POTW March 30th
There will be no POTW this week.

POTW - Week of March 23rd, 2015

Please see the following problem of the week for this week.  Remember to use the skills and concepts being taught this week to help you.  Also, always look for that real world connection.

The Bayview Bobcats play an 80 game season.  They won 3/5 of their games in the first half of the season and ¾ of their games in the second half of the season.  How many games did they win in total?

CHALLENGE:  Forests once covered 1/3 of the land on Earth.  Two thirds of the forested land has been cleared.  What fraction of the land on Earth is now covered in forests?

I am looking for your ability to communicate your knowledge and understanding of the concept of fractions with this question.  Show me what you know and apply it to the question.

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions!

Our next unit is about multiplying and dividing fractions.
Check out this video to help with these concepts.

Another good resource for quick tutorials is the Khan Academy of learning.  You can locate their videos on Youtube.

Pi Day with PIE!

Today in Ms. Elson'sGrade 8 math class we celebrated Pi Day with what else?  PIE!

This week in MATH - March 10th, 2015
This week we will have a test on addition and subtraction of fractions.

On Friday, March 13th we will celebrate Pi Day!

1. Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (or 3/14 in the month/daydate format), since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π in decimal form. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day
2. This year is a very important Pi Day as Saturday, March 14th 
3. represents the first 5 digits of Pi 3/14/15.
4. In this video the Michael Blake interpreted Pi to 31 decimal 
5. places and played it to music.
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   Check out this Pi Day advertisement.  What  is the product 
7. that is being sold?
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Grade 8 MATH - Week of March 2nd, 2015

This week we are reviewing fractions.  Please check out this link for practice and instruction videos that we will be using to help us in our fraction journey!  Math Clips

Our POTW this week is:

A sum of money is to be divided among three children.  Alex, Bogdan and Chai.  The money will be split as follows:
i) Alex receives $500 plus 1/5 of what remains.
ii) Bogdan receives $800 plus 1/4 of what remains; and
iii) Chai then receives the rest, which is $900
How much is the original sum of money?  Which child receives the most money?
Taken from the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing.