Students in 8th Grade Math will be covering the following CPM curriculum and concepts: Simplifying with Variables, Linear Graphs and Equations, Multiple Representations, Systems of Equations, Transformations and Similarity, Slope and Association, Exponents and Functions, Angles and the Pythagorean Theorem, Surface Area and Volume.  These topics offer a challenge for many students as the math curriculum moves into greater abstract thinking and algebra. Basic skills such as fractions and integers will continue to be important for all students to understand with the goal of mastery by the end of eighth grade.  

Placement into this course is based on meeting district criteria and students who qualify will be contacted in July by Mrs. Gehring. This course is designed for students who need a greater depth and breadth in their approach to learning mathematics. Students in Honors Math will cover all the concepts taught in the regular 8th grade math curriculum plus offer CMP in-depth units on the concepts: Inverse Variation Relationships, Exponential Growth and Decay, Quadratic Relations, and Inequalities.