Math 8

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The main goals of mathematics education are to prepare students to:

• Use mathematics confidently to solve problems 

• Communicate and reason mathematically

• Appreciate and value mathematics

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Data Analysis & Probability

draw and interpret line, bar and circle graphs. 

determine which graph to use to represent a specific set of data. 

determine certain factors that can manipulate and/or misrepresent data and/or graphs. 

calculate the probability of individual and independent events. 

evaluate and differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability. 

Percent

describe, represent and calculate percent. 

convert between fractions, decimals and percent. 

find the percent of a number. 

calculate discounts. 

find a percent discount. 

calculate wages and commission. 

calculate multiple percent. 

Rate & Ratio

use ratio and rate notation. 

differentiate between ratio and rate. 

create equivalent ratios. 

solve for missing terms in two and three term ratios. 

I can solve ratios when given a total. 

I can calculate and compare unit rates. 

I can use unit rate to solve ratios. 

Fractions

convert a mixed number to an improper fraction. 

convert an improper fraction to a mixed number. 

reduce fractions. 

add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. 

multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers using a model and a rule. 

find the reciprocal of a fraction and mixed number. 

use BEDMAS to apply fraction operations. 

I can solve word problems using fractions. 

Integers

multiply integers using a model. 

multiply integers using a rule. 

divide integers using a model. 

divide integers using a rule. 

use BEDMAS to apply integer operations. 

solve integer word problems using CUBES. 

Linear Relations

simplify algebraic expressions by substitution. 

describe patterns on the graph of a linear relation. 

create a table of values using a graph. 

identify relations in a table of values. 

determine whether or not a table of values represents a linear relation. 

plot points represented by coordinate pairs in a table of values. 

graph a linear relation. 

solve word problems using linear relations. 

Algebra

represent equations as algetiles. 

solve type I equations using algetiles and algebra. 

solve type II equations using algetiles and algebra. 

simplify expressions by collecting like terms. 

solve type III equations using algetiles and algebra. 

use the distributive property to simplify expressions. 

solve type IV equations using algetiles and algebra. 

Square Roots & Pythagorean Theorem

identify perfect squares. 

determine the square root of perfect squares. 

estimate square roots of non-perfect squares. 

find the missing side of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. 

solve word problems using the Pythagorean Theorem. 

Surface Area & Volume

find the perimeter and area of two-dimensional polygons. 

find the area of two-dimensional composite shapes. 

draw the net of a three-dimensional prism. 

calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism, cube, triangular prism and right cylinder. 

calculate the volume of a rectangular prism, cube, triangular prism and right cylinder. 

solve word problems involving the surface area and volume of a rectangular prism, cube, triangular prism and right cylinder.