Wednesday, January 18, 2012

AN Unit project rubric

Your paper should be a minimum of 5 paragraphs and must cover the report requirements as stated in the text book. You will use 12 point ariel font single spaced.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

AN Unit Review Answers

Sorry for the delay.  Campbell and Anja had swim lessons after school and I had no breaks during the school day due to meetings.  Don't forget about your unit review paper.  Here's the card sheet if you need another one.
dealing down game card

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an_unit_review_5_to_7
an_unit_review_8_to_11
an_unit_review_12_to_14
an_unit_review_15
an_unit_review_16
an unit review 18 to 23
an unit review 24 to 28
an unit review 29 to 33
an unit review 33 to 35

Monday, January 16, 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Broncos - Patriots squares

Winner gets a homework pass

Monday, January 9, 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012

Broncos squares

Good luck.  If the Broncos win, then there is no homework due on Monday

Monday, December 26, 2011

Mathletics Team Memebers

There is an oppurtunity to earn homework passes over break! Go to the mathletics site for details.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Thank you

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the teacher gift.  I really appriciate it.  Our basement flodded last week and my wife and I weren't going to exchange gifts this year as a result.  With this gift I will be able to purchase her a present in secret. Thank you so much. 

Students please pass this post on the your parents.

Tebow mic'ed

OK, For the international followers of this blog, Slavens is a kindergarten to 8th grade public school in Denver, Colorado. Denver is the epicenter for the Tim Tebow hype so please forgive these posts and just enjoy them.

Tebow miced 1
Tebow miced 2

Paper Tebow Orange
Paper Tebow Blue
Helmet

Monday, December 12, 2011

Homework

Due
Monday as announced in class Friday
Ace 2, 3, 24, 25, 30 p. 50
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Due Tuesday
Ace 7-11, 33 p.50
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Friday, December 2, 2011

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Scale Factor songs

ss sa pf scale factor
bm_ea_ld_scale_factor_song
mk bs ma scale foactor 2011
ss_jg_ad_scale_factor_song_2011
jj_jw_he_scale_factor_song_2011
sm_tb_scale_factor_song_2011

The song with the most hits by November 7th will win a prize. Vote early and often for your favorite song by viewing it over and over again.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Scale Factor songs

OK, Here is the link to the youtube kareoke that we will use for the songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPYqLFokZtA&feature=related

The requirements are for you and your partners (no more then 3 total) will rewrite the song 'I'm Yours' by JAson Mraz so that one can learn how to
1)find scale factors
2)use scale factors
3)the relationship between the scale factor and areas of similar figures
4)How to determine if two shapes are similar
5)What is congruence

you must pick 3 out of the 5 points.

The trick is to count out each syllables for each line and make sure that your lyrics have the same number of syllables in it.

Lyrics according to lyricsmode.com

Jason Mraz
I'm Yours lyrics

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
And now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn, to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love love

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/jason_mraz/im_yours.html ]
And do ya want to scooch on over closer dear,
And I will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see ya clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I'm saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm yours
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
So please don't, please don't, please don't, there's
No need to complicate cause our time is short this
Oh this oh this oh this is our fate, I'm yours

Have fun

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Inv 5 ace help

These were previously posted and I'm reposting it. Please remember to check the blog when you are having trouble because the help may already be there.

Ace:
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s and s inv 5 ace 13
s and s inv 5 ace 23 and 24
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ss inv 5 ace 28 to 30
ss inv 5 ace 31
ss inv 5 ace 4 and 35

Investigations:
s_and_s_inv_5.1_review

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

oct 13 and 14th homework flip-flop

Due on the 13:
ace 3, 4, 22, 25, 35, 36 p. 84
Due on the 14th:
1, 28-37, 47 p. 84

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Congratulations Cross Country Teams!

The girls team finished an impressive 2nd in the district while the BOYS' WON THE DISTRICT TITLE!

Great job all runners.  Dakota was 4th, Colin C. was 5th, and Kyle was 6th!  To be honest, the girls finished far better then I thought they would with many gutsy runs.  I am so proud of all of you.

Sand S Inv 4 ace help

Please look at the blog when you have troubles. Some problems that were written on the blog board where already posted.

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s and s inv 4 ace 31

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

ss inv 3 ace help

There aren't too many problems that have been requested in the past, but here is what I have so far.

s and s inv 3 ace 6
s and s inv 3 ace 37

For anyone who still feels shaky on Inv 2.2 and 2.3 here's some help
s and s inv 2.1
s and s inv 2.2
s and s inv 2 2 summary
s ans s inv 2 3 launch

Monday, October 3, 2011

Slavens Parent/student - teacher conferences (Framke)

These are the students who should sign up for a conference with me. You will need your parents email address to sign up. Click the link above for the online sign up sheet.

