Grade 8 Math Week 2
Please Do These Lessons...
Day 1
Warm-up - Keeping Equations Balanced
Different Equations?
Equation 1:
x-3=2-4x
Which of the equations (A - D) have the same solution as Equation 1? Explain your reasoning
Equation A: 2 x-6=4-8x
Equation B: x-5= -4x
Equation C: 21-2x=x-3
Equation D: -3=2-5x
More Balancing Moves
Learning Targets:
I can solve problems that involve adding and subtracting rational numbers
Directions:
Click on the link for More Balanced Moves interactive lesson. The page should look like the image on the left at the top.
Make a copy of this recording sheet to record your answers to share with your teacher, if needed.
Written Learning Reflection
On a piece of paper or on the recording sheet, write your answers to the following questions about your learning today. This can be used to have a conversation with your teacher.
Today, something new I learned was...
Questions, that I still have are....
Day 2
Warm-up - Equal Perimeters
On the left, the isosceles triangle and the square have equal perimeters.
Write and solve an equation to find the value of x.
What is the perimeter of each of the figures?
Strategic Solving
Learning Targets:
I can solve linear equations in one variable.
Directions:
Click on the link for Strategic Solving interactive lesson. The page should look like the image on the left at the top.
Make a copy of this recording sheet to record your answers to share with your teacher, if needed.
Written Learning Reflection
On a piece of paper or on the recording sheet, write your answers to the following questions about your learning today. This can be used to have a conversation with your teacher.
Today, something new I learned was...
Questions, that I still have are....
Day 3
Which One Doesn't Belong?
Look at the picture on the left.
What do you notice?
How are all the images alike?
How are they different?
Which one do you think doesn’t belong?
Why do you think that one doesn’t belong?
Is there a different one you think doesn’t belong?
All, Some, or No Solutions
Learning Targets:
I can determine whether an equation has no solutions, one solution, or infinitely many solutions.
Directions:
Click on the link for All, Some, or No Solutions interactive lesson. The page should look like the image on the left at the top.
Make a copy of this recording sheet to record your answers to share with your teacher, if needed.
Written Learning Reflection
On a piece of paper or on the recording sheet, write your answers to the following questions about your learning today. This can be used to have a conversation with your teacher.
Today, something new I learned was...
Questions, that I still have are....
Day 4
Which One Doesn't Belong?
Look at the picture on the left.
What do you notice?
How are all the images alike?
How are they different?
Which one do you think doesn’t belong?
Why do you think that one doesn’t belong?
Is there a different one you think doesn’t belong?
How Many Solutions?
Learning Targets:
I can solve equations with different numbers of solutions.
Directions:
Click on the link for How Many Solutions interactive lesson. The page should look like the image on the left at the top. Do only activities 8.1 and 8.3
Make a copy of this recording sheet to record your answers to share with your teacher, if needed.
Written Learning Reflection
On a piece of paper or on the recording sheet, write your answers to the following questions about your learning today. This can be used to have a conversation with your teacher.
Today, something new I learned was...
Questions, that I still have are....
Day 5
When are they the same?
Learning Targets:
I can use an expression to find when two things, like height, are the same in a real-world situation.
Directions:
Make a copy of this recording sheet to record your answers to share with your teacher, if needed.
Written Learning Reflection
On a piece of paper or on the recording sheet, write your answers to the following questions about your learning today. This can be used to have a conversation with your teacher.
Today, something new I learned was...
Questions, that I still have are....