Year 8 Maths Overview:
Module 1:
Approximately
2 weeks will be spent on each of: Basic
Numeracy; Angles; Statistics 1. Pupils will be revising mathematical operations
including the use of decimals and money. Pupils will be naming and drawing angles as well
as calculating missing angles from lines, turns, crosses, triangles and quadrilaterals;
rules for parallel lines will be learnt; pupils will be calculating interior and exterior
angles for polygons and finding out about bearings. Pupils will be creating questionnaires
as well as drawing and interpreting tally, bar and pie-charts.
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Try the module 1 wordsearches - there are 10 words to find on each.
Part A
Part B
Module 2:
Approximately
2 weeks will be spent on each of: Estimation
and Powers; Graphs; Algebra. Pupils will be looking at powers and roots as well as
methods for estimating; The rules of BODMAS will be revised. Pupils will be drawing and
using conversion graphs; Distance/Time graphs will be used so pupils will be calculating
differences in time and using speed formulae. Number patterns will be examined so pupils
can find the Nth term; Numbers will be substituted into formulae and pupils
will be solving equations.
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Module 3:
Approximately
2 weeks will be spent on each of: Transformations;
Negative Numbers; Straight lines. Pupils will be reflecting and rotating shapes as
well as identifying shapes with properties of symmetry; Pupils will also be translating
and enlarging given shapes. Pupils will be recapping ordering negative numbers and
calculating differences in temperature; Inequality signs will be used; Pupils will learn
the rules for using negative numbers and will be using negative numbers in formulae.
Pupils will look at rules for vertical and horizontal lines; The formulae y = mx + c will
be introduced and pupils will start to consider points of intersection.
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Module 4:
Approximately
2 weeks will be spent on each of: Percentages
and Fractions; Probability; Area and Enlargement. Pupils will be finding
percentages by using 10% and 1% as building blocks as well as using calculators to find
any percentage; Percentage increase and decrease in real life situations will be
considered; Pupils will be calculating with fractions and looking at the equivalence
between fractions, decimals and percentages. With probability, pupils will be using scales
and fractions to describe the chances of something happening; Pupils will also be looking
at using sample space diagrams. Pupils will calculate the area of rectangles, triangles,
compound shapes, parallelograms and trapeziums; What happens to area when shapes are
enlarged will also be considered.
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Try the module 4 wordsearches - there are
10 words to find on each. Part A Part B
Module 5:
Approximately
2 weeks will be spent on each of: Measures
and Ratio; Volume; Crossing Points and Equations. Pupils will be expected to learn
metric and imperial measures; Pupils will also look at using proportion and sharing in a
given ratio. Pupils will calculate the volume of cubes, cuboids and various other prisms
first by counting squares and then by using formulae. Pupils will be drawing straight
lines and looking at the point of intersection; As well as drawing diagrams to help them,
pupils will be using the rules of algebra.
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Module 6:
Approximately
2 weeks will be spent on each of: Statistics
(2); Trial and Improvement; (Averages);
Constructions and Circles. Pupils will be calculating the mean, mode, median and
range of sets of data including grouped data; Pupils will also be looking at frequency
polygons and tends over time. Pupils will use tables to close in on unknown values;
Inequalities will be revisited both graphically and algebraically. In the final topic,
pupils will be using compasses, angle measurers and rulers to create accurate diagrams and
nets; Pupils will name parts of circles and consider the use of pi.
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