Mrs. Hall's Land of Math

2006-11-12T07:37:00.000-08:00

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13

GRADE 8
Chapter 3 Assignment due Thursday (16th) 8A and Friday (17th) 8B.

Quiz on Chapter 4, sections 4-1 and 4-2 on Thursday (16th) 8A and Friday (17th) 8B.

GRADE 7

Thursday, November 16th: Quiz: Rational Numbers, Adding & Subtracting Decimals, Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions.

2006-11-11T07:34:00.000-08:00

FINAL EXAMS!!!

Grade 8: Your December Exam will include Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3.
*** On Monday, December 11, there will be a re-write on Chapter 3. Please attend Monday remedials for extra-help on this chapter.

Grade 7: Your December Exam will include Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Exams are only 5 weeks away. A good idea might be to start reviewing a chapter a week!

Good Luck!

2006-10-22T14:15:00.000-07:00

Week of October 30

Grade 8:
Monday 30th: Chapter 3 Test

Grade 7:
Monday 30th: Chapter 4 Test and Assignment due!

2006-10-22T14:12:00.000-07:00

Week of October 23

Grade 8: We will complete sections 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, and 3-8 this week. Next Monday there will be a test!!!!

Grade 7: Mid-chapter 4 test (Divisibility Rules, Prime Factorization, GCF, Simplifying Fractions, and LCM).
Friday 27th: You will be given an in-class assignment to prepare for next weeks test on all of chapter 4!

2006-10-07T14:30:00.000-07:00

Week of October 9

Grade 8
Mid-Chapter test: 8A Tuesday (10th); 8B Wednesday (11th); Sections 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4

Reminder: Remedials are on Mondays at 2:30.

Grade 7

Thursday: Quiz 4-1 and 4-2
Reminder: Remedials are on Mondays at 6:30am.

2006-09-22T11:58:00.000-07:00

Week of September 25

Grade 8

Tuesday (26) Chapter 2 Test (8A)

Wednesday (27) Chapter 2 Test (8B)

Thursday (28) Assignment Due (8A)

Friday (29) Assignment Due (8B)

Grade 7

Tuesday (26) Quiz on Solving Equations Using Adding, Subtracting, Multiplication, and Division

Tuesday (26) Integer Worksheet Due

2006-09-12T08:46:00.000-07:00

Week of September 18

Grade 8
Monday: Mid-chapter test (sections 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4)

Grade 7
Tuesday: Chapter 2 Test

2006-09-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Week of September 11

Grade 8
Tuesday (8A) & Wednesday (8B) Quiz on 2-1 and 2-2
Bring a deck of playing cards for an integer game!

Grade 7
Wednesday: Quiz on Adding & Subtracting Integers
Bring a deck of playing cards for an integer game!

2006-08-30T07:25:00.000-07:00

GRADE 8 Algebra Outline

Chapter 1: The Language of Algebra
Variables & Expressions, Order of Operations, Open Sentences, Identity & Equality Properties, Distributive Property, Commutative & Associative Property, Graphs & Functions.

Chapter 2: Real Numbers
Rational Numbers, Adding & Subtracting Rational Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers, Probability, Square Roots & Real Numbers.

Chapter 3: Solving Linear Equations
Writing Equations, Solving Equations using Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, Multi-step equations, Solving equations with variables on both sides, Ratios & Proportions, Percent of Change.

Chapter 4: Graphing Relations and Functions
Coordinate Plane, Transformations, Relations & Equations, Graphing Linear Equations, Functions, Arithmetic Sequences.

Chapter 5: Analyzing Linear Equations
Slope, Slope-Intercept Form, Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept From and Point-Slope Form, Parallel & Perpendicular Lines, Scatter Plots & Lines of Best Fit.

Chapter 6: Solving Linear Inequalities
Solving Inequalities by Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division. Multi-Step Inequalities, Compound Inequalities, Solving Open Sentences Involving Absolute Value, Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables.

