Friday, December 3, 2010

Exam Outline

Grade 8 Midterm Math Exam Topics

1) Rational Numbers (includes fractions and positive and negative decimals) :
· all operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing)
· Word problems


2) Percent
· Changing fractions to decimals and percent
· Changing percent to fractions and decimals
· Changing decimals to fractions and percent
· Calculate sales tax, sale price, discount, commission, simple interest

3) Ratio and rate

· Equivalent ratios
· Reducing to lowest terms
· Calculating rate
· Problem solving

4) Square root
Calculate square root
Problem solving

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Homework Due Dec. 3

page 85, questions 1 - 24

Monday, November 22, 2010

Test on Percent

There will be a test on percent on December 3.

Homework Due November 24

page 133, questions 1 - 3
Worksheet 4.9

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Homework due Nov. 3

1) 3 4/5 + 3 3/4

2) 1/3 + 4 4/7

3) 2 4/7 + 2 1/2

4) 1 1/2 + 4 3/4

5) 4 1/2 + 3 5/6

6) 4 4/5 + 2 1/8

7) 2 3/4 + 1 4/5

8) 4 4/5 + 6 5/6

9) 3 1/8 + 4 1/7

10) 4 1/2 + 3 1/2

Monday, November 1, 2010

Homework due Nov. 2

page 119, questions 1 - 10
page 120, questions 1 - 10

Monday, October 25, 2010

Homework Due Oct. 26

page 127, questions 1 - 30

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Homework Due Oct. 25

p. 117, questions 1 - 28

Test Oct. 29

There will be a test on operations with rational numbers, operations with fractions, and making substitutions.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Homework Due Oct. 18

page 70, questions 1 - 31

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Homework due Oct. 14

2.7, 2 - 20 even only
2.8, 2 - 16 even only

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Homework due Oct. 13

page 67-68, questions 7 - 33

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Homework due Oct. 8

p. 65, questions 4 - 23

Monday, October 4, 2010

Homework due Oct. 5

Worksheet 2.5: omit questions 31 - 316
Worksheet 2.6: omit questions 23, 28-31

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Homework due Sept. 29

p. 57, questions 34 - 37
p. 59, questions 1 - 21

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Homework Due Sept. 27

page 57, questions 14 - 33
Worksheet on multiplying fractions

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Homework Due Sept. 20

Worksheets 2.2 and 2.3
page 51, questions 15 - 22
Quiz on Sept. 17!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Homework Due Sept. 16

Page 49, questions 18-27

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Homework Due Sept. 15

p. 51, questions 1 - 4, and 11 - 14
Also the worksheet on adding mixed numbers.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Homework Due Sept. 13

Page 49, questions 4 - 7, 14 - 17
Worksheet on adding fractions.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Homework

p.268, chapter six
Due June 1

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Homework

Algebra problem solving and Pythagorean Worksheet due May 31.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Homework

Worksheet 6.1 and 6.9 due May 27.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

June Exam outline

Grade eight math June exam outline:

Fractions – 10%
Percent - 10%
Geometry – 35%

Pythagorean Theorem
Surface area (prisms and cylinders)
Volume (prisms and cylinders)
Area and perimeter of composite figures


Algebra – 35%
Solving for x in a two step equation or one step equation
Combining like terms
Simplifying (distributive property)
Problem solving (Let x = )


Graphing on coordinate plane – 10%
Complete the pattern (t-chart)
Graph the equation

Format:

Questions will be multiple choice and short answer.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Homework

page 254, 1 -4
page 255: 5, 6,8, 9
Check your answers in the back of the book and then hand in.
Show all of your work.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Homework

Due May 7:
Worksheet 8.3
Omit questions 6,7 and 8

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Homework

Worksheet 8.2
p. 253, 1 - 6 Due May 4
Volume of rectangular and triangular prisms.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Homework

Due April 30:
p. 264, 2-5
p. 266, 3 - 6
Correct your work before handing it in.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Homework

P. 249, questions 3 and 5
Please do corrections on the quiz and hand in.
Due: April 28

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Homework

Due April 26
p. 249, questions 1,2 , 4, 8, 11

Show All Work.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Homework

Worksheet 7.10 questions 1 -4 only. Do area and perimeter of the shapes.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Homework and test

Worksheet 7.5 is due April 9
There will be a test on all formulas on April 14.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Homework

Due March 24:
p. 217, questions 1 - 14
C = pi x d or
C = pi x 2 x d

Friday, March 19, 2010

Homework

Due March 22:
Worksheet 7.8
Worksheet 7.9: please omit questions 14, 15 and 16.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Homework on area

p. 221, 4 - 9 (Area of squares and rectangles)
p. 227, 3 - 8 (Area of triangles)

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Homework

Due March 12:
P. 209, quesetions 1, 2 5 - 9

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Homework

Due March 10:
p. 207, 5 - 8

Monday, March 8, 2010

Homework

Due March 9:
p. 207, 1 - 4

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Test on Algebra

There will be a test on algebra on March 4.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Homework Date Change

6.8 is now due Feb. 12.
For Feb. 11 class: remember to go to room 401 for math.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Homework

Due Feb. 10:
Worksheet 6.8, questions 1 - 20 for marks; questions 21 - 28 must also be completed but will not be "graded".

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Homework

Due Feb. 4:
Worksheet 6.6/6.7
Page 189, 2 - 28 even only

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 28:
Worksheets 6.3 and 6.4/6.5
Please show your work; you can use a sheet of looseleaf if there isn't enough room on the page.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 26:
P. 182,2 - 36 even
p. 183, 2 - 32 even

Friday, January 22, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 25:
p. 181, questions 8 - 42 even. Please show your steps. Read the instructions carefully.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Unit 5 Test

There will be a test on unit five on Jan. 20.

Homework

p. 155, Questions 3, 4, 5

Monday, January 11, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 12
p. 163, questions 1, 2,3,4,6,9 and 13

Friday, January 8, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 11:
p. 161, 1 - 13

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 8:
p. 157, Questions 7- 14.
For questions 13 and 14, please draw a t-chart to solve.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Homework

Order of Operations: worksheet 4.7, questions 1 - 20 only.
Please use a separate sheet of paper to show your work.
Due: Jan. 7

Monday, January 4, 2010

Homework

Due Jan. 5:
p. 153, 10-58 even only
p. 157, 1 - 4