Congratulations!

The following 7th graders are the winners of the "Guess the Volume" contest:

Hexagonal Prism: Actual 310 - Winner: Adrian Z. Guess: 310  
Cylinder: Actual 334 - Winner: Stephanie G. Guess: 336
Rectangular Prism: Actual 264 - Winner: Noe M. Guess: 260  
Triangular Prism: Actual 157 - Winner: JC L. Guess: 140
Cube: Actual 453 - Winner: Deandra T. Guess: 450

Remember, you can find the volume of any right prism or cylinder by finding the area of the base and then multiply by the height.


 If you like estimating volume, you can play more here: Estimate Volume

Week 4-4

We have been studying experimental and theoretical probability this 6 weeks and we are using tree diagrams, lists and area models.  We are going to find expected outcomes this week using percents.

In pre-algebra, we will continue solving equations.

Be ready for a project this 6 weeks!

Fractals groupwork

Great job following your clues and working together!  You can learn more about fractals here.

Hello 2014!

Welcome back to the 2nd semester here at the Academy for Academic Middle School! The topics for this week are properties of addition and multiplication in pre-algebra. You can learn more about them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=qddRGzlS1Co In math, we will be reviewing over the district benchmark. Be prepared to ask questions! Friday, we will be learning cooperatively through "Get it Together" problems.

Have a great week!