Chapter 7: Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Graphing Systems of Equations, Substitution, Elimination Using Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, Graphing Systems of Inequalities

Chapter 8: Polynomials
Multiplying & Dividing Monomials, Adding & Subtracting Polynomials, Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials and Polynomials.

Chapter 9: Factoring
Factors & GCF
Factoring Using the Distributive Property
Factoring Trinomials
Factoring Difference of Squares
Perfect Squares and Factoring

Chapter 10: Quadratic and Exponential Functions

Chapter 11: Radical Expressions
Simplifying Radical Expressions

Chapter 13: Statistics
Introduction to Matrices

2006-08-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

Week of September 4

Grade8
Chapter 1 Test on Monday, September 4 ; All sections except 1-7 and 1-9

Grade 7
The Coordinate Plane
Adding and Subtracting Integers
Quiz: Tuesday, September 5Integers & Absolute Value, Comparing & Ordering Integers

2006-08-25T19:09:00.000-07:00

WEEK OF AUGUST 28

Grade 7 and Grade 8:

FOLDABLES (PROPERTIES)
The following properties should be displayed in your foldable.

Identity property of Addition
Identity property of Multiplication
Multiplication Property of Zero
Multiplicative Inverse Property
Distributive Property
Commutative Property
Associative Property

You will be evaluted on content, organization/neatness, as well as application to real-life situations.

Rubric:

Content - Accuracy
All facts in the foldable are accurate. 3
Most of the facts in the foldable are accurate. 2
The foldable is missing a lot of information and/or properties. 1

Attractiveness & Organization
The foldable has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. 3
The foldable has attractive formatting and well-organized information. 2
The foldable's formatting and organization of material are confusing or disorganized or messy. 1

Application to Real-Life
Able to relate all properties to real-life situations accurately and realistically. 3
Able to relate most properties to real-life situations or most properties are accurately related. 2
Unable or has difficulties applying the properties to real-life situations. 1

Grade 7:

Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday, August 30

Grade 8:

Quiz Monday, August 28; Properties; Sections 1-4, 1-5, and 1-6

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Grade 7 Pre-Algebra Outline

Chapter 1: Tools of Álgebra

Problem-solving
Numbers and expressions (order of operations)
Variables & Expressions
Properties (including distributive)
Variables & Expressions
Variables & Equations
Solving Equations Using Inverse Operations
Inequalities

Chapter 2: Integers

Integers & Absolute ValueComparing & Ordering Integers
Coordinate System; order pairs; domain/range
Adding integers
Subtracting integers
Multiplying integers
Dividing integers

Chapter 3: 1-step Equations and Inequalities

Simplifying algebraic expressions
Solving equations by adding or subtracting
Solving equations by multiplying or dividing

Chapter 4: Factors, Fractions, & Exponents

Factors & Monomials
Powers & Exponents
Prime Factorization
GCF
LCM
Simplifying algebraic fractions
Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
Negative Exponents

Chapter 5: Rational Numbers

Writing Fractions as Decimals
Rational Numbers
Multiplying Rational Numbers
Dividing Rational Numbers
Adding & Subtracting Like Fractions
Adding & Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Multiplying & Dividing Fractions
Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode)
Solving Equations with Rational Numbers
Arthimetic and Geometric Sequences

Chapter 6: Ratio, Proportion & Percent

Ratios & Rates
Using Proportion
Scale drawings
Fractions, decimals, percents
Using the Percent Proportion
Percent of Change
Probability & Prediction

Chapter 7: Solving Equations & Inequalities

Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Solving Equations with Grouping Symbols
Inequalities
Solving Inequalities by Adding or Subtracting
Solving Inequalities by Multiplying or Dividing
Solving Multi-step Inequalities

Chapter 8: Functions & Graphing

Functions
Linear Equations in Two Variables
Graphing Linear Equations Using Intercepts
Slope
Rate of Change
Slope-Intercept Form
Writing Linear Equations
Scatter Plots & Best-Fit lines
Solving Systems of Equations
Graphing Inequalities

Chapter 9: Real Numbers & Right Triangles

Squares and square roots
The Real Number System
Angles
Triangles