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They’re sprouting!

Our investigation today used two different kinds of non-stretch cords.  One is thin (hemp) and the other is thick (rainbow cord).  The length was recorded then knots tied.  The situation was modelled by a table of values, a graph, and finally equations of the lines of best fit.

How many unique handshakes are there in our class of 33?

we modelled the situation with a table and graph, and someone even found an equation to use as well!  This is our introduction to quadratic data.

We started off the term by planting beans!  We started by estimating the percent that would germinate and expressing that as a decimal and percent also.

We counted out the beans, wrapped them in paper towel, put them in water, then sealed them in a sandwich bag and put them on the window ledge.  We will check them daily.

Look at the produce.  There are peas

Beans will be coming soon

lots of lettuce

the watermelon

ghost peppers are forming

Carrots are coming along

and so are the bush beans

There’s even a flower on the cucumber

radishes are done.  They’re blooming now.

Here’s the size of the carrots.  Not ready yet.

come sample the produce if you’re in the area.

They’re getting stir crazy in here! 6 days left until exams.

today we see the first signs of cucumbers

We’re working on quadratics and eating pie….a perfect math partay.

It turns out that if you join the midpoints of any quadrilateral, you will create a parallelogram.  Sometimes that’s also a rhombus, rectangle or square, but it is ALWAYS a parallelogram, and that’s pretty neat.