Grade 8 Reminders

Grad Photos - March 6 (information went home yesterday)

Grad Write Ups - due March 8 (remember this is found on Google Classroom)

Phys. Ed.

Come prepared to be outside tomorrow for gym!

Theoretical Probability

To do...Feb. 21

1. Gr. 7 Math - p. 416 #5-8
2. Gr. 8 Math - p.410 #6, 7, 11
3. Checkpoint tomorrow - Probability
4. French Listening Test tomorrow

Tomorrow afternoon - Intermediate Spoken Word Contest 

Good luck to all the performers at tonight's talent show - 6:30 pm (get here by 6:15 to find your seat)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Is there a winning strategy or is it a fact that no matter what the strategy, each player has the same chance of winning when you play the game?

Human vs. Computer

Sample - trip advisor

OTTAWA TRIP ADVISOR

What is the Success Criteria to achieve a level 4?

To do...February 19

• Grade 7 Math - p. 425 #7-10, 13
• Grade 8 Math - p. 406 #5, 7-10, 12
• Literacy - trip advisor planner due Wednesday
• Grade 8 Science - materials for water filter

Upcoming - 

• Grade 8 signed course selection forms due
• Spoken Word Contest - Friday @ 1:30 (Parents are welcome to attend)
• Variety Show - Thursday evening

Probability of two die

What does this graph tell you?

Can you use this information to play today's game?

Features of a Trip Advisor

• introduction/overview
• images (clear, related, variety)
• reviews/ratings
• tips & suggestions (how long? who? etc.)
• maps
• weblinks/addresses/hours/contact information
• day planners (suggestions)
• price ranges
• organizations (information grouped to make it easy to find, use of subtitles)
• descriptions

Probability Assignment

 Learning Goal: design a version of "Rock Paper Scissors" and explain the chances of winning

Success Criteria:

• write out the rules of your version
• your game has to work (it doesn't have to be fair)
• perform and record the results from an experiment of your game (chart)
• explain the chances of each player winning your game (include possible outcomes, favourable outcomes, tree diagram, probability as a fraction & percent)
• reflection on your game (fair game? strategy? flaws? would you change anything?)

Learning Partners

Trip Advisor Example

Link for classroom activity:

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Guide-g155019-k4844-Toronto_Ontario.html

Grade 8 Course Selection

Course selection opens today.

Students need to go onto their BluePrint account and select their courses, submit them and print.  

PLEASE remember to check that the high school listed at the top is the one they want to go to. Transfers should say Aurora High.

A signed copy of their course selection needs to be brought back to Mrs. K. Scott by Feb. 18th.

Coin Flipping Problem

A fair coin is flipped 4 times. What is the probability of getting heads at least 3 times?

Probability Question

A chess club has 10 members, 4 women and 6 men, of whom two are brothers.

A team of 4 members is selected to play a match. Suppose that each member has an equal chance of being selected what is the probability that both brothers are in the team and what is the probability that neither brother is in the team?

What is the probability that there are at least two women in the team and what is the probability that there are at least two men in the team?

Orbiting Jupiter - Visual Representation

Learning Goal:  To create a visual representation of the book Orbiting Jupiter

Success Criteria:

• Big Overall Theme
• Evidence of ‘Deep Thinking’ (Big ideas)
• Catches the ‘Eye’ (Colour, Size, Placement, Font)
• Organizations/Connection of ideas
• Limit Text (Quotes, Important words)
• Characters/Setting etc…
• Your own ideas
• Creativity/Originality

Due Tuesday, Feb. 12th