5.1 Ratios and Rates

Today’s Lesson: How do rates help you describe real-life problems?

Record and Practice Journal

From the Textbook pages #162-169

Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 2
Example 2 – On Your Own #3
Example 3 – On Your Own #4
Example 4 – On Your Own #5

Please study the examples shown in the videos above before attempting the homework – I would recommend writing down any important notes into your toolkit. The answers are given in the videos, so all work must be shown in order to receive credit.

Homework Wednesday: Textbook pages #164-165
Study Examples #1-4,
then do: On Your Own #1-5

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:

HomeworkThursday: Textbook pages #167-168
#2, 13, 17, 24 and 28

Please check your answers at home so you either know you did everything correctly, or so you know to ask questions about it in class the next day.

In Class Friday: Textbook page #169 Taking Things Deeper #37

Quiz Week 14 - Rates and Ratios 

Chapter 4 Test

Chapter 4 Test

Please read all of these directions before continuing on:

Today, you will need to log into your deportola.org account to take the test on Chapter 4.  This is an open notes, closed-mouth test. Please have your notes out and open, so that they may be used during the test.  You may not ask your partner for help, nor may you go to any other websites or even other webpages until you are done with your test. Only your own notes and knowledge of this chapter may be used to answer the questions today.

To log into the test your username is your school ID# followed by @deportola.org   So, student 123456 would log in as 123456@deportola.org Your password is the same password that you used to log into your Netbook.  

Chapter 4 Version B  - you will need to log in to your deportola.org account to open all tests and quizzes

Chapter 4 Version C  - you will need to log in to your deportola.org account to open all tests and quizzes

I would suggest that you take your time to work out the problems to the best of your ability in your Toolkit. Once you have worked out the problem completely, select the correct answer on your screen.

Once you have finished your test, double check your answers then selected “submit” at the bottom of the test.  Once you have completed the test, please turn in any weekly trackers that are in your folder; signed or not, I just want them turned in.


After you have done everything you have been asked to do, you may then start tonight's homework Textbook page 161 #1-11 odds only.  Please remain quiet while other students finish up their test.

Mr. J

Tonight's Homework: TB p.161 #1-11 odds only

Chapter 4 Group Test Solutions

For quicker load times, I have embedded the videos in the links below. Chapter 4 Group Practice Test

Please go to that page to watch the video solutions to the practice test

Or if you prefer one video at a time:

Group Test Chapter 4 #1-5

Group Test Chapter 4 #6-10

Group Test Chapter 4 #11-15

Group Test Chapter 4 #16-20

Group Test Chapter 4 #21-25

Chapter 4 Group Practice Test

Today you have been asked to log into Chapter 4 Group Practice Test  to take the practice test for chapter 4.  When you get to this blog using Chrome, one of the members of your group will need to please log in using their username@deportola.org as their username and your password should be the same one they used to log into the Netbook.  Student 123456 would log in under the username 123456@deportola.org 

Working as a team, please solve each problem into your toolkit, discuss your solutions with your partners, then pick an agreed upon answer.  Take notes into your toolkit as you can then use your answers today to help you on the real test on Friday.

Working with your partners, you will be answering 25 questions.  You must all agree upon a solution before picking the answer.  Once you pick the answer, please keep track of any problems that you do not understand and will need to study further before taking the real test.

If for some reason the log in does not work, the test is available here as a PDF. Please ignore the part that says you are logged in as Mr. J - it is PDF, you are not actually logged in as Mr. J.

Mr. J

Tonight's Homework:
Organize your notes, watch the videos 
and get ready for the test that is on Tuesday

4.4 Solving Two-Step Inequalities

Today’s Lesson: How can you use an inequality to describe the dimensions of a figure?

Record and Practice Journal

Inequality Explorer

From the Textbook pages #146-151

Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 3
Example 2 – On Your Own #5

Please study the examples shown in the videos above before attempting the homework – I would recommend writing down any important notes into your toolkit. The answers are given in the videos, so all work must be shown in order to receive credit.

Homework Wednesday: Textbook pages #148-149
Study Examples #1-2,
then do: On Your Own #1-5 odds only

For video hints and multiple choice answers to Thursday's homework, please click the link below:

Homework Thursday: Textbook pages #150-151
#7, 15, 18 and 20

Please check your answers at home so you either know you did everything correctly, or so you know to ask questions about it in class the next day.

4.3 Solving Inequalities Using Multiplication or Division

Today’s Lesson: How can you use multiplication or division to solve an inequality?

Record and Practice Journal

Inequality Explorer

From the Textbook pages #138-145

Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 3
Example 2 – On Your Own # 5
Example 3 – Just watch the video

Please study the examples shown in the videos above before attempting the homework – I would recommend writing down any important notes into your toolkit. The answers are given in the videos, so all work must be shown in order to receive credit.

Homework Monday: Textbook pages #140-141
Study Examples #1-2,
then do: On Your Own #1-5

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the links below:

HomeworkTuesday: Textbook page #143-144 #13, 17, 26, 32 and 34

Be careful, there is a #13 at the bottom of page 142. That is not the #13 that is assigned.

Please check your answers at home so you either know you did everything correctly, or so you know to ask questions about it in class the next day.

4.2 Solving Inequalities Using Addition or Subtraction

Today’s Lesson: How can your use addition or subtraction to solve an inequality?

Record and Practice Journal

Interactive Activity 1

Interactive Activity 2

Interactive Activity 3

Interactive Activity 4

Inequality Explorer

From the Textbook pages #130-135

Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 3
Example 2 – On Your Own #5
Example 3 – Just watch the video

Please study the examples shown in the videos above before attempting the homework – I would recommend writing down any important notes into your toolkit. The answers are given in the videos, so all work must be shown in order to receive credit.

Homework Wednesday: Textbook pages #132-133
Study Examples #1-3,
then do: On Your Own #1-5 odds only

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:

HomeworkThursday: Textbook pages #134-135
#7, 13, 20, 22 and 26

Please check your answers at home so you either know you did everything correctly, or so you know to ask questions about it in class the next day.

In Class Friday: Textbook page #136 Study Help

Make Y charts in your toolkit with examples to help you study and compare the topics #1-8  

Friday's Quiz - you will need to log in to your deportola.org account to open all tests and quizzes