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Year 8 Teaching Summary
Year 8 Teaching Summary Arithmetic I | Problem solving , The Calculator, Rough estimates, Percentages, Conversion from decimals to fractions and vice-versa, Recurring decimals, Calculating with fractions, Four rules of directed number, Rounding to decimal places and significant figures, Percentage increases and decreases. | Revision of Year 7 work. Increasing or decreasing quantities only. | Algebra I | Like terms, Forming expressions, Expanding brackets, Substitution, Equations, Forming equations to solve problems, Sequences. | Revision of Year 7 work. Formulae such as 3p2 and (3p)2 Equations with brackets. | Geometry I | Basic angle properties, Coordinates, Types of triangle, Angles on parallel lines, Symmetry of quadrilaterals, Angles in polygons, Geometric deduction. | Congruent triangles including use to prove isosceles triangle results etc. Straight lines and triangles. Sum of interior angles and exterior angles. | Proportion | Metric unit conversions, Unitary method, Imperial to metric conversions and vice-versa, Exchange rates, Problem solving, Map scales, Science problems. | Including metric units for area and 1 litre = 1000 cm3 = 1 m3. | End of First Term |
Graphs I and II | Drawing and using conversion graphs, Graphs which aren’t single straight lines, Drawing and using distance-time graphs, y = mx + c. | Distance, speed and time calculations. Speed calculations from graphs. Finding equations of lines and sketch graphs. | Algebra II | Multiplication and division of algebraic terms, Four rules of algebraic fractions, Simple factorising, More substitution, Equations with algebraic fractions, Problem solving using equations. | Examples such as (2a)2 x 5a Factorising e.g. 24p2 + 60pq | Arithmetic II | Powers of 10, Standard index form, Percentage Change. | Including calculating percentage increases/decreases and reversing percentage increases/decreases. Use of multiplying factor method. | The Circle | Circumference and area of a circle. | | End of Second Term | Statistics and Probability | Mean, Probability, Bar charts, Drawing and using pie charts. | Multiplying probabilities in simple cases and listing outcomes. | Transformations | Reflections, Rotations, Translations along vectors, Combined transformations. | On coordinate axes. | Algebra III | Inequalities, Using formulae for speed and areas etc., Area calculations on coordinate axes. | Illustrating on number lines and solution of inequalities. Area of parallelograms and trapezia. | Extension Work | Constructions including perpendicular bisector, angle constructions and angle bisector.Pythagoras. | Time permiting. | End of Year |
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