Anika R's SAS Blog (2015-22)

*Important vocabulary is underlined What are the common properties of all polygons? Some facts that all polygons share are: 1. All polygons have to be a closed shape. 2. A polygon must have straight sides i.e. no curved sides. 3. Polygons can't have any intersecting lines, but they must have 3 or more sides. 4. All of the polygon's sides must meet at vertices (corners) , which form angles. ••• What does the measure in degrees tell you about an angle? What are some common benchmark angles? The amount of turn between two straight lines that have a common endpoint or vertex is called an angle . From the measure of degrees, we learn how far the moving arm (called the terminal side/arm ) is from the starting arm (called the initial side/arm ). In this example: I can see that the terminal side has moved 20 ° from the initial side. This creates a 20° angle. Common benchmark angles are usually multiples of either 45 ° or 30°. The most common b...

Three ways I have grown and improved: I know what an inequality is I know (the basics of) algebra I know how to make a model for multiplying fractions I am most proud of my millionaire project.

This shows that I know all I am supposed to know about area and perimeter of triangles. This shows I need to work on checking ALL of my work and not just the problems that other people are messing up on and finding hard.

This shows I know what to do and how to do it. This shows I need to review my answers.

What did you already know? I didn't know anything about about the befit of starting early, interest or compound interest.   What did you learn? (from the project? from your parents?) Yes, I learned a lot. I learned about things I didn't know, like interest (normal and compound), what the the befit of starting early was, and also how to use Google Spreadsheets! How might this affect what you do in the future? I probably will start saving in a bank soon, so when I retire all those years from now, I will have a lot of money and be RICH! What is one thing you wonder after doing this project? I really wonder about the history behind interest. I also wonder why we did this project, because I just popped in the middle of the unit, and we had a summative test two days after we turned it in so I barely had time to study.

Do you want to be a MILLIONAIRE by the time you retire? Well, if you do, I'll tell you how! It's simple, and everyone can do it! All you have to do start saving at an early age, put away money every year in a bank account that earns interest, and enjoy the benefit of compound interest! What is interest and how do you calculate it? Intrest is the money that your money gets for being in the bank for a period of time. As an example, if you earn 5% interest per year on saving of $1000, you earn $50 intrest (see picture #1 below) in the first year. This means your money grows to $1050 ($1000 principal + $50 interest) by the end of the first year! The higher the rate of interest, the faster your money will grow! So, if you earn 6% interest on $1000 instead of 5%, then you earn $10 extra ($60 at 6% interest vs $50 at 5% interest)!                                   Picture #1 What ar...