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Grade 8 Mathematics

 * Authors**: Christine Dabrowski, Lauren Quinto, Warren Carpani, Katie Hughes, Inga, Sylvia, Shima, Andrew (2013)

Ministry Guidelines

 * The Ontario Curriculum: Grade 8 Mathematics

Key Topics
Nelson Mathematics 8
 * 1) Number Relationships
 * 2) Proportional Relationships
 * 3) Collecting, Organizing, and Displaying Data
 * 4) Patterns and Relationships
 * 5) Measurement of Circles
 * 6) Integer Operations
 * 7) Transformations
 * 8) Equations and Relationships
 * 9) Fraction Operations
 * 10) Angles and Triangles
 * 11) Geometry and Measurement Relationships
 * 12) Probability

Sample Course Outlines

 * Longfields Davidson-Heights
 * St. Andrew’s College Course Outline
 * IXL
 * Donkor
 * Mr. Ward Class Outline

Teacher Web Pages

 * Mr. Lotte's Grade 8 Math Blog -A blog for his class with lots of assignments and reviews available in the form of Google docs.
 * Miss L’s Whole Brain Teaching- has a page where you can find a lot of math resources. You can search her blog by filtering out posts labelled with only “grade 8 math”. She displays pictures and explanations of how she taught her lessons and has great ideas.
 * Mr Fedley’s Blog-his blog can be separated into his course overview, classwork and how he assesses his students. The course overview allows his students to see what they’ll be learning in grade 8 math this year. He posts his instructions, report template, criterias and prezi presentations for his students to look at.

Lesson Plan Ideas

 * Probability
 * Unit 2 Grade 8:Representing Patterns in Multiple Ways
 * Unit 5 Grade 8 :Fractions and Percents

Useful Technology Tools

 * National Library of Virtual Manipulatives:Has many web learning tools from K-12.
 * Online Chart Tool:Creates beautiful charts online.
 * The Concord Consortium:Collection of Java based learning tools for all grades. Requires download and installation.
 * Annenberg Learner Interactives:Collection of web based learning tools.
 * Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions): Entering weight of objects on Earth and various other planets (determining their ratios and proportions)
 * Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals: Using 3 different grids, students highlight tiles; the highlighted portions are represented as percents, fractions and decimals. The gizmo then compares the numbers (ie. 3%<0.45<86/100)
 * Percent of Change: Students explore markups and discounts (i.e. Original cost=$20, markup=50% of $20=$10, selling price=$20+$10) using “price” number lines
 * Order of Operations: Students explore BEDMAS
 * Smartboard Math activities

Video Podcasts

 * Powers and Exponents**
 * Description:** Powers and exponents, this video talks about the components of powers and breaks it down into factors.
 * Multiplying and Dividing Exponents**
 * Description:** This is a great video that explains how/why the exponents are added when two powers are multiplied
 * Mixed and Improper Fractions**
 * Description:** This video demonstrates conversions between mixed and improper fractions and how they relate to each other.
 * Converting Decimals into Fractions and Percent's**
 * Description:** Great explanations and examples of how to convert between the three notations.
 * Circle: Circumference, Radius, Diameter**
 * Description:** A simple yet detailed explanation that helps to explain the circumference, radius and diameter of a circle, and how to solve for each one of these variables
 * Area of Circle**
 * Description:** This video is a quick and different visual representation of how to solve and define the area of a circle
 * Area of a Circle**
 * Description:** Also another different visual representation of how to define the area of a circle
 * Quadrilateral Overview**
 * Description:** A summary of the characteristics of certain quadrilaterals (e.g. parallel sides, bisecting angles); differentiating between quadrilaterals based on these properties
 * Constructing a Circle**
 * Description:** The method for constructing a circle, given a unique triangle.

Resources
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