Eighth Grade Math
General Information
8.1 The student will
a) simplify numerical expressions involving positive exponents, using rational numbers, order of operations, and properties of operations with real numbers; and
b) compare and order decimals, fractions, percents, and numbers written in scientific notation.

8.2 The student will describe orally and in writing the relationships between the subsets of the real number system.

8.3 The student will
a) solve practical problems involving rational numbers, percents, ratios, and proportions; and
b) determine the percent increase or decrease for a given situation.

8.4 The student will apply the order of operations to evaluate algebraic expressions for given replacement values of the variables.

8.5 The student will
a) determine whether a given number is a perfect square; and
b) find the two consecutive whole numbers between which a square root lies.

8.6 The student will
a) verify by measuring and describe the relationships among vertical angles, adjacent angles, supplementary angles, and complementary angles; and
b) measure angles of less than 360°.

8.7 The student will
a) investigate and solve practical problems involving volume and surface area of prisms, cylinders, cones, and pyramids; and
b) describe how changing one measured attribute of a figure affects the volume and surface area.

8.8 The student will
a) apply transformations to plane figures; and
b) identify applications of transformations.
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Transformations
(right click, save target as) |
Students will represent transformations by rotating and translating polygons using the interactive school pad. |
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Flips, Slides and Turns |
Using the manipulative, you may view the effect of applying reflection, translation and rotation transformations |
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Spy Guys: Slides and Flips |
A video that explains slides and flips and contains interactive activities |
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Transformations |
Learn how to identify, describe, perform, and analyze transformations involving translations, reflections and rotations |
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Transformations |
Demonstrates flips, slides, and turns |
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Wrapping Paper Patterns |
Decide which figures would result from a flip, a slide, or a turn |
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Polygons |
Similar polygons
Scale drawings and models
Indirect measurement |

8.9 The student will construct a three-dimensional model, given the top or bottom, side, and front views.

8.10The student will
a) verify the Pythagorean Theorem; and
b) apply the Pythagorean Theorem
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8.11 The student will solve practical area and perimeter problems involving composite plane figures.
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8.12 The student will determine the probability of independent and dependent events with and without replacement.
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Create a graph |
Bar, Line, Area, Pie and XY graph creation |

8.13 The student will
a) make comparisons, predictions, and inferences, using information displayed in graphs; and
b) construct and analyze scatterplots.
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8.14 The student will make connections between any two representations (tables, graphs, words, and rules) of a given relationship.

8.15 The student will
a) solve multistep linear equations in one variable with the variable on one and two sides of the equation;
b) solve two-step linear inequalities and graph the results on a number line; and
c) identify properties of operations used to solve an equation.
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Description |
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Equation Review |
Solve two-step equations to build a dancing snowman |

8.16 The student will graph a linear equation in two variables.

8.17 The student will identify the domain, range, independent variable, or dependent variable in a given situation.

Review
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Activity |
Description |
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2009 Released Test Items |
SOL Review of 2009 Released Test Items that can be used with or without Crickets |
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Math Worksheet Generator |
Quickly generate math worksheets to review specific skills |
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Graph Paper |
Various forms of graphing paper templates |
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1st Semester Exam Review
(right-click, Save Target as)
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Chapters 1 - 7 |
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Basketball Game |
SOL Review |
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SOL Review Pizza Game |
SOL Review |
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ePat
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Practice Assessment Tools
(must install ePat Launcher before using) |
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Released Test Questions |
Math 8 2007 |
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Released Test Questions |
Algebra 2005 and 2007 |
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Math 8 Vocabulary Sort |
Vocabulary words for entire Math 8 course |
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Math 8 Card Words |
Review terms |
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Math 8 Image Words |
Review images |
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SOL Pre-Algebra Review |
Pre-Algebra SOL Review |
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SOL Review
(right-click, Save Target as)
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specifically targeting the following SOLs - 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 - items from the 2008 Released Test |
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SOL Review
(right-click, Save Target as)
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specifically targeting the following SOLs - 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10 - items from the 2008 Released Test |
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SOL Review
(right-click, Save Target as)
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specifically targeting the following SOLs - 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18 - items from the 2008 Released Test |
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SOL Review Game |
covers a variety of SOLs |
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SOL Released Tests |
SOL Released Tests from 2000-present in PowerPoint format |
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Jefferson Lab SOL Reviews |
Practice quizzes for SOL test |
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SOL Review |
SOL Review that can be used with or without Crickets |
