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Louisiana Math Standards - 8th Grade
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Number and Number Relations
1. Compare rational numbers using symbols (i.e., <, ≤, =, ≥, >) and position on a number line (Compare Mixed Values 2 , Number Line , Compare Integers )2. Use whole number exponents (0-3) in problem-solving contexts
3. Estimate the answer to an operation involving rational numbers based on the original numbers (Estimated Multiplication , Estimated Division , Estimated Multiply Divide Word Problems )
4. Read and write numbers in scientific notation with positive exponents (Scientific Notation )
5. Simplify expressions involving operations on integers, grouping symbols, and whole number exponents using order of operations (Order Of Operations , Integer Addition , Integer Subtraction , Positive Integer Subtraction , Integer Multiplication , Integer Division , Integer Equivalence , Simplifying Algebraic Expressions , Exponent Basics )
6. Identify missing information or suggest a strategy for solving a real-life, rational-number problem
7. Use proportional reasoning to model and solve real-life problems (Unit Cost , Proportions 2 , Distance, Rate, and Time )
8. Solve real-life problems involving percentages, including percentages less than 1 or greater than 100 (Percentage Change , Purchases At Stores , Restaurant Bills , Commissions , Percent of Quantity )
9. Find unit/cost rates and apply them in real-life problems (Unit Cost )
Algebra
10. Write real-life meanings of expressions and equations involving rational numbers and variables11. Translate real-life situations that can be modeled by linear or exponential relationships to algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities (Algebraic Word Problems , Algebraic Sentences 2 , Algebraic Sentences )
12. Solve and graph solutions of multi-step linear equations and inequalities (Linear Equations , Single Variable Equations 2 , Single Variable Equations 3 , Single Variable Inequalities , Number Line Inequalities )
13. Switch between functions represented as tables, equations, graphs, and verbal representations, with and without technology (Determining Slope , Graphs to Linear Equations , Graphs to Linear Equations 2 , Graphs to Linear Inequalities , Applied Linear Equations 1 , Applied Linear Equations 2 , Nonlinear Functions )
14. Construct a table of x- and y-values satisfying a linear equation and construct a graph of the line on the coordinate plane
15. Describe and compare situations with constant or varying rates of change
16. Explain and formulate generalizations about how a change in one variable results in a change in another variable (Linear Equations , Function Tables , Function Tables 2 )
Measurement
17. Determine the volume and surface area of prisms and cylinders (Rectangular Solids , Triangular Prisms , Cylinders )18. Apply rate of change in real-life problems, including density, velocity, and international monetary conversions (Train Problems )
19. Demonstrate an intuitive sense of the relative sizes of common units of volume in relation to real-life applications and use this sense when estimating
20. Identify and select appropriate units for measuring volume
21. Compare and estimate measurements of volume and capacity within and between the U.S. and metric systems (Volume Conversion )
22. Convert units of volume/capacity within systems for U.S. and metric units (Area and Volume Conversions )
Geometry
23. Define and apply the terms measure, distance, midpoint, bisect, bisector, and perpendicular bisector24. Demonstrate conceptual and practical understanding of symmetry, similarity, and congruence and identify similar and congruent figures (Congruent And Similar Triangles )
25. Predict, draw, and discuss the resulting changes in lengths, orientation, angle measures, and coordinates when figures are translated, reflected across horizontal or vertical lines, and rotated on a grid (Translations and Reflections )
26. Predict, draw, and discuss the resulting changes in lengths, orientation, and angle measures that occur in figures under a similarity transformation (dilation)
27. Construct polyhedra using 2-dimensional patterns (nets)
28. Apply concepts, properties, and relationships of adjacent, corresponding, vertical, alternate interior, complementary, and supplementary angles (Triangle Angles 2 , Identifying Angles , Solving For Angles , Angle Measurements , Angle Measurements 2 )
29. Solve problems involving lengths of sides of similar triangles (Proportions 2 )
30. Construct, interpret, and use scale drawings in real-life situations
31. Use area to justify the Pythagorean theorem and apply the Pythagorean theorem and its converse in real-life problems (Pythagorean Theorem )
32. Model and explain the relationship between the dimensions of a rectangular prism and its volume (i.e., how scale change in linear dimension(s) affects volume) (Area And Volume Proportions )
33. Graph solutions to real-life problems on the coordinate plane
Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math
34. Determine what kind of data display is appropriate for a given situation35. Match a data set or graph to a described situation, and vice versa
36. Organize and display data using circle graphs
37. Collect and organize data using box-and-whisker plots and use the plots to interpret quartiles and range
38. Sketch and interpret a trend line (i.e., line of best fit) on a scatterplot
39. Analyze and make predictions from discovered data patterns
40. Explain factors in a data set that would affect measures of central tendency (e.g., impact of extreme values) and discuss which measure is most appropriate for a given situation
41. Select random samples that are representative of the population, including sampling with and without replacement, and explain the effect of sampling on bias
42. Use lists, tree diagrams, and tables to apply the concept of permutations to represent an ordering with and without replacement
43. Use lists and tables to apply the concept of combinations to represent the number of possible ways a set of objects can be selected from a group
44. Use experimental data presented in tables and graphs to make outcome predictions of independent events
45. Calculate, illustrate, and apply single- and multiple-event probabilities, including mutually exclusive, independent events and non-mutually exclusive, dependent events (Probability , Probability 2 , Object Picking Probability )
Patterns, Relations, and Functions
46. Distinguish between and explain when real-life numerical patterns are linear/arithmetic (i.e., grows by addition) or exponential/geometric (i.e., grows by multiplication) (Patterns: Numbers )47. Represent the nth term in a pattern as a formula and test the representation
48. Illustrate patterns of change in dimension(s) and corresponding changes in volumes of rectangular solids (Area And Volume Proportions )
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