8th Grade Math
Please make sure you have your calculator and workbook every day!
After school tutoring for all contents takes place each Thursday until 5:15 in room #515.
8th Grade Math
- Day 120 February 27th, 2020
- Today we reviewed 6.2- Reflections and completed a flashback quiz.
- Homework:
- Day 119 February 26th, 2020
- Today we completed lesson 6.1- Translations and began 6.2- Reflections.
- Homework:
- Students should finish p. 307-308 #s 7, 9, 10, 13.
- After reviewing today's lesson students will complete a Flashback quiz over 6.1/6.2.
- Day 118 February 25th, 2020
- Students completed the online field test during the morning. We were on an alternate schedule in the afternoon. If a students had my class, they had a no zero hour and had the period to work on missing work.
- Homework:
Day 117 February 24th, 2020
- Students received their Volume 2 workbooks today and we began Topic 6- Congruence and Similarity. Students completed page 295 and 298-300.
Day 116 February 21st, 2020
- Students received their Topic 5 Test back and were able to ask questions about their mistakes. Most students have completed their test corrections. If they have not completed a test or test corrections they will finish with Mrs. Hall.
- Practice Math Field Test
Day 115 February 20th, 2020
- Today students finished their Topic 5 Test. They will also had time to work on test corrections.
- Homework:
- Study guide was due today
Day 114 February 19th, 2020
- Today students worked on their Topic 5 Test. They will have time to finish it tomorrow before test corrections.
- Homework:
- Study guide was due today
- Day 113 February 18th, 2020
- Today we reviewed for our Topic 5 Test.
- Homework:
- Topic 5 Test on Wednesday, 2/19.
- Day 112 February 14th, 2020
- Today Students worked on their unit 5 study guide (Due Wednesday)
- Homework:
- Topic 5 Test on Wednesday, 2/19.
- Day 111 February 13th, 2020
- Today we began reviewing over this topic in preparation for our test on Wednesday. Students had the choice of a few different activities to complete. These activities were due by the end of class.
- Homework:
- Topic 5 Test on Wednesday, 2/19.
- Day 110 February 12th, 2020
- Today we finished up working on some real-life application word problems using the elimination method.
- Students began the next lesson- substitution. We took some notes and worked on a lot of practice.
- Homework:
- Topic 5 Test on Wednesday, 2/19.
- Day 109 February 11th, 2020
- Today we worked on real-life application problems using the elimination method.
- Homework:
- Elimination (part 2) assignment due Wednesday, 2/12.
- Day 108 February 10th, 2020
- Today students worked on system of equations word problems. The students had to set-up and solve the word problems for both variables.
- Homework:
- Today's non completed problems are due Wednesday, 2/12.
- Day 107 February 5th, 2020
- Today students learned to set up system of equations word problems. The students had to set-up and solve the word problems for both variables.
- Homework:
- Day 106 February 4th, 2020
- Today we continued with the elimination method. This time students had to distribute to create similar equations
- Homework:
- Elimination assignment due Wednesday, 2/5.
- Day 105 February 3rd, 2020
- Today students worked with peer tutors solving systems of equations using the elimination method. Addition and subtraction only.
- Click here to see our guided notes.
- Homework:
- Elimination assignment due Wednesday, 2/4. (four problems)
- Day 104 January 31st, 2020
- We continued working with systems of equations focusing on the elimination method.
- Homework: None
- Day 103 January 30th, 2020
- We learned how to solve systems of equations using the elimination method.
- Homework:
- Complete the elimination sheet from class today. Due Friday
- Day 102 January 29th, 2020
- We continued practicing graphing systems of linear equations.
- Students played a graphing game with their partner.
- Homework: Graphing practice (6 question handout) due Thursday 1/30. Students had time to work on this in class today.
- Day 101 January 27th, 2020
- Students continued to solve Systems of Linear Equations by graphing.
- Homework: Student will complete solving systems by graphing part I homework.
- Day 100 January 27th, 2020
- Students began to learn how to solve Systems of Linear Equations by graphing.
- Homework:none
- Day 99 January 24th, 2020
- Today students worked on their second district common assessment to be completed by Monday.
