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Duffy Bucks Final Round

OK guys, last chance for Duffy Bucks this year.

Check out this website.

Pick any of the games listed, and get your ‘IQ score’ turned into Duffy Bucks by letting me check your score.

Pythagoras’ Puzzle

For homework tonight, review your practice test and prepare any questions you have for tomorrow’s review. In addition, for every Pythagorean right triangle you (or your group) creates, you will be handsomely rewarded with 100 Duffy Bucks! If you write an excellent and complete paper explaining Bhaskara’s BEHOLD proof, you may find a more immediate reward.

601 Challenge 10

Parallels and Polygons

Check out our in class presentation on parallel lines, polygons, and interior angle sums:

Your homework for tonight is problems 1,2, and 3 on pages 40 and 41.

Angles Gone Bananas!

Here are some angle games to help you practice your knowledge!

Check out the banana game here!
Attack an alien spaceship here!
Take a fun review quiz here!
Or, test your Angle Kung Fu here!

For homework tonight, please complete problems 6-9 and 15 on pages 42 and 43 in your Shapes and Designs book.

Homework reminder and Angles

Hi guys, don’t forget that your homework packets are due tomorrow. If you want some review on acute, obtuse, and right angles check out the presentation below:

Symmetry Part 1

Don’t forget to finish up your homework sheet if you didn’t complete it in class!

Homework 4/29/08

For Homework tonight tackle problems 1-5 on page 17 of your new books Shapes and Designs. If you need a review, check out the polygon presentation below.

check out this sweet bee attack video here.

Math Strings and You!

Here is today’s lesson about math strings. Some of the slides have links in them. Check it out!

Quiz Reminder and Presentations

Don’t forget you have a quiz tomorrow guys! Remember, the quiz will be on making bar graphs and blueprints, so you may want to check out your presentations which are now all online in the news section of archimedia. The graphs you made are great, but tomorrow you will have to make them by hand, so be prepared to analyze and interpret your data!

You can also view your presentations by clicking below: