Horizontal Curriculum Map by 3-Week Block
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
1A
8.SP.2
8.EE.5
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
What are the building
blocks of algebra?
How do I describe
proportional
relationships?
How do I solve
proportional
problems?
COURSE: 8th Grade Math
Content/Materials
1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 1.2.2,
Chapter Closure
Assessments
Participation quiz: 1.1.1,
problem 1-2
Student presentations:
1.1.4, problem 1-24
Previous chapter content:
1-36, 1-49, 1-61, 1-66e
Plus problems such as: 14, 1-15, 1-34, 1-66, 1-7, 150, 1-51, 1-68, 1-13, 1-16,
1-51, 1-62, 1-63, 1-12, 114, 1-40, 1-67, 1-6, 1-35,
1-122, 1-65, 1-21, 1-32, 137, 1-38, 1-48, 1-59
Academic
Vocabulaty
5-D Process, area,
box plot,
coordinates,
dependent variable,
histogram,
independent variable,
integer, input, mean,
median, ordered pair,
origin, output,
perimeter,
proportion,
proportional
relationship,
quadrant, stem-andleaf plot, unit rate,
variable, x-axis, yaxis
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
Content/Materials
Assessments
1B
8.EE.7a, 7b
How do I use algebra
tiles to combine like
terms?
How do I use algebra
tiles to solve linear
equations?
2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6,
2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9, Chapter Closure
Participation quiz: 2.1.4
Student presentations:
2.1.2, problem 2-13
Previous chapter content:
2-9, 2-19, 2-43, 2-54, 260, 2-80, 2-89
Plus problems such as: 26, 2-7, 2-17, 2-29, 2-51, 293, 2-10, 2-31, 2-85, 2-92
Academic
Vocabulaty
Additive Identity,
Additive Inverse,
Associative Property,
combining like
terms, Commutative
Property, Equation
Mat, evaluate,
Expression
Comparison Mat,
Multiplicative
Identity,
Multiplicative
Inverse, noncommensurate,
Order of Operations,
term, variable
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
1C
8.F.1, 2, 3, 4
8.EE.7a, 7b
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
How do I graph linear
equations?
How do I create
tables from linear
equations?
How do I write rules
from a table of
values?
How do I draw graphs
to represent situations
and patterns?
How do I solve linear
equations without
using algebra tiles?
How do I describe the
significance of
solutions to linear
equations?
Content/Materials
3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6,
3.1.7, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5,
Chapter Closure
Assessments
Participation quiz: 3.1.1
Student presentations:
3.1.3, problems 3-21, 3-22
Previous chapter content:
3-17, 3-31, 3-40, 3-67, 378, 3-88, 3-117, 3-123
Plus problems such as: 323, 3-24, 3-29, 3-38, 3-50,
3-74, 3-87, 3-124, 3-32, 348, 3-60, 3-77, 3-114, 3121, 3-122, 3-37, 3-47, 356, 3-57, 3-76, 3-85, 3-97,
3-118, 3-125
2A
8.F.2, 4
8.EE.6
How do I shift
between different
representations of
linear patterns?
4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6,
4.1.7, Chapter Closure
Participation quiz: 4.1.2
Student presentations:
4.1.5
Previous chapter content:
4-21, 4-26, 4-46, 4-62, 471
Plus problems such as: 49, 4-17, 4-27, 4-39, 4-51,
4-7, 4-44, 4-50, 4-59, 4-67
Academic
Vocabulaty
combining like
terms, continuous
graph, dependent
variable, Distributive
Property, evaluate,
independent variable,
Order of Operations,
parabola, solution,
term, variable,
vertex, x-intercepts,
y-intercepts
graph, growth factor,
parabola, parameter,
rule, solution, tile
pattern, variable,
x  y table, yintercept
2B
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
How do I solve multivariable equations for
one of the variables?
How do I solve
equations that contain
fractions?
How do I use my
knowledge of graphs
and rules to write
equations for word
problems?
How do I solve a pair
of linear equations to
determine where two
lines cross?
2C
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
How do I transform
shapes by flipping,
turning, and sliding
them on a coordinate
plane?
How do I use integers
to describe
transformations?
How do I use
similarity to find
missing side lengths
of polygons?
8.EE.7b, 8a, 8c
8.G.1a, 1b, 1c,
2, 3, 4
Content/Materials
5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4,
Chapter Closure
6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.2.1, 6.2.2,
6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.2.6, Chapter Closure
Assessments
Academic
Vocabulaty
coefficient, constant
term,
counterexample,
Participation quiz: 5.2.1
equal values method,
Student presentations:
equivalent, Fraction
5.1.1, problem 5-3
Buster Method,
Previous chapter content: growth factor, linear
5-7, 5-22, 5-36, 5-61, 5-62
equation, point of
Plus problems such as: 5- intersection, solution,
6, 5-31, 5-58, 5-63, 5-18,
standard form,
5-40, 5-49, 5-68, 5-28, 5- system of equations,
38, 5-47, 5-48, 5-50, 5-57,
term, variable, y5-66
intercept, y = mx + b
form
Participation quiz: 6.2.3
Student presentations:
6.2.1, problems 6-43, 6-44
Previous chapter content:
6-6, 6-16, 6-37, 6-51, 660, 6-72, 6-82, 6-96, 6109
Plus problems such as: 62, 6-11, 6-13, 6-27, 6-28,
6-80, 6-106ab, 6-111, 6112, 6-58, 6-70, 6-92, 693, 6-103, 6-107, 6-113
congruent,
conjecture,
corresponding parts,
dilation, enlarge,
linear equation, point
of intersection,
reduce, reflection,
rigid transformation,
rotation, scale factor,
similar figures,
system of equations,
translation, yintercept
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
3A
8.SP.1, 2, 3, 4
8.EE.5, 6
8.F.3
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
How do I create and
interpret circle
graphs?