- Homework:
- Day 98 January 23rd, 2020
- Today students finished their Topic 4 test and worked on test corrections.
- We also have our second district common assessment to complete by Monday.
- Homework:
- Day 97 January 22nd, 2020
- Today students began their Topic 4 Test. If needed, they can have additional time tomorrow before beginning test corrections.
- Homework:
- Day 96 January 21st, 2020
- Today we completed and reviewed the Topic 4 Study guide. Click here to see the key.
- Homework:
- Topic 4 Test will be on Wednesday/Thursday.
- Day 95 January 17th, 2020
- Students began their unit 4 test on scatter plots. They will finish the test on Monday
- Homework:
- Complete study guide if not finished Friday.
- Day 94 January 16th, 2020
- Students began their study guide. Test will begin Friday and finished Tuesday.
- Homework: complete study guide. Due Tuesday.
- Day 93 January 15th, 2020
- Today we learned about frequency tables and relative frequency tables (4.4 and 4.5).
- Homework: none
- end of unit quiz Friday over scatter plots, trend lines, and frequency tables on Friday.
- Day 92 January 14th, 2020
- Today we continued with 4.3- scatter plots and trend lines.
- we played a review game for additional practice
- Homework:
- Scatter Plots and Trend Lines homework due tomorrow!
- end of unit quiz Friday over scatter plots, trend lines, and frequency tables on Friday.
- Day 91 January 13th, 2020
Day 90 January 10th, 2020
- Students completed a flashback quiz over 4.1-4.2.
- Continued working on 4.3
- Homework:
- Day 89 January 9th, 2020
- We began 4-3 (Using linear models to make predictions). Students completed some notes and we worked on some examples as a class.
- Homework:
- Flashback quiz (4.1-4.2) tomorrow.
- Graphing line of best fit homework due tomorrow. (most finished in class)
- Day 88 January 8th, 2020
- Students did not attend 2nd due to our high school scheduling day.
- 3rd hours completed a scatter plot activity. This was an in class activity.
- Homework:
- NONE
- Day 87 January 7th, 2020
- Today we continued with 4.1 and 4.2- constructing and interpreting scatter plots and analyzing linear associations.
- Homework:
- Complete assigned worksheet from class if not finished during the period. Due Thursday for 2nd period and Wednesday for 3rd period.
- Day 86 January 6th, 2020
- Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break!
- Today we began Topic 4- Investigating Bivariate Data. Students did a quick review and completed pages 212-214 in their workbooks.
- Homework:
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- Day 85 December 20th, 2019
- Students finished their math final today and then had time to get caught up on missing work.
- Finals Schedule *All students will have two days to complete their math final. Click here to see the key to our study guide (p. 202-204).
- Friday- 2nd and 6th hours
- Homework:
- None. Have a GREAT BREAK!
- Day 84 December 19th, 2019
- All students worked on their math final today. They can finish the final tomorrow. Once the final is complete students can work on the FACEing math activity or Freckle.
- Finals Schedule *All students will have two days to complete their math final. Click here to see the key to our study guide (p. 202-204).
- Thursday- 3rd and 4th hours
- Friday- 2nd and 6th hours
- Homework:
- Freckle is due by 12/20: Counting, Numbers and Operations, Measurement and Data, Fractions.
- Day 83 December 18th, 2019
- Today students either started their final or continued working on the FACEing math activity. Both must be completed by Friday.
- Finals Schedule *All students will have two days to complete their math final. Click here to see the key to our study guide (p. 202-204).
- Wednesday- 1st and 5th hours
- Thursday- 3rd and 4th hours
- Friday- 2nd and 6th hours
- Homework:
- Freckle is due by 12/20: Counting, Numbers and Operations, Measurement and Data, Fractions.
- Day 82 December 17th, 2019
- Today students completed a mini final review and began working on a FACEing math activity.
- Finals Schedule *All students will have two days to complete their math final. Click here to see the key to our study guide (p. 202-204).
- Day 81 December 16th, 2019
- Today we reviewed the study guide for our final. Our math final is the Topic 3 Assessment. The study guide is on pages 202-204. Click here to see the key.
