Dobbins Middle School - 8th Grade Math

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It will serve as my primary means of keeping you informed about your child's math class. I encourage you to visit often to stay abreast as we move through the 8th grade Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS).



Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Week at a Glance: October 21, 2013

This week in math, we will work on scientific notation. Specifically, students will learn the following about scientific notation:

- Form (proper form) and function (when, how it is used in real-life)
- Converting: standard form <--> scientific notation
- Ordering & comparing numbers in scientific notation
- Performing operations / computation on numbers in scientific notation

To be most successful with these standards, it is important that students are familiar with the following terms:

* Coefficient
* Power of 10
* Base
* Exponent

We will continue to reinforce the properties of exponents as we study scientific notation. Students will be asked to make connections to the properties as they work with numbers in scientific notation.


The agenda for the week is listed below. This agenda is subject to change based on students' needs.

MON:
 - Intro to Scientific Notation
 - Converting Scientific Notation --> Standard Form

TUE:
 - Practice with Scientific Notation
 - Determining if numbers are expressed in proper scientific notation
 - Converting Standard Form --> Scientific Notation

WED:
 - Understanding powers of 10
 - Writing numbers in proper Scientific Notation
 - Ordering & Comparing Numbers in Scientific Notation

THU:
 - Scientific Notation Stations

FRI:
 - Quiz
 - Scientific Notation Practice


Students in Advanced Math will also work on Scientific Notation this week; however their agenda will be slightly different. It is shown below.

MON:
 - Exponents quiz
 - Multiplying & dividing scientific notation

TUE:
 - Review Multiplying & dividing scientific notation
 - Adding & subtracting scientific notation

WED:
 - Ordering & comparing numbers in scientific notation

THU:
 - Scientific Notation Task

FRI:
 - Scientific Notation Practice