Year Syllabus for 2015-2016

HIGHTOWER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Math 8

Barbara Conte

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INSTRUCTIONAL EMPHASIS:

Students will apply knowledge of subject area content through formative and summative performance tasks that require higher order thinking.

TOPIC / OBJECTIVE / ASSESSMENT / DURATION
Transformations, Congruence, & Similarity / Students will understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometric software. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 4 Weeks
Exponents / Students will work with radicals and integer exponents. Students will analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations. Students will know that there are numbers that are not rational and approximate them by rational numbers. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 6 Weeks
Geometric Applications of Exponents / Students will understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres. Students will work with radicals and integer exponents. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 4 Weeks
Functions / Students will define, evaluate, and compare functions. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 4 Weeks
Linear Functions / Students will understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations. Students will define, evaluate, and compare functions. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 5 Weeks
Linear Models and Tables / Students will use functions to model relationships between quantities. Students will investigate patterns of association in bivariate data. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 4 Weeks
Systems of Equations / Students will analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations. / Test, Quizzes and Performance Tasks / 5 Weeks
Review and Extend / Students will show what they know and investigate relationships between quantities. / Test, Quizzes, and Performance Tasks / 4 Weeks
Problem Solving
Math Communication
(Writing/Speaking) / Continuous
SOURCE / PERCENTAGE
Tests/Performance Assessments / 40%
Quizzes/Performance Assessments / 25%
Computation Fluency / 7%
Classwork
Homework / 20%
8%

TEXTBOOK(S)/MATERIALS:

Text: MCGraw-Hill Mathematics 8

Replacement Cost: $10 for each book (2)

Agenda: $10.00

HOMEWORK POLICY: Homework with all necessary work is expected at the beginning of the class on the day that it is due. No late work will be accepted.

MAKE-UP POLICY: It is the responsibility of the student to make up any work missed due to absence. Missed assignments may be obtained by checking the teacher’s Edublog page. If absent, days given for make-up work must be equal to the days absent. Unusual situations will be dealt with on an individual basis.

NOTE: This syllabus is subject to change to meet the needs of students. Any changes that become necessary will be announced to students as far ahead as possible.

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