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Math
Grade 8

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Below is a calendar with the topics studied in class and the homework assignments.  If assignments include a workbook page or worksheet, I have attached a link.  There are also some links to the actual lessons taught during the day.  This is to help your child if they are stuck when doing homework.

Assignments

8th Grade Math -- Periods 1 & 2 

April

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday


4/1

Spring Break
4/2

Spring Break
4/5

Mod 8, Sec. 1, Exp. 1a (Arithmetic Sequences)

HW:
Worksheet - "Arithmetic Sequences"
4/6

Mod 8, Sec. 1, Exp. 1b (Geometric Sequences)

HW:
4/7

Mod 8, Sec. 1, Exp. 2 (Other Sequences)

HW:
4/8

Practice and Review of Sequences

HW:


Study for Quiz
4/9

Sequences Quiz

HW:
4/12

Square and Cube Roots

HW:
4/13

MCA Reading Test

Modified Schedule (3rd hour has math class)

Rational/Irrational Practice

HW:
None
4/14

MCA Reading Test

Modified Schedule (5th, 6th and 7th hour has math class)

Rational/Irrational Practice

HW:
None
4/15

Slope Practice

HW:
4/16

Writing Equations Practice

HW:
4/19

Graphing Lines Practice

HW:
4/20

MCA Math Test

Modified Schedule (3rd hour has math class)

Sierpinski Triangles

4/21

MCA Math Test

Modified Schedule (5th, 6th and 7th hour has math class)

Sierpinski Triangles

4/22

Mod 6, Sec. 1, Exp. 1
4/23



March

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3/1

Mod 5, Sec. 4, Exp. 1 (Surface Area of Prisms)

HW:
Surface Area Worksheet
3/2

Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

HW:
Finish worksheets

Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2

3/3

Mod 5 Geometry Review

Blank Review

Answer Key


FORMULA SHEET

HW:
Finish Review Packet, Make Cheat Sheet
3/4

Mod 5 Geometry Quiz

HW:
Late work catch-up
3/5

Math Carnival Probability Packet

HW:
Probability Practice Worksheet
3/8

Math Carnival Probability Packet

HW:
Come to the Math Carnival!



Math Carnival
5:00pm-8:00pm

3/9

Stem-and-Leaf Plot, Box-and-Whisker Plot Review Day

HW:
Finish Worksheets:

Stem-and-Leaf Worksheet

Box-and-Whisker Worksheet

3/10

Probability and Odds


HW:
Finish Probability Worksheet


Last Day of 2nd Trimester

3/11

No School - Staff Development

3/12

No School - Staff Development
3/15

7-1-1
(Properties of Exponents)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 465-468
#1-12, 15-26
3/16

7-1-2a (Zero and Negative Exponents)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 465-468
#30-38, 53-59

Worksheets:
Exponents and Multiplying #1-12 or #13-20 (challenge)

Exponents and Dividing #1-12 or #13-20 (challenge)
3/17

7-1-2b (Scientific Notation)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 465-468
#39-51

Worksheet:
Scientific Notation Worksheet

evens ONLY on worksheet
3/18

Practice and Review of Exponents


HW:
Workbook
pg. 290
#1-54


Study for quiz!
3/19

Quiz - Exponents and Scientific Notation

HW:
None
3/22

Similar Figures

HW:
Similar Figures Worksheet 1

Similar Figures Worksheet 2
3/23

Slide, Flips, Turns

HW:
Slide, Flips, Turns Worksheet 1

Slide, Flips, Turns Worksheet 2
3/24

Reflections, Rotations, Translations

HW:
Worksheets:

Reflections

Rotations

Translations
3/25

Equation Practice

HW:
Equation Madness Worksheet
3/36

Order of Operations Bingo

HW:
None
3/29

Spring Break
3/30

Spring Break
3/31

Spring Break




FEBRUARY

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2/1

Mod 4, Sec. 4, Exp. 1 (Rational Numbers)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 278-281
#3-7, 31-37

Workbook
pg. 177
#1-13


Below is a video link for homework help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaMHaPqRd6A
2/1

4-4-2 Equations with Rational Numbers


HW:
Textbook
pg. 278-281
#8-22 evens, 26, 27, 38-41

Link to class notes

Below is a video link for homework help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ4fBoGWbNk
2/3

