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8th Grade Math

8th Grade Common Core Math

8th Grade Common Core Math

CC8 Math is a rigorous 8th grade mathematics class that covers 100% of the 8th grade California Common Core Standards for Mathematics.  Students successfully completing CC8 Math will progress to Algebra 1. Key areas of focus in CC8 Math include:
 
The Number System  
  • Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers. 

Expressions and Equations  
  • Work with radicals and integer exponents.  
  • Understand the connection between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.  
  • Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations. 

Functions  
  • Define, evaluate, and compare functions.  
  • Use functions to model relationships between quantities. 

Geometry  
  • Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.  
  • Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.  
  • Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres. 

Statistics and Probability  
  • Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.
 
Textbook: Big Ideas Couse 3, 2013
ACCELERATED COMMON CORE MATH 8/ALGEBRA I

ACCELERATED COMMON CORE MATH 8/ALGEBRA I

CC8/Algebra Accelerated is a highly accelerated (fast-paced) class in which 100% of the High School Algebra Standards will be covered in addition to 50% of the 8th grade California Common Core Standards for Mathematics. Students successfully completing CC8/Algebra Accelerated will progress to Geometry.
 
Textbook: Big Ideas Algebra, 2013 AND Course Connections CPM Course 3, 2010