Year 8 Mathematics

Assessment details

Paper 1 – Non-Calculator- 45 marks

• Mathematical facts. Knowledge and numeracy (fluency). Reasoning and problem solving

Paper 2 - Challenge Paper - Calculator – 15 marks

Reasoning and problem solving

Equipment needed:

Pen, pencil, ruler, protractor, compass and calculator for Paper 2

Topics covered

Unit 1 – Estimation and rounding
Unit 2 - Sequences
Unit 3 – Graphical representations
Unit 4 – Solving linear equations and inequalities

Revision guidance

Use Sparx independent learning function to revise and highlight the codes as you complete. Ask your teacher which codes to focus on.

Unit 1 Estimation and Rounding

Round using significant figures: M131, M994
Round to 1 and 2 decimal places: M431
Estimating Calculations: M878

Unit 2 Sequences

Special sequences: M981
Position to term rules: M991, M866
Term to term rules: M381, M241
Substitution into position to term rules: M166
Orders of Operations (BIDMAS): M521

Unit 3 – Graphical representations of linear relationships

Describe and Plot Co-ordinates M618, M230
Generate Co-ordinates from a rule M932
Calculating midpoints: M622
Plotting simple lines: M797
Plotting straight line graphs: M932
Finding equations of straight-line graphs: M544
Y intercepts and Gradients: M888

Unit 4 - Solving linear equations and inequalities

Algebraic notation : M813, M830
Function Machines: M175
Solving equations: M707, M634, M401
Solving equations with unknown on both sides: M554
Solving equations with unknown in the denominator: M387
Solving equations with brackets: M902
Constructing equations: M957
Reading and drawing inequalities: M384
Solving inequalities: M118, M732

Step 1: Finding independent learning

When you log in you will see the independent learning feature in either the left hand side (desktop) or the top right hand corner (circled in red below on mobile view). You can choose to work on any topic by typing one of the following in the SEARCH for topics field:

The name of a topic
A code

The list of codes is available above. Expand the menus for the Sparx codes.

Step 2: Choosing the right work

The difficultly level will be in line with that of your normal homework.

You can choose to complete questions that introduce the topic if you don’t remember much about it, strengthen the topic if you need a recap or deepen the topic if you are looking stretch yourself..

An example of this is shown with the topic of circles.

You will see the difficulty level is set to 5 (in the top right corner) but you can change this if you are finding questions too easy or too difficult.

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