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Thursday, May 16
State Algebra Exam
Wednesday, May 15
Review for State Algebra Exam
Tuesday, May 14
Review for State Algebra Exam
Monday, May 13
Check Algebra Review Handout #3
Begin review for State Algebra Exam
Thursday, May 9
Algebra Review Handout #3 (due Monday)
Wednesday, May 8
Final Benchmark Test
Tuesday, May 7
Discuss Final Benchmark Test
Topic: Multiply binomials using FOIL method
Monday, May 6
Check Algebra Review Handout #2
Thursday, May 2
Topic: Multiplying polynomials
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: Z.8 Multiply two binomials
Wednesday, May 1
Topic: Polynomials
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: Z.5 Add polynomials to find
perimeter
Z.6 Multiply a polynomial by a monomial
Tuesday, April 30
Check Algebra Review Handout #1
Monday, April 29
Algebra Review Handout #2 (due Monday)
Topic: Polynomials
Video:
Adding and
subtracting polynomials (TeacherTube)
(Hint:
you may need to close the ad that first appears)
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: Z.3 Add and subtract polynomials
using algebra tiles
Z.4 Add and subtract polynomials
Thursday, April 25
Topic: Polynomials
Resource:
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: Z.1 Polynomial vocabulary
Z.2 Model polynomials with algebra tiles
Wednesday, April 24
Algebra Review Handout #1 (due Tuesday)
Topic: Monomials
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: Y.4 Multiply & divide monomials
Y.5 Powers of monomials
Tuesday, April 23
Topic: Monomials
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: Y.1 Identify monomials
Y.2 Multiply monomials
Y.3 Divide monomials
Monday, April 22
Topic: Greatest Common Factors
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: AA.2 Factor out a monomial
Thursday, April 18
Topic: Greatest Common Factors
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: AA.1 GCF of monomials Wednesday, April 17
Review HS Number Sense & Statistics Tuesday, April
16
Dakota STEP Test Monday, April 15
Dakota STEP Test Thursday, April 11
NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
Check grades, email me any changes. Mid-term is
next Thursday!
Assignment: Choose 1 of the following...
1) 20 minutes in IXL at an appropriate level or higher.
2) Go to the the link (Figure
This). Choose a challenge from
1-10. Identify which challenge you chose, answer the question,
and provide your reasoning with details. This should be
more then five (5) sentences and emailed to Mrs. Tvedt by
noon Friday. Wednesday, April 10
Dakota STEP Test Tuesday, April 9
NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
Complete skills from previous week - GET OFF THE LATE
LIST!
Assignment: 20 minutes in IXL at an appropriate level or higher:
Not sure what to do? complete late skills, up your scores, review
skills for state standards, or try new skills in the H, I, W, Y, or Zs. Monday, April 8
Dakota STEP Test Thursday, April 4
Check grades
Discuss and review for Dakota STEP Test Wednesday, April 3
Review: Probability, proportions, terms & coefficients
Tuesday, April 2
Topic: Compound Probability
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: BB.5 Compound events: find the
number of outcomes Monday, April 1
Topic: Simple Probability
Resources:
Simple Probability
Intro to Probability
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: BB.1 Probability of simple events
BB.2 Probability of opposite, mutually exclusive,
& overlapping events
BB.3 Experimental probability Thursday, March 28
Correct handouts
Determine areas of concern to cover/review next week
Wednesday, March 27
Individual help with inequalities Tuesday, March 26
Review Measurement and Statistics & Probability Standards (Handout)
Monday, March 25
Review Number Sense Standards (Handout) Thursday, March 21
Correct Geometry handout
Topic: Inequalities
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: X.6 Solve two-step linear
inequalities
X.7 Graph solutions to two-step linear inequalities Wednesday,
March 20
Topic: Inequalities
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: X.4 Solve one-step linear
inequalities
X.5 Graph solutions to one-step linear inequalities Tuesday, March 19
