HyperDoc Activity List

Welcome to Ms. Lu’s Math 8 class! Our sessions will run differently
this year in that we are doing a flipped classroom style of
teaching and learning. This means that all the materials are
presented to you here in this document.

Activities & Instructions Descriptions & Visuals BC Curricular

Connections (Grade 8)

The Locker Problem from Perfect squares and

Illustrative Mathematics cubes
use logic and patterns
to solve puzzles and
A nice review of perfect squares play games
and factors.

Rational and Irrational Numbers Square and cube roots:

from Open Middle Operations with
integers
Using only numbers 1 to 8 Understanding different
(without repeating any number), types of numbers –
create a rational number from a rational vs. irrational,
square root, an irrational number decimals, square roots
from a square root, an integer
from a rational, a repeating Estimate reasonably
decimal from a rational and a
terminating decimal from a Use reasoning and
rational. logic to explore,
analyze, and apply
mathematical ideas

Finding the Shortest Route: A Pythagorean Theorem:

Schoolyard Problem from the Model mathematics in
Mathematics Assessment Project contextualized
experiences

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Students work together to try to
find the shortest path around a
school playground, touching
each side of the playground and
returning to where they started.

Pythagorean Stack Worksheet Develop, demonstrate,

from Jan Lichtenberger and apply
A simple worksheet using a stack mathematical
of triangles. If the final answer is understanding through
correct, you know you have play, inquiry, and
done the entire sheet correctly. A problem solving
good example of purposeful
practice, there is a goal for Use logic and patterns
students to reach by completing to solve puzzles
these problems.

Watson Saves from Yummy Math The magic of Pythagorean Apply multiple
– In the 2005 AFC divisional Theorem strategies to solve
football championship game problems in both
between the New England abstract and
Patriots and the Denver Broncos, contextualized
Benjamin Watson stopped a situations
touchdown in the last instant. He
did this by running diagonally
across the entire football field!
Watch the video to see the play
and listen to the commentary.

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Rational Number Operations Fractions:
Question Stack from Erick Lee – Use mathematical
this is a self-checking activity vocabulary and
popularized by Sarah Carter from language to contribute
MathEqualsLove. mathematical
discussions
Students will be expected to
demonstrate an understanding Represent
of multiplying and dividing mathematical ideas in
positive fractions and mixed concrete, pictorial, and
numbers, concretely, pictorially, symbolic forms
and symbolically.

Let’s Get Cooking! Numerical proportional

reasoning (rates, ratio,
You are having a get together proportions, and
and are expecting 30 guests. You percent):
plan on serving Banana Bread, Connect mathematical
Chocolate Chip Cookies, and concepts to each
Sugar Cookies. Using three given other and to other
recipes, work with a group to areas and personal
create recipe cards to feed 30 interests
people. Next, total up the
ingredients needed. Then, check Interdisciplinary: Food
to see how much of each studies
product needs to be purchased
based on what is already on
hand.

Two Fractions from Michael Operations with

Fenton: fractions (addition,
Stretch your number sense skills subtraction,
with a fraction challenge. Use
multiplication, division,
four digits from 2 to 9 and one
operation (+, -, * or /) to create and order of
two fractions in an expression operations):
with the greatest possible value. Use mathematical
Also, try to discover an expression arguments to support
with the least value, or the personal choices
expression closest to zero.
Use logic and patterns

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 to solve puzzles and
play games

Sweet Proportions from Tien Ngo Proportions / cross-

@NgotiatingMaths (Twitter) asks: multiplication:
Which mixture would be the Develop, demonstrate,
sweetest? 50 mL of water with 1 and apply
tsp of sugar; 100 mL of water with mathematical
3 tsp of sugar; or 200 mL of water understanding through
with 5 tsp of sugar? play, inquiry, and
problem solving

What was the timer set for? Proportions / cross-

Time showing is how much is left – multiplication:
see picture. Apply multiple
strategies to solve
Tweet from Jon Orr @MrOrr_geek problems in both
abstract and
contextualized
situations

Small Number and the Old Question: How can an Engage in problem-
Arrowhead from SFU artifact reveal its age? solving experiences
MathCatcher: that are connected to
place, story, cultural
It is summer time and Small Number and his friend Big
Circle spend every day playing and exploring the
practices, and
surroundings of their village. A few days ago, they perspectives relevant
tripped over an old canoe buried in the sand; to local First Peoples
yesterday they found the biggest cedar tree that
they had ever seen; and today they discovered a
communities, the local
beach with an ancient totem pole in the middle of it. community, and other
“I wonder how many more discoveries we will make
cultures
this summer!“ said Small Number to Big Circle while
the boys rode their bikes towards the village.

