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Virginia Math Standards - 8th Grade
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Number and Number Sense
8.1 The student willa) simplify numerical expressions involving positive exponents, using rational numbers, order of operations, and properties of operations with real numbers; and (Order Of Operations , Simplifying Algebraic Expressions , Simplifying Algebraic Expressions 2 , Exponent Basics , Multiplying and Dividing Exponent Expressions , Exponent Rules For Fractions , Simplifying Radical Expressions )
b) compare and order decimals, fractions, percents, and numbers written in scientific notation. (Compare Mixed Values 2 )
8.2 The student will describe orally and in writing the relationships between the subsets of the real number system.
Computation and Estimation
8.3 The student willa) solve practical problems involving rational numbers, percents, ratios, and proportions; and (Unit Cost , Purchases At Stores , Restaurant Bills , Commissions , Percent of Quantity , Proportions 2 , Simple Interest , Compound Interest , Distance, Rate, and Time , Train Problems , Mixture Word Problems , Work Word Problems )
b) determine the percent increase or decrease for a given situation. (Percentage Change )
8.4 The student will apply the order of operations to evaluate algebraic expressions for given replacement values of the variables. (Variable Substitution , Variable Substitution 2 )
8.5 The student will
a) determine whether a given number is a perfect square; and (Perfect Squares )
b) find the two consecutive whole numbers between which a square root lies. (Estimating Square Roots )
Measurement
8.6 The student willa) verify by measuring and describe the relationships among vertical angles, adjacent angles, supplementary angles, and complementary angles; and (Identifying Angles , Angle Measurements , Angle Measurements 2 )
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 (Rectangular Solids , Rectangular Solids 2 , Triangular Prisms , Cylinders )
b) describe how changing one measured attribute of a figure affects the volume and surface area. (Area And Volume Proportions )
Geometry
8.8 The student willa) apply transformations to plane figures; and
b) identify applications of transformations.
8.9 The student will construct a three-dimensional model, given the top or bottom, side, and front views.
8.10 The student will
a) verify the Pythagorean Theorem; and
b) apply the Pythagorean Theorem. (Pythagorean Theorem )
8.11 The student will solve practical area and perimeter problems involving composite plane figures. (Irregular Shape Areas , Perimeter and Area of Composite Figures )
Probability and Statistics
8.12 The student will determine the probability of independent and dependent events with and without replacement. (Object Picking Probability )8.13 The student will
a) make comparisons, predictions, and inferences, using information displayed in graphs; and (Stem And Leaf Plots , Line Graphs )
b) construct and analyze scatterplots.
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
8.14 The student will make connections between any two representations (tables, graphs, words, and rules) of a given relationship. (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 )8.15 The student will
a) solve multistep linear equations in one variable with the variable on one and two sides of the equation; (Single Variable Equations 2 , Single Variable Equations 3 )
b) solve two-step linear inequalities and graph the results on a number line; and (Single Variable Inequalities , Number Line Inequalities , Absolute Value Equations )
c) identify properties of operations used to solve an equation.
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. (Domain and Range , Independent and Dependent Variables )
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