Year 8 Mathematics
LENGTH OF COURSE: Full Year Compulsory
ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Nil
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CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:
Number and Algebra:
Index notation, operations with rational numbers, decimals, irrational numbers, percentages, rates and ratios, profit and loss, algebraic equations, inequalities and plotting linear relationships on a Cartesian plane.
Measurement and Space:
Units of measurement for area and volume, area of parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombus, kites and circles, volume of prisms and Pythagoras’ Theorem.
Statistics and Probability:
Combinations for 2 events using two way tables, tree diagrams and Venn diagrams, data collection, distribution of data and comparison.
ASSESSMENT TYPES
Skills and Application tasks: Supervised assessment (test) to demonstrate student learning
Investigations: Students investigate a topic mathematically to make informed decisions/recommendations
