Year 8 - All levels

Understanding Year 8 – All Levels
(suitable for students of all abilities)

Author: W Marlin

240 Pages

Major Topics Covered

Revision of Year 7
The Calculator
Pythagoras’ Theorem
Further Percentages
Algebra
Areas and Volumes
Equations
Graphs
Ratio and Rates
Geometry
Statistics
The Circle and Cylinder
The Number Plane
Congruent & Similar Triangles

Part of Year 7 is spent revising & consolidating what students should have been taught in their Primary School. However, most of Year 8 will be totally new work for the majority of students. So there is quite a sudden and considerable jump of new mathematical knowledge, and that is why Year 8 is such an important year of schooling.

Many important new topics are introduced to the students in Year 8. This is a particularly important year for students in NSW because their test and exam results during the year determine what level of maths they will follow until the end of their schooling. Up to this point in time, all students study exactly the same syllabus and curriculum, but from Year 9 onwards, students will be placed in one of three (3) distinct streams, each with their own syllabus.

Once a student is placed in a particular level (Advanced, Intermediate or Standard) it is extremely difficult to move up to the next level. Therefore in many ways, their Year 8 results determine a child’s mathematical future options.

Level Number	Degree of Difficulty
Level 1	These easier questions, covering only the most basic ideas in the topic, are intended to build up confidence for weaker students. Reference pages are shown if students have difficulties.
Levels 2 & 3	The questions in these two levels are of average difficulty level, and they will give students a good opportunity to practice and consolidate the ideas and rules covered throughout most of the topic. Reference pages are shown if students have difficulties.
Level 4	These questions are more difficult. The numbers involved are larger, and the more difficult ideas in the topic are tested. This should only be attempted by more capable students.
Level 5	This extension level has been included to challenge those students who are more gifted at Maths. Usually the questions are more sentence and problem solving orientated, and therefore they involve more reading and comprehension skills.

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