Practice with Rational Number Equations

*Extra Help day with Mod 4, Sec. 1-3

HW:
Workbook pg 177 #14-23

Below is a video link for homework help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAtD-ptt2lI
2/4

Mod 4, Sec. 5, Exp. 1a (The Counting Principle)

Last Day to Retake the Mod 3 Test

HW:
Textbook
pg. 293-295
#1-4, 20-24

Workbook
pg. 187
#1-2
2/5

Mod 4, Sec. 5, Exp. 1b (Permutations)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 293-295
#5-12

Workbook
pg. 187
#4-10
2/8

Mod 4, Sec. 5, Exp. 2 (Combinations)


HW:
Textbook
pg. 293-295
#13-17, 19

Workbook
pg. 187
#11-15


Link to class notes

Below is a video link for homework help

http://www.youtube.com/user/dmsjperk#p/u/0/3NBD3i0Yzew
2/9

Mod 4, Sec. 6, Exp. 1a(Probability and Counting)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 301-302
#1-3, 12, 13

Workbook
pg. 190
#1-4


Below is a video link for homework help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_PNUcDHSoM
2/10

Mod 4, Sec. 6, Exp. 1b (Probability and Counting)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 301-302
#4-8

Workbook
pg. 190
#5-13


Link to class notes
2/11

Mod 4 Review

Blank Review Packet
Answer Key

HW:
Finish Review Packet, Make Cheat Sheet, Study for Test

Link to class notes

video link - help with review packet (Video Part 1 - Questions 1 - 6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zepJQbV666U

video link - help with review packet (Video Part 2 - Questions 7 - 14)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHNHGlhE7iY

video link - help with review packet (Video Part 3 - Questions 15 - end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1F-RBk2YxI

video link - extra help with writing an equation from a graph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNhDD7bwnX8


2/12

Mod 4 Test

HW:
Late work catch-up night
2/15

No School - President's Day
2/16

Test Aftermath, Slope Practice Day

HW:
Slope Worksheet
2/17

Slope Extra Credit Quiz

HW:
Ordering Decimals Worksheet    
2/18

Mod 5, Sec. 1, Exp. 1 (Cubes and Prisms)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 317-319
#1-7

Isometric Dot Paper
2/19

Mod 5, Sec. 1, Exp. 2a (Points of View)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 318-319
#8-13

Isometric Dot Paper
2/22

Mod 5, Sec. 1, Exp. 2b (Flat Views)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 318-319
#15-25 (Need Labsheet 1D)

Workbook
pg. 204
#1-5
2/23 2/24 

3-3-1 Using side lengths to identify triangles

Pg 344 #1-7
   
2/25

3-3-2a Using Pythagorean Theorem to find missing length of a triangle.

Pg. 344 #8-16

Link to class notes
2/26

Last Day to Retake the Mod 4 Test



January

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1/4
Mod 3 Sec 4 Exp 1a Similar Figures

Link to class notes

HW:
Textbook
pg. 199-202
#1-7, 20-21

Workbook
pg. 132
#1-5
1/5

Mod 3, Sec. 4, Exp. 1b (Similar Figures)

Link to class notes

HW:
Textbook
pg. 199-202
#9-12, 14, 25-32

Hamburger Method #7 from WB pg. 132 (on back of in-class handout)
1/6

Mod 3, Sec. 5, Exp. 1 (Scientific Notation)

Link to class notes

HW:
Textbook
pg. 210-212
#1-6, 9, 10, 27-37

1/7

Using Scientific Notation

Link to class notes

HW:
Scientific Notation Practice Worksheet

Workbook
pg. 138
#1-8a
1/8

Mod 3, Sec. 5, Exp. 2 (Equations with Decimals)

Link to class notes
 
HW:
Textbook
pg. 211
#11-24

Workbook
pg. 139
#9-14
1/11

North High Registration


HW:
Late Work Catch-up night
1/12

Constructed Response Practice (Hamburger Method Packet)