- Finals Schedule *All students will have two days to complete their math final.
- Thursday- We will begin Final
- Friday- Students will complete final
- Homework:
- complete study guide Due Wednesday
- Day 80 December 13th, 2019
- Today students finished yesterday's graphing stories partner work. Students who were absent on Thursday need to turn this in on Monday.
- Students completed a card sort activity.
- Homework:
- Day 79 December 12th, 2019
- Today students analyzed, interpreted, and sketched qualitative graphs.
- We completed graphing stories check them out here- http://www.graphingstories.com/
- Students worked with a partner to complete two graphing stories of their own. Students will have 15 minutes to finish their partner work tomorrow.
- Homework:
- finding equation of line from 2 points
- Day 78 December 11th, 2019
- Today students analyzed, interpreted, and sketched qualitative graphs.
- We completed the following problems in class- p. 192 #1-8 and p. 198 #4, 5, 7, 9
- We watched some videos and sketched a corresponding graph that went along with the story.
- Homework:
- Freckle is due by 12/20: Counting, Numbers and Operations, Measurement and Data, Fractions.
- Topic 3 Study guide p. 202-204 due Monday.
- Day 77 December 10th, 2019
- Today- We learned how to find the equation of a line in slope intercept form when given two points.
- homework: complete the notes page from class if not done completed during class.
- Day 76 December 9th, 2019
- Today- Mr. Hyde had a substitute and students completed a functions review worksheet.
- homework: none. worksheets were to be completed in class.
- Day 75 December 6th, 2019
- Today is the last day of MAP testing. Make-ups will be December 12th and 13th for those who did not finish.
- Day 74 December 5th, 2019
- Today-Friday we will be MAP testing
- Day 73 December 4th, 2019
- Today-Friday we will be MAP testing
- Day 72 December 3rd, 2019
- Today we wrote equations from tables and graphs
- MAP testing is Wednesday through Friday!
- Homework:
- Day 71 December 2nd, 2019
- Today we completed 3-3 in the workbook. Comparing functions.
- MAP testing is Wednesday through Friday!
- Homework:
- 3-3 additional practice worksheet. Due Tuesday
- Day 70 November 26th, 2019
- Today we quizzed over Functions (Identifying functions from various models, comparing rates of change, and looking at linear vs. nonlinear).
- Students played Kahoot to practice their Thanksgiving trivia.
- Homework:
- None. Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your break :)
- Day 69 November 25th, 2019
- We continued identifying functions from various models.
- Examples worked in class: p. 169 #s 6-7, 10, 13, 14
- Students completed a card sort activity to review functions.
- Homework:
- STUDY! Quiz over functions tomorrow.
- Day 68 November 22nd, 2019
- We reviewed last night's homework. Students had a chance to ask questions.
- We continued identifying functions from various models.
- Examples worked in class: p. 168 #1-3
- Students completed whiteboard practice and received help/feedback as needed.
- Homework:
- Day 67 November 21st, 2019
- Today students completed some notes over Topic 3- Using Functions to Model Relationships and completed some examples. Click here for the notes.
- Examples worked in class: p. 159, p. 160-162.
- Homework:
- Complete 5 homework problems from today's lesson- p. 163-164 #s 7, 9, 13, 15, 16.
- Day 66 November 20th, 2019
- Today students started Topic 3- Using Functions to Model Relationships.
- Homework: none
- Day 65 November 19th, 2019
- Today students completed the Topic 2B Test.
- Students had time to work on missing work and homework.
- Homework:
- Day 64 November 18th, 2019
- Today students worked on the Topic 2B Test after reviewing the study guide.
- Homework:
Day 63 November 15th, 2019
- Today students worked on the District's Common Assessment for Topics 1 and 2.
- Once students finished the Common Assessment they had the chance to work on missing work.
- Homework:
- Day 62 November 14th, 2019
- Today students worked on their linear relationships study guide
- Homework:
- Topic 2B Studyguide due Monday !
- Day 61 November 13th, 2019
- Students completed practice on graphing equations in slope intercept form and rewriting equations to slope-intercept form.
