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Text Box: The Importance of Math: The development of math and critical thinking skills is essential for success in the modern world.  From store clerk to industrial engineer, from carpenter to business manager.  Most good jobs are going to require math skills.  Problem solving is a task you’ll meet all your life. Take time now to learn those skills.  Every day you learn a little more you are closer to mastering the skills that will bring success in life. Current Notes:   None

Text Box: Math = your key to problem solving. Problem solving = a big key to success.

Text Box: Do numbers make your head spin?  Then get off the merry go round of not knowing. Develop skills that will make numbers your servants and not your tormentor. You can succeed!

Text Box: Some General Information TEKS — Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Math.  This is what Texas says our children should know (as a minimum) about math each year of their middle school academic life.. Why Learn Math? — A short essay on why math is important in life. School Calendar—When are the vacations? Parent Connect  - Keep up with your child's progress in school.

Text Box: 8th Grade Excel Math Lesson Plan Week of March 24th - 28th  -   Monday - Ladders to Success:  Show what you know p 107, & instruction pp109 - 110.    (Algebraic Equations.) Tuesday - Ladders to Success:  pp 111 - 113, instruct on joining common expressions before solving equations... (Algebraic Equations.) Wednesday - Ladders to Success:  pp 116- 117, "Practice the Skill" - joining common expressions in equations... (Algebraic Equations.) Thursday - Ladders to Success:  pp 118- 120, "Show What Your Learned" - (Algebraic Equations.) Friday -  Ladders to Success:  corrections pp 119, 120.  Begin          Week of March 31th - April 4th  -   Monday - Solving for "y" in simple equations... learn steps and practice 10 problems. Tuesday - Ladders to Success:  pp 122 - 125, "Practice the Skill 1 and News Flash" (Solving for "y" and plotting coordinate points.) Wednesday - Pizzazz A-45 ( Order of Operations) Thursday - Pizzazz E - 67, 70 (Plotting Coordinate Points) Friday -  Finding Slopes from Tutor-USA.com.  Find Slopes of a line using graphs.   Week of April 7th - April 11th  -   Monday - TAK's Coach 40, 41, 44, 45.  (scientific notation) Tuesday - Game Day, "Racko" and "Battle Ship" ... after TAK's today. Wednesday -  Graphing - "Eagle"  (Plotting Coordinate Points) Thursday - Graphing - "Eagle"  (Plotting Coordinate Points)  - Finish Friday - Library Day Week of May 5th - May 9th -   Monday - TAKs practice pp 13 - 15 (Domain 1) Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday -              Home | Sixth Grade Science | Eighth Grade Excel | Student Work | Interesting Links       September 5 to September 8 (No school Monday for Labor Day)                 Friday, September 1st, 2006 Today we will be working in the computer lab.  Room 113.  Students will be working on an online sample 8th grade TAKS test. Instructions: 1.)  Go to Mathematics*click on this link. 2.) Write in your name. 3.) Answer the test questions online.  Don't worry if you don't finish today.  You shouldn't.  You will continue next time we come to the computer lab. 4.) Use a scratch paper to do work.  Also record your answers on the scratch paper.  (You will need to enter them in again next time when we continue the sample TAKS test.) 5.) At the end of the period you will turn in the paper to Mr. Nelson.

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