HW:
Hamburger Method Practice

Workbook
pg. 139
#15-20

1/13

Mod 3 Review

Blank Copy of Review Packet

Answer Key for Review Packet

HW: 
Finish study guide, make cheat sheet
1/14

Mod 3 Test

HW: 
Late work catch-up night
1/15

1/18

No School
1/19

Midterms

Mod 4, Sec. 1, Exp. 2 (Finding Volume)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 241-242
#10-18, 21, 27-35

Workbook
pg. 160
#15-20
1/20

Mod 4, Sec. 2, Exp. 1 (Surface Areas of Cylinders)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 252
#1-9

Workbook
pg. 166
#1-7
1/21

Mod 4, Sec. 2, Exp. 2 (Surface Area and Volume)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 253
#10-14

Workbook
pg. 166
#11-14
1/22

Mod 4, Sec. 3, Exp. 1 (Exploring Slope)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 265-266
#1-8, 10, 11


Workbook
pg. 172
#1-9

1/25

Mod 4, Sec. 3, Exp. 2a (Slope-Intercept Form)

HW:
Textbook
pg. 266-269
#12-17, 30-35


Workbook
pg. 172
#10-12
1/26

Mod 4, Sec. 3, Exp. 2b (Slope-Intercept Form) and start review

HW:
Textbook
pg. 267-269
#18-21, 23, 25-29


Workbook
pg. 172
#13-18


Below is a video link for homework help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6hMFkY8vwk
1/27

Mid-Mod 4 Review

Blank Review Packet

Answer Key

HW:
Finish Review Packet, Make Cheat Sheet, Study for Quiz
1/28

Mid-Mod 4 Quiz

HW:
Late Work Catch-up Night


Last Day to Retake the Mod 3 Test


Conferences
3:30-7:30pm

1/29

No School - Conferences 7:30-10:30am


DECEMBER

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday




 

12/1

3-1-2
HW:
Textbook
pg. 164-167
#24-27, 30-34

Workbook
pg. 112
#18-21

12/2

3-2-1 order of operations

HW:
Textbook
pg. 176
#1-10, 14-19

Workbook
pg. 117
#1-6

12/3

3-2-1 order of operations and review of coordinate grid

LAST DAY TO RETAKE MOD 2 TEST

Last day of the trimester - all late work needs to be turned in by 2:15pm


HW:
Workbook
pg. 117
#12-17

Finish Worksheets:
Coordinate Graphing 3

Coordinate Graphing 4

Evaluating Expressions

12/4

No School

12/7

MCA III Field Test


HW:
None

12/8

3-2-1 Graphing  Equations

HW:
Textbook
pg. 177-179
#21-27, 33, 35-38

Workbook
pg. 117
#7-10

12/9

3-3-1a
Finding Slope

HW:
Textbook
pg. 187-190
#1-4, 15-22

Workbook
pg. 118
#21-23

Workbook
pg. 126
#1-2


Link to class notes

12/10

-3-3-1b Finding Slope and Writing Equations

HW:
Textbook
pg. 187
#5, 6

Workbook
pg. 118
#24-26


Workbook
pg. 126
#3

12/11

3-3-2 Finding Equations

HW:
Textbook
pg. 188
#8-13

Workbook
pg. 126
#4-6

12/14

Slope of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

HW:
Slope of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Worksheet

12/15

Math-Tac-Toe Activity in class

HW:
Workbook
pg. 123-124
#1-12

12/16

Mid-Mod 3 Review

Blank copy of Study Guide

Answer key for Study Guide

HW:
Finish study guide, make cheat sheet

12/17

Mid-Mod 3 Quiz

12/18

12/21

12/22

12/23

12/24

Winter Break

12/25

Winter Break

12/28

Winter Break

12/29

Winter Break

12/30

Winter Break

12/31

Winter Break

1/1

Winter Break



November

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 2
Go over quiz and reteach or enrichment activity
No Homework

3
2-3-1a Intro to Probability

HW:  TB:  pg 115-119 #1-7, 34-44
4
2-3-1b Experimental Probability

HW:  TB:  pg 116 #8-12
WB:  Pg 67 #1-3

5
2-3-2 Theoretical Probability

HW:  TB:  pg 117-118 #16-25, 27
WB:  Pg 67 #5-7

Link to help with workbook page

6
2-3-3 Tree Diagrams
HW:  TB:  pg 119 #28, 31-33
WB:  Pg 68 #10-13

Below is a link to video of mini lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrcue_de7k

