Dobbins Middle School - 8th Grade Math

Welcome to my 8th grade math blog.


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, January 14, 2014

Week at a Glance: January 6, 2014

Happy New Year!

This week in math, we will resume working on the Pythagorean Theorem. Before the holiday break, students learned the following:
- The Pythagorean Theorem applies to right triangles angles only.

- It specifies a relationship between the areas of the squares created off of the legs and hypotenuse of a 
  right triangle.

- How to apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing side length on a right triangle.

- How to apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve real-world problems.

After reviewing the items above, we will proceed with the the rest of the Pythagorean Theorem & Volume unit. The focus of this week will be:
- Converse of Pythagorean Theorem

- Using the Pythagorean Theorem to find distance in the coordinate plane.

As always, students will have homework nightly (Mon - Thu).