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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
   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 (Due Thursday, March 7th)
       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 - Morgan & Monroe
                 Cylinder - Mason & McKinnley
                 Rectangular Pyramid - Courtney & Karli
                 Triangular Pyramid - Summer & Danita
                 Cone - Caleb & Michael
                 Volume
                 Prism - Taylor & Brittany
                 Cylinder - Zach
                 Rectangular Pyramid - Haley & Mikalyn
                 Cone - Alex & Brexton

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 (many 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

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.16 Relationship between squares and square roots
                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

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
   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
   Game: Rational and Irrational Numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 8th Grade
       Skills: D.1 Identify rational & irrational numbers
                 D.6 Convert between decimals and fractions or mixed numbers

Wednesday, September 26
   Topic: Review various graphs and when to use each
   Resources: video
                    Graphs: advantages & disadvantages

Tuesday, September 25
   Activity: Work with scatter plots
   Topic: Choosing appropriate graphs
   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