Circle mosaics finished!

Most students finished their final drafts of the circle mosaics.  Students helped me cut, arrange, and tape each circle - it was definitely a collaborative effort!  They'll be posted in the 7th grade locker area next year as a reminder of their creativity, effort, and perseverance.











Circle Mosaic Project Rubric

Rover races at the Space Foundation

Students had the opportunity to apply their knowledge of diameter and circumference to calculate the number of rotations needed to stop their rover at a precise distance.  Students kept asking "Do we get to do this again tomorrow?"

Activity Worksheet

Mother's Day cards

Students got to practice their skills with measuring and calculating radius, diameter, and circumference while making their mother of choice a card.

This student chose to complete his calculations on a separate sheet

Mother's Day Card Template

Planet projects on display

Planet projects on display for the Spring Curriculum Exposition.

The postcards were certainly my favorite!

Front

Back

Planet Project Rubric
Planet Project Calculations Sheet
Planet Project Peer Review Form

Ratio & rates projects

Students had several options for their ratio & rates projects but the most popular were a game board, vocabulary scrapbook, and comic.  Here's an example of a comic created using Paint.  Some formatting issues occurred when typing, but you get the gist!

JSAACAR Races

Students participated in our own version of NASCAR racing to practice calculating speed.  Each group member raced for 4 seconds while the other team members measured and recorded data.  Afterward students had to calculate their speed based on their distance and time.

Students measuring distance

On the move!

Tangram creations

Students first calculated the area of each polygon, calculated the total area, and then used the polygons to create an image.