STAAR Review Headquarters

STAAR Review Headquarters On this page you will have access to all the information about the different topics that the 7th Grade STAAR exam is about. The link below to the Reporting Categories give you a description of the content that you will be tested over. You also have access to a formula chart. If you print it out, please be aware that the ruler may have changed sized because of different print settings, so it may not measure exactly like...

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3-Dimensional Figures Stations Examples

Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 ...

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3-Dimensional Figures CCA Review

Here is the key for the CCA review. Don't just copy the answers, look at why the answers are the way they are. Do you know the various 3-D figures and their properties? Do you know how to tell the difference between a Prism and a Pyramid? Do you know how to use the correct formula for the appropriate shapes to find the Volume of a 3D solid? Do you know how to look at a drawing of a combination of cubes and draw the Top, Front, and Side views? If...

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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Adding polynomials is nothing more than an expanded method of combining like terms. We need to first make sure that we arrange our two polynomials to show the appropriate pairs of like terms.  Remember 4x and 4 are not like terms, just like 4x2 and 4x are not like terms. Like terms have the same exponent on the variable. In order to add two polynomials, line up the like terms, then combine them. Anything that does not have a...

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The FOIL Method - Multiplying Polynomials

The FOIL method is just a short acronym to help us memorize what is truly just an expanded usage of the distributive property. Here are some notes and videos to help you out if you are having any trouble. The entire packet is due tomorrow, except for the 15 problems that you did not choose to work through on the addition and subtraction page. Notes 1 Notes 2 Notes 3 Vide...

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3 - Dimensional Notes!

3 - D Figures! Here are resources that might help you on the take home packet about 3-Dimensional figures. Notes Classifying Notes - Pages 32-33 Completed Notes from the Packet - Pages 40-43 Videos Properties of 3-D Figures  Nets of 3-D Figures  Intro to Volume of 3-D Figures  Volume of Rectangular Prisms  Volume of Triangular Prisms  Volume of Cylinders ...

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CCA 8 Review Key

CCA 8 Review Key Here's the link to the key. Check out khanacademy.com if you need any help or practice. **correction - #2 is D! And a hint to those of you who check this information: Brush up on your proportion work. Be able to answer a question similar to this: the area of one shape is 2/3 of the larger one. The area of the larger shape is 12. What is the area of the smaller shape? ...

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