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COURSE/SUBJECT TITLE: 8th Grade Mathematics
LENGTH OF TIME: Full Year (60/65 minutes every day)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students in grade 8 finalize the last of a two-year electronically-based Glencoe Math program. This curriculum develops four mathematical strands: Number and Operation, Geometry & Measurement, Data Analysis & Probability, and Algebra. The primary focus is on algebra 1 and Geometry during this year.
KEY VOCABULARY
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Angles: alternate interior
and exterior; cooresponding,
exterior and interior
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Non-linear function
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Standard form
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Bivariate data
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Null set
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Standard deviation
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Constant
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Parallel
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Substitution
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Dilation
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Perpendicular
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Systems of equations
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Direct variation
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Quadratic function
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Terminating decimal
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Discrete date
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Qualitative data
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Transformation
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Domain
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Quantitative data
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Translation
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Hypotenuse
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Radical sign
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X-intercept
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Identity
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Scatter plot
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Y-intercept
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Independent variable
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Scientific notation
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Linear equation
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Scope-intercept form
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Monomial
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Sphere
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EVIDENCE/ASSESSMENTS:
Daily discussions
Worksheets (practice & enrichment)
Frequent quizzes
Unit tests
Group work
NECAP tests given in fall
NWEA tests given fall & spring
Competency Test given in October (for HS course selection)
Continental Math League challenges
TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES:
Glencoe Math 3, 2013
5-Minute Pre-Algebra Warm-ups, Glencoe
Math Achievement, Carson-Dellosa Pub. Co.
Various websites
Revised 8/12
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