Grade 8 Dear Hanover Middle School Community, The following websites will be useful as your students navigate the math curriculum. If there is a site that you recommend,please forward the site address to jpearson@hanoverschools.org. Sincerely, Ms. Jannell Pearson Assistant Principal STEM Preparation: Preparing for and taking math exams From http://www.studygs.net/tsttak6.htm Begin preparing early Pay attention during class: every minute you daydream in class is many more minutes of studying later. Do assigned homework problems: math is a building process and in order to understand the next step you need to comprehend the present, and previous, ones Simulate test conditions After you have studied and think you know the material, practice it under test conditions. Solve unassigned homework problems and see if you can finish them in the allotted time for the exam Know your professor Study a copy of the exam of a previous class if available; Talk with someone who taken the professor before, preferably someone who has succeeded in the same class Form a study group of 3-4 dedicated students Not only will other students be able to help you with problems, but by helping others you will better learn the material. If you are unable teach another student a topic you believe you know, chances are you don't know that topic very well after all. If you can't teach it, you don't know it! Testing: Read through the exam Reading through the whole exam you can 1. know what is expected of you 2. prioritize items on the test 3. pace yourself. Carefully read the instructions Make sure you are answering the question that is being asked! Often students know how to solve a problem, but they misread or misinterpret the question itself Check that you have correctly rewritten the problem If you use a scratch piece of paper make sure that you correctly rewrite the problem. Don't skip steps. Start from the beginning; Clearly write each step of the solution Be neat and don't rush writing numbers down. Keep checking your solution as you are working. Neatness makes it easier to recheck your work; Double check your math, especially your calculator entries Double check your calculator work immediately. The chances of hitting a wrong number are high, but the chances of hitting the same wrong number are not; Don't Dilly Dally If you get stuck on a problem move on and come back to it later. When you are finished, recheck all your work. 1
Preparing For the MCAS _ Math Test bank http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html 2 Online Textbooks Glencoe Algebra http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078738229/student_view0/student_workbooks.html Glencoe Geometry http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078738181/student_view0/student_workbooks.html Math Connections I http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078740428/student_view0/student_workbooks.html Math Connections II http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078740460/student_view0/ Math Connections III http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078740509/student_view0/ Pre-Algebra http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078738180/student_view0/student_workbooks.html Regents Prep Online Math review site http://regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/math-algebra.html Number Sense Websites Integers and Absolute Value http://www.edhelper.com/math/integers8.htm http://www.edhelper.com/math/integers82.htm http://www.edhelper.com/integers.htm http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/ordering-numbers.html http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/absolute-value.html
3 Exponents and Scientific Notation http://www.ezschool.com/ezsheets/algebra/exponents/ http://www.edhelper.com/exponents14.htm http://www.edhelper.com/exponents90.htm http://www.edhelper.com/math/placevalue149.htm http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/exponents.html http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/scientific-notations.html Number Sense Continue Orderding Decimals http://www.math-drills.com/decimal.shtml http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/decimals.html http://www.dadsworksheets.com/v1/worksheets/fractions%20as%20decimals.html#fraction%20to%20decimals%20by%20division http://www.edhelper.com/math/decimals430.htm http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/decimals.html http://www.dadsworksheets.com/v1/worksheets/fractions%20as%20decimals.html#fraction%20to%20decimals%20by%20division
4 Percents and Equivalent Form http://www.math-drills.com/decimal.shtml http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/activities/7th-grade.html http://edhelper.com/percents.htm Comparing Rational Numbers http://www.math-drills.com/decimal.shtml http://www.edhelper.com/math/fractions_ft109.htm http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/inequalities.html Ratio and Proportions http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/ratio.html http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/ratio/ratio-two-different-units.pdf http://www.edhelper.com/ratios.htm Rates and Scale Drawings http://www.edhelper.com/ratios.htm Number Sense Operations with Integers http://www.edhelper.com/math/integers2.htm http://www.edhelper.com/math/integers9.htm
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7 Solid Figures http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/math/geometry/ http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometry/solid-figures2.pdf http://www.newbedford.k12.ma.us/elementary/gomes/stjohn/subjects/math/geo/geometry%20worksheets.html http://www.kutasoftware.com/freeipa.html Transformation http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/translation-rotation-reflection.htm http://edhelper.com/geometry.htm Similarity http://www.kutasoftware.com/freeworksheets/geoworksheets/7-using%20similar%20polygons.pdf http://www.kutasoftware.com/freeworksheets/prealgworksheets/similar%20figures.pdf http://www.kutasoftware.com/freeworksheets/geoworksheets/7-similar%20polygons.pdf Algebraic Expression http://www.ezschool.com/ezsheets/algebra/expressions/index.html http://www.math-drills.com/algebra.shtml http://www.kutasoftware.com/free.html http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/algebra.html http://math.about.com/od/algebraworksheets/algebra_worksheets.htm http://algebra4children.com/printables.html http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/algebra-basic.html
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11 Mean median mode http://www.math-aids.com/mean_mode_median/ http://www.dadsworksheets.com/2009/02/13/mean-median-and-range-worksheets/ http://www.edhelper.com/mean_median_mode.htm Stem and Leaf Plots http://www.edhelper.com/math/graphs291.htm http://www.edhelper.com/math/graphs107.htm http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/statistics/stem-leaf-plot-medium.pdf Venn Diagrams http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/venn-diagram.html http://regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/ap2/pracvenn.htm http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgquiz.php4?isbn=0-02-833240-7&chapter=13&lesson=2 Circle Graphs http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/pie-graphs.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/graphs/worksheets.shtml http://www.mytestbook.com/worksheet.aspx?test_id=234&subject=math&grade=5&topics=pie%20c http://www.edhelper.com/graphs.htm Probability of Compound Events http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/prealg/mathnet/pr01/pdf/1010a.pdf http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/prealg/prealg05/study_guide/pdfs/prealg_pssg_g106.pdf Area http://www.math.com/tables/geometry/areas.htm http://www.mathsisfun.com/area.html
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