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Grade 8 Math Test preparation - Yes, that's a giraffe in a circular pen.

This week in Gesnerville (aka Room 17) Grade 8s have been preparing for their Math test on circumference and area of circles.

Grade 8s - What is a common mistake students make when calculating circumference?
What is a mistake students often make when calculating area?

Grade 7s have been writing their first Science test on safety.
What strategies can you use to study for a test?
When you are answering a multiple choice question what strategies can you use to answer correctly?

Hiatus

Ms. Gesnerville is temporarily on hiatus due to job action. I look forward to posting again soon when negotiations come to a close.

Perimeter shoot & Area Shoot - Quick Review Games

Practice Perimeter with Perimeter Shape Shoot Game
Practice Area with Area Shape Shoot (Easy)

8-1s What do we measure??

What do we measure?
-we measure VOLUME (ingredients, liquids, for density)
-we measure LENGTH (doors, people)
-we measure TEMPERATURE (Celcius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin)
-we measure MASS (kg)
-we measure PERIMETER (distance around an object)
-we measure AREA (flat surface, patio, floor)
-we measure TIME (sec, min, hr, days, weeks, years)

75 Art

Explore the Online Toolkit Online Toolkit. Take notes in English in the back of your sketchbook.
If you finish continue with A Brush with Wildlife.  Then explore the collections of the McMichael Collection.

Solving word problems involving decimals

1. Spend 20 minutes working on "Word Problem Assignment"

2. Log on to the computer and do the following online lesson:
Solving Problems Using Decimals

3. Show Ms. Banman that you are finished. You can play any game on Ms. Gesnerville.

Online Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt

When solving word problems it can be helpful to know some "buzzwords" that are often involved with a particular operation.
Remember that sometimes you may need to use the opposite operation to solve problems.

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