8th Grade Standards

Our curriculum is driven by the 8th Grade Common Core Standards in Mathematics. Here is an overview:

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.