Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

****Life Science****

Announcements:  

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Standards and Benchmarks (Life Science 6-8):

1. EALR 4.6-8.LS2A:  An ecosystem consists of all the populations living within a specific area and the nonliving factors they interact with. 
2. EALR 4.6-8.LS2C:  The major source of energy for ecosystems on Earth's surface is sunlight.  Producers transform the energy of sunlight into the chemical energy of food through photosynthesis.   This food energy is used by plants, and all other organisms to carry on life processes.  Nearly all organisms on the surface of Earth depend on this energy source.  

Big Idea:

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Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Entry Task 
3. Return and Review Taxonomic Questions
4. Reading/Chapter 22 Review Assignment: <Click Here for Details>
1. Class time will be given on Thursday to complete the review questions. 

Homework:

1. Due at the BEGINNING of class Thursday:  Chapter 22, Sections B-C Definitions
2. Due at the END of class Thursday:  Chapter 22 Review Questions

****Trigonometry****

Announcements:

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Standards and Benchmarks:

1. CCSS-GSRT.1
2. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute triangles
3. CCSS-GSRT.7
1. Explain and use the relationship between sine and cosine of complementary angles.
4. CCSS-F-TF
1. Explain how the unit circle in the coordinate plane enables the extension of trigonometric functions to all real numbers, interpreted as radian measures of angles traversed counterclockwise around the unit circle.  

Big Idea:

1. Fundamental math skills are the building blocks upon which trigonometric skills are built.

Class Outline: 

1. Attendance
2. Return Quiz, and Review
3. Review: 8.5 Example Problems #'s 1-4

Homework:  (Click Here for Assignment Pacing Guide)

1. 8.5 Exercises Pgs 573-574 #'s 1-42