Students are working on a project in class that will demonstrate what they know about 5 main 8th grade topics. We will be taking an end of the year assessment on all topics for the year but I want to give you a different chance to show me (and yourself) that you have mastered these topics.
You will be demonstrating your mastery of the following 5 concepts.
- Equations of Lines (Topic 2 - Lessons 7, 8, and 9)
- Slope
- Y-intercept
- Y = mx + b
- Graphing a line from an equation
- Writing the equation from a graph
- Integer Exponent Rules (Topic 1 - Lessons 6 and 7)
- Product of Powers Property
- Power of Products Property
- Power of a Power Property
- Quotient of Powers Property
- Zero Exponent Property
- Negative Exponent Property
- Functions (Topic 3 - Lessons 1, 2, and 3)
- How do you know a relation is a function?
- Identify functions as equations, tables and graphs
- Linear vs Nonlinear Functions
- Transformations (Topic 6 - Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4)
- Translations
- Reflections
- Rotations
- Combination of 2-3 Transformations
- Solving Equations and Systems of Equations (Topic 2 - Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4 & Topic 5 - Lessons 2 and 3)
- Solving equations with variables on both sides
- Solving multistep equations
- Equations with No Solutions or Infinitely many solutions
- Solving a system of equations by graphing
- Solving a system of equations by substitution
Students will have a total of 14 in class days to complete the 5 topics. Two topics are due on May 26, two on June 2nd, and the last topic is due on June 7. These are assessment grades. The end of the year assessment is open notes and students will have 3 class periods to complete the 30 problems. All students received a Study Guide for the final assessment on May 23rd to help them prepare. Students are also receiving daily class work grades on their completed work.
