Port Lincoln High School

Year 8 Mathematics

Middle School Assistant Principal

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Length: Full Year

Recommended background: Successful completion of Year 7 Mathematics

Content:

All students will develop their mathematical knowledge and skills in the curriculum strands of:

  • Number and Algebra
  • Measurement and Geometry
  • Statistics and Probability

Students will be assessed using a variety of activities such as skills and application tasks, directed investigations and projects. Topics covered in Year 8 include:

  • Number and Place Value
  • Fractions and Decimals
  • Real Numbers
  • Money and Financial Mathematics
  • Patterns and Algebra
  • Linear & Non-Linear Relationships
  • Units of Measurement
  • Shape
  • Location & Transformation
  • Geometric Reasoning
  • Pythagoras and Trigonometry
  • Chance
  • Data Representations and Interpretations

Assessment:

Student performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards as outlined in the framework of the Australian Curriculum. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.