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Section 1-Measurement Units |
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Non-Standard vs. Standard
Units of Measurement
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Precision and Accuracy-
absolute error, relative error
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Conversions Within Systems
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Activity: The Big Roll |
1 roll of paper towels
(thickness needs to be known) per group of 4, ( Visit the website http://cstl-csm.semo.edu
/ journet / GeneralStuff /Ptowel.htm for information on brand-name
paper towels and their thickness.), centimeter rulers, calculators, formulas
(TAKS formula sheet for grade 8) - optional |
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Dimensional Analysis
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Activity: What’s the Rate? |
Calculators, small index
cards or pieces of paper the size of small index cards per group of two,
markers
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Section 2-Two –and Three-Dimensional
Figures |
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Solid Geometric Figures
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Polydrons (Platonic Solids
set recommended) -- or a similar manipulative where various polygons can be
interlocked together to form solids |
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Activity: Polyhedra
Patterns
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Coffee stirrers, play doh,
scissors
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Nets
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Scissors, Polydrons
(Platonic Solids set recommended) -- or a similar manipulative where various
polygons can be interlocked together to form solids and nets |
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Activity: Glass Wrap |
Black poster board (light
weight), scissors, centimeter grid paper, tape |
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Activity: Truly Trulli |
11”x17” paper or chart
paper for making nets, scissors, tape, protractors, compasses, computer
projection device (optional), computer with internet capabilities (optional) |
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Cross-Sections
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Perspectives/Views
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One-inch cubes |
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Activity: What’s Your
Perspective?
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Computer projection device, computer lab or lap top
computers, Lab Packs (10 per pack) of Sunburst Communications “Building
Perspective” software, Cuisenaire Rods , centimeter grid paper
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Section 3- Formula Development and
Applications |
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Two-Dimensional Figures:
Perimeter
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Calculator |
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Two-Dimensional Figures:
Area
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Calculator |
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Two-Dimensional Figures:
Circumference
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Calculator |
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Three-Dimensional Figures:
Surface Area
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Calculator |
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Three-Dimensional Figures:
Volume
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Calculator |
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Section 4- Scale and Proportion |
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Scale and proportion
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Activity: Super Size or
Down Size?
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One-inch cubes, one-inch
grid/graph paper, color tiles, markers, graphing calculators
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Applications of the
Pythagorean Theorem
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Right Triangle Trigonometry
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Activity: Without a Shadow
of a Doubt!
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Mylar mirrors (4” x 4”)
from a crafts store,
measuring tape (50’ to
100’)
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