Click here for notes.
- Homework:
- 2-9 additional practice, due Friday
- Topic 2B Studyguide due Monday !
- Study for the Topic 2B Test Monday!
- Day 60 November 12th, 2019
- Today we continued working with deriving the slope-intercept form of an equation (y=mx+b). Students completed a linear equations treasure hunt based on their performance on today's warm-up (there were three different levels). Students continued practicing writing equations in slope-intercept form and graphing them.
- Day 59 November 11th, 2019
- Today we began using slope-intercept form to represent word problems.
- Homework: graphing lines in slope intercept form worksheet, Due Wednesday.
- Day 58 November 8th, 2019
- Today we continued working with deriving the slope-intercept form of an equation (y=mx+b). Students used whiteboards to write and graph equations.
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- Day 57 November 7th, 2019
- Today we continued working with deriving the slope-intercept form of an equation (y=mx+b).
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- Day 56 November 6th, 2019
- Today we looked at how to derive the slope-intercept form of an equation (y=mx+b).
- Students took notes and completed some guided practice.
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Click here to see my workbook and the practice problems.
- Day 55 November 4th, 2019
- Today we continued with understanding slope. Students worked in different groups solving for slope using tables, ordered pairs and graphs.
- Homework:
- Day 54 November 1st, 2019
- Students received their Topic 2A Test back. If a student is not happy with their score they are able to retake the assessment after they complete some additional practice and attend reteach. The additional practice is assigned on Easybridge under the assignment, "TEST 2A RETEACH". This assignment must be completed by 11:59PM on 11/5.
- We reviewed how to find the slope of a line using a graph, equation, table, and ordered pairs.
- Students completed a 5 question Flashback Quiz over slope.
- Homework:
- finding slope from 2 points worksheet.
- Day 53 October 31st, 2019
- Today students worked on some independent practice and had time to complete 2.5 and 2.6 problems in the book. If students did not finish these assignments, it is homework.
- Homework:
- Day 52 October 30th, 2019
- Today students continued working on Lesson 2.6- Understanding the slope of a line.
- Students completed a Cart Sort activity that required them to sort various models (graphs, tables, equations, and ordered pairs) based on a common slope.
- Homework:
- Day 51 October 29th, 2019
- Today students took notes on determining whether a slope is positive, negative, zero, or undefined. They also learned to find slope from a graph. (rise/run)
- Students began Lesson 2.6- Understanding the slope of a line.
- Homework:
- Finding slope due Wednesday
- Day 50 October 28th, 2019
- Today students began a new lesson 2-5: Comparing proportional relationships represented in different ways.
- We completed the following problems- p. 117, p. 118, p. 120-121 #s 4, 5, 6
- Homework:
Day 49 October 25th, 2019
- Today students completed the Topic 2A Test.
- Homework:
Day 48 October 24th, 2019
- Today students played a review game to prepare for their topic 2A assessment
- Homework:
- Topic 2 Mid-Topic Checkpoint due Friday p. 111
- Study!!! Friday we have our Topic 2A Test!
Day 47 October 23rd, 2019
- Today students began the Topic 1 and Topic 2A Common Assessment.
- Homework:
- Topic 2 Mid-Topic Checkpoint due Friday p. 111
- Study!!! Friday we have our Topic 2A Test!
Day 46 October 22nd, 2019
- Today we continued with Lesson 2-4: Determining how many solutions an equation has.
- Students worked with peer tutors to complete practice problems
- Homework:
- Common Assessment- Topic 1 and first half of Topic 2 on Wednesday!
- Equations with special cases homework due Wednesday
- Day 45 October 21st, 2019
- Today we began a new lesson- 2-4: Determining how many solutions an equation has.
- Students completed notes over this lesson and worked through some examples.
- Homework:
- Common Assessment- Topic 1 and first half of Topic 2 on Wednesday!
- Equations with special cases 9 problems due Wednesday
- Day 44 October 18th, 2019
- Today students completed a quiz over solving equations.
- Homework:
- Day 43 October 17th, 2019
- Today students practiced solving equations.
- Homework:
- Weekly homework due Friday!
