If you need additional help at home, please check out the FREE math instructional websites listed below. Most of these websites have detailed video tutorials you can watch at your own pace (which means you can start, stop, and even rewind).
a) Bright Storm
b) Khan Academy
c) Math TV
d) Virtual Nerd
ACT Aspire
1) Look at ACT Aspire Test Questions (in the middle of the page select topic "Math")
2) The test questions & answers are found at the bottom of the same page in the area titled "Exemplar Test Question Booklets"
3) To take a practice test, use the login information (username is "math7" or "math8" and the password for both is "actaspire")
4) On the right side of the page, click "Student Sandbox" and use the login information above
Khan Academy
To create a new Khan Academy account, go to www.KhanAcademy.org. In the upper right of the website, click "Sign Up" then select "Learner," next enter your birthdate, and click "Continue with Google" to use your school gmail account. Once you finish creating an account, join our class by going to www.khanacademy.org/coaches and typing in the correct code for your class (see below):
1st Hour = K846DPM3
4th Hour = FHFW35KK
5th Hour = 9HRESNER
6th Hour = 7FRHH4BM
7th Hour = T3QEZ3UW
For those of you wanting to "master" a unit for more points, here is an explanation on how to do it (click here).
EXTRA BONUS POINTS (ACT ASPIRE TEST PREP)
1) complete "Data and Modeling" in the 8th grade section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Introduction to Scatter Plots
b) Interpreting Scatter Plots
c) Estimating Lines of Best Fit
d) Two-Way Tables
2) complete "Reading and Interpreting Data" in the Pre-Algebra section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Representing Data
b) Stem & Leaf Plots
c) Picture Graphs, Bar Graphs, Histograms
d) Frequency Tables and Data Plots
e) Number Patterns
3) complete "Geometry" in the 8th grade section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Angles Between Intersecting Lines
b) Triangle Angles
c) The Pythagorean Theorem
d) Pythagorean theorem application
e) Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Between Points
f) Pythagorean Theorem Proofs
g) Volume
h) Translations
i) Rotations
j) Reflections
k) Congruence and similarity
4) complete "Measurement" in the Pre-Algebra section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Area of Rectangles
b) Perimeter
c) Volume of a Rectangular Prism
EXTRA BONUS ANYTIME
1) extra bonus "Exponents, Radicals, & Scientific Notation" in the Pre-Algebra section (by May 14th for 35pts bonus)
a) Exponents
b) Square Roots
c) Cube Roots
d) Exponent Properties
e) Negative Exponents
f) Scientific Notation
g) Orders of Magnitude
h) Computing with Scientific Notation
2) extra bonus "Systems of Equations" in the 8th grade section (by May 14th for 50pts bonus)
a) Introduction to Systems of Equations (SOE)
b) Systems of Equations with Graphing
c) Systems of Equations with Elimination
d) Solving Systems with Substitution
e) Number of Solutions to Systems of Equations
a) Bright Storm
b) Khan Academy
c) Math TV
d) Virtual Nerd
ACT Aspire
1) Look at ACT Aspire Test Questions (in the middle of the page select topic "Math")
2) The test questions & answers are found at the bottom of the same page in the area titled "Exemplar Test Question Booklets"
3) To take a practice test, use the login information (username is "math7" or "math8" and the password for both is "actaspire")
4) On the right side of the page, click "Student Sandbox" and use the login information above
Khan Academy
To create a new Khan Academy account, go to www.KhanAcademy.org. In the upper right of the website, click "Sign Up" then select "Learner," next enter your birthdate, and click "Continue with Google" to use your school gmail account. Once you finish creating an account, join our class by going to www.khanacademy.org/coaches and typing in the correct code for your class (see below):
1st Hour = K846DPM3
4th Hour = FHFW35KK
5th Hour = 9HRESNER
6th Hour = 7FRHH4BM
7th Hour = T3QEZ3UW
For those of you wanting to "master" a unit for more points, here is an explanation on how to do it (click here).
EXTRA BONUS POINTS (ACT ASPIRE TEST PREP)
1) complete "Data and Modeling" in the 8th grade section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Introduction to Scatter Plots
b) Interpreting Scatter Plots
c) Estimating Lines of Best Fit
d) Two-Way Tables
2) complete "Reading and Interpreting Data" in the Pre-Algebra section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Representing Data
b) Stem & Leaf Plots
c) Picture Graphs, Bar Graphs, Histograms
d) Frequency Tables and Data Plots
e) Number Patterns
3) complete "Geometry" in the 8th grade section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Angles Between Intersecting Lines
b) Triangle Angles
c) The Pythagorean Theorem
d) Pythagorean theorem application
e) Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Between Points
f) Pythagorean Theorem Proofs
g) Volume
h) Translations
i) Rotations
j) Reflections
k) Congruence and similarity
4) complete "Measurement" in the Pre-Algebra section (by Mon, April 23rd for 25pts or 15pts before May 14th)
a) Area of Rectangles
b) Perimeter
c) Volume of a Rectangular Prism
EXTRA BONUS ANYTIME
1) extra bonus "Exponents, Radicals, & Scientific Notation" in the Pre-Algebra section (by May 14th for 35pts bonus)
a) Exponents
b) Square Roots
c) Cube Roots
d) Exponent Properties
e) Negative Exponents
f) Scientific Notation
g) Orders of Magnitude
h) Computing with Scientific Notation
2) extra bonus "Systems of Equations" in the 8th grade section (by May 14th for 50pts bonus)
a) Introduction to Systems of Equations (SOE)
b) Systems of Equations with Graphing
c) Systems of Equations with Elimination
d) Solving Systems with Substitution
e) Number of Solutions to Systems of Equations