Mathematics 8

Prerequisites: None.

Description:

This is the first secondary mathematics course and is to be taken by all grade 8 students except those who have qualified for Mathematics 8 Enriched. This course is a continuation, in a more formal manner, of the work begun in elementary school.

Objectives Include:

  • Developing concepts concretely, pictorially and symbolically.
  • Developing mathematical communication skills.
  • Developing basic numeracy skills by encouraging students to perform calculations without a calculator.

Course Topics Include:

The following units of study are the ones which will appear on the midyear exam. No calculator will be allowed for these calculations.

      • Fractions:review of grade 7 concept, × and ÷ fractions, order of operations, word problems.
      • Percent, Ratio, Rate:relating fractions, decimals, and percents, calculating percents, solving percent problems, GST, PST, discount, ratios, equivalent ratios, solving ratio problems.
      • Integers: using models to × and ÷ integers, × and ÷ integers, order of operations with integers.

The remaining units of study are the ones which will be taught after the midyear exam.

      • Geometry:sketching, drawing & building views of 3D objects, transformations, tessellations.
      • Measuring Prisms and Cylinders:review of area, nets, surface area & volume of prisms and cylinders.
      • Linear Equations and Graphing:solving equations using models, solving equations using algebra, distributive property, creating a table of values, graphing linear relations.
      • Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem:square numbers and area models, squares and square roots, measuring line segments, estimating square roots, Pythagoras’ theorem, applications.
      • Data Analysis and Probability: choosing and appropriate graph, misrepresenting data, probability.

Textbook: Math Makes Sense 8

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