- Flashback Quiz over equations tomorrow!
END OF QUARTER 1.
- Day 42 October 16th, 2019
- Today students practiced setting up equations with like terms on each side based off of word problems.
- Homework:
- Weekly homework due Friday!
- Day 41 October 15th, 2019
- Today we played catch up and reviewed solving equations.
- Homework:
- Weekly homework due Friday!
- Day 40 October 14th, 2019
- We began solving equations with variables on both sides.
- Homework:
- Weekly homework due Friday!
Day 39 October 11th, 2019
- Today we completed an assessment on solving equations.
- Homework:
Day 38 October 10th, 2019
- Today we completed an Envision Assessment. Students were able to choose the assessment score from last week or the Envision assessment to go in the grade book.
Day 36 October 8th, 2019
- Today we began practicing solving equations that involved combining like terms, and solving for variables.
- Homework:
- HW due Wednesday. All problems students did not finish in class.
Day 35 October 7th, 2019
- Today we began Topic 2- Analyzing and Solving Linear Equations. We worked on practicing solving equations that involved combining like terms.
- TEST re-takes will be Thursday.
- Homework:
- finish combine like terms worksheet if you did not finish in class.
- Day 34 October 2nd, 2019
- Today completed our Topic 1 Test.
- Homework:
- Day 33 October 1st, 2019
- Today students began their Topic 1 Test. Students will have the opportunity to complete test corrections in class on Monday.
- Homework:
- Day 32 September 30th, 2019
- Today we finished reviewing for our first unit test.
- The unit test will be Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
- Day 31 September 27th, 2019
- Today we began reviewing for our first unit test. We will review on Monday as well.
- Week 6 homework is due, today!
- Day 30 September 26th, 2019
- Today we did a scavenger hunt outside focusing solely on scientific notation.
- Topic 1 Test will be October 1st and October 2nd.
- Week 6 homework due Friday!
- Day 29 September 25th, 2019
- Today we learned how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers in scientific notation.
- Topic 1 Test will be October 1st and October 2nd.
- Week 6 homework due Friday!
- Day 28 September 24th, 2019
- Today we continued working in scientific notation.
- Scientific Notation Notes
- Topic 1 Test will be October 1st and October 2nd.
- Homework:
- Week 6 homework due Friday!
Day 27 September 23rd, 2019
- Today we began the last three lessons of this Topic- Scientific Notation. Students completed an introductory lesson with some notes and examples.
- Scientific Notation Notes
- Topic 1 Test will be September 30th and October 1st.
- Homework:
- Week 6 homework due Friday!
Day 26 September 20th, 2019
- Students completed a review game over exponents and took their quiz.
- Topic 1 Test will be September 30th and October 1st.
- Homework:
Day 25 September 19th, 2019
- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz over exponents.
- Homework:
- Week 5 homework due Friday!
- Day 24 September 18th, 2019
- Students were on Chromebooks today and completed Lessons 1-6 & 1-7 MathXL. This will be an in-class process grade. Parents- have your student show you how they log in and complete these assignments! Our on-line curriculum offers instant feedback on skills we are practicing in class.
- Homework:
- Week 5 homework due Friday!
- Day 23 September 17th, 2019
- We reviewed Lesson 6 and began Lesson 7- Using the negative and zero exponent properties. Students completed some practice on pages 48-49.
Day 22 September 16th, 2019
- We continued with Lesson 1-6, understanding properties of exponents. Students used their notes from Friday and we worked on some examples from the book.
- Homework:
- Week 5 homework due Friday!
Day 21 September 13th, 2019
- Today we reviewed yesterday's mid-topic quiz.
- We began Lesson 1-6, understanding properties of exponents notes.
- Homework:
- None! Enjoy your weekend!
Day 21 September 13th, 2019
- Today we reviewed yesterday's mid-topic quiz.
- We began Lesson 1-6, understanding properties of exponents, with some notes.
- Homework:
- None! Enjoy your weekend!
- Day 20 September 12th, 2019
- Today we completed the mid-topic quiz over lessons 1-1 through 1-5. Then played a review game on solving equations.
