• Course Description: Pre-Algebra

    In Grade 8, instructional time should focus on three critical areas: (1) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (2) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; (3) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.

    Course Competencies/ Learning Objectives

    Students who successfully complete name of course will be competent in the following areas:

    • Students will be able to Approximate Real Numbers; Perform Real Number Operations
    • Students will be able to Use Radicals and Integer Exponents; connect proportional relationships and lines; solve systems of linear equations
    • Students will be able to define, evaluate and compare functions; model relationships
    • Students will be able to understand congruence and similarity; apply the pythagorean theorem; apply volume formulas
    • Students will be able to analyze bivariate data