This month we are studying operations with polynomials. To learn more about this topic, please go to www.mathforum.org

1/5/2007 - Weekend Homework

Write a letter to a friend that explains why the Addititive Inverse Property is useful when subtracting polynomials.

May - June 2006

We created small businesses! Between our 3 classes, we created 11 companies, each consisting of 6 executive members. Each company built a product (bracelets) that they sold to customers (students from other classes). The purpose of this project is to expose students to the Real World. The project is broken into 4 phases.

Phase 1: Each company will receive funding by selling shares of stock to a Venture Capitalist (Mr. Crawford) Companies will also begin paying expenses such as salaries and rent.

Phase 2: Companies will borrow additional funding through a bank loan. Companies will begin manufacturing and packaging their bracelets.

Phase 3: We will sell our bracelets to customers. Students will learn how important it is to price their product correctly. They will also learn how packaging, advertising and sales techniques can influence their success.

Phase 4: Financial statements will be reconciled and a Profit or Loss will be calculated.

Highlights from April 2006

During the month of April we conducted an in-depth study of Algebraic Fractions. We used the skills that we have aquired this year to solve high level problems. In order to reduce algebraic fractions we practiced our factoring skills.

We also studied the continent of Africa from a mathematical point of view. Each student researched the statistics of an African country compared to a State in the US. Our goal was to better understand this amazing continent.

Highlights from March 2006

This month we reached our goal of studying for the NYS math exam! In the weeks leading up to the exam, we completed roughly 700 practice problems! Thank you to all of the students who voluntarily stayed after school to study. Our record attendance for the after-school study group was 55 students on Thursday, March 9th.

During the month of March we also studied Quantum Physics. We learned about how the math topics that we have been studying apply to the following physics topics: Sub-atomic particals, Electrical currents, and magnetism. We also discussed the Quantum Theory, Relativity, and Newton's Laws.

Social Entrepreneurship Project
Last month we began a Social Entrepreneurship project that involved working in teams to build interactive tutorials. The tutorials have now been copied onto a CD and will soon be distributed to other students to help them prepare for the State Exam. We may also send our tutorials to students in other parts of the World!

Learn more about the project.

Learn more about Social Entrepreneurship.

Highlights from January and February 2006

• Operations with Polynomials
• Solving and Graphing Polynomials of degree 2
• Solving Quadratic Equations by factoring and with the Quadratic Formula
• Supplementary Angles and Complementary Angles and how they relate to Transversals
• Geometric Transformations: Rotations, Dilations, Reflections, and Translations
• Test taking strategies