Due Dec. 4:
Worksheet on adding and subtracting fractions.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Exam Outline
The exam will consist of the following topics:
Square root
Percent
Operations with fractions
Ratio/proportion/rate
Rounding off
There will be calculation questions for each topic as follows:
1. Finding square root and finding a number squared.
2. Calculating percent of a number, including word problems (sale price, discount, taxes).
3. Changing fractions and decimals into percent and vice versa.
4. All operations with fractions: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
5. Solving ratio/proportion/rate questions: calculating equivalent ratios, finding the "missing" term.
6. You may be asked to round off your answers, depending on the question.
7. All work must be shown on the exam.
8. Calculators will be allowed.
Review pages 142 -143:
Chapter one: omit 1 - 20
Chapter two : omit 25 - 34 until further notice
Chapter three: omit 14 and 15
Chapter four: do all questions
Square root
Percent
Operations with fractions
Ratio/proportion/rate
Rounding off
There will be calculation questions for each topic as follows:
1. Finding square root and finding a number squared.
2. Calculating percent of a number, including word problems (sale price, discount, taxes).
3. Changing fractions and decimals into percent and vice versa.
4. All operations with fractions: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
5. Solving ratio/proportion/rate questions: calculating equivalent ratios, finding the "missing" term.
6. You may be asked to round off your answers, depending on the question.
7. All work must be shown on the exam.
8. Calculators will be allowed.
Review pages 142 -143:
Chapter one: omit 1 - 20
Chapter two : omit 25 - 34 until further notice
Chapter three: omit 14 and 15
Chapter four: do all questions
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Recipe Assignment
Your recipe assignment is due Dec. 1. If you have forgotten the details, please read below:
You are to find a recipe of your choice on the internet with at least 5 ingredients.
You must copy and paste the recipe into Word, and use 12 font sized type.
Double the recipe. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Make the recipe 10 times larger. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Cut the recipe in half. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Email the Word document to
jdoctoroff@grayacademy.ca
This is due: Monday, Dec. 1, Day 3
You are to find a recipe of your choice on the internet with at least 5 ingredients.
You must copy and paste the recipe into Word, and use 12 font sized type.
Double the recipe. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Make the recipe 10 times larger. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Cut the recipe in half. Write the new quantities of ingredients.
Email the Word document to
jdoctoroff@grayacademy.ca
This is due: Monday, Dec. 1, Day 3
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Homework
Due Oct. 17:
Worksheet 4. 6
There will be a quiz on Oct. 17 to make up for the one we missed on Oct. 10.
Worksheet 4. 6
There will be a quiz on Oct. 17 to make up for the one we missed on Oct. 10.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
For Parents
Dear Parents,
This is the course outline the students received at the beginning of the year. If you have any questions about the outline, please contact me.
Thank you.
Judy Doctoroff
jdoctoroff@grayacademy.ca
Grade 8 Math Outline
Teacher: Judy Doctoroff
Text: Mathpower 8
1. Square Root
1.11
2. Percent
Ch. 4
3. Ratio, rate and proportion
Ch. 3
4. Operations with fractions
Ch. 2
5. Operations with integers
Ch. 2
6. Problem Solving
Ch. 2
7. Graph and analyze two-variable linear relations
Ch. 5
8. Solve linear equations
Ch. 5
9. Pythagorean Theorem
Ch. 7.1, 7.2
10. Surface area: rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cylinders
Ch. 8
11. Volume: prisms, cylinders
Ch. 8
12. 3 D objects
9.7, 9.8
13. Probability
Ch. 10
14. Critique data
Ch. 10
Main Topics:
Number: 6 units: Term 1 and 2
Algebra: 2 units: Term 2
Mid term exam will cover all topics in terms 1 and 2. It is worth 15% of the final grade.
Geometry: 4 units: Term 3 and 4
Statistics and probability: 2 units: Term 4
Final exam is cumulative. It is worth 15% of the final grade.
Course work:
Textbook assignments and Journal :These assignments are not graded. They are used to give the teacher an idea of how well the student is grasping the material in class.
Handout assignments: graded
Quizzes, tests: graded
Marks are cumulative for each term.
Late assignments: 10% reduction per day up to 50%. Any assignment not handed in after 5 days will be zero.
Handout assignments represent 75% of the term mark; tests and quizzes represent 25% of the term mark.
Assessment is used for various purposes.
Assessment for learning: where assessment helps teachers gain insight into what students understand in order to plan and guide instruction, and provide helpful feedback to students.
Assessment as learning: where students develop an awareness of how they learn and use that awareness to adjust and advance their learning, taking an increased responsibility for their learning.
Assessment of learning: where assessment informs students, teachers and parents, as well as the broader educational community, of achievement at a certain point in time in order to celebrate success, plan interventions and support continued progress
This is the course outline the students received at the beginning of the year. If you have any questions about the outline, please contact me.
Thank you.
Judy Doctoroff
jdoctoroff@grayacademy.ca
Grade 8 Math Outline
Teacher: Judy Doctoroff
Text: Mathpower 8
1. Square Root
1.11
2. Percent
Ch. 4
3. Ratio, rate and proportion
Ch. 3
4. Operations with fractions
Ch. 2
5. Operations with integers
Ch. 2
6. Problem Solving
Ch. 2
7. Graph and analyze two-variable linear relations
Ch. 5
8. Solve linear equations
Ch. 5
9. Pythagorean Theorem
Ch. 7.1, 7.2
10. Surface area: rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cylinders
Ch. 8
11. Volume: prisms, cylinders
Ch. 8
12. 3 D objects
9.7, 9.8
13. Probability
Ch. 10
14. Critique data
Ch. 10
Main Topics:
Number: 6 units: Term 1 and 2
Algebra: 2 units: Term 2
Mid term exam will cover all topics in terms 1 and 2. It is worth 15% of the final grade.
Geometry: 4 units: Term 3 and 4
Statistics and probability: 2 units: Term 4
Final exam is cumulative. It is worth 15% of the final grade.
Course work:
Textbook assignments and Journal :These assignments are not graded. They are used to give the teacher an idea of how well the student is grasping the material in class.
Handout assignments: graded
Quizzes, tests: graded
Marks are cumulative for each term.
Late assignments: 10% reduction per day up to 50%. Any assignment not handed in after 5 days will be zero.
Handout assignments represent 75% of the term mark; tests and quizzes represent 25% of the term mark.
Assessment is used for various purposes.
Assessment for learning: where assessment helps teachers gain insight into what students understand in order to plan and guide instruction, and provide helpful feedback to students.
Assessment as learning: where students develop an awareness of how they learn and use that awareness to adjust and advance their learning, taking an increased responsibility for their learning.
Assessment of learning: where assessment informs students, teachers and parents, as well as the broader educational community, of achievement at a certain point in time in order to celebrate success, plan interventions and support continued progress
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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