Finding Slope

Here's a free lesson with tutorial on finding the slope by using the graph of a line from Yourteacher.com.

Lastly here's some great teacher notes from McDougal Littell with common errors students make when finding slope of a line.

Teacher's Corner-Volume

Teachers, here's a great lesson on Volume for 8th grade, although I think it can be easily modified for 6th and 7th grade as well.

History of the TAKS Test

History of TAKS Development

In 1999 the 76th Session of the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 103, mandating implementation of a new statewide testing program. The new testing requirements, subsequently named the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, were implemented in spring 2003. By law, all eligible Texas public school students are assessed in mathematics in grades 3–10 and exit level; reading in grades 3–9; writing in grades 4 and 7; English language arts in grades 10 and exit level; science in grades 5, 8, 10, and exit level; and social studies in grades 8, 10, and exit level. Eligible students may meet testing requirements with Spanish versions of the TAKS assessments, available in mathematics at grades 3–6, in reading at grades 3–6, in writing at grade 4, and in science at grade 5.

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All the stuff you should learn in 8th Grade Math

Click on this link for exercises by topic for everything you're supposed to know in 8th Grade Math. Each link has practice exercises. Check it out today!!