Year 8 Mathematics
LENGTH OF COURSE: Full Year Compulsory
ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Nil
SUBJECT CHARGES: Nil
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 and plotting linear relationships on a Cartesian plane
Measurement and Geometry:
Units of measurement for area and volume, area of parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombus, kites and circles, volume of
prisms, duration, congruent triangles and quadrilaterals
Statistics and Probability:
Calculate the sum of probabilities, two way tables, data collection, random samples, data values and outliers
ASSESSMENT TYPES
Skills and Application tasks: Supervised assessment (test) to demonstrate student learning
Investigations: Students investigate a topic mathematically to make informed decisions/recommendations