Monday, April 5

No School

Thursday, April 8

Objectives: Students will analyze 2-D figures to find area, perimeter, and circumference

Why: Check for understanding

State Standard: 8..3.3

Assignment: quiz

A Look Ahead

Tuesday, April 6

Objectives: Students will analyze circles to find their area and circumference. Students will define the math vocabulary words area, circumference, radius, and diameter.

Why: area and perimeter are used with planting gardens, putting up a fence, laying carpet, and flooring

State Standard: 8..3.3

Assignment: area and circumference of a circle

Friday, April 9

Objectives: Students will analyze prisms to find the surface area. Students will define the math vocabulary word surface area

Why: surface area deals with wrapping gifts, how much paint needed to paint a mailbox, how much paint needed to paint the outside of the house

State Standard: 8..3.3 e

Assignment: surface area of prisms

Wednesday, April 7

Objectives: Students will apply knowledge several math topics to prepare for NSCAS

Why: To prepare for NSCAS

State Standard: 8.1.1a,; 8.2.1b,c; 8.2.2 a,b; 8.2.3a-c

Assignment: Sample NSCAS test