Below is a iink to video of homework help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78386t7ZLeU
9  
Review of Sections 1, 2 and 3

HW:
Finish Review Study Guide

Make "Test Help"  Sheet


Answer Key to Review

Below is a link to a video of homework help - part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxBfJDP-GjY

Below is a link to a video of homework help - part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sqGAjUQ1GI

 10
Mid-Mod Quiz Sections 1, 2, 3


HW:
Late work catch-up night

11
Mod 2, Sec. 4, Exp. 1 (Conducting a survey)


HW:
Textbook
pg. 133
#1-12

Workbook Pg 80 #1-3

12
Mod 2, Sec. 4, Exp. 2a (Proportions and Percents)


HW:
Textbook
pg. 133-137
#13-15, 42-49

Workbook
pg. 80
#4
13
Mod 2, Sec. 4, Exp. 2b(Proportions and Percents)


HW:
Textbook
pg. 134
#16-26

Workbook
pg. 80
#5-16
16
Mod 2, Sec. 4, Exp. 3 (Samples and Percent)


HW:
Textbook
pg. 135
#28-37, 39-41

Workbook
pg. 80
#17-24

 17
Mod 2, Sec. 5, Exp. 1(Estimating with Percents)


HW:
Textbook
pg. 144-147
#1-9, 18-23


Workbook
pg. 87
#1-12

18
Mod 2, Sec. 5, Exp. 2 (Percent of Change)

Start Review for Test

HW:
Textbook
pg. 146-147
#10-15


Workbook
pg. 87
#13-19
19
Review for Mod 2 Test


HW:
Finish study guide, make "test help" sheet
20
Mod 2 Test


HW:
Late work
23
In-class activity

HW:
Work on test corrections, late work
24
In-class activity

HW:
Work on test corrections, late work
25
No School
26
No School
27
No School
30
Mod 3, Sec. 1, Exp. 1 (Finding Square Roots)

HW: Textbook Pg 164-165 #1-7, 9-12, 14, 17-23
Workbook Pg 111 #1-16






OCTOBER

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

1
1-4-1a Making Scatter Plots

NO HOMEWORK!!!

Bring a box of tissue if you haven't already brought one!

2
1-4-1b Making Scatter Plots  

Hw:  TextbookPg 57-58 #1-4, AND Workbook Pg 30 #1-4
workbook Pg 29 (labsheet 4b)

Link to class notes
Bring a box of tissue if you haven't already brought one!
5
1-4-2a Correlation

Hw:  Textbook Pg 58-59 #5-14, AND Workbook Pg 31 #5-7 

Bring a box of tissue if you haven't already brought one!

 6
1-4-2b Fitting a Line

Hw:  Textbook Pg 60-61 #16, 18-26 AND  Workbook Pg 31 #9

7
Review for Mod 1 Test -  Day 1

Hw:  Workbook Pg 22  Workbook Pg 22  #1-33 odd  AND
start creating your one-page "notes" sheet for the test

Link to video of lesson is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eH48HO3Yw8

8
Review for Mod 1 Test - Day 2

Hw:  Review Packet

Link to class notes

Link to video of lesson/help with homework is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6napUGL__Q
9
Module 1 Test

Hw:  Catch up on missing work
12
2-1-1a Integer Operations

HW:  Textbook: 
Pg 88 #1-6
Pg 90 #60-65

 13
2-1-1b
Integer Operations

HW:  Textbook:  Pg 88 #7-24;  Workbook Pg 51 #1-23

14
2-1-1c
Integer Operations

HW:  Textbook:  Pg 88-89 #26 - 33, 35; 
Workbook Pg 52 #33-39
15 
NO SCHOOL
Education MN
16
NO SCHOOL
Education MN
19
2-1-3a Multiplying Integers

HW:  Textbook: Pg 89 #36-39, 48-52
Workbook Pg 52 #44-48, 51-58

Link to video for homework help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYiZX4l6wOY
20
2-1-3b Dividing Integers

HW:  Textbook: Pg 89-90 #40-47, 53, 55
Workbook Pg 52 #40-43, 49, 50

Link to video for homework help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtSxnoBcW-8

conferences p.m.
21
EXPLORE TESTING

No Homework
22
Fractions Practice

HW: worksheets
adding fractions
subtracting fractions
mixed numbers to improper frac

NO CALCULATORS!!!!!! 