- Homework:
- Week 4 assignment due Friday, 9/13.
- Day 19- September 11th, 2019
- Today we completed a review in preparation for tomorrow's quiz. Students completed this independently and had the chance to ask questions.
- Day 18- September 10th, 2019
- Today we completed Lesson 1-5. Students worked with partners on an on class activity involving square and cube roots.
- Homework:
- Week 4 assignment due Friday, 9/13.
- Topic 1 mid-topic quiz on Thursday (lessons 1-1 through 1-5)
- Day 17- September 9th, 2019
- Today we began Lesson 1-5 (solving equations and real-world problems involving square and cube roots.
- Homework:
- Week 4 assignment due Friday, 9/13.
- Topic 1 mid-topic quiz on Thursday (lessons 1-1 through 1-5)
- Day 16- September 6th, 2019
- Today we worked on some word problems over square and cube roots (finding side lengths given area or volume).
- Homework:
- No homework. Have a great weekend
- Day 15- September 5th, 2019
- Today students continued Math MAP Testing.
- As students finished testing they were able to make corrections to last week's quiz.
- Homework:
- No homework this week due to MAP.
- Day 14- September 4th, 2019
- Today students continued Math MAP Testing.
- As students finished testing they were able to make corrections to last week's quiz.
- Homework:
- No homework this week due to MAP.
- Day 13- September 3rd, 2019
- Today students began Math MAP Testing.
- Homework:
- No homework this week due to MAP.
- Day 12- August 30th, 2019
- Today students completed their first quiz of the year! Today's quiz was over our first three lessons.
- Homework:
- None! Have a great weekend!
- If students did not have their week 2 homework today they have until Wednesday, 9/4 to turn it in. After that point the grade remains a 0.
- MATH MAP TESTING IS 9/3-9/5!
- Day 11- August 29th, 2019
- Today we completed a quizizz activity over rational and irrational numbers in order to review for tomorrow's quiz.
- Homework:
- Study for quiz
- Day 10- August 28th, 2019
- Today we began Lesson 1-4, Evaluating square roots and cube roots. Students desperately need their own calculator to work on the homework in this topic and for their quiz on Friday.
- Reminder: we MAP test Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
- Homework:
- none
- Lesson 1-1 through 1-3 quiz on Friday!
- Day 9- August 27th, 2019
- Today we continued with lesson 1-1, writing repeating decimals as fractions.
- Homework:
- Lesson 1-1 through 1-3 quiz on Friday!
- Students were given a 7 question homework assignment that was over comparing and ordering rational and irrational numbers. This is due Thursday.
- weekly HW 2 due Friday!
- MATH MAP TESTING IS 9/3-9/5!
- Day 8- August 26th, 2019
- Today we began lesson 1-1, writing repeating decimals as fractions.
- Homework:
- Lesson 1-1 through 1-3 quiz on Friday!
- Students have until Wednesday to turn in HW 1,
- HW 2 due Friday!
- Day 7- August 22nd, 2019
- Today students worked on Lessons 1-2 and 1-3 additional practice. This was an in-class assignment.
- Homework:
- Week 1 Assignment was due today! Page 1 Page 2 Per the grading policy, students have until Wednesday to turn this in.
- Day 6- August 21st, 2019
- Today we began lesson 1-3 (ordering and comparing real numbers). Students worked on an in-class assignment.
- Homework:
- Week 1 Assignment due Thursday!
- Day 5- August 20th, 2019
- Today we completed Lesson 1-2 (identifying rational/irrational numbers). We completed questions 1-12
- Homework:
- Day 4- August 19th, 2019
- All students logged into Chromebooks and set-up their Pearson Easy Bridge page.
- Today we began Topic 1- Real Numbers.
- Day 3- August 16th, 2019
- Students received their student workbooks and completed the topic 1 readiness assessment.
- Homework:
- No homework, Have a great weekend!
- Day 2- August 15th, 2019
- Students received a copy of the syllabus and we spent some time reviewing classroom, team and school expectations.
- Homework:
- Day 1- August 14th, 2019
- Today we created marshmallow toothpick towers and got to know one another.
- Homework: