Student Name:______
8th GRADE COMMON CORE ALGEBRA 1 STANDARDS
____ Extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents
____ Work with radicals and integer exponents
____ Use similar triangles to explain that the slope is the same between any two points on a line
____ Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations
____ Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation
____ Understand y = mx + b describes a line that intercepts the vertical axis
____ Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations
____ Interpret the structure of expressions (terms, factors, coefficients)
____ Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems
____ Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials
____ Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
____ Create equations in two or more variables
____ Solve equations and inequalities with one variable
____ Solve systems of equations in two variables
____ Graph and understand solutions to linear equalities and inequalities in two variables
____ Solve quadratic equations with one variable
____ Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically
____ Define, evaluate, and compare functions
____ Use functions to model relationships between quantities
____ Analyze and graph functions
____ Build and write a function that models a relationship between two quantities
____ Build new functions from existing functions
____ Understand congruence and similarity
____ Understand and apply The Pythagorean Theorem
____ Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically
____ Investigate patterns of association in sets of data
____ Construct and interpret scatter plots
____ Use and know simple aspects of a logical argument
____ Use properties of the number system to judge the validity of results, to justify each step of a procedure, and to prove or disprove statements
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8th GRADE COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
Reading
____ Use evidence when drawing conclusions from the reading
____ Determine a theme and its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot
____ Analyze how dialogue affects the outcome of a text
____ Identify how the structure contributes to the meaning and style of each text
____ Analyze how the points of view of the characters and the reader create effects such as suspense or humor
____ Determine an author’s response to conflicting viewpoints
____ Evaluate an author’s premises or hypotheses by corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information
____ Read and understand grade-level literary and nonfiction texts
Writing
____ Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
____ Write informative texts that examine a topic and convey ideas
____ Write narratives that show the relationships among experiences and events
____ Conduct research projects and demonstrate an understanding of the subject under investigation
____ Use technology to produce and publish writing and present relationships between information and ideas
Speaking and Listening
____ Participate in discussions, one-on-one and with a group
____ Identify when irrelevant evidence is used in a speaker’s claim
____ Plan an present a narrative
____ Use eye contact, appropriate volume, and clear pronunciation when presenting
Language
____ Use correct grammar and language
____ Use correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
____ Use a variety of methods to determine the meaning of unknown words
____ Interpret figures of speech
o Verbal irony
o Puns
8th GRADE SCIENCE STANDARDS
(Physical Science)
Motion
____ 8.1a Definition of position
____ 8.1b Average speed
____ 8.1c Solve problems involving distance, time and average speed
____ 8.1d Definition of velocity and changes in velocity
____ 8.1e Graphs of position vs. time and graphs of speed vs. time
Forces
____ 8.2a Force has direction and magnitude
____ 8.2b Object’s motion is cumulative effect of all forces
____ 8.2c If forces on object are balanced, motion of object does not change
____ 8.2d ID forces acting on object (e.g. gravity, friction, etc.)
____ 8.2e Unbalances forces - change in object velocity
____ 8.2f The greater the mass, the more force needed for same rate of change of motion
____ 8.2g Role of gravity in universe’s objects and motion
Structure of Matter
____ 8.3a Atoms - protons, neutrons and electrons
____ 8.3b Compounds - 2 or more elements with different properties that constituent elements
____ 8.3c Repeating patterns of atoms and molecules (e.g. crystal structure of NaCl)
____ 8.3d Molecular motion of solids, liquids and gases
____ 8.3e Solids (locked position), liquids (atoms slide past each other), gases
(independent movement of atoms)
____ 8.3f Periodic table - elements in compounds
Solar System & Stars
____ 8.4a Galaxies - composition and shape
____ 8.4b Sun - average star in galaxy; stars vary in size, temperature and color
____ 8.4c Astronomical units and light years
____ 8.4d Stars - source of light in universe
____ 8.4e Solar system objects’ composition, position, size and motion
Reactions
____ 8.5a Reactant atoms form products with new chemical properties
____ 8.5b Conservation of matter
____ 8.5c Chemical of matter
____ 8.5d Physical vs. chemical reactions
____ 8.5e ID whether solution is acidic, basic or neutral
Chemistry of Living Systems
____ 8.6a Carbon as basic to the chemistry of living organisms
____ 8.6b Living organism molecules - carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous and sulfur
____ 8.6c Small biological molecules (water, salt); large biological molecules
(carbohydrates, fats, proteins, DNA)