Nick Miller
Ciara Coughlan
Stella Bispham
Joe Gurr
Sam Mattei
Marilyn Akomeah
Bathany Hawley
Audrey Payne
Christine Russ
Maura Winstanley
Sara Soltes
Emily Slotta
Kyle Hurd
Sophie Harding
Ian Suckle
Eva Good
Sam Smith
Cierra Oliver
Liam Kurz
Nathan Dominguez
Sara Holle

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sea Camp Day 3

This is our trip to Sea World.  In the morning, students had a lab and went sea kayaking.  Since all the the boats capsized, cameras weren't a good idea.  Oh well.  Enjoy the sea mammals and other critters.  Please pay particular attention to Kyle's dolphin encounter which he won as part of last years Slavens auction.  7th graders, make sure you tell your parents how much you would like to walk in Kyle's footsteps next year.  Also can you believe some of our students got to meet royalty!

Until tomorrow's boat trip,

Kirk and Kathy


Sea Camp Day 3

This is our trip to Sea World.  In the morning, students had a lab and went sea kayaking.  Since all the the boats capsized, cameras weren't a good idea.  Oh well.  Enjoy the sea mammals and other critters.  Please pay particular attention to Kyle's dolphin encounter which he won as part of last years Slavens auction.  7th graders, make sure you tell your parents how much you would like to walk in Kyle's footsteps next year.  Also can you believe some of our students got to meet royalty!

Until tomorrow's boat trip,

Kirk and Kathy


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sea Camp Day 2




Greetings from Sunny San Diego! Well, sunny from the hours of 10 to noon between the moment the marine layer burned off until the instant returned. Don’t worry, despite the lack of rays we had a not so typical So Cal day. It all started in the fish lap (sorry, no pictures due to my camera eating batteries faster than a Slavens 8th grader wolfs down hash browns and eggs in the morning). First a trivia question, what smells better the combination of a baked bean dinner mixed with axe and Old Spice body sprays featured in the boy’s dorm or five day old Pacific Mackerel? The answer is…the boy’s dorm. Despite the pungent fishy odor emanating from the dissection victims the first presented to group A received a big wet hello kiss from Brandon. To come clean, I also kissed the fish and it wasn’t that bad as long as you exhaled the entire time. Once the welcome pleasantries were exchanged, students literally dove into the innards their subjects. We discovered that the inside of the Mackerels three gills was a pinky red color similar to the color of a sweet red watermelon, the heads partially detaches, and the guts when extricated are long and skinny not to mention an appetizing green color.



Did I hear someone mention appetizing? Nothing can be as appealing as a raw squid esophagus which Caden ate in its entirety. Yum! And that had to happen when my camera was dead. I have half a mind to ask him to do it again so I can get some video. Not to be out done, Jared sampled the Pacific delicacy of spiny lobster. Oops, I misread my notes, he ate Hagfish slime (mucus) which tastes like lobster. The Girl’s didn’t want to be out shined by the boys, so Jemma and Maura liked the keyhole lipid for good luck. To be honest, licking a lipid isn’t that gross. You’ll just have to trust me on this one.



After a quick hand wash and for a chosen few a mouth full of Scope, it was off to Mission Point for a picnic lunch, games, seining, and snorkeling part 1. The after lunch game was an extension of the fish lab called camouflage. In the game one person (first an instructor and then Duncan) would close their eyes and count to a number say 20 while everyone else hides, just like hid and go seek. After counting, the predator looks around and calls out to all the prey that they can see. If they the prey are visible, then they are caught. After the predators visual 360 degree visual sweep around the Mission Point Green. They then close their eyes and count to a smaller number then they counted to before. While counting, all the prey must run, tag the predator, and re-hides. As the amount of time given to hide decreases, more people get caught until there are one or two prey people left. Once Duncan preyed upon all of his classmates, it was on to suiting up for the water.



Watching students get into their wetsuits has been worth the trip to San Diego every year. Each time then don the 7mm of constricting neoprene, students can dress them self quickly, although there are always a couple of people who revel in the difficulty of the task. This year’s winner of the most entertaining wardrobe change goes to Bridget who meandered through group A asking for anyone to give her an “atomic wedgie”. Hannah was all to glad to oblige.



