Exams Begin Tomorrow!

Exams for all periods are tomorrow!

Tips for Getting Ready:

- Don't try and cram tonight! You're ready!
- Go to bed early (or at your regular time)
- Don't eat anything funky or new tonight for dinner
- If you normally eat breakfast, eat breakfast. If you don't, then
don't.
- Laugh A LOT between now and tomorrow!
- Move through the test answering the questions you know first. Then
you can study tomorrow night things that you aren't so sure about and
nail them down on Wednesday.
- There will be plenty of time to work!!!
- You're going to do great!

Exam Time!

Hi all!

So, after a successful Art's Eve on Thursday and Our Town performance last night, I'm finally getting around to posting the exam review topics. You'll find in the next post a list of topics that your kids will need to review for they will be on the final exam, Tuesday and Wednesday. We've spent the past few days (and tomorrow) reviewing things that they feel they need more practice on.

Again, the exam is more of a diagnostic than anything else--to help me know, in another way, where your children are at skill-wise.

Hope you've all had a great weekend!

Exam Review Topics

Things You Will Want to Review/Study for Your Pre-Algebra (4th) Final

Order of Operations/PEMDAS
Exponents

Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing Mixed Fractions
Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and visa versa
Reducing Fractions & Equivalent Fractions
Converting Fractions to Decimals
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Diving Decimals

Plug it in, plug it in (Evaluating Algebraic Expressions)
The Rules for Solving Equations
One-Step Equations
Translating words into expressions and equations
Word Problems involving one-step equations

Area & Perimeter of: Square, Rectangle, Triangle, Circle, Trapezoid, and Parallelogram
Surface Area & Volume of: Cubes, Rectangular Solids, Prisms, Pyramids, Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres
(with formulas given)

Properties of Real Numbers:
Commutative of Addition & Multiplication
Associative of Addition & Multiplication
Identity of Addition & Multiplication
Addition & Multiplication of Zero
Multiplication by One
Distributive Property

Predict the path of a billiard ball on a table based on its dimensions
Prove/disprove a number trick using inductive/deductive reasoning
Be able to chart a number trick using squares and circles and using algebraic expressions (from Jacobs, Ch. 1)

Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing Integers

Combining Like Terms
Distributing

Solving Percent problems by decoding and solving equations

Solving Two-/Multi-Step Equations
Translating words into expressions and equations
Word Problems involving two-step equations

Recognize patterns in Arithmetic, Geometric, Square, Cube and Fibonacci Sequences (from Jacobs, Ch. 2)

Plot points on the coordinate plane
Transform equation in two variables from standard form to slope-intercept (y=mx+b)
Identify slope, x- and y-intercepts, direction of a line
Graph a line using an x/y chart and using y=mx+b
List domain and range of a relation
Function vs. Relation

Solve basic proportion problems

Test Day!

Today was a test day in all morning classes. The kids will receive
feedback tomorrow during class, as well as a checklist of things that
they will want to review for their final exam, next Tuesday &
Wednesday, May 13-14. I will post that up here as well, tomorrow.

Have a great day!

Lines Test Tomorrow!

Today we spent our time prepping and reviewing for our Lines Test tomorrow.

They should be able to:

• Identify the domain and range of a relation
• Determine if a given relation is a function
• Graph an equation in y=mx+b form using an x/y chart
• Identify the slope and y-intercept of a line when in y=mx+b form
• Find the x- and y-intercepts of a line in standard form
• Graph an equation in y=mx+b form using slope & y-intercept
• Transform an equation from standard form to y=mx+b
• Find the equation of a line based on its graph
Solve a basic proportion

More later!

Ratio & Proportion Word Problems

Word problems, again?!

Yup -- and this time using ratios and proportions.  We worked on many of them together and Henry made an amazing discovery about how to use equations and proportions at the same time.  Everyone got the opportunity to practice solving some proportional word problems -- and we all worked really hard!

No homework this weekend -- but heads up!  Test on lines is NEXT Tuesday!

Simpler proportions

Algebraic proportions