Download 8 Math Course Outline

Grade 8 Math Course Outline
The following are the strands in the grade 8 Curriculum that we will explore this year:
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Number Connections and Operations
Patterns and Relations
Shape and Space
Statistics and Probability
Course Evaluation (cumulative report cards)
Quizzes – 30%
Tests – 20%
Assignments and projects – 40%
Final exam (June) – 10%
Attendance
Consistent attendance will help students to achieve higher results. If a student is absent, it
is THEIR responsibility to approach the teacher to discuss missed work.
Respect in the Classroom
RESPECT:
Ø is expected at all times – for yourself, the classroom, your colleagues, and school staff
Ø does not mean: silence, no fun, no debate, everyone being alike and always getting along
Ø does mean: treating others with common decency, compassion, and understanding
GIVE RESPECT – GET RESPECT
LANGDON SCHOOL POLICIES REGARDING ASSIGNMENTS
Students who take courses at Langdon School can expect that they will have:
Ø Instruction during class time that will fully explain assignment requirements
Ø Adequate time to complete assignments before due dates
Ø Opportunity to ask questions during class time
Ø Opportunity to meet with teacher outside of class time
Ø Opportunity to improve assignments by revising before the due date
Ø Limited opportunity to improve mark by rewriting
Second Chances
A second chance on an MARKED assignment is a privilege, not a right, and is subject to the following
conditions:
Ø The INITIAL assignment was handed in on the due date
Ø Appropriate effort was displayed on the first assignment (based on teacher’s judgement)
Ø Only ONE chance to revise an assignment
Ø Your rewrite is not simply the correction of calculation errors
Ø All changes are highlighted
Ø Student must provide evidence that they have sought help and improved their knowledge base
before 2nd assignment or test rewrites will be accepted
Ø Rewrites will be completed on student time after some consultation with the teacher
Assignments not Submitted by Due Dates
Students who do not submit assignments by the due date, and who do not speak with the teacher about
deadline extensions, will be required to hand in the assignment regardless of the reason for not doing so.
Late assignments will not be penalized by a reduced mark. The following conditions will apply:
Ø The assignment will go to the bottom of the marking pile and may not be marked until the end of
the semester
Ø There will be no descriptive feedback on the assignment, only a mark
Ø There will be no opportunity to revise the assignment
Ø Students will be required to attend the teacher tutorial, either before or after school, or at noon.
You will be required to complete the assignment during the tutorial, and submit that for evaluation
Ø If you do not complete the assignment before they are handed back, other conditions will apply:
you may be given another assignment, or you will be required to complete the assignment under
limited conditions, a grade may not be awarded
Plagiarism and Cheating
Plagiarism and cheating are serious issues of academic dishonesty and will be dealt with in a serious
manner. If you have been found to have plagiarized on an assignment or cheated on a test, the following
consequences will occur:
Ø The administration will be informed and it will appear in your student record at this school
Ø Your parents will be informed
Ø You will be given another chance to complete the assignment, under supervision, with a reduced
mark
Ø RECORDS of plagiarism will be kept by the administration. Subsequent incidents in any class will
receive a mark of zero. Students will be suspended until re-admittance meeting with parents and
administration.
Course Calendar
Sept 2-4 Course syllabus, introduction to routines and math warm-up activities
Sept 8-11 Perfect squares - Demonstrate an understanding of perfect squares and square
roots, concretely, pictorially and symbolically (limited to whole numbers)
Sept 14-18 Estimating Square Root - Determine the approximate square root of numbers
that are not perfect squares (limited to whole numbers)
Sept 21-25 Pythagorean Theorem - Develop and apply the Pythagorean theorem to solve
problems
Sept 28-Oct 2 Volume - Develop and apply formulas for determining the volume of right
rectangular prisms, right triangular prisms and right cylinders
Oct 5-8 Fraction (whole number by fraction) – Demonstrate an understanding of
multiplying and dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially
and symbolically
Oct 14-16 Fraction (whole number by fraction) – cont’d
Oct 19-23 Rate and ratio – Demonstrate an understanding of ratio and rate
Oct 26-30 Proportional reasoning – Solve problems that involve rates, ratios and
proportional reasoning
Nov 2-6 Probability – Solve problems involving the probability of independent events
Nov 9-13 Catch up and Project week
Nov 16-20 Integers – Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication and division of
integers, concretely, pictorially and symbolically
Nov 23-27 Critiquing Graphs - Critique ways in which data is presented in circle graphs,
line graphs, bar graphs and pictographs
Dec 1-4 Critiquing Graphs - project
Dec 7-11 Percents - Demonstrate an understanding of percents greater than or equal to
0%, including greater than 100%
Dec 14-18 Catch up and Project week
Jan 4-8 Nets and 3D objects - Draw and construct nets for 3-D objects
Jan 11-15 Surface Area – Determine the surface area of: right rectangular prisms, right
triangular prisms, and right cylinders to solve problems
Jan 18-22 Surface Area cont’d
Jan 25-28 8N6 Fractions (proper by proper) - Demonstrate an understanding of
multiplying and dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially
and symbolically
Feb 1-5 8SS3 Surface area of a cylinder - Determine the surface area of: right rectangular
prisms, right triangular prisms, and right cylinders to solve problems
Feb 8-12 Catch up and Project week
Feb 23-26 Graphing Linear Relations - Graph and analyze two-variable linear relations
Feb 29-Mar 4 Graphing Linear Relations cont’d
Mar 7-11 Dimensional views - Draw and interpret top, front and side views of 3-D
objects composed of right rectangular prisms
Mar 14-18 Tessellations - Demonstrate an understanding of the congruence of polygons
Mar 21-23 Catch up and project week
Mar 29–Apr 1 Solving Equations - Model and solve problems, concretely, pictorially
and symbolically, using linear equations of the form:
• ax = b
• xa = b , a ≠ 0
• ax + b = c
•xbca
• a(x + b) = c
Apr 4-8 Solving Equations – cont’d
Apr 18-29 Number strand review and exam
May 2-13 Patterns and Relations strand review and exam
May 16-19 Statistics and Probability strand review and exam
May 24-June 3 Shape and Space strand review and exam
June 6-10 Smarties Review
June 13-17 Mock Final Exam
June 20-24 Final Exams