Sample Exam Question

The sample exam question that we worked on in class is now posted at drop.io. Look at the left side of the screen and you will see the link to drop.io.

Homework

Due Dec. 3:
Worksheet 3.4 on rate.

Drop.io

Please check the link for drop.io for extra practice on exam topics as well as notes on percent.

Homework

Due Dec. 2:
Worksheet 3.2

Homework

Due Dec. 1:
p. 93, 1- 6

Exam Outline

The exam will cover the following topics:
square root
operations with fractions
percent
ratio and rate

There will be a section of the exam with basic calculations (approximately 40%) and a section with "real life" applications of percent, fractions, ratio and rate (approximately 60%). Questions regarding square root will be "built into" other questions (in other words, there are no specific questions asking to calculate the square root of a number).

Homework

Due Nov. 27:
p. 85, 29 - 34

Percent Test

There will be a unit test on percent on Dec. 3. The test will be on calculating various kinds of percent.

Homework

Due Nov. 23:
Worksheet 4.7 on Commission. Please remember to show your work!

Homework

I'm away today, so here is your assignment:
p. 127, questions 25 - 34
p. 138, questions 1 - 26
Remember to show your work!

Homework

Percent p. 121, questions 1 -5
Due Nov. 16

Percent Quiz

Go to drop.io/jdoctoroffgrade8math to check the quiz on percent.

Homework

Due Nov. 12:
Rational Number assignment. Please show your thought processes/steps for all questions.

Flyer Discount Project

The project is due Nov. 10. You have to choose 4 items from a flyer, calculate the discount, the sale price and the new price including taxes.

Homework

Due Nov. 5
Worksheet 4.2
SHOW YOUR WORK

Homework

Due Nov. 4:
page 117, 1 - 37 odd only
SHOW YOUR WORK

Homework

Due Nov. 3:
page 127, questions 1 - 24 for hand in
Read page 116. Write down the instructions on how to find the percent of a number.

Extra Math Time

I am available at lunch on days 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 for extra help in math. Please bring your lunch at 11:50 if you want to see me.

Homework

Due Nov. 2:
page 25, 1 - 11, and 16 - 39

Homework

Due Oct. 28:
Fractions and Decimals booklet

Homework

Due Oct. 21:
p. 16, #33-46

Retest

The fraction retest will be on Oct. 16, during lunch.

Test

There will be a test on fractions on Tuesday, October 13.

Homework

Due Oct. 9:
Fraction Worksheets (multiplication and division)
Remember to show your work and simplify.

Homework

Due Oct. 6:
Textbook page 57, questions 5 - 35 odd only. Page 59 questions 10 - 21 all.

Homework

Fraction worksheets:
Do columns A and B only. Also do questions 52 and 57 on page 74 of the textbook.
Due Oct. 1

Drop.io

Please go to drop.io/jdoctoroffgrade8math to take the quiz on improper and mixed numbers.

Homework

Due Sept. 29:
p. 49, 18-30
p. 51, 15 -23, 25 -30

Homework

Due Sept. 23:
Textbook p. 49, 4 - 7, 14-17
p. 51, 1 -4, 11- 14

Homework

Due Sept. 22:
P. 43, 10-23, 25-35
Fraction Warm up!

Homework

Due Sept. 18:
Textbook p. 31, questions 27 and 28
Worksheet 1.11

Quiz on Friday!!

Homework

Due Sept. 16:
p. 19 Textbook, 1 - 10
p. 3 Textbook, Mental Math

Course Outline

Please check drop.io/jdoctoroffgrade8math for the 2009 course outline.

Quiz Day

Our quiz day for this year is:
Day 3!

However...
Unit tests will take place on Day 1.

Welcome to the 2009-10 school year!

I'm looking forward to this new year with all of you. I hope you will check the blog on a regular basis to see the current homework assignments. If I miss a post, I'm sure one of you will remind me about it!
I also have another site for you to check: drop.io/jdoctoroffgrade8math. I'm using this site to post assignments, quizzes, and other stuff for you.
Be sure to check it out!

Homework

Due May 21:
Worksheet 8.4 , questions 1 -4 only.

Test

The test on Pythagorean Theorem will be on May 12.

Homework

Due April 3:
p. 221, 4- 12

Homework

Due March 26:
P. 209, 1 - 15

Homework

Due March 24:
Worksheet 7.2

Homework

Due March 6:
Worksheets 6.6/6.7, 6.8, Word Problems

Homework

Due March 2:
p. 187, 1 - 27

Wiki

Wiki site: grade8math.pbwiki.com
Mathematician biographies are due March 2.
Aristotle: Zach
Stephen Hawking: Jonah
Plato: Daniel
Einstein: Seth
Archimedes: Alina
Grace Hopper: Adi
William Moser: Yona
John Brown Clark: Daniel N.
Pythagoras: Jana
Lalla: Sara
Piero Della Francesca: Avery
Etta Falconer: Simona
Lorna Swain: Dina

Homework

Due Feb. 18:
P. 183, 1 - 26, 28 - 33 for hand in.

Homework

Due Jan. 17:
Worksheet 6.4/6.5, 1 - 16 only.
Happy Louis Riel Day!

Homework

Due Feb. 13:
worksheet 6.3
p. 181, 43 - 46
p. 182, 2 - 36 even only

Homework

Due Feb. 3:
Worksheets 5.1 and 6.1

Homework

Due Jan. 30:
Text p. 163, 10 - 13
Text p. 168, 1,5,7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15

Homework

Due Jan. 26:
Page 157 - 158 textbook, #13 - 20, #24

Homework

Due Jan. 20:
Worksheet 4.7.

Homework

Due Jan. 19:
P. 161, 1 - 13

Test on Order of Operations and Rational Numbers

There will be a test on January 21, Day 6 on order of operations and rational numbers. The quiz on Day 5 will be cancelled for this week.

Homework

Due Jan. 13:
p. 153, 10 - 58 even only

Homework

Due Jan. 9
p. 147, 1 - 18 even, 19 - 36 all

Homework

Due Jan. 8:
p. 65, 8- 22 even, 25 - 27
p. 67-68, 15 - 20, 24-32, 35, 37
p. 70, 14 - 30 even, 32, 33
p. 74, 39 - 50