8th Grade STAAR Strategies

• Between 9 and 10, but under 9.5

• Between 9 and 10, but over 9.5

• Between 10 and 11, but under 10.5

• Between 10 and 11, but over 10.5

STEPS TO SOLVE:

1.) DECREASING means going down, so write G->L

2.) Change all numbers into decimals using calculator

3.) _______________

• Line up decimals and fill in 0's to compare place values

• List numbers from greatest to least

• Change numbers back to original form

If you can't remember how to do scientific notation, you could....

• type the answer choices into DESMOS and see which one gives you .000925

• type .000925 into DESMOS and see what it gives you

• Multiply .000925 by 10

• Hop the decimal over to the left

How do you UNDO a SQUARE to find it's side lengths?

• Divide by 4

• Square root

• Multiply the number by itself

• Multiply the base and the height

INCREASING means getting bigger, so this question wants you to order these from LEAST to GREATEST.

What do you need to be careful of in this question?

• The bigger the negative, the lesser the value - so the bigger negative will come first

• The bigger the negative, the lesser the value - so the smaller negative will come first

• Because it is L->G, the percent would come first because it is less than 1

• The biggest negative should be last because it is a greater value

• F

• G

• H

• J

What could you do if you were stumped on this question?

• Type the numbers into DESMOS and see which one is different than the other answer choices

• Try to remember the titles of the different sections of the graphic organizer

• Order the numbers least to greatest

In a race, the FASTEST person would finish first. The FASTER person would have the _____ time.

• lesser

• greater

Ascending means....

• greatest to least

• least to greatest

A NEGATIVE exponent means...

• The number will be tiny

• The number will be big