If the Moon Were One Pixel...

Get ready, because this is going to rock. your. world.

Before you begin, be ready to answer two questions when you finish:
  1) What are your surprised by?
  2) What are you still curious about?

Okay, here it is. (When you are done exploring, come back here and write your answers to the questions above.

8th Grade Ready!

Over the course of the end of the year, we are going to start preparing for 8th grade math! Makes sense, right?

Today we'll review coordinates on a graph because you'll be working with them much more in 8th grade than we did in 7th grade.

Task 1:
Complete the activity in this link. Your first name must be in your username for the activity so that we can tell you've completed it.

Task 2:
Choose a math game to play from this blog's links.

Cross-Sections!

Link: Cross-Section Applet

Congratulations!

You did it!!! Finished with your 7th grade state test!!

Did you work hard? Yes, you did!

All of the games below are *certified* fun AND mathy.

What would you like to do? Play Cookie Clicker? Sure!

Like Cookie Clicker, but have always wished it involved Paperclips instead? Give it a go!

Want to try Desktop Tower Defense? I think it's really fun!

Other choices from the vault?

Fogstone Isle

https://fogstoneisle.com/

You've Finished Your Test?!?

Great! Thanks for giving your best.

The instructions for today are a bit more detailed:

First, complete these three  Desmos activities. They are quick and should take no more than about 5 minutes each. Before you begin, please know that the most thoughtful and interesting answers will be posted on a bulletin board.

Activity One

Activity Two

Activity Three

Okay! Here's what to do when finished with those: Math Games Collection

Patterns and Formulas!

Do Now: (Click this link and answer the questions)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSez4IKkP2skNV8RcQKFilx5g_yntLfx9-CZjnscN8fVIY-CnQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Math Games Collection

Crystal Skull Collector

Times Tables

Estimation Game - Various Levels (Ice Ice Maybe)

8th Grade Geometry Game (Transtar)

Bridge 1

Bridge 2

Bridge 3

Third: Cargo Bridge 2

Product Game

Orbit Integers

Penguin Jump Multiplication

Vector Racer (Challenging)

Function Game

Bridge Builder

Flappy Bird Space Program

Practice and Challenge Games

Hi,

Since we've completed our recent Geometry work on slicing 3D shapes, today is a good day to give you some choice over what to practice.  And what better way to practice than with some games!

Times Tables - Can be Multiplayer (Sundae Times)

Estimation Game - Various Levels (Ice Ice Maybe)

8th Grade Geometry Game (Transtar)

Quick Survey About Games

6/5 Resources and Exit Slip

Geogebra Cross Section Tool

Exit Slip

Slice Slice!

Next week we are going to be learning about how to SLICE 3D shapes, and knowing what the slice looks like BEFORE you cut it.  There are some WEIRD things that happen.
Like: Did you know that if you slice a cube you can create a hexagon?

Go to this link and play around with the buttons and sliders.  What interesting slices can you make?

Task 1: Go here. Email me at least 3 different slices.
      Instructions for taking a screenshot:
      How to screenshot:
1) hold down the ctrl + shift + window switch button
2) drag the selection rectangle over the area you want to screen shot
3) look above the lock in the bottom right, it will ask if you want to copy to clipboard.  click this
4) go to the email screen and press ctrl + V to paste


Task 2: When done with task 1, you can play this slicing game! (it's not 3D, but still relevant enough)

Isometric Drawing Tool

Next week we'll be exploring the VOLUME and SURFACE AREA of 3D shapes.  This activity will help get our brains ready for that work.  Also, it's pretty fun to use (I think).

The first thing we'll do is try to make this 3D figure.

(Ask yourself: How many cubes of each color does this figure have?)

Isometric Drawing Tool

Questions to answer

Focus Work: Building Hotels for Profit

Profit and Loss Spreadsheet

Making Triangles

https://www.geogebra.org/m/JHgTXKrt

How to screenshot:
1) hold down the ctrl + shift + window switch button
2) drag the selection rectangle over the area you want to screen shot
3) look above the lock in the bottom right, it will ask if you want to copy to clipboard.  click this
4) go to the email screen and press ctrl + V to paste

What Makes a Bridge STRONG?

First: A veeeerrry quick survey ----> perts.me

Second: What patterns do you notice in these bridges?

Bridge 1

Bridge 2

Bridge 3

Third: Cargo Bridge 2

Last: What Makes a Bridge Strong?

Yay! You did it!

Congratulations on finishing all of your state tests! Here are your choices for this period:

Games we have played before:

Product Game

Orbit Integers

Penguin Jump Multiplication

8th Grade-level math games:

Function Game

Vector Racer (Challenging)

Marble Slides (Challenging)

Fun Physics Game about building bridges:

Bridge Builder

Any game on CoolMathGames.com:

Like this one

?

Expressions Exchange

Hi Howard,

We're currently ahead of Fordham by two lessons, so we wanted to give you an opportunity to work on something a bit different from the type of review we've been doing. 

Expressions Exchange

Post Unit Test Work

Hi! Thank you for completing the test.  These are your  *only* choices for activities to work on:

Review Level:
https://student.desmos.com?prepopulateCode=ysvwk

Later-this-year level:
https://student.desmos.com?prepopulateCode=x8swy

8th-Grade Level:
https://student.desmos.com?prepopulateCode=8dq57

Post-Quiz Work

Hi! Thank you for completing the quiz.

Please take the survey first and then go on to the Spinner Activity.

1. Survey

2. Spinner Activity

3. Game of Pig 

4. Game of Pig (Multiplayer)

6th Grade Invades the 7th Grade Math Blog!!!

Hi 6th Graders,

Congratulations on finishing IA3 yesterday! Today, we're going to play a game on a website that involves a lot of thinking and at least a little bit of math. 

Mini-Golf Marble Slides