Once in the water, students saw many different kinds of sea life including a ‘huge’ octopus that inked on Brandon’s face. I would say that it was bad luck, first the fish kiss and then octopus ink, but he seemed to reveal in the experience. Other critters included sand dollars, fish, fish, and more fish, lipids, brittle starts, ocre sea stars, snails, and sea slugs.



After we extracted more ocean, I mean bay fun then seems humanly possible we headed back to camp for cell phones, basketball, and every ones favorite Sea Camp experience, cross country practice. Normally I wouldn’t mention the practice, but I had so much fun with the runners that came with me today. Kyle, Colin, Henry, Drew, Sasha, Hailey, Audrey, and Duncan ran about 3 miles around half of Fiesta island. We were running around and one of my favorite XC moments happened. I was running about ten feet behind the boys when spontaneously then just started to all sing. When does that ever happen which 8th grade boys? To make things more fun we were chasing sea gulls from the beach, but when we saw a Blue Heron, I know it required a different approach. I had the team line up on a tall sand bank about 30 feet from the waters edge and told them that there was a reward for the first person to tag the Heron. To my surprise they all sprinted down to get the Heron. Unfortunately no one realized that in between us and the bird was a fowl (pun intended) muck pit which claimed Colin’s shoe a foot down (he found it), caused Henry to slide on his rear end for 5 feet, and somehow turned Hailey’s face a shade of green brown I have never seen before. In spite of this, or perhaps because of this detour, we all had one of the most fun and memorable Sea Camp experience I can remember.



Enjoy tomorrow in land locked Denver. Tomorrow you are sure to receive the Sea Camp news that makes you long to be with us. Don’t forget to enjoy today’s slideshow on slavens8thgrademath.blogspot.com or slavens7thgrademath.blogspot.com.

Monday, September 26, 2011

2011 Sea Camp Day 1

Te first day at Sea Camp has been great.  We arrived in San Diego, unpacked, went boogie boarding, and found sea creatures in the tidal pools of La Jolla.  I could tell you more about it, but since a picture is worth a thousand words I will just let you see the action for yourself. 

Once you've started the slide show, click on the four arrowed icon in the bottom right corner for a full screen view of the pictures.  Enjoy the slide show from the first day.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

John Lynch Coach of the month award

There is a new award presented through the John Lynch Foundation for coach of the year.  Just in case you would like to nominate anyone, here is the web address for nominations: http://www.johnlynchfoundation.org/nominate-a-coach.aspx
Just wanted to throw this out there.
Kirk Framke
3000 S. Clayton St.
Denver, CO 80210
kirk_framke@dpsk12.org
In five years the cross country team has grown from less than 10 runners to 50 runners in a middle school with approximately 150 middle school students.  Slavens girls have won the district title three times during these 5 years.   In addition to growing the cross country team, in only four years, the Slavens XC Invitational has become the largest middle school only athletic event in the Denver metro area if not the state with over 850 runners from 45 different schools from four counties. 
Links to the Denver Post pics:
Other Slavens XC Invite media:
Other Framke media from this year:

Sunday, September 18, 2011

VP Help on ace 18

OK, these videos are ment to be entertaining as well as mildly instructive.

vp inv 4 ace 18 the impossible! part 1
vp inv 4 ace 18 part 2

Enjoy the show! More helpful videos to follow tomorrow.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Jamba Juice

Don't forget that Jamba Juice will be at the cross country meet ($4)

V and P Unit review answers

v and p unit review 1 to 9
v and p unit review 10 to 14
v and p unit review 15 to 16
v and p unit review 17 and 18
v and p unit review 19
v and p unit review 20 to 22
v and p unit review 23 and 24

XC Invitational info

Please arrive at Harvard Gulch by 2:30. Volunteers (and runners) should find Ms. DuHoux who will be at a table near the driveway into the rec center. Please park along Logan NOT Ilaff.



Schedule:

2:30 arrive at Harvard Gulch

3:10 Mandatory coaches meeting (by finish line)

3:30 6th grade boys start (everyone must be at the finish line for pictures and superintendents welcome remarks)

3:33 6th grade girls start

3:45 7th/8th grade boys start (A race)

3:48 7th/8th grade girls start (A race)

4:00 7th/8th grade boys start (B race)

4:03 7th/8th grade girls start (B race)

4:45 Awards

5:00-5:15 Depart



I will be letting the runners know which start time they have once we are at the park as a team.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Past homework problems now on the blog!

Sorry for the delay.  The new mic is working fine.  Here are the problems that you requested to be blogged.  Remeber, when you have a homework question check the blog first.  The problem may already be posted on the blog.  There were several requests for problems that were already posted.

