Mrs. Stevens 8 th Grade Math

About Me I live in Sanger, Texas I graduated from the University of North Texas I have been married for five years I was born in Alaska I have lived in Mississippi, California, Cuba, and Texas I have traveled through over half of the United States by car I collect/love butterflies

I have a little boy named Tyler Thomas Stevens born July 23, I also have a little girl named Samantha Rae Stevens born February 3, 2010.

And this is them now!!!!

I have a sheltie named Abby who thinks she is my child as well

Class Rules All school rules apply! I only have a few additional rules: 1. Respect EVERYONE 2. Learning MUST be taking place 3. In your seat working when the bell rings 4. The bell does not dismiss you, I do

Consequences I will follow the schools procedures for consequences.  Warning  Detention with Mrs. Stevens  Office Referral

Tutorial Times Everyday after school, or by appointment  After school – 3:35 - 4:15  Tutorials will start before school when football season is over. I will let you know when that is.

Classroom Procedures Absent – Hanging Pocket Folders – Website Late work – Turn in to black late work box table – Highest grade is a 75 – After 3 Days it is a 0 Turning in/Returning work – Black box (with the exception of tests and quizzes)

Grades Daily Grades - 30% – Homework (Graded randomly) – Class Participation – Test Reviews – Warm ups Quiz Grades - 20% – Pop quizzes – Notebook quizzes Tests/Project Grades - 50% – Test corrections

A Typical Day in Mrs. Stevens Class –I–In your seat when the bell rings with homework completed on desk –W–Warm up/Grade homework/Planner –Q–Questions –N–Notes/Activities/Learning –H–Homework/More Questions ~~~ALL Math work must be done in Pencil, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!~~~~

Class Interruptions Announcements Visitors Phone Calls Stepping out into the hall

What will you learn in 8 th grade? Scientific Notation Similar figures Dilations Pythagorean Theorem Integers Fractions Decimals Percents Squares and square roots Order of operations Graphs Coordinate Plane Coordinate Points Proportions Problem Solving Algebraic Expressions and equations Perimeter, area, volume, and circumference Metric conversions Angles 3-D geometric figures Translations, reflections, and rotations Nets Top, side, front views of figures Surface Area Measurement Mean, Median, Mode and Range Use of mathematical language and symbols Mathematical Properties Probability

What you will learn in algebra? Functions Solving Equations/inequalities Domain/Range (new meaning) Graphs (linear, parabola, parent functions, manipulating graphs…) Inequalities Expressions Mathematical Properties (distributive, commutative, associative…) Factoring Binomials Order of Operations Ratios/proportions Slope X and Y intercepts Reading/Understanding/interpreti ng a graph Working with graphing calculators Scatter plots Exponential growth/decay Polynomials Systems of equations Quadratic formula Quadratic functions Inverse variation

Last but certainly not least… LEARN MATH AND HAVE FUN DOING IT!!!