GoMath Chapter 10

Throughout the next few weeks, we will be studying two-dimensional figures.  The students will use definitions to identify and describe characteristics of these figures.  Our homework will have identifying triangles and quadrilaterals.  This chapter has seven sections.

Important Chapter Vocabulary
1.  Acute Triangle;  A triangle with three acute angles. (less than 90 degrees)
2.  Line Segment;  A part of a line that includes two points, called endpoints, and the points between them.
3.  Obtuse Triangle;  A triangle with one obtuse angle.  (larger than 90 degrees)
4.  Ray;  A part of a line, with one endpoint, that is straight and continues in one direction.
5.  Right Triangle;  A triangle with one right angle (90 degrees) and two acute angles.

GoMath Chapter 9

Our class will relate both fractions and money to place value and will learn how to rename fractions as decimals.  We will also add fractional parts of 10 and 100 and compare decimals through hundredths.  There are seven sections in this chapter.

Important Chapter Vocabulary
1.  Decimal;  A number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point.
2.  Decimal Point;  A symbol used to separate dollars from cents in a money amount and to separate the ones and the tenths place in a decimal.
3.  Equivalent Decimals;  Two or more decimals that name the same amount.
4.  Hundredth;  One of one hundred equal parts.
5.  Tenth;  One of ten equal parts.

8/10   =  0.8