8th - Taking Notes! Being Prepared!

You've spent the week learning, practicing and mastering exponents!  Phew!  From looking at your homework, it seems like you all need just a little recap of negative exponents.  Please watch the video below, with a pencil and graph paper, and do the problems that are explained in the video (just follow along, but write down the problem as he goes)

Negative Exponents:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/negative-exponents-tutorial/v/negative-exponents

Next week, we will learn about fractional exponents.  Please watch these next videos in preparation for the lesson.  Please take notes and follow along by writing down the problems that he works through.

Fractional Exponents:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/fractional-exponents-tut/v/basic-fractional-exponents

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/fractional-exponents-tut/v/solving-for-a-fractional-exponent

Homework: 3 videos + notes
IXL - 20 min (8th Grade - Exponents)
DUE: 09/15

Science

What does it mean to build a foundation?

After learning about tectonic plates and their impact on the Earth’s surface, you will choose one natural disaster (Earthquakes or Tsunamis), and create a 1-2 minute PSA (public service announcement) using stop-motion animation.  Your video must include how plate tectonics lead to the disaster, background information on natural phenomenon and how people should act in these dangerous, life-threatening situations.

Homework: One page of notes