8th Grade Math
Our focus in 8th grade math this year is pre-algebra. In pre-algebra, students are guided to discover concepts through labs, experimentation, and deductive reasoning. The cognitive act of discovery enables students to truly understand and better remember concepts for the long term. Specific topics you will learn and practice are: order of operations, solving linear equations, geometric relationship, transformations (congruence and similarity), rational and irrational numbers, Pythagorean theorem, graphing linear and non-linear functions and equations, exponents and scientific notation, and volume (cone, cylinders and spheres).
Our focus in 8th grade math this year is pre-algebra. In pre-algebra, students are guided to discover concepts through labs, experimentation, and deductive reasoning. The cognitive act of discovery enables students to truly understand and better remember concepts for the long term. Specific topics you will learn and practice are: order of operations, solving linear equations, geometric relationship, transformations (congruence and similarity), rational and irrational numbers, Pythagorean theorem, graphing linear and non-linear functions and equations, exponents and scientific notation, and volume (cone, cylinders and spheres).