Link to help with add & sub frac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQkaA9WJWd0

Link to help with mixed numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrPYFMW1WQ

conferences p.m.
23
NO SCHOOL
Conferences
26
2-2-1 Working with fractions

HW:  Textbook: Pg 101 #1-10

complete text corrections and do Mod 1 retake    
27
2-2-2 Working with Fractions

HW:  Textbook: Pg 101 #11-19
Workbook Pg 58 #20-31

complete text corrections and do Mod 1 retake    
28
2-2-3 Working with Mixed Numbers 

HW:  Textbook: Pg 102-103 #39-42
Workbook Pg 58 #1-18

complete text corrections and do Mod 1 retake    
29
2-2-3 Working with Mixed Numbers

Review for Quiz

HW:  Textbook: Pg 102-103 #22-29, 31-33
Workbook Pg 59 #35-43

complete text corrections and do Mod 1 retake    
30
Quiz - Module 2 Sections 1 and 2

HW: late work catch up!!!!

complete text corrections and do Mod 1 retake    



SEPTEMBER

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

No school

2

No school

3

No school

4

No school

7
Labor Day

No school

8
1st Day of School

class expectations and order of op Bingo

HW: bring paper bag

9
syllabus, procedures

HW: Reducing Frac wksht
bring paper bag; signed syllabus

10
w-up, pass out books, cover books, complete book damage form, go over homework

HW: Fractions to % worksheet

11
Sec 1-1-1 unit rates and equivalent rates

HW:  p. 10-11 #1-6, 8, 9, 13 and Student Workbook pg. 11 #1-8

14
 Sec 1-2-1a -- began circle graphs

No homework

Link to Class notes

15
continue Sec 1-2-1a draw and interpret circle graphs.

HW:  Pgs 12-13 #14-19, 25-29
Workbook Pg 11 #9-11

Link to class notes

16
Sec 1-1-2b draw and interpret histograms

HW:  Pg 13 #20-23, Pg 14 #1-2 (standardized test)
Workbook Pg 11 #9-14

Link to Class Notes

17
Sec 1-2-1 Make and use stem and leaf plots

HW:  Pgs 24 & 30 #1-2, 19-29


Link to class notes

18
Sec 1-2-2 Box and whisker plots

HW:  Pgs 26-27 #3, 4, 7-11
         AND
box and whisker plot worksheet

Link to class notes

21

MAP TESTING

No homework 

Bring a box of tissue if you haven't already brought one!

22
Review for Mid Module 1 Quiz 
(Sections 1 & 2)
HW:  review assignment

Link to answer key
AND make a 1 page "notes" sheet to be used on Quiz

23
Mid Module 1 Quiz
Sections 1 & 2

No homework

Bring a box of tissue if you haven't already brought one!

24
1-3-1 Writing Equations 

HW:  Textbook Pg 44-45 #1-8 AND Workbook Pg 27  #1-5

below is a link to a video of the lesson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqzPTZb8ql0 

Bring a box of tissue if you haven't already brought one!

25
1-3-2a One Step Equations

HW:  Textbook Pg 45 &47 #9, 10, 30-32
     AND
Workbook Pg 27 #7, 8, 11

Link-class notes

below is link to video of lesson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUEaxzb5H18

28
1-3-2b Two Step Equations

HW:  Textbook Pg 45 #11, 12, 14
       AND
Workbook Pg 27 #6, 9, 10, 12-14   

link to class notes

below is a link to a video of the lesson   
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbuUpqm-Obo 

29
1-3-3a Combining Like Terms

HW: Textbook Pg 46-47 #16-29

link to class notes 

below is a link to a video of the lesson   
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m1sFDNjxDE

30
1-3-3b Solving Equations

HW:  Workbook Pg 27 #15-20 AND solving equations worksheet

Link to worksheet - Page 1
Link to worksheet - Page 2

link to class notes

the link below is a video of the lesson and homework help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXLkN3hpNZs

001781
http://www.webaloo.com