Late Start - No Class Monday, March 18
NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
Review Geometry Standards (Handout) Thursday, March 14
Correct Algebra handout
End 3rd Quarter - check/update grades Wednesday, March 13
Topic: Inequalities
Resources:
Solving Inequalities (Glencoe)
Solving & Graphing Inequalities
In Depth
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: X.1 Inequalities on number lines
X.2 Solutions to variable inequalities
X.3 Graph inequalities on number lines Tuesday, March 12
Review Algebra Standards (Handout) Monday, March
11
Late Start - No Class Thursday, March 7
Work on surface area and volume Wednesday, March 6
State Benchmark Assessment: Test 2 Tuesday, March
5
Go over standards test Monday, March 4
Late Start - No Class Thursday, February 28
Practice standards test Wednesday, February 27
Topic: Surface Area and Volume
Completed presentations
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.25 Surface area of prisms and
cylinders
Q.26 Surface area of pyramids and cones
Q.27 Volume of prisms and cylinders
Q.28 Volume of pyramids and cones Tuesday, February 26
Topic: Surface Area and Volume
Presentations (Formula, explanation, application) Monday, February 25
Topic: Surface Area and Volume
Experts: Surface Area
Rectangular Prism - Ivy & Ana
Triangular Prism - Sadie & Rebecca
Cylinder - Taylor & Brittney
Rectangular Pyramid - Courtney & Karli
Triangular Pyramid - Mackenzie & Michelle
Cone - Brittney & Tristen
Volume
Prism - Cassie & Haley
Cylinder - Ethan & Devon
Rectangular Pyramid - Alex & Jacob
Cone - Joseph & Brandon Thursday, February 21
Topic: Congruent triangles
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.13 Congruent triangles: SSS, SAS,
and ASA
Recommended skills for review but not
graded
Q.14 Perimeter
Q.15 Area
Q.16 Area and perimeter: word problems
Q.17 Parts of a circle
Q.18 Circles: calculate area, circumference, radius & diameter
Q.19 Circles: word problems Wednesday, February 20
Topic: Congruent and similar figures
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.11 Congruent figures: side
lengths and angle measures
Q.12 Congruence statements and corresponding parts Tuesday,
February 19
Late Start - No Class Monday, February 18
Topic: Congruent and similar figures
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.9 Similar and congruent figures
Q.10 Similar figures: side lengths and angle measures Thursday, February 14
Topic: Interior angles of polygons
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Recommended skills for review but not
graded
Q.4 Classify triangles
Q.5 Classify quadrilaterals
Q.7 Identify and classify polygons
Skills: Q.6 Finding missing angles in
triangles and quadrilaterals
Q.8 Interior angles of polygons Wednesday, February 13
Topic: Parallel lines
Resource:
Parallel lines and pairs of angles
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.3 Transversal of parallel lines
Tuesday, February 12
Topic: Angles
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.2 Find measures of complementary,
supplementary, vertical
and adjacent angles Monday, February 11
NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
Topic: Geometry
Resources:
Complementary & Supplementary Angles
Adjacent and Vertical Angles
Interactive Site:
Vertical Angles
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: Q.1 Identify complementary,
supplementary, vertical, adjacent, and congruent angles Thursday, February 7
Midterm
Topic: Distance between two points
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: P.4 Distance between two points
Wednesday, February 6
Topic: Pythagorean Theorem
Discovery: Find the distance between two points using pythagorean
theorem Tuesday, February 5
Topic: Pythagorean Theorem
Resources:
Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
Hints: Remember hypotenuse is always the longest side
If a2 +
b2 ≠ c2 then it is not a right
triangle
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: O.5 Converse of the Pythagorean
theorem: Is it a right triangle? Monday, February 4
Topic: Pythagorean Theorem
Activity 1: Find the distance a catcher must throw the ball to
second base.
