{"id":37,"date":"2013-05-01T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T16:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2021-01-11T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:14:47","slug":"mathematics-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/mathematics-8\/mathematics-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Overview<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Prerequisite: Mathematics 7<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Textbook:<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Mathlinks 8<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><u><b>Mathematics 8<\/b><\/u>\u00a0follows the provincial curriculum, with an emphasis on:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>using communication in order to learn and express their understanding<\/li>\n<li>making connections among mathematical ideas, other concepts in mathematics, everyday experiences and other disciplines<\/li>\n<li>demonstrating fluency with mental mathematics and estimation<\/li>\n<li>developing and applying new mathematical knowledge through problem solving<\/li>\n<li>developing mathematical reasoning<\/li>\n<li>using technology as a tools for learning and solving problems<\/li>\n<li>developing visualization skills to assist in processing information, making connections and solving problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Topics include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Integer and fraction operations<\/li>\n<li>linear relations<\/li>\n<li>rates, ratios, percents<\/li>\n<li>the Pythagorean relationship<\/li>\n<li>surface area, volume<\/li>\n<li>tessellations<\/li>\n<li>statistics and probability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">For a complete description of the Math 8 curriculum, see the Ministry document at:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.gov.bc.ca\/curriculum\/mathematics\/8\">https:\/\/curriculum.gov.bc.ca\/curriculum\/mathematics\/8<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">Evaluation Guidelines: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The evaluation of this course will based upon tests, in-class assignments, homework and occasional projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">What type of student enjoys and is successful in this course?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Students will need to attend regularly and ask for help when unsure\u00a0about mathematical concepts. Students who complete all in-class and\u00a0homework assignments will find success in this course.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Prerequisite: Mathematics 7 Textbook: Mathlinks 8 Mathematics 8\u00a0follows the provincial curriculum, with an emphasis on: using communication in order to learn and express their understanding making connections among mathematical ideas, other concepts in mathematics, everyday experiences and other disciplines <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/mathematics-8\/mathematics-8\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Mathematics 8<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2481,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2481"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/458"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-math\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}