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Grade 8 Math Courses - NY Curriculum

Discover comprehensive Grade 8 math courses aligned with NY Common Core standards. From algebra to geometry, our curriculum prepares students for high school math success and beyond.

NY Grade 8 Math Curriculum

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Math Standard Description
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NY-8.NS.1
Know that numbers that are not rational are called irrational
Rational vs. Irrational numbers
Understanding the number systems
Converting repeating decimals to fractions
NY-8.NS.2
Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers
Estimating square roots
Solving problems with rational numbers in decimal form
Solving problems with rational numbers in fraction form
Determine square roots of rational numbers
NY-8.EE.1
Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical expressions
Combining the exponent rules
Quotient rule of exponents
Power of a product rule
Power of a quotient rule
Power of a power rule
Using exponents to describe numbers
Exponent rules
Order of operations with exponents
Using exponents to solve problems
Product rule of exponents
NY-8.EE.2
Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations
Cubic and cube roots
Square and square roots
Converting radicals to mixed radicals
Converting radicals to entire radicals
Squares and square roots
NY-8.EE.3
Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities
Scientific notation
NY-8.EE.4
Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation
Conversions between metric and imperial systems
Metric systems
Imperial systems
Conversions involving squares and cubic
NY-8.EE.5
Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph
Graphing from slope-intercept form y=mx+b
Ratios
Rates
Proportions
Understanding tables of values of linear relationships
Applications of linear relationships
Identifying proportional relationships
NY-8.EE.6
Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane
Graphing linear functions using a single point and slope
Slope equation: m=y2−y1x2−x1m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2- x_1}m=x2​−x1​y2​−y1​​
Slope intercept form: y = mx + b
Parallel line equation
Perpendicular line equation
NY-8.EE.7
Solve linear equations in one variable
Introduction to linear equations
Model and solve one-step linear equations: ax = b, x/a = b
Solving two-step linear equations using addition and subtraction: ax + b = c
Solving two-step linear equations using multiplication and division: x/a + b = c
Solving two-step linear equations using distributive property: a(x + b) = c
Solving literal equations
NY-8.EE.8
Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations
Solving systems of linear equations by elimination
Money related questions in linear equations
Unknown number related questions in linear equations
Distance and time related questions in linear equations
Rectangular shape related questions in linear equations
Determining number of solutions to linear equations
Solving systems of linear equations by graphing
Solving systems of linear equations by substitution
NY-8.F.1
Understand that a function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output
Identifying functions
Relationship between two variables
NY-8.F.2
Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way
Function notation
NY-8.F.3
Interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function
Introduction to nonlinear equations
NY-8.F.4
Construct a function to model a linear relationship between two quantities
Applications of linear relations
Rate of change
Parallel and perpendicular lines in linear functions
Representing patterns in linear relations
Reading linear relation graphs
Solving linear equations by graphing
NY-8.F.5
Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by analyzing a graph
Understanding graphs of linear relationships
Understand relations between x- and y-intercepts
Domain and range of a function
NY-8.G.1
Verify experimentally the properties of rotations, reflections, and translations
Tessellations using translations and reflections
Line symmetry
Rotational symmetry and transformations
NY-8.G.2
Understand that a two-dimensional figure is congruent to another if the second can be obtained from the first by a sequence of rotations, reflections, and translations
Congruence and congruent triangles
Understanding tessellations
NY-8.G.3
Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations, and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates
Tessellations using rotations
Enlargements and reductions with scale factors
Scale diagrams
NY-8.G.4
Understand that a two-dimensional figure is similar to another if the second can be obtained from the first by a sequence of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations
Similar polygons
Similar triangles
NY-8.G.5
Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles
Isosceles and equilateral triangles
Classifying triangles
NY-8.G.6
Explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse
Pythagorean theorem
NY-8.G.7
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions
Applications of pythagorean theorem
Using the pythagorean relationship
NY-8.G.8
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate system
Distance formula: d=(x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}d=(x2​−x1​)2+(y2​−y1​)2​
Midpoint formula: M=(x1+x22,y1+y22)M = ( \frac{x_1+x_2}2 ,\frac{y_1+y_2}2)M=(2x1​+x2​​,2y1​+y2​​)
NY-8.G.9
Know the formulas for the volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems
Word problems relating volume of prisms and cylinders
Surface area and volume of prisms
Surface area and volume of pyramids
Surface area and volume of cylinders
Surface area and volume of cones
Surface area and volume of spheres
NY-8.SP.1
Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities
Box-and-whisker plots and scatter plots
NY-8.SP.2
Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables
Graphing linear functions using table of values
Graphing linear functions using x- and y-intercepts
Word problems of graphing linear functions
NY-8.SP.4
Understand that patterns of association can also be seen in bivariate categorical data by displaying frequencies and relative frequencies in a two-way table
Reading and drawing Venn diagrams

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