8th+Grade+Projects

**__Completed in Class:__** 1. Shopping Spree   

2. Vacation Time     sample student work

3. Teach Pythagorean Theorem  

4. Teach Surface Area and Volume sample student work

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">5. Easter Egg <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">6. Central Tendency, Sampling & Misleading Graphs



For a technology extension this year, I am going to assign each student one concept from the project (mean, median, mode, range, histogram, circle graph, stem and leaf, percent). They will need to create a QR code that will give a brief description of the concept. We will display them in one spot, and they will all scan the different codes.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">7. Teach Transformations and Changing Dimensions <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 8. Digital Project Menus (this is a choice board): <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I have created two project menus. As I create more, I will share them. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The actual menu can be found on my wiki. It is Proportions Tic Tac Toe. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The actual menu can be found on my wiki. It is Percent Baseball.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">9. CSI Math <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">At the beginning of the year, I did a CSI scale factor activity. I used this to create a CSI segment that I did throughout the year. Periodically, I would have CSI day. All the activities do not necessarily deal with math concepts, but they all deal with problem solving and paying attention to details. I found that the kids really liked it, and they were creating and using some great skills. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Create a production company and maintain the business while creating a movie <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">10. BizMovie: Business, Finance, & Technology **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**11. Fantasy Football** Other information can be found on my wiki.

These codes can be added to any project to allow for technology to be implemented.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">12. QR Codes **



<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**13. 2D and 3D figures Book** The longest part is cutting out all the figures. It would be great to have the students cut these out beforehand. This project took a full three days in my class (this includes the cutting time). ...FREE The complete project can be found at my store.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Completed at Home (small amounts of class time are given to discuss the project):__** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The at home projects are one per 6 weeks, starting the 2nd 6 weeks. The first big project is the Shopping Spree (see above). With this being the first one, I give them time in class to do the Internet research. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1. Sing-a-long <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">media type="file" key="celeste, hannah, jordan.mp4" width="300" height="300"student work sample <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Student Work sample (found on my facebook page) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. Commercial <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

Student work Sample (found on my class facebook page) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3. Amazing Math Race <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">....FREE <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">....FREE

Complete project can be found at my store. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4. Carnival ...FREE Complete project can be found at my store.