8TH GRADE CURRICULUM MAP
Timeline / Concept / Skills / StandardsAug / Intro to Algebra /
- Evaluate expressions
- Absolute value
- Operations with integers
- Solve single step equations
- Solve single step inequalities
Sept / Rational Numbers (Fractions) /
- Placement of rational numbers on number line
- Operations with rational numbers
- Solve two-step equations containing rational numbers
Sept - Oct / Functions and Sequences /
- Graph coordinates on coordinate plane
- Interpret graphs and tables in relation to graph on coordinate plane
- Explain rules of a function
- Differentiate between functions and relations
- Use formula to find missing terms in arithmetic sequences
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Oct - Nov / Exponents and Roots /
- Simplify expressions with integer exponents
- Use properties of exponents to simplify expressions containing variables and/or integer exponents
- Apply scientific notation to real world examples
- Estimate square roots
- Differentiate groups of real numbers
- Apply Pythagorean Theorem to text and real world problems
8.NS.2
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Nov - Dec / Ratios & Proportionality /
- Determine rates in real world applications
- Determine unit rates to compare value
- Convert among customary rates
- Use proportions to solve real world applications
- Determine similarity and proportionality
- Use indirect measurement to find missing or difficult measurements in real world applications
- Find the scale factor given sizes of the model and the real object
- Use the scale factor to find a missing length
8.G.4
Dec – Jan / Percents /
- Compare decimals, fractions and percents for equivalency
- Find missing parts of percent problems
- Calculate percent increase and decrease
- Apply percent increase and decrease to wholesale/retail pricing
- Apply percentages to calculate tips, tax, simple interest and commission
Feb / Geometry /
- Read and write notation for points, lines, rays, planes, and angles.
- Identify relationships of angles created by parallel lines
- Calculate the total number of degrees for polygons
- Count, calculate, and draw slope of a line
- Label corresponding parts of polygons to demonstrate congruence
- Calculate any missing measurement in perimeter, area, and volume exercises
- Calculate volume and surface area of a sphere
8.G.2
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March / Data & Statistics /
- Identify sample space, population, and bias in given data
- Organize data using stem-and-leaf plot
- Organize data using line plot
- Analyze central tendencies to best describe data
- Determine variability to construct and analyze box-and-whisker plots
- Determine the correlations from data or from scatter plot
8.SP.2
March - / Probability /
- Use a simulation to determine probability
- Differentiate independent and dependent events in order to calculate probability
- Use probability to make predictions and predictions
- Differentiate and convert between odds and probability
- Apply the counting principle to determine number of choices
- Use factorials to calculate permutations and combinations
April / Equations/Inequalities /
- Simplify algebraic expressions
- Solve equations with variables on both sides of equations
- Solve inequalities with variables on both sides of inequality
- Solve systems of equations using the substitution method
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May / Linear Equations /
- Graph lines using a T-bar
- Describe a line based on its slope
- Graph a line using slope and intercepts
- Graph a line using point-slope form
- Identify and graph direct variations
- Graph inequalities on a coordinate plane
8.EE.6
May / Polynomials /
- Simplify polynomials
- Add/subtract polynomials
- Multiply monomial by polynomial (distribute)
- Multiply binomials