Activity 2: Choose a television and use its diagonal and height to
find its width. Thursday, January 31
NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
CHECK GRADES (a few of you are on the late list)
Topic: Pythagorean Theorem
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: O.4 Pythagorean Theorem: word
problems Wednesday, January 30
Topic: Pythagorean Theorem
Resources:
Parts of a right triangle (notes)
Parts of a right triangle (practice)
Pythagorean Theorem
(discovery of and examples)
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: O.1 Pythagorean Theorem: find the
length of the hypotenuse
O.2 Pythagorean Theorem: find the missing leg Length
O.3 Pythagorean Theorem: find the perimeter Tuesday, January 29
Topic: Scientific Notation
Activity: Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation (finish up) Monday, January 28
Late Start - No Class Thursday, January 24
Topic: Scientific Notation
Activity: Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation
Check posters (without calculator) Wednesday, January 23
Topic: Scientific Notation
Activity: Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: G.1 Convert between standard and
scientific notation
G.2 Compare numbers written in scientific notation Tuesday, January
22
Topic: Scientific Notation
Activity: Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation Monday, January 21
Topic: Scientific Notation
Activity: Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation Thursday, January 17
Topic: Exponents & Roots
Resource:
Cubes and
cube roots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.18 Cube roots of perfect cubes
F.19 Estimate cube roots Wednesday, January 16
Topic: Exponents & Roots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.17 Evaluate variable expressions
involving squares & square roots
U.6 Solve equations involving squares & square roots Tuesday,
January 15
Topic: Exponents & Roots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.14 Positive and negative square
roots
F.15 Estimate positive and negative square roots
F.16 Relationship between squares and square roots Monday, January
14
Topic: Exponents & Roots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.13 Square roots and perfect
squares Thursday, January 10
Topic: Exponents & Roots
Resources:
Power of Products
Power Rule
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.11 Power rule
F.12 Simplify expressions involving exponents Wednesday, January 9
Topic: Exponents & Roots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.10 Multiplication and division
with exponents Tuesday, January 8
Topic: Exponents & Roots
Resources:
Multiplication with Exponents in Algebra
Division with Exponents
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.8 Multiplication with exponents
F.9 Division with exponents Monday, January 7
Topic: Exponents & Roots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.7 Evaluating negative exponents
Friday, January 4
Topic: Exponents & Roots
Resource:
Negative
exponents
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.5 Exponents with fractional and
decimal bases
F.6 Understanding negative exponents Thursday, January 3
Topic: Exponents & Roots
Resource:
Exponents with negative bases
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.4 Exponents with negative bases
Wednesday, January 2
Topic: Exponents & Roots
Resources:
What are Exponents?
Important exponents to know
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: F.1 Understanding exponents
F.2 Evaluate exponents
F.3 Exponents: solve for the variable Thursday, December 20
Topic: Slope-Intercept form (y = mx + b)
End of Quarter - Check & update grades/work day
Wednesday, December 19
Topic: Linear Functions
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.11 Find slope from an equation
Tuesday, December 18
Topic: Linear Functions
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.12 Graph a line using slope
Monday, December 17
Topic: Linear Functions
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.10 Find slope from two points
Thursday, December 13
Topic: Slope and functions
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.4 Write a rule for a function
table
V.7 Graph a line from an equation
V.9 Find the slope of a graph Wednesday, December 12
Slope activity and notes Tuesday, December 11
Check: Graphing with x and y intercepts
Begin exploring slope Monday, December 10
Late start - No class Thursday, December 6
State Benchmark Assessment: Test 1 Wednesday,
December 5
Topic: Completing a function table and graph
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.3 Complete a function table
V.5 Find points on a function graph
V.6 Graph a line from a function table Tuesday, December 4
Topic: Evaluating functions
