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Dallas School District |
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K-12 Curriculum |
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Middle School Mathematics - Grade 8 |
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Order of Operations: Applying Rules
The learner will be able to
use the rules of order of operations to obtain the value of expressions.
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| Order of Operations |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.4,2.2.8.A |
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Order of Operations: Simplify
The learner will be able to
apply rules of the order of operations, including rules for exponents, to make number and/or variable expressions less complex.
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Activities |
| Order of Operations |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.2,2.1.8.B |
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Equations: Choose/Apply
The learner will be able to
choose and apply a method to solve an equation or inequality, describe the solution and check the solution for accuracy.
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Activities |
| Equations |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.13,2.8.8.E |
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Equations: Solve/Graph
The learner will be able to
use scientific and graphing calculators and computer spreadsheets to solve and graph equations and inequalities.
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Activities |
| Equations |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.13,2.8.8.F |
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Equations: Unknown Quantities
The learner will be able to
apply the inverse relationship that exists between addition and subtraction and between multiplication and division, and exponentiation and root extraction to find unknown quantities in equations.
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Activities |
| Equations |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.2,2.1.8.G |
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Inequalities: Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret inequalities using tables and graphs as tools.
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Activities |
| Inequalities |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.12,#5 week tested: 30. |
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Operations: Analyzing
The learner will be able to
demonstrate an understanding of the effect of operations on real and complex numbers, algebraic expressions, matrices, and vectors, by applying operations appropriately in problem solving.
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Activities |
| Operations |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.12,#5 week tested: 30. |
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Algebraic Concepts: Explain
The learner will be able to
explain the idea of unit rate, ratio, and slope in the context of rate of change.
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Activities |
| Algebraic Concepts |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.19,2.11.8.B |
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Algebraic Concepts: Create/Interpret
The learner will be able to
create and interpret expressions, equations, or inequalities that illustrate problem scenarios.
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Activities |
| Algebraic Concepts |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.13,2.8.8.C |
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Algebraic Concepts: Manipulatives
The learner will be able to
use manipulatives to represent algebraic concepts.
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Activities |
| Algebraic Concepts |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.13,2.8.8.D |
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Algorithms: Create/Use/Describe
The learner will be able to
create, use, and describe algorithmic procedures for computing and approximating with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and integers.
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Activities |
| Algorithms |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.7,2.4.8.D |
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Inequalities: Real World
The learner will be able to
solve real world problems with inequalities.
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Activities |
| Inequalities |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.12,#5 week tested: 30. |
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Expressions: Simplify/Exponents
The learner will be able to
simplify expressions that involve exponents.
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Activities |
| Expressions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.2,2.1.8.E |
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Expressions: Expand
The learner will be able to
expand expressions that involve exponents.
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Activities |
| Expressions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.2,2.1.8.E |
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Variable
The learner will be able to
understand the basic concept of a variable as representing an unknown quantity.
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Activities |
| Variable |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.12,#5 week tested: 30. |
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Variable: Solving For
The learner will be able to
manipulate a given formula to solve for a specific variable.
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Activities |
| Variable |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.12,#5 week tested: 30. |
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Equality: Relationships
The learner will be able to
demonstrate that an equality relationship between two quantities stays the same when changes are made as long as the change is made to both quantities.
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Activities |
| Equality/Inequality |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.14,2.8.8.J |
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Data Display: Stem-and-Leaf
The learner will be able to
display data in a stem-and-leaf plot.
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Activities |
| Stem-and-Leaf/Box-and-Whisker Plots |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.9,2.6.8.E |
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Data Display: Box-and-Whisker
The learner will be able to
display data in a box-and-whisker plot.
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Activities |
| Stem-and-Leaf/Box-and-Whisker Plots |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.9,2.6.8.E |
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Graphs: Stem-and-Leaf Graphs
The learner will be able to
interpret data shown in a stem-and-leaf graph.
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Activities |
| Stem-and-Leaf/Box-and-Whisker Plots |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.9,2.6.8.E |
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Graphs: Box and Whisker Graphs/Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret data shown in a box and whisker graph.
