Monday, February 29, 2016

7.2 Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Today’s Lesson: How can you classify two angles as complementary or supplementary?



From the Textbook pages #276-281
Example 1 – On Your Own #1 - 3
Example 2 – On Your Own #4 and 5
Example 3 – On Your Own #6


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 #278-279
Study Examples #1-3
then do: On Your Own #1-6

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:
HomeworkTuesday: Textbook pages #280-281
#7, 9, 13, 16 and 24

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.


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

7.1 Adjacent and Vertical Angles

How to use a Protractor



Today’s Lesson: What can you conclude about the angles formed by two intersecting lines?



From the Textbook pages #272-273
Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 2
Example 2 – On Your Own #3, 4 and 5
Example 3 – On Your Own #6


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 #272-273
Study Examples #1-3
then do: On Your Own #1-6

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:
Homework Thursday: Textbook pages #274-275
#5, 9, 11 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.

Friday's Quiz - Week 22 - Adjacent and Vertical Angles Please remember, that you must be logged into your deportola.org account to access all tests and quizzes

Friday in Class - Page 275 #26 - Explain your path to solution

Complementary, Supplementary, Adjacent and Vertical

Project Trig

Then Log into Mozilla Firefox for the next two links:

Feed the Lady Bug 

Lady Bug Maze



Monday, February 22, 2016

Chapter 6 Test

Chapter 6 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 6.  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 6 Version C  

There are NO video answers for the test corrections.  You are not able to raise your score by simply copying answers from a video.  You must figure out the answers using any of the resources at your disposal.

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  Take notes on the tutorial found at  http://www.abcya.com/measuring_angles.htm Then answer in your own words, “How do you use a protractor to draw an angle?” Please remain quiet while other students finish up their test.

Mr. J


Tonight's Homework: Take notes on the tutorial found at http://www.abcya.com/measuring_angles.htm
Then answer in your own words, “How do you use a protractor to draw an angle?”

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Chapter 6 Practice Test Solutions

For quicker load times, I have embedded the videos in the links below. Chapter 6 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:

Chapter 6 Practice Test

Today you have been asked to log into Chapter 6 Group Practice Test  to take the practice test for chapter 6.  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:
TB p 264 #3, 5, 10, 12, and 13


Tuesday, February 16, 2016

6.7 Simple Interest

Extra Credit Opportunity - De Portola Foundation's Cake Auction
Wednesday February 17th  5:30 - 7:00pm
See you there!!!

Today’s Lesson: How can you find the amount of simple interest earned on a savings account? How can you find the amount of interest owed on a loan?


From the Textbook pages #254-255
Example 1 – On Your Own #1
Example 2 – On Your Own #2
Example 3 – On Your Own #3
Example 4 – On Your Own #4

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 Tuesday: Textbook 
pages #254-255
Study Examples #1-4,
then do: On Your Own #1-4
For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:
Homework Wednesday: Textbook pages #256-257
#8, 13, 17, 25 and 32

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.


Wednesday, February 10, 2016

6.6 Discounts and Mark-ups

Today’s Lesson: How can you use what you know about percents to find discounts and mark-ups?

In class we will be taking a district benchmark


From the Textbook pages #246-248
Example 1 – On Your Own #1
Example 2 – On Your Own #2
Example 3 – On Your Own #3

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 #246-248
Study Examples #1-3,
then do: On Your Own #1-3

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:
Homework Thursday: Textbook pages #250-251
#5, 11, 15 and 17


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.

Monday, February 8, 2016

6.5 Percent Change

Today’s Lesson: What is a percent of decrease? What is a percent of increase?




From the Textbook pages #242-243
Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 2
Example 2 – On Your Own #3
Example 3 – On Your Own #4

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 #242-243
Study Examples #1-3,
then do: On Your Own #1-4

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:
HomeworkTuesday: Textbook pages #244-245
#10, 12, 18, 21 and 25


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.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

6.4 The Percent Equation

Today’s Lesson: How can you use an equivalent form of the percent proportion to solve a percent problem?


From the Textbook pages #234-235
Example 1 – On Your Own #1
Example 2 – On Your Own #3
Example 3 – On Your Own #5
Example 4 – On Your Own #7

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 #234-235
Study Examples #1-4,
then do: On Your Own #1-7 odds only

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the links below:
Homework Thursday: Textbook pages #236-237
#11, 15, 23, 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.

Week 19 Quiz – Proportions and Percents at the start of class - you will need to log in to your deportola.org account to open all tests and quizzes

Friday in Class: Textbook page 238 #1-4

Monday, February 1, 2016

6.3 The Percent Proportion

Today’s Lesson: How can you use models to estimate percent questions?


From the Textbook pages#226-231
Example 1 – On Your Own #1 and 2
Example 2 – On Your Own #3 and 4
Example 3 – On Your Own #5 and 6

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 #228-229
Study Examples #1-3,
then do: On Your Own #1-6

For video hints and multiple choice answers to the homework, please click on the link below:
HomeworkTuesday: Textbook pages#230-231
#11, 13, 15 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.