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.2 Evaluate a linear function
V.8 Linear function word problems Monday, December 3
Topic: Graphing real world problems and analyzing
the graph
Assignment: Raising money for a class trip (handout) Thursday,
November 29
Topic: Graphing real world problems and interpreting
the graph
Problem: For the Halloween dance students in costume paid $2 and
students not in costume paid $3. How many students need to attend
if we hope to make $200? Wednesday, November 28
Check: Graphing with a table of values
Topic: Graphing with intercepts
Resource:
Using a Table of Values
Assignment: Graph the following equations by finding the intercepts
1) 2x + 4y = 16
2) y = -6 + 3x
3) -4x + 3y = 24 Tuesday, November 27
Topic: Graphing real world problems and interpreting
the graph
Problem: If you make $20 mowing and $10 for trimming hedges, how
many of each job would you need to do if you wanted to make $300 in one
week? Monday, November 26
Topic: Graphing horizontal and vertical lines
Game:
Save the Zogs Wednesday, November 21
Topic: Graphing equations using a table of values
Resource:
Using a
Table of Values
Assignment: Graph the following equations
1) y = 3x + 2
2) y = -2x + 5
3) y = -x + 4
4) y = 6 Tuesday, November 20
Topic: Relations and Functions
Video: Relations and
Functions (first 6-7 minutes)
Resources:
Math Warehouse: Math Functions, Relations, Domain & Range
Math Planet: The Coordinate Plane
Practice/Game:
The Coordinate Plane
Coordinate Plane Basketball
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: V.1 Does (x, y) satisfy the linear
equation? Monday, November 19
Return & discuss test
Relations Vocabulary: Coordinate plane, x-axis, y-axis, ordered
pair, origin,
x-coordinate, y-coordinate, domain, range, relation,
independent variable, independent variable
(I forgot) Quadrant and function Thursday, November 15
Solving Equations Test Wednesday, November 14
Topic: Solving equations with no solutions or all real
numbers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: U.9 Identities and equations with
no solutions Tuesday, November 13
Topic: Solving equations word problems
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: J.9 Solve linear equations: mixed
review Monday, November 12
Topic: Solving equations
Work Day Thursday, November 8
Topic: Solving equations
Video: Solving
equations with variables on both sides (15 min)
Variables on both sides
(2 min)
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: J.5 Solve advanced linear equations
J.6 Solve equations with variables on both sides Wednesday, November 7
Topic: Solving equations
Activity: Song
and Dance Tuesday, November 6
Topic: Solving equations
Video: Solving
multi-step equations/combining like terms
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: U.3 Model and solve equations that
represent diagrams
U.8 Solve equations involving like terms Monday, November 5
Topic: Solving equations
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: U.1 Does x satisfy the equations?
U.2 Model and solve equations using algebra tiles
U.7 Solve multi-step equations Thursday, November 1
Topic: Solving equations with algebra tiles
Wednesday, October 31
Topic: Solving equations with algebra tiles Tuesday, October 30
Topic: Solving two-step equation
Game:
MathFROG -Solving equations 2
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: U.5 Solve two-step linear equations
Monday, October 29
Topic: Solving one-step equation
Game:
MathFROG -Solving equations 2
Hoop
Shoot (2 games)
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: U.4 Solve one-step linear equations
Thursday, October 25
Vocabulary: coefficient, like terms, constant term &
simplified
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: T.3 Identify terms and coefficients
T.6 Add and subtract like terms Wednesday, October 24
Topic: continue simplifying
expressions (1st distribute then combine like terms)
Practice in class from book
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: T.2 Write variable expressions to
represent diagrams
T.7 Simplify variable expressions Tuesday, October 23
Topic: Distributive properties and simplifying
expressions
Practice in class from book Monday, October 22
Marathon Math (pacing) Thursday, October 18
Topic: Distributive properties and simplifying
expressions
Practice in class from book
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: AA.3 Simplify variable expressions
using properties Wednesday, October 17
Topic: Properties
Resource:
Common Math
Properties
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: AA.1 Properties of addition and
multiplication
AA.2 Distributive property Tuesday, October 16
1st Quarter ends Thursday. Check skills and grades up to this
point.
Work to complete skills below a 70 and improve those above a 70.
