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Line Segments, Brainbashers and Countdown

Hello parents and students!

It was so wonderful to see so many parents and students during the student led conferences. We're looking forward to having band camp students and parents come in next week.

One of the big talking points in the math classroom was the Brainbashers and Countdown mental math games that we play on a daily basis. Many parents and students have requested the links for these games. The "Daily 30" are problems that we cover in class, but the main website includes many different math games and puzzles.

Brainbashers - Click Here
Daily 30 - Click Here
Countdown - Click Here (You might have to allow Flash to run)


This week in math we began to discuss line segments, along with squaring and square rooting.

A few methods for solving the area of a tilted square can be found in this video. Another good video that was not shown in class can be viewed by clicking here.

Line Segment Questions handed out in class can be viewed by clicking here.

Upcoming Due Dates:

Line Segments Questions - Due Monday November 25
History of a Mechanical System Presentation (For non-band camp students) - Due Monday November 25

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