8th and 9th Graders!

Review for your exam and prepare for the EXPLORE Test here!  http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=practice-explore-test
Don't forget to e-mail me your results.

The Last PTW of Quarter 1!

Jessica is hiking in the mountains with her llama, her dog, and her cat.  She comes to a deep river, where she must help each animal across, one at a time.  She has a problem:  she can't leave the llama alone with the dog, and she can't leave the cat alone with the dog.  What is the fewest trips Jessica can make to get the llama, the dog, and the cat to the other side of the river?

5 Points

Guidance Weekend Extra Credit

Warning!!!  This is your last guidance extra credit opportunity for the quarter!

Visit the CDC's BAM! Body and Mind website:  http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_energyequation.html

Select to participate in one of the following activities as a part of the Energy Equation:  Picnic Pick-Up, Pillow Pitch, or Jumble Gym.  Enter the activity by clicking on it and select to "Play the Game."  After playing the game, go back and read Under the Microscope and Expert Opinion by selecting these icons on the right side of the screen.  Finally, take the quiz, also located on the right side of the screen.  

Compose an e-mail to me and send it to granholmm@psmnow.com.  In the e-mail share with me which activity you participated in, how to play the game that goes along with that activity, what you learned from reading Under the Microscope, 2 expert opinions you read about, and finally your score on the quiz.  When successfully and fully completed this e-mail will be worth up to 12 extra credit points, 2 points for each requirement.

Have Fun!    

Weekend Math Extra Practice and Extra Credit!

ATTENTION ALL MATH CLASSES!  Here is the last extra credit assignment of the quarter.  Visit the website below and complete the Integer Quiz.  You can earn 1 point for each correctly answered question!  When finished, click to check the quiz and then follow the prompt to e-mail your results to me.  My e-mail address is granholmm@psmnow.com.  Good luck!

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-07-829631-5&chapter=8&stp=yes&headerFile=4&state=

Problem of The Week: Due Friday, September 24

On the ancient island of Circulus, archaeologists found a series of caves.  In the first cave they found a circle with 560 stones.  In the 2nd cave they found a circle with 8 fewer stones than in the first cave.  Each new cave had a circle with twice as many stones missing from the circle than in the previous cave.  For example, there were 16 fewer stones in the 3rd cave than in the 2nd cave.  If the stone circles continue in this way, which cave would have the last stone circle?

Problem of the Week: Due Thursday September 16

On July 5, in the area around Center Village, there was great excitement.  Six people had reported to the police that they had seen Big Foot, a large, hairy creature sometimes seen, but never captured.  The next day, twice as many people had called the police, sure they has seen the creature.  Each day the police received twice as many calls as the day before.  After a total of more than 300 calls, the police took the phone off the hook.  On what day did the police take the phone off the hook?

9th Gade Algebra I: Freshmen Spirit Knights Extra Credit Assignment #1

All students may complete by Monday.  Turn in your raffle ticket for 2 additional points of extra credit!


In volleyball, an ace is a serve that the opponent doesn’t hit. Ace efficiency is a measure of a player’s ability to hit aces while minimizing service errors. The ace efficiency f is given by the formula f = a – e where a is the number of aces, e is the number of s service errors, and s is the total number of serves.


a. Calculate –Find the ace efficiency for a player who has 108 aces and 125 service errors in 500 serves. (1 point)


b. Compare – If the player makes 30 more aces and 20 more service errors in the next 100 serves, will the ace efficiency improve? Explain. (1 point)


c. Justify- Under what conditions would a player’s ace efficiency be 0? 1? -1? Justify your answer algebraically. (3 points)

SATURDAY TUTORING 9/18/10

ATTENTION ALL MATH CLASSES:  This weekend, you may complete the following quiz for extra credit.  After you complete the on-line quiz, click to check your answers.  Next, scroll down and select the option to e-mail your results.  Your results must be e-mailed to Miss Granholm at granholmm@psmnow.com  If I receive these results by Monday, before 3:05, you will earn one extra credit point for each correct response.  Good Luck!

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=1-57039-850-X&chapter=6&lesson=1


ATTENTION 8TH GRADE GUIDANCE:  For extra credit this weekend visit the CDC's website http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/index.html  Click on the Ad Decoder:  Decipher the Media and then click to play the game.  After playing the game, find the quiz on the right hand margin of the quiz:  Test Your Smarts.  After the quiz, either e-mail me your results or print out your results page.  The results are due by Monday at the beginning of class. 

