Grade 8 Summer Packet
This packet includes:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
Operations of Fractions and Decimals
Operations of Integers
Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Multiples
Prime Factorization and Divisibility
Verbal expressions
Order of Operations
Combining Like Terms
Evaluating Expressions
Solving One Step Equations
Solving Proportions
Solving Two-Step Equations
Properties of Exponents
There are two links on the Holy Child Webpage
1. Directions for summer work for incoming 8th graders and helpful videos
2. Summer work for incoming 8th graders
If you are entering Algebra or Algebra A
- complete
Sections A through L
If you are entering Topics of Algebra
- complete
Sections A through I
Please print and complete all of the examples without the use of a calculator.
An answer key will be posted to the website mid August to check your work before you return
the packet to school.
Good luck!
VIDEOS for two topics on summer work for Algebra
SOLVING MULTI-STEP EQUATIONS
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-linear-equationsinequalities/solving-fancier-linear-equations/v/multi-step-equations-1
http://www.virtualnerd.com/pre-algebra/inequalities-multi-step-equations/equations/solvemultiple-step-equations/distributive-propertiy-multi-step-example
LAWS OF EXPONENTS
Products of powers rule
http://www.virtualnerd.com/pre-algebra/factors-fractions-exponents/exponentproperties/exponent-rules/product-of-powers-formula
Power of a power rule
http://www.virtualnerd.com/algebra-2/polynomials/exponents-monomials/exponentrules/power-of-power-formula
Quotient of a power rule
http://www.virtualnerd.com/algebra-1/exponents-exponential-functions/exponentproperties/exponent-rules/quotient-of-power-formula
If there is a topic that you are unsure of you can google Virtual Nerd or Khan Academy for a video
of that skill.