Math Mammoth Grade 8 International Version

Math Mammoth Grade 8 International Version is a complete maths program for eighth grade, available both as digital and print versions.

233 pages
204 lesson pages


214 pages
182 lesson pages

8-A contents and samples
8-B contents and samples
Worksheet generator preview
User Guide, grade 8

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Prices & ordering

Downloads:

Grade 8 full set: USD $42.50
(the two worktexts, answer keys, tests, cumulative reviews, worksheet maker)

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Part 8-A only: USD $21.25
(part A worktext & answer key,
tests, mixed revisions, worksheet maker)

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Part 8-B only: USD $21.25
(part B worktext & answer key,
tests, mixed revisions, worksheet maker)

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You will be purchasing the downloads from my authorized reseller Comecero, LLC.

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Printed copies

The links below are for the Lulu bookstore.

8-A worktext
8-B worktext
Tests & Cumulative Revisions
Answer Keys

Amazon and other bookstores: search with the ISBN numbers.

8-A worktext 9781954379053
8-B worktext 9781954379060
Tests & cumulative revisions 9781954379077
Answer keys 9781954379084

At the heart of the curriculum are the two student worktexts (A and B), each covering about half a year of math work. These worktexts contain all the instruction and the exercises in the same book — which makes lesson preparation a breeze. The worktexts are written directly to the student, and thus they allow many students to teach themselves and to learn directly from the books.

You will also get separate answer keys, chapter tests, additional cumulative revisions (I do recommend you use at least some of them), and a versatile worksheet maker (Internet access required) for those times when your child needs just a bit more practice.

This curriculum is essentially the same as the U.S. version of Math Mammoth Grade 8, only customised for the international audience in these aspects:

• The curriculum uses metric measurement units. Imperial units, such as inches and pounds, are not used.
• The spelling conforms to British international standards (British English).
• Numbers are formatted with a space as a thousands separator, and a point as a decimal separator.
• Page (paper) size is A4.

The US version of the curriculum is aligned to the Common Core Standards, which means this curriculum may not be properly aligned to the eighth grade standards in your country. However, you can probably find material for any missing topics in neighbouring grades, which means you can simply re-order the material to solve most incompatibilities between different standards.

Features

• Math Mammoth focuses on conceptual understanding. It explains the "WHY", so students can understand the math, not just learn "HOW" to do it.
• The curriculum is mastery-oriented. This means it concentrates fairly long on a topic, delving into its various aspects. This promotes conceptual understanding, as opposed to spiral curricula that often tend to jump from topic to topic too much.
• It requires very little teacher preparation.
• The curriculum has no separate teacher's manual nor is it scripted. The introduction to each chapter has some notes for the teacher concerning the material in the chapter. All the instruction is written directly to the student in the worktext.
• There exist accompanying videos where you can see Maria herself teach the material.
• After each chapter introduction, you will find a list of Internet links and resources (games, quizzes, animations, etc.) that can be used for fun, illustrations, and further practice.

Additional feature for the download version

• The PDF files can be filled in on a computer, phone, or tablet, using the annotation tools found in many PDF apps. Learn more.

Overview of topics

Math Mammoth Grade 8 covers various traditional pre-algebra and algebra 1 topics, plus some geometry and statistics. The main areas of study are:

• exponent laws and scientific notation
• geometry: geometric transformations, angle relationships and volume
• solving linear equations
• introduction to functions
• graphing linear equations and proportional relationships
• irrational numbers, square and cube roots, and the Pythagorean Theorem
• solving systems of linear equations (in two variables)
• statistics: scatter plots and two-way tables

Manipulatives / materials

Here is a list of materials and tools that are needed for grade 8 (geometry chapter).

1. Patty paper/tracing paper (for 8-A).
2. A ruler that measures in inches (for 8-A).
3. A ruler that measures in centimeters/millimeters (for 8-A and 8-B).
4. A compass (for 8-A).
5. A protractor (for 8-A and one lesson in 8-B).
6. Graphing paper (for 8-A and 8-B).

Introduction

In 8th grade, students spend the majority of the time with algebraic topics, such as linear equations, functions, and systems of equations. The other major topics are geometry and statistics.

We start with a study of exponent laws, using both numerical and algebraic expressions. The first chapter also covers scientific notation (both with large and small numbers), significant digits and calculations with numbers given in scientific notation.

In chapter 2, students learn about geometric transformations (translations, reflections, rotations, dilations), common angle relationships, and volume of prisms, cylinders, spheres and cones.

Next, in chapter 3, our focus is on linear equations. Students both revise and learn more about solving linear equations, including equations whose solutions require the usage of the distributive property and equations where the variable is on both sides.

Chapter 4 presents an introduction to functions. Students construct functions to model linear relationships, learn to use the rate of change and initial value of the function, and they describe functions qualitatively based on their graphs.

In part 8-B, students graph linear equations, learn about irrational numbers and the Pythagorean Theorem, solve systems of linear equations, and investigate patterns of association in bivariate data (scatter plots).

Chapter 5 deals with the topic of graphing linear equations. Students study slope, and graph and write linear equations in slope-intercept and standard forms. They also learn about parallel and perpendicular lines.

In chapter 6, we delve into square roots, cube roots, irrational numbers, and equations involving square and cube roots. The rest of the chapter is spent studying the Pythagorean Theorem and its applications.

Next, in chapter 7, we focus on systems of linear equations. Students learn the three basic techniques for solving these and also solve a variety of problems that lead to a pair of linear equations.

The last chapter has to do with an introduction to bivariate data in statistics: scatter plots and two-way tables.