Mar 31

Mar 28

Remember when uploading your how-to video, a title, for example: U8 Transformational Geometry: Rotations and in the description box below, for example, trapezoid rotation 90 degrees clockwise about a fixed coordinate, triangle rotation 180 degrees counterclockwise about the origin, followed by group members first names only.  Upload by evening of Sunday March 30th.

Mar 25

Mar 25

Dear Parents,

In our previous math unit on Integers, I touched upon examples of financial literacy including: debit/credit cards vs cash, revenue/expenses, debt/overdraft protection, overspending, break-even point, electronic money transfers etc.  

At this point, I would like to extend an invitation to any parent in the community that has both the interest and some experience in the financial sector to address this topic further with our intermediate students providing them with some real-life, common sense advice about money decisions.

Feel free to contact me anytime at stsimongr7@gmail.com or 416 393 5383.   I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you.  

Regards, 

Mr. N. Di Croce

Continue working on your transformational geometry task due Friday.  Please keep in mind what we discussed: collaboration will only be successful if you

• share the load
• make decisions together
• and depend on each other

Mar 24

History: British vs French struggle for control of early Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFNX8vZFfPg

Math: U8 Variables, expressions/equations

Mar 21

Math Culminating Task

Working collaboratively in a group of 4 maximum, your task is to create 3 short YouTube videos (5 mins ea approx) that instructs other Gr.7 students how-to:

• perform a translation (slide) of any shape of your choice on a coordinate plane.
• perform a rotation (turn) of any shape of your choice on a coordinate plane first about the origin (0,0) then about any fixed coordinate on the shape clockwise or counterclockwise
• perform a reflection (flip) of any shape of your choice on a coordinate plane both in the x-axis & y-axis

You are to demonstrate your knowledge of transformational geometry using a combination of regular grid paper w/manipulative & Geometer's SketchPad or iPad's Geometry Pad.  Do use your math textbook/workbook as a reference for any questions to use in the how-to videos.  Absolutely no faces, just voices and math.  E-mail .mov file to stsimongr7@gmail.com by March 28th.

Mar 20

http://sftimes.co/?id=216&src=m_twt_216

• developing socially, academically, physically 
• taking responsibility for your choices, actions not challenging authority 
• learning from your mistakes, accepting defeat, accepting consequences
• picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, and moving on stronger than ever taking on the next challenge
• improving and growing from your failures, not always being bailed out
• not isolated in our bubble of technology instead interacting with others face-to-face
• leading a more active lifestyle, feeling free and safe to be a kid
• creativity: inventing games to pass time vs dependency on technology

Transformational Geometry: Reflections (flips) & Translations (slides)

Plot & label A(0,5)  B(1,5)  C(1,2)  D(4,2)  E(4,1)  F(0,1)

Reflect in y-axis.  Plot & label reflection A'B'C'D'E'F'

Reflect original shape in x-axis.  Plot & label reflection A"B"C"D"E"F"

Translate original shape (-6,-8), that is, slide -6 on x-axis, -8 on y-axis.  Plot & label translation A³B³C³D³E³F³

1st on grid paper.
2nd on geometer's sketchpad or ipad's geometry pad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN3fAG7qi5U&feature=youtu.be

Mar 18

Cursive Writing Uppercase:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvfJsNAnpwQ

Cursive Writing Lowercase:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_nmiMPjJDg

Challenge yourself to write your History Notes below in cursive & develop your Signature!

History Chapter 4: Struggle For Control

Key Ideas

This chapter is about the conflict between France & Britain as each country struggled to gain control of the area now known as Canada.

European Monarchs desire for power and wealth caused conflict in Europe & North America.

Conflict between the British & French in North America centred on control of key fur trade areas.

Both British & French built many forts to control and protect important fur trade locations.

Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec) became British as a result of the Treaty of Utrecht.

The British defeated the French and captured Quebec at the Plains of Abraham.  British military rule was enforced.

Treaty of Paris eventually ended the British/French war in Europe.

Royal Proclamation 1763 would make Quebec British through assimilation.

Quebec Act 1774 would make Quebec both French & British through biculturalism.

Math: Transformational Geometry how-to 

Rotations Task 1 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVJXK-HPe1E&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

Rotations task 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoFqafgwsnc&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

Rotations Task 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgLyZFvLkPg&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWLBJw2szMw&feature=youtu.be

Mar 17

Welcome back from your March Break & Happy St Patrick's Day!

Re: History New France task & Math Integers task, some remain incomplete at zero.  Please email the completed assignments to stsimongr7@gmail.com this week.  They were presented before the break and are currently overdue.  Take responsibility for your learning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVJXK-HPe1E&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoFqafgwsnc&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

Mar 6

TRANSFORMATIONAL GEOMETRY 

Translations (slides)

Rotations (turns)

Reflections (flips)

on a coordinate plane

Pair task:

1.  Translations:

Plot trapezoid with coordinates A(-7,1) B(0,0) C(-6,-3) D(-2,-3)

Translate (6,4)

Plot and label new coordinates of translated trapezoid A'B'C'D'

2.  Rotations:

Tip:  trace & cut out shape as manipulative to rotate

Plot trapezoid with coordinates A(-4,5) B(0,5) C(-6,2) D(1,2)

Rotate 180 degrees clockwise about fixed point D (keep finger on it and turn)

Plot and label new coordinates of rotated trapezoid A'B'C'D'

3.  Reflections:

Plot pentagon with coordinates A(-8,4) B(-5,7) C(-2,7) D(-2,2) E(-5,2)

Reflect in y-axis mirror line

Plot and label new coordinates of reflected pentagon A'B'C'D'

Translation (slide) using Geometer's Sketchpad:

Rotation (turn) on a fixed coordinate using Geometer's Sketchpad:

Reflection (flip) in y-axis using Geometer's Sketchpad:

Di Croce's YouTube videos how-to use Geometer's Sketchpad for Transformational Geometry - Translations (slides), Rotations (turns) & Reflections (flips) on a coordinate plane:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZNP-ZkQXjE&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN-Uvw25BEw&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aCw0JMwU-A&list=UU-u4mR3_H1MzpKNHdtbrnbA

We can all slide, turn & flip like a boss:

Mar 5

Mar 4

Transformational Geometry: Translations (slides)
Practice identifying translations on a coordinate plane at: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/transformations/exploring-rigid-transformations/e/translations_of_points_and_polygons

Great Collaboration!