TA’s Notes:
Reminder that all snacks brought in for sharing need to be nut-free!
Thank you to all of the students and parents who made Teacher Appreciation Week an amazing week for all of Voyager House!! We are so fortunate to have such wonderful families a part of our school!
Pictures from Trout Week:
The Week from Ms. Q’s Room (⅞ Math & Science):
CMP8
Graphing inequalities was the order of business this week. The 8th graders compared car and SUV usage and CO2 emissions to stay within specific parameters, such as driving at most 1000 miles or keeping the CO2 emission to less than 600 lbs per month. Graphing these linear equalities is really fun and they created neat looking graphs like the one below.
Next week we will complete this unit with solving systems of inequalities.
CMP7
This week we investigated 3-D objects and learned how to find the volume and surface area of rectangular, triangular, trapezoidal and cylindrical prisms. This work includes accurate measurement, utilizing several formulae and doing multi-step calculations. Students put these new skills to test in a geometry lab.
Science 7th/8th
Here comes the sun, water, wind and geothermal. We explored and talked about the pros and cons of each of these renewable resources. Students formed teams of 4 to research solar ovens, select a design idea, and then build a solar oven. Next week we will continue to build and test our ovens. Groups will submit a lab report that will discuss how their design works, show their test results and observations. We hope to have a fun bake- off competition next week if the weather permits. Keep your fingers crossed for warm, sunny weather!
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