Periodic Table
____ 8.7a Regions of metals, nonmetal and inert gases
____ 8.7b Elements and atomic number (# of protons); isotopes
____ 8.7c Substance classification by melting temperature, density, hardness,
thermal and electrical conductivity
Density & Buoyancy
____ 8.8a Density - mass/unit volume
____ 8.8b Calculate densities of substances
____ 8.8c Buoyant force - upward force equal to weight of object displaced
____ 8.8d Prediction of object’s density (floating or sinking characteristic)
Investigation & Experimentation
____ 8.9a Test a hypotheses with a scientific investigation
____ 8.9b Evaluate accuracy and reproducibility of data
____ 8.9c Variables vs. controlled parameters
____ 8.9d Interpret graphs with linear relationships (y = mx +b)
____ 8.9e Develop quantitative statements about relationships between variables
____ 8.9f Use mathematical relationships to determine missing quantities (e.g.
speed=distance/time)
____ 8.9g Linear vs. nonlinear relationships on data graph
8th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
(US History)
Development of American Constitutional Democracy
____ 8.1a Connection of Great Awakening and revolutionary fervor
____ 8.1b Philosophy of Declaration of Independence with emphasis on security individual rights
____ 8.1c Effect of American Revolution on other nations (e.g. France)
____ 8.1d Nation’s blend of civic republicanism, classical liberal principles, and English parliamentary traditions
Principles of US Constitution & Powers of Federal Government
____ 8.2a Significance of Magna Charta, English Bill of Rights and Mayflower Compact
____ 8.2b Article of confederation & constitution as vehicles to implement ideals of Declaration of Independence
____ 8.2c Major debates during development of the constitution
____ 8.2d Political philosophy underpinning constitution and role of leaders writing and ratifying it
____ 8.2e First Amendment’s purpose and issue of separation of church and state
____ 8.2f Constitutional powers of government and liberties in Bill of Rights
____ 8.2g Principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of power, checks
and balances, majority rule and individual rights
American Political System & Citizen Participation
____ 8.3a Principles codified is state constitutions 1777 and 1781 that became basis of American political institutions
____ 8.3b Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 - transfer of federally owned lands into private holdings, townships and states
____ 8.3c Advantages of common market among states
____ 8.3d Emergence of 2 political parties
____ 8.3e Significance of domestic resistance movements
____ 8.3f Basic law-making process including opportunities for citizen participation
____ 8.3g Functions and responsibilities of a free press
Aspirations & Ideals of the New Nation
____ 8.4a Political divisions and territorial expansion during first 4 presidents
____ 8.4b Policy significance of famous speeches
____ 8.4c Rise of capitalism and economic problems and their resolutions
____ 8.4d Art, music & literature of early America (Washington Irving)
US Foreign Policy in the Early Republic
____ 8.5a War of 1812
____ 8.5b Changing boundaries of the US, westward expansion, Mexican American War and Monroe Doctrine
____ 8.5c Major treaties with American Indians and their outcomes
Divergent Paths of Americans 1800 - mid 1800’s in the Northeast
____ 8.6a Influence of industrialization and technology
____ 8.6b Obstacles to building a transportation network
____ 8.6c Reasons for wave of immigration from Northern Europe to US the impact on American cities
____ 8.6d Lives of Black Americans who gained freedom in the North
____ 8.6e Development of American education system
____ 8.6f Women’s suffrage movement
____ 8.6g Common themes in American art as well as transcendentalism and individualism
Divergent Paths of American People in the South 1800 - mid- 1800’s
____ 8.7a Agrarian economy in South (cotton production and cotton gin)
____ 8.7b Development of and attempts to overturn and preserve slavery
____ 8.7c White southern society and physical environment influences prior to the Civil War
____ 8.7d Free blacks of North vs. free blacks in the South
Divergent Paths of Americans in West 1800 - mid 1800’s
____ 8.8a Election and presidency of Andrew Jackson in 1828; Jacksonian
democracy
____ 8.8b Westward expansion, manifest destiny, Lewis and Clark expedition,
Cherokees’ Trail of Tears, territorial acquisitions
____ 8.8c Role of pioneer women, status western women achieved, free slave
women and Wyoming’s granting suffrage to women in 1869
____ 8.8d Rivers and struggle over water rights
____ 8.8e Mexican settlements - land grant systems
____ 8.8f Texas War for Independence, Mexican-American War and aftermath of wars
Abolition of Slavery Attempts
____ 8.9b Abolition of slavery in early state constitutions
____ 8.9c Significance of Northwest Ordinance in education and banning of slavery
in new states
____ 8.9d Compromise of 1850 - issue of slavery (annexation of Texas and
admission of California)
____ 8.9e Significance of States’ Rights Doctrine, Missouri Compromise (1820), Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Dred Scott decision (1857), Lincoln- Douglas debates (1858)
____ 8.9f Lives of free blacks - laws limiting freedom and economic opportunities
Causes & Consequences of Civil War
____ 8.10a Conflicting interpretations of state and federal authority (speeches and writings of Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun)
____ 8.10b Geographical differences between North and South; difference between agrarians and industrialists
____ 8.10c Doctrine of nullification and secession
____ 8.10d Abraham Lincoln’s presidency - famous speeches (“House Divided” speech, Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation, inaugural address)
____ 8.10e Views and lives of Civil War leaders and soldiers (both sides of war)
____ 8.10f Major battles and developments of war and General Lee’s surrender at
Appomattox
____ 8.10g Effect of war on combatants, civilians, physical environment and future warfare
Consequences of Reconstruction
____ 8.11a Aims of Reconstruction
____ 8.11b Push-pull factors in movement of former slaves to cities in North and
West
____ 8.11c Effects of Freedmen’s Bureau; Jim Crow Laws
____ 8.11d Rise of Ku Klux Kan and its effects
____ 8.11e Connection of 13th, 14th, 15th to Reconstruction
Response to Industrial Revolution
____ 8.12a Patterson of agricultural and industrial development
____ 8.12b Federal Indian policy; war with American Indians
____ 8.12c Business expansion through tariffs, banking, land grants and subsidies
Response to Industrial Revolution
____ 8.12d Entrepreneurs and industrialists (e.g. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Leland Stanford)
____ 8.12e Effects of urbanization, renewed immigration and industrialization
____ 8.12f Child labor, working conditions, laissez-faire policies, unionization and collective bargaining
____ 8.12g Contributions of immigrants; assimilation of newcomers amid growing cultural diversity
____ 8.12h Grangerism and populism
____ 8.12i Significant inventors and inventions (e.g. Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Orville and Wilbur Wright, etc.)