Author: Edwards, Paul

8th Grade Math
2015-2016
Year-at-a -Glance

Content Emphasis
The Number System
Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
Expressions and Equations
Work with radicals and integer exponents.
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
Functions
Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
Geometry
Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.
Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
Solve real-world and mathematical problems.
involving volume of cylinders, cones and spheres.
Statistics and Probability
Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.

Semester One

Semester Two

Unit 1: Functions
8.F.1,2,4,5

Unit 2: Linear Equations
8.EE.5,6 and 8.F.3,4

Unit 3:
Exponents & Scientific Notation
8.EE.1,2 ,3,4

Unit 6:
Angles, Lines, Congruence
and Similarity
8.G.5

Unit 7:
Transformations
8.G.1,2,3,4

Unit 8: Systems of Equations
8.EE.8

Unit 4:
Number System Rational/Irrational
Pythagorean Theorem
8.NS.1,2 and 8.G.6,7,8

Unit 9: Volume of cones, cylinders and spheres
8.G.9

Unit 5: Solving Equations
8.EE.7

Unit 10: Statistics and Probability
8.SP. 1,2,3,4

Student Attributes for Math Success
Demonstrates intellectual engagement.
Takes responsibility for own learning.
Perseveres when faced with time-consuming or complex tasks.
Pays attention to detail.

Standards for Math Practice
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.