123+Maths+Group

Hello NAPLAN is coming up in week 3. We will have a practice at the non-calculator and calculator test before then. I am planning to hand back the fractions test from term 1. Some students did not attempt a few questions. This was probably because of time so you can take a further 15 mins (but only to do the questions you have not attempted yet). Then we might move on to the calculator NAPLAN test. Do you know how to use your new calculator?

Homework Week 1 ﻿ ( due 16th May )  Week 2 (due 23rd May)

A) Select some data from a newspaper. State the title of the article. the journalist and the source of the data if possible. Put this data into a spreadsheet. Use the spread sheet to covert the data into a graph. Be sure to include a heading and labels for the axes.

B) Gather some data of your own and put this into a a spreadsheet then convert this into a graph. Ensure it is clearly labelled so that it can be clearly interpreted by somebody looking at the graph without any prior knowledge.

Print you graphs out to hand in OR Email them to me at: findlay.grant.o@edumail.vic.gov.au

Week 3 (due 30th May) Open the PDF file which is chapter 5 of the Year 8 Maths book. In Exercise 5A complete task 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on pages 146-147. Complete this on a sheet that you can hand in to be corrected then stick in your book. Please read 5.1 Frequency tables and histograms for small sets and discrete data on page 145. You will need to know what discrete data is as well as a frequency table, a histogram and a frequency polygon ﻿.

Week 4 ( due 6th June ) Using the same PDF file above, read the information in 5.6 on Box Plots and Interquartile Range. Under this heading take notes of the main points in your Maths book. This is for your own benefit and will not have to be hnded in. Us example 10 and 11 to complete 1a,b,c, 2a,b, 7 and 8 of Exercise 5F on page 162 - 164. Please do this work on a seperate sheet so it can be handed in then stuck into your book after correction. Please do not leave it to the last minute in case there are any questions you might like the teacher to address.

Week 5 ( due 14th June ) Create a box plot to compare the performance of two AFL teams. Use the paper or the AFL website to get data for the number of possessions for each player for two teams that played each other on the weekend. Set out the two box plots on the one page, using the same scale so that a direct comparison can be made. Using the total number of poosessions for each player the range would show the lowest number of possessions through to the highest number, with the first quartile, median and third quartile being shown in the box. Use the completed box plots to write a paragraph about the differences in the teams and the connection with the final score of the match. Include a heading and all other labels. If the sheet you hand in is signed by a parent/guardian you will recieve a 5% bonus.

Week 6 ( due 20th June )

Index notation
Follow this website about powers and index 10. Read the information carefully so that you can answer the 8 questions at the end. Write out each question with the correct answer and hand it in .Bonus question - ﻿Why is index notation is used? Total marks /10

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