Investigation 1
vp inv 1 ace 7
vp inv 1 ace 17 18 and 26c
vp inv 1 ace 29
vp inv 1 ace 30
Investigation 2
vp inv 2 ace 12 d

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Microphone down

My microphone has died and I have ordered a new one.  While we wait for it to be delivered I can't make videos with sound.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

The homework assignment sheet is still accurate

This homework assignment sheet is still accurate.  The first day I always cancel the homework via a new post in an attempt to train you to check the blog each night.  Stay tuned for further announcements through new posts.  

Homework assignment sheet update (no change)

This homework assignment sheet is still accurate.  The first day I always cancel the homework via a new post in an attempt to train you to check the blog each night.  Stay tuned for further announcements through new posts.  

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Friday 8/19 sub plans Inv.1.1

Thank you for subbing for me on the second day of school.

Just follow these directions and your day should go well.

1) collect the signed parent letters
2) display the warm up by clicking on this picture
3) once everyone is finished, have volunteers come to the dry erase board (NOT THE PROMETHEAN) to explain their answers
4) turn to page 5 in the book
5) play this video and follow the instruction
vp inv 1.1 book launch
6) follow the instructions
7) play these videos about the experiment
vp inv 1.1 launch part 1
then this one
vp inv 1.1 experiement example
Then divide up into groups of 4 the stop watches are on my desk and do the investigation

Enjoy!

No Homework due on Friday 8/19!

Just for checking the blog, you have no homework!  Please get your gmail account in order and comment to the how to comment post AND get your parent letter signed.

VP inv 1.1 warm-up

vp inv 1.1 wu 7a 2011
vp inv 1.1 warm-up 2011 7s

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

homework assignment sheet 8/18-8/28


This homework assignment sheet is still accurate.  The first day I always cancel the homework via a new post in an attempt to train you to check the blog each night.  Stay tuned for further announcements through new posts.  

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Parent letter

How to post a comment

Click on the link below to see the video
how to post a comment

After creating your google account, please post a comment to this post.  It can be as simple as 'it worked'.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Missing Books List

Here is the list of missing books.  Each book is $10 and your grades will not be released until you have either paid the fine or returned the book.

7th
Student: Book title
Kyle Bailey-Sutton: Moving Straight Ahead paid
Noah Benine: What Do You Expect
Callan Kuhlman: Moving Straight Ahead

Friday, May 13, 2011

Homework Change

The assignment due on Monday is...
L1: 4-9
L2: 9, 23-26
L3: 23-27
page 42

The homework due on Wednesday is the free throw percentage posters (to be explained on Monday)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

7th grade sub plans

7th grade will be taking the Benchmark 3 on the Promethean 'clickers'.  I have a how to get it started video to watch to start the test.  This video will walk you through how to assign the clickers to the correct students and how to start the test.  You will need to assign the clickers for each 7th grade class.  You may want to assign the first 7th grade class at the end of one of the 8th grade classes if there is time.

Here's the video:
how to start the 7th grade benchmark test

Please print out the results at the end of the testing session.  If everyone has been cooperating, they may play mummy ball at the end of class.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Homework update 4/26

We are a day behind on the homework assignment sheet.  Your next homework is due on Thursday.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

filling and wrapping lb la 1d

Friday Sub Plans

1) Have a volunteer check in homework
2) Click on the warm-up below and display it for the students to do.  Some of the kids may have worked on these problems from the unit review packet, so they may use it if they have it in the classroom (but don't let them go to their lockers to get it, they'll just have to redo it)

Warm-up
3)  After 5-8 minutes, play these two videos
4) Have students open their books to investigation 3.4
5) Play this video
Launch:
6) Pass out the centimeter grid paper
7) Follow the instructions from the video and have student work on this investigation on their own.
8) at the end of class, have students display their juice boxes as described in the video and allow everyone a chance to look at them.
9) Either have a vote, or you can make an executive descision on which are the 3 best and let me know who the winners are.

Note:  The second class needs to send three students to each of the two kindergaten classes at 1:15.  You may pick the kids who go based on who has been the most diligent with the warm-up.  These kids still must compete the investigation before the end of class.



filling and wrapping unit review packet answers

f_w ur 1 to 4
f_w ur 5 to 9
f_w ur 10 to 15
f_w ur 16 to 20
f_w ur 21 to 25
f_w ur 26 to 31
f_w ur 32 to 40
f_w ur 41 to 45

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

7S homework tonight

Here is the intended homework for tonight.  Since this didn't happen in class, you will be given time in class to do it.
3-6,11,26,33 p 54