Week of October 29-Nov 2

Monday

In Class: Reflections and Translations on a Coordinate Plane

HW: Workbook pg 52 & 53  (along with any unfinished notes)

Tuesday

In Class: Dilations (Similar Figures)

HW: HW/IP 2-2-2  "Reduction or Enlargement?"

Wednesday

In Class: Dilations on a Coordinate Plane

HW: HW 2-2-3 "You Draw It"

Thursday/Friday

In Class: Review/Practice all transformations on a coordinate plane

HW:  HW 2-2-5 Scale Factor

Week of October 22

Monday

In class-- 8th graders will have ReadiStep test on Monday. If they attend math class as part of their modified schedule they will be practicing unit rates.

HW-- None

Tuesday

 In Class-- Application Problems involving proportional relationships

HW-- Finish Proportional Problems 1-8 from class

Wednesday

In class-- Converting between measurement systems

            Ex: Every year, the New York City Marathon which is 42 km, is run by thousand of people. how many miles are in 42 km? Round to the nearest tenth. 

HW-- Complete remaining measurement problems from class.

Thursday/Friday

In class-- Bundle 2 Unit 1 Test -- covering the following topics: proportional relationships (of all kinds--percents  involving tax, tip, commission, interest, discount, sale price and unit rates)

HW--none

Week of October 15

Monday

In Class solving real-life problems involving discount, sale price, tax, tip, and total cost
HW 4 questions over discount, sale price, tax, tip, and total cost

Tuesday

In Class solving real-life problems involving discount, sale price, tax, tip, and total cost
HW Complete relay questions if needed

Wednesday

In Class solving real-life problems involving commission
HW Commission table and questions 1-4

Thursday/Friday

In Class solve real-life problems involving simple interest and solving application problems involving all proportional relationships (ex: I can type 75 words per minute, at this rate how many words can I type in half an hour?)
HW Bargain Hunting table

Week of October 9

Tuesday

• In class-find part, whole, and percent of a number
• HW-Activity 39-percent application problems

 

Wednesday

• In class-rate of change and percent of change (remember the ratio is difference over original)
• HW-half sheet 1-5

 

Thursday/Friday

• In class-CBA 1
• HW-NONE!

Week of October 1

This week....

Monday-Review quiz from last week, practice word problems, and discuss what makes an answer reasonable
Tuesday-setting up and solving proportions
Wednesday-setting up and solving proportions
Thursday/Friday-Unit 2 Assessment (major test!)

Homework this week....Test review will be given on Monday and due on Thursday/Friday

Monday-8.2C 1/2 sheet
Tuesday-Writing an equation for and solving the proportions we work on in class
Wednesday-8.1B Independent Practice 1/2 sheet. This only has three questions, but each question has several extension questions.
Thursday/Friday-No homework-enjoy your weekend!

Week of September 24

This week...

• Monday-solving multi-step problems involving rational numbers-specifically integers (positive and negative whole numbers). Try balancing your parents checkbook!!
• Tuesday-more multi-step problems-matching equations to word problems then solving those equations
• Wednesday-more multi-step problems involving rational numbers
• Thursday/Friday-quiz and more practice solving multi-step problems involving rational numbers.

All students have notes on how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, decimals, and integers. You will need these skills in order to solve all of the multi-step problems we work through during the week. Be sure to use these notes to help you be successful!

Homework this week...

• Monday-"Operations with Rational Numbers" worksheet
• Tuesday-8.2A TAKS practice 1-6 worksheet
• Wednesday-Red book page 16 #1-5. Match AND solve #5
• Thursday/Friday-Red book pages 16-17 #1-4. These are the questions for 8.2B

Week of September 17, 2012

This week...

• Monday-Unit 1 Test
• Tuesday-Translating words into math operations ("increased by" means to add) AND practicing adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions, decimals, and integers
• Wednesday-Reviewing expressions and equations (what's the difference?)
• Thursday/Friday-Review order of operations and solve multi-step problems involving fractions, decimals, percents, and integers

Homework this week...

• Tuesday-Gray book page 4 #1-8 odd AND page 5 #1-9 odd
• Wednesday-Gray book page 7 #1-12 odd