Unit 1: Rational Number Operations

IMPORTANT: Students will have a Digital Math Journal. I will post the notes to add to their Journal in Google Classroom Weekly. Students are responsible for keeping up with the Journal as this is the most useful resource for them!

TEKS We Will Cover


  • 8.2C convert between standard decimal notation and scientific notation

  • 8.2A extend previous knowledge of sets and subsets [using a visual representation to describe relationships between sets of real numbers]

  • 8.12D calculate and compare simple interest and compound interest earnings

  • 8.12A solve real-world problems [comparing how interest rate and loan length affect the cost of credit.]

  • *8.12B Calculate the total cost of repaying a loan, including credit cards and easy access loans, under various rates of interest over different periods using an online calculator

  • 8.12C explain how small amounts of money invested regularly, [including money saved for college and retirement,] grow over time.

  • 8.2D order a set of real numbers [arising from mathematical and real-world contexts.]

  • 8.2B approximate the value of an irrational number,[including π and square roots of numbers less than 225,] and locate that rational number approximation [on a number line]