Visual Patterns from Fawn Discrete linear relations,

Nguyen: expressions:
Describe the patterns from Fawn Represent
Nguyen’s website using words
mathematical ideas in
and then equations. Pattern #2, Blocks in steps 43 = 85
Note that not all of these concrete, pictorial, and
patterns are linear! symbolic forms

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Modelling Linear Equations with Discrete linear relations,
Algebra Tiles: The Algebra Tiles expressions:
tool from Jonathan Hall Represent
(@StudyMaths Twitter) is a
mathematical ideas in
fantastic resource to model
algebraic equations. concrete, pictorial, and
symbolic forms
Great visuals and online demo
Use tools or technology
to explore and create
patterns and
relationships, and test
conjectures

Solving Linear Equations from Two-step equations

Mathematics Assessment Project: with integer
work collaboratively in pairs or coefficients, constants,
threes, matching equations to
and solutions:
stories and then ordering the
steps used to solve these Use mathematical
equations. Throughout their work. vocabulary and
Students explain their reasoning language to contribute
to their peers (T-P-S). mathematical
discussions

Lahal Tally Sheet: Probability, sampling,

A tally sheet is a simple data and data collection:
collection form for observing how Incorportae First
frequently something occurs. It is
Peoples worldviews
used by researchers and
statisticians. Review the steps of and perspectives to
the game to follow instructions. make connections to
mathematical
concepts

Salmon Probability Game: Incorportae First

Goal is to use experimental Peoples worldviews
probability to estimate the and perspectives to
numbers of species of salmon in
make connections to
a “fish tank”. Read the rules of
play to follow the instructions. mathematical
concepts

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How to spot a misleading graph: Analyzing data and
A TED-Ed video from Lea graphs:
Gaslowitz. When they’re used Use mathematical
well, graphs can help us
vocabulary and
intuitively grasp complex data,
but as visual software has language to contribute
enabled more usage of graphs mathematical
throughout all media, it has also discussions
made them easier to use in a
careless or dishonest way! And as
it turns out, there are plenty of
ways graphs can mislead and
outright manipulate. Here are
some things to look out for in this
short, 4 minutes video.

Shut up about the y-axis. It Explain and justify

shouldn’t always start at Zero mathematical ideas
from Vox.com. Watch this video and decisions
from Vox.com about graphing
axes. The truth is that you
certainly can use truncated axes Use mathematical
to deceive. But you can also use arguments to support
them to illuminate. Read this personal choices
article to learn more how.

Sport’s Nets Bar Graphs: An Explain and justify

example of a bar graph that mathematical ideas
shouldn’t be one. It attempts to and decisions
use a bar graph to compare four
statistics that have completely
DIFFERENT units! It shows Use mathematical
complete misleading arguments to support
information. personal choices

How to spot visualization lies from Explain and justify

Flowing Data: It’s important to mathematical ideas
quickly decide if a graph is telling and decisions
the truth. This is a guide to help
you spot the visualization lies.

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 Use mathematical
arguments to support
personal choices

If this new sized block of cheese Surface area and

uses 41% less plastic packaging, volume of regular
what might the original block’s solids, including
dimensions have been?
triangular and other
The new block measures 140 mm
x 60 mm x 46 mm. This question right prisms and
came from A Problem Squared cylinders:
podcast (listen here!).
Reflect on
mathematical thinking

Use mathematical
arguments to support
personal choices

3-Act Lesson: Sandboxes – Construction, views,

volume of cylinders (& spheres) and nets of 3D objects:
from Jonathan Newman.
Jonathan is building a sandbox.
Visualize to explore
How much more expensive will
the sand be for an 8’ x 8’ box mathematical
than a 6’ x 6’ box? What about a concepts
6’ or 8’ diameter circular
sandbox?

Would You Rather… Pools from Explain and justify

John Stevens: Would you rather mathematical ideas
have a pool with dimensions of and decisions
40 ft x 9 ft x 4 ft OR 7 yrds x 4 yds x
2 yds? Whichever option you
choose, justify your reasoning
with mathematics. Record in your

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journal, or MS Forms, or Padlet (or
other online platforms).

Which One Doesn’t Belong from Communicate

wodb.ca and Illustrative Math mathematical thinking
(Twitter) – Find a reason why in many ways
each shape does NOT belong
with the rest of the group.
Classroom discussion is
encouraged (virtually or in-
person).

File Cabinet from Andrew Stadel Explain and justify

– How many Post-It notes will it mathematical ideas
take to cover Mr. Stadel’s file and decisions
cabinet? Students calculate a
solution and then see if it
matches the actual solution … or
if you have a lot of sticky notes
lying around, you can cover your
own filing cabinet!

Watch a time-lapse video (in the

link) to see the whole process of
putting sticky notes on the
cabinet.

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