Reviewing Transformations

I was in a bit of a hurry so I made a mistake in the last video. I called the axes by the wrong name. The x axis is horizontal (left to right) and the y axis is vertical( up and down).

Also, do not forget that you have a test tomorrow.

Objective 3 numbers 26 through 28

The homework tonight is mastering the TAKS pg. 27 8.6B numbers 1 through 3.

TAKS objective 3 numbers 22 through 25

This objective has some geometry concepts. It is important that we remember what each of the transformations are. Dilations represent an enlargement or reduction by a scale factor. Translations (slides) are when a figure is moved vertically and horizontally. A Rotation represents a turn.

The homework for tonight is the mastering the TAKS book pg. 26 8.6A numbers 1 through 4.

If you want to learn more about scale factor please click on this link.

More informations about transformations

Transformations involve a change in size or position of an object. This is similar to how the robots in the movie Transformers change their shape or transform. Transformations may be Translations (slides), Dilations (enlargements or reductions using a scale factor) or reflections( flips).



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The homework for tonight is from the mastering the TAKS book, pg. 20 8.3B numbers 1 through 6.

Objective 2- Patterns , relationships, and algebraic reasoning

WE should know that proportional relationship may be represented with a table, and that often we may be able to use a ratio table to solve these situations.
The homework tonight is to complete the mastering the TAKS page 16 8.2A numbers 1 through 5.

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Determining if your answer is reasonable

To determine if your answer is reasonable it may be appropriate to estimate your answer.


The homework tonight is to work in the mastering the TAKS book pg. 17 8.2C numbers 1 through 3.

Class Projects

The video in this post's enclosure link did not work well in iTunes, so I have reattached it to this posts enclosure link. Also, the following link contains some of the projects that were returned last semester .

More on TAKS objective 1

Please continue to study. Do not forget to work on your study island assignment.
Your Homework tonight is to complete pg. 14 8.1C numbers 1-4.

The following video explains the homework problems from last night.

TAKS practice objective 1

The homework for tonight is from the Mastering the TAKS grade 8 book pg. 13 8.1B numbers 1-4.