Monday, October 15
Topic: Rational numbers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: E.6 Simplify expressions involving
rational numbers
E.7 Evaluate variable expressions involving rational numbers Thursday, October 11
Topic: Multiply & divide rational numbers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: E.4 Multiply and divide rational
numbers
E.5 Multiply and divide rational numbers: word problems Wednesday, October 10
Topic: Add & subtract rational numbers
Review video:
Fractions
with unlike denominators
Mixed
numbers with unlike denominators
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: E.2 Add and subtract rational
numbers
E.3 Add and subtract rational numbers: word problems Tuesday, October
9
Topic: Rational Numbers
Game: Flower
Power
Resource:
Multiplicative inverse
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: D.8 Put rational numbers in order
E.1 Reciprocals and multiplicative inverses Monday, October 8
Topic: Integers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: C.8 Simplify expressions involving
integers and absolute values
C.9 Evaluate variable expressions with integers & absolute values
D.5 Absolute value of rational numbers Thursday, October 4
Topic: Multiply and divide integers
Game:
Practice
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: C.6 Integer multiplication and
division rules
C.7 multiply and divide integers Wednesday, October 3
Topic: Tuesday cont. & Word problems
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: C.4 Add and subtract three or more
integers
C.5 Add and subtract integers: word problems Tuesday, October 2
Topic: Adding and subtracting integers
Activity:
Subtracting positive and negative integers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: C.1 Integer addition & subtraction
rules
C.2 Add & subtract integers using counters
C.3 Add & subtract integers
Monday, October 1
Topics: Prime factorization & Number categories
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: A.4 Prime factorization
A.8 Classify numbers Thursday, September 27
Topic: Rational Numbers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: D.6 Convert between decimals and
fractions or mixed numbers Wednesday, September 26
Topic: Rational and Irrational Numbers
Game:
Rational and Irrational Numbers
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: D.1 Identify rational & irrational
numbers Tuesday, September 25
Activity: Work with scatter plots
Topic: Choosing appropriate graphs
Resources:
video
Graphs: advantages
& disadvantages
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.16 Choosing appropriate graphs
Monday, September 24
Topics: Circle graphs and central angles
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.14 Interpreting circle graphs
N.15 Circle graphs and central angles Friday, September 21
Homecoming pep rally, Vice-President election, Homeroom Contest
Thursday, September 20
Middle School Band gone to Arlington
WORK DAY Wednesday, September 19
Activity: Use student heights to create frequency chart, histogram,
& box & whisker plot
Topics: Box-and-Whisker plots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.12 Interpret Box-and-Whisker
plots Tuesday, September 18
Topics: Frequency charts and Scatter plots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.11 Create frequency charts
N.13 Scatter plots Monday, September 17
Topics: Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.8 Interpret stem-and-leaf plots
N.9 Interpret histograms
N.10 Create histograms Thursday, September 13
Topics: Line plots
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.6 Interpret line plots
N.7 Create line plots Wednesday, September 12
Topics: Creating line and bar graphs
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.3 Creating bar graphs
N.5 Creating line graphs Tuesday, September 11
State Benchmark Assessment: Pre-Test Monday, September 10
Topics: Tables, bar graphs, and line graphs
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: N.1 Interpret tables
N.2 Interpret bar graphs
N.4 Interpret line graphs Friday, September 7
Explore and Discuss "Reports" available to students
Work day Thursday, September 6
Topics: Expressions and Equations
Practice: Problem Solving Plan and Verbal Models
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: T.1 Write variable expressions
T.4 Evaluate single-variable expressions
T.5 Evaluate multi-variable expressions Wednesday, September 5
Topics: Absolute Value and Opposites
IXL website
Level: 8th Grade
Skills: B.1 Integers on number lines
B.2 Absolute value and opposite integers
B.3 Compare and order integers
B.4 Integer inequalities with absolute values Tuesday, September 4
Problems 70-76 on board
IXL website
Level: Algebra
Skills: B.1 Add, subtract, multiply, divide
integers
B.2 Order of operations with integers
B.3 Evaluate variable expressions involving integers |