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Activities |
| Stem-and-Leaf/Box-and-Whisker Plots |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.9,2.6.8.E |
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Decimal Notation
The learner will be able to
identify and use decimal notation.
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Activities |
| Decimals |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#1 week tested: 30. |
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Fraction Notation
The learner will be able to
evaluate fraction notation in context as part of a whole, in division, or as a ratio.
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Activities |
| Fractions |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#1 week tested: 30. |
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Problem Solving: Fractions
The learner will be able to
apply fraction representations to solve real-world problems.
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Activities |
| Problem Solving |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#1 week tested: 30. |
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Functional Relationships: Analyze
The learner will be able to
analyze functional relationships to describe how a change in one quantity results in a change in another.
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Activities |
| Functional Relationships |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.14,2.8.8.J |
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Functions: Graph
The learner will be able to
graph a linear function from a rule or table.
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Activities |
| Graphing Functions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.14,2.8.8.I |
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Graping Functions: Table
The learner will be able to
create a table from a function.
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Activities |
| Graphing Functions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.14,2.8.8.I |
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Graphing: Study/Maximum/Minimum
The learner will be able to
study graphs of related quantities for maximum and minimum values and give justification for the findings.
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Activities |
| Graphing Functions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.19,2.11.8.A |
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Figures: Visualizing
The learner will be able to
listen to a scenario involving specific geometric figures, visualize the figures, and draw or construct the figures in a transformed state (as the scenario dictates).
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Activities |
| Figures |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Figures: Problem Solving
The learner will be able to
form descriptions and/or obtain solutions to problems that involve the intersection of geometric figures.
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Activities |
| Figures |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Figures: Recognize/Name/Draw/List
The learner will be able to
recognize, name, draw, and list all the properties of squares, cubes, pyramids, parallelograms, quadrilaterals, trapezoids, polygons, rectangles, rhombi, circles, spheres, triangles, prisms, and cylinders.
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Activities |
| Figures |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.16,2.9.8.D |
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Congruent/Similar: Exploring Figures
The learner will be able to
explore concepts of both congruent and similar figures.
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Activities |
| Congruence/Similarity/Symmetry |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Angles: Draw/Measure/Label/List
The learner will be able to
draw, measure, list, and label the attributes of complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles.
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Activities |
| Angles |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.16,2.9.8.B |
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Logic: Create Arguments
The learner will be able to
apply if...then statements in the creation of elementary valid arguments.
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Activities |
| Logic |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.7,2.4.8.C |
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Constructions: Figures
The learner will be able to
construct figures using perpendicular and parallel lines, the perpendicular bisector of a line segment and an angle bisector by applying computer software.
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Activities |
| Constructions |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.16,2.9.8.A |
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Problem Solving: Geometric Properties
The learner will be able to
apply geometric properties to solve problems.
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Activities |
| Problem Solving |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Problem Solving: Relationships
The learner will be able to
make connections and determine relationships between geometry concepts in order to solve problems.
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Activities |
| Problem Solving |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Figures: Classify/Criterion
The learner will be able to
use a given criterion to classify figures.
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Activities |
| Figures: Classify |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Figures: Describing
The learner will be able to
describe object shapes.
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| Figures: Describe |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Figures: Comparison
The learner will be able to
compare the properties of two and three dimensional shapes.
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Activities |
| Figures |
PA: System of School Assessment, 1997, Grade 8, p.11,#3 week tested: 30. |
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Congruence/Similarity: Polygons
The learner will be able to
explain why polygons may be classified as similar, congruent, or neither.
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Activities |
| Congruence/Similarity/Symmetry |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.16,2.9.8.F |
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Congruence/Similarity: Classification
The learner will be able to
classify figures by congruence and/or similarity.
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Activities |
| Congruence/Similarity/Symmetry |
PA: Academic Standards, January 16, 1999, Grade 8, p.17,2.9.8.K |
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