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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 

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:






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

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