
This grade eight unit of fractions wasn't that difficult for me. I sort of get fractions but the word problems I don't really understand. In word problems I get confused because I think its either multiplying, dividing, adding, or subtracting. The most easiest thing I learned this unit about fractions is multiplying. I think multiplying is the easiest, because I like it when I cross reduction it. My goal this year is to practice my word problems.

The Unproject
For the Unproject my partner was Rivka. We did a slide show explaining about Adding, and subtracting fractions. The thing that I like best for doing this project is when I was searching for pictures, and example questions. The part that I disliked about the project is NOTHING.! lol well I think thats all I have to saaay. LAATERZ

Maxine's BOB

So I found fractions a piece of cake. Though I did find word problems a little challenging. First we learned about all the types of fractions. Out of the four there are, proper, improper, mixed, equivalent and lowest common denominator. We made a big paper on these topics, mine is completed. Then we learned to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. I found this all a piece of cake too. To help us we had to do pages on the purple booklet for homework or practise. I always did my homework, that's why I get it. On the purple booklet I was stumped on a few word problems but I got them after. I just get mixed up when it comes to dividing or multiplying in a word problem.

Unproject
Well I had the bestest partner ever, CJ. We sang a song about topic #1. Which is about fractions. I think we did very well and we deserve a good mark. We did all the background information you need to know and our song is awsome, though I made like one major mistake and Mr. Harbeck said we could cut and paste stuff to delete it but nope, so you can laugh at my mistake because so do I. What I liked best about this project was practising singing the song. I had so much laughs with CJ. And I'll admit this project was a little harder than most of our assignments and CJ and I finished the night before so yea... and if I had to change anything about the next project I would change the marking rubric. SO THAT SLACKERS CAN'T GET GOOD MARKS!! Because it ain't fair! Different type of project definately and it did make me learn more because I had to know about it a whole lot to help with the lyrics. And did I like this project? Yessir!

Michael's Bob

To me fractions are alright for me. I know most of the things you have to do like converting fractions and reducing fractions. I had some trouble with this fraction unit but I would of been able to understand everything if I actully tried during school, not being lazy and pay more attention during class. The things that helped me learn this unit was by doing my purple book and my big paper.


I wasn't a big fan on doing the unassighnment. Actully, im not even done doing my project so it's late right now and I guess I lost a quite a bit of marks. The only thing i liked about while doing the unassighnment was making up the questions. This project was harder than all the others we've done so far because i decided to work alone without a partner so I had to do all of the work myself.



*michael alohhaa*

Paola's bob (fractions)

fractions for me is no prob!since i studied it in my elementary years. But when the word problem came in the scene(test), this is what makes me sooooo!!confused!I don't know how to solve it since there is no mathematical signs on it, instead they used words. so i focused on working in word problem. i practice it by answering the PURPLE BOOKLET!
PURPLE BOOKLET is a big help to me. It help me to practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, LCD , equivalent fraction etc. Learning this thing could be apply to the lessons we will be learning in grade 9 and i am glad that they teach you this kind of topic.

The Unproject
This is the most fun unproject i ever did!!!!we chose to do a song, Camille and Me. I also enjoyed watching and seeing the unprojects of the other students from my class and from different class. The personal background is like doing a scribe because you put all the things you've learned in fractions and putting slides. I think that in this way of making projects, it would be easy and a big help for students like me to learn the topic but in different way that students are not only learning but also enjoying.