8 Guidance Weekend Extra Credit

Visit the link below.  Click on "click here to check 'em out!"  A menu will appear.  Brows the menu and its offerings using the tabs at the top of the window and the drop down menus that appear.  Compose an e-mail to Miss Granholm (granholmm@psmnow.com) detailing 6 recipes, at least one from each category at the top of the window, that you would like to try and that you think you would be able to make.  Supply each recipe along with 2 reasons for why you would like to try each recipe.  All e-mails must be received by 10:00p.m. Sunday night.


http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition/cooltreats.html#

Weekend Math Extra Practice and Extra Credit!

7th, 8th, and 9th Grades:  Visit the website below and play an integers/jeopardy quiz game!  After you have played the game, a congratulations page will appear.  Print this page, turn it in with Monday's homework, and receive extra credit up to 10 points!
http://www.quia.com/cb/64603.html 

6th Grade:  Visit the web site below and select to play the game first on level 1, then level 2, and finally level 3.  Print your score sheets for each level and turn them in on Monday with Monday's homework.  You can receive up to 10 extra credit points! 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/fish.html

Problem of The Week: Due Friday, September 10 (5 Points)

Dinner is over and it is the twin's turn to clean up and do the dishes.  Jaime grabs a dish towel and waits for Josh to start washing the dishes.  Instead of fighting about who has to wash the dishes, Josh suggests a game to settle the dispute.  He hands Jaime a die marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.  To play the game they take turns rolling the die 3 times in a row.  The first to roll a total of 12 in 3 rolls gets to dry tonight.  How many different ways can the twins combine 3 rolls of the die to total 12?

Problem of The Week: Due Friday, September 3

Senta and Maurice are lab partners in science class.  Today they have to weigh liquid.  They have a tray of 80 weights which they can use.  The weights are of 4 different kinds:  50g, 25g, 15g, and 5g.  The first liquid weighs 85g.  How many different combinations of weights will balance the scale for the first liquid?

SATURDAY TUTORING 8/28/10

ATTENTION!

Miss Granholm will be at Saturday Tutoring this Saturday from 9:00 -12:00.  If you need math help, or just want to make sure you are completing your homework correctly, please stop by and see her on Saturday.  Extra credit for the weekend is available both at school on Saturday and on the blog.  All extra credit is due on Monday at the start of class.

Practice Game!

Did you struggle with this week's Problem of the Week? 

If you answered yes, check out this fun space themed game for extra practice:

http://www.jamit.com.au/htmlFolder/app1004.html

Problem of The Week: Due Friday, August 27 (5 Points)

It's here!  The hottest item of the season, Rodney the Talking Robot!  Rodney can keep anyone company, including the cat or dog.  When the robots are made at the robot factory, every 8th robot gets a blue control panel, every 3rd gets green blinking eyes, and 4th gets a square head.  If 150 robots are made, how many will have a blue control panel, with blinking eyes, and a square head?  

The World's Hardest Sudoku

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/19/crack-worlds-toughest-sudoku/

Check out this link for the world's most difficult sudoku problem.  Can you crack it???

Fields Medal 2010 - Prof. Elon Lindenstrauss

Guidance Weekend Extra Credit

This week in our Daily Devotions we discussed and reflected on PROCRASTINATION.  Your assignment is to read the article found at this link: http://www.causesofprocrastination.com/avoid-teen-procrastination.html and then e-mail to me a reflection following the criteria outlined below.  Please send your reflection as an attached Word document to granholmm@psmnow.com.  Please include your name and heading at the top of the document.  All e-mails must be received by 10pm Sunday night to be eligible for this extra credit.  The total points available are 10 bonus points added to your Homework Grade.  Please e-mail me with any questions regarding the assignment and have a great weekend.  I look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday.

1. Describe in 5 complete sentences 5 helpful procrastination tips, key ideas, or facts from the article. (5 points)
2. Complete Quick Tip #1. (2 points)
3. Complete Quick Tip #3. (3 points)

Weekend Math Extra Practice and Extra Credit!

1. Try out this link to practice your times tables!  http://www.mathsisfun.com/quiz/mixtimes.html
2. f you did not do so hot, click here:  http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html  to train your mind to be GREAT at times tables! 
3. Finally, try this timed test, check your score, and print the page to turn in MONDAY, AUGUST 23 for 10 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS!  http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/ttmult.html

6 Math Cyber Solver Q's

Due Monday, August 23
Answer the following questions in a complete sentence.  Send your responces to Miss Granholm (granholmm@psmnow.com) in an e-mail.  Include the PSM heading at teh top of your e-mail.  Use the provided links to find your answers.  Each responce is worth 5 points, 3 points for your responce and 2 points for telling me which website you gained your information from.  This assignment is worth a total of 15 points and is a project grade.

1.)  What is gold used for today, other than jewelry and forms of decoration?
2.)  How much does gold cost?
3.)  How has the value of gold changed in the last 100 years?

http://www.responsiblegold.org/
http://www.kitco.com/charts/techcharts_gold.html
http://www.gold.org/