How do I make
graphs that compare
two sets of data?
How do I use
scatterplots and linear
graphs to make
observations and
predictions about the
data based on
correlations?
How do I compare
ratios and rates using
different
representations,
including numbers,
tables, and graphs?
How do I measure the
steepness of a line on
a graph?
How do I find
equations of lines that
fit data and use them
to make predictions
based on trends?
Content/Materials
7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3,
7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, Chapter
Closure
Assessments
Academic
Vocabulaty
association,
categorical variable,
central angle, circle
graph, cluster,
constant of
proportionality,
form, frequency
table, lattice point,
line of best fit, linear
Participation quiz: 7.2.3
equation, linear (nonStudent presentations:
linear) form,
7.2.1, problems 7-35, 7-36
negative association,
Previous chapter content:
negative slope,
7-33, 7-63, 7-74, 7-106, 7positive association,
115, 7-120
positive slope,
Plus problems such as: 7outlier, simple
7, 7-8, 7-22, 7-52, 7-17, 7interest, slope,
29, 7-30, 7-72, 7-37, 7strength (of an
102, 7-103, 7-112, 7-116,
association)
7-49, 7-50, 7-71, 7-122
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
3B
8.F.1, 3, 5
8.EE.1, 3, 4
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
How do I use
compound interest
and patterns of
growth to write
expressions?
How do I analyze the
patterns in tables,
graphs, and
expressions to
compare linear and
exponential growth?
How do I rewrite
numbers and
expressions involving
exponents and
perform operations
with these numbers
and expressions?
What are functions?
How do I distinguish
functions from other
relationships based on
their graphs and
tables?
How do I describe
functions?
Content/Materials
8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3,
8.2.4, 8.3.1, Chapter Closure
Assessments
Participation quiz: 8.1.3
Student presentations:
8.1.1, problems 8-1 – 8-3
Previous chapter content:
8-23, 8-34, 8-49, 8-69, 898, 8-135, 8-143
Plus problems such as: 87, 8-18, 8-30b, 8-52, 890a, 8-137, 8-31, 8-47, 855, 8-60, 8-84, 8-95, 8110, 8-136, 8-48, 8-54, 888, 8-94, 8-109, 8-138
Academic
Vocabulaty
base, Commutative
Property of
Multiplication,
compound interest,
exponent,
exponential function,
exponential growth,
factoring, function,
interest, linear
equation, linear
growth, linear
function, period,
principal,
relationship,
scientific notation,
simple interest
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
3C
8.G.5, 6, 7, 8
8.EE.2
8.NS.1, 2
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
What angles are
formed when a third
line intersects a set of
parallel lines?
What are the
relationships between
certain pairs of
angles?
How do I tell if two
triangles are similar
without knowing
anything about their
side lengths?
How do I determine if
any three lengths will
form a triangle, and,
if they do, whether
that triangle will be
acute, obtuse, or
right?
How do I find
missing sides of right
triangles suing the
Pythagorean
Theorem?
How do I work with
square root
operations?
What are irrational
numbers?
Content/Materials
9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.2.1, 9.2.2,
9.2.3, 9.2.4, 9.2.5, 9.2.6, 9.2.7, Chapter
Closure
Assessments
Participation quiz: 9.2.5
Student presentations:
9.2.6
Previous chapter content:
9-10, 9-24, 9-50, 9-162
Plus problems such as: 99, 9-21, 9-22, 9-34, 9-49,
9-78, 9-79, 9-156, 9-110,
9-130, 9-139, 9-149, 9157
Academic
Vocabulaty
AA ~ (Angle-Angle
Similarity), acute
angel, adjacent
angles, alternate
interior angles,
complementary
angles,
corresponding
angles, exterior
angle, hypotenuse,
legs (of a right
triangle), obtuse
angle, parallel,
perfect square,
perpendicular,
Pythagorean
Theorem, radical
sign, remote interior
angles, right angle,
square (of a number),
square root,
supplementary
angles, straight
angle, transversal,
vertex, vertical
angles
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
Content/Materials
4A
How do I find the
cube root of a
number?
How do I find the
surface areas of
cylinders, pyramids,
cones, and spheres?
4B
8.EE.2
8.G.9
How does the family of
quadratic functions
look? What are the
characteristics of their
graphs? How do I
identify non-linear
graphs? Can I make
graphs of a variety of
non-linear functions?
Can I use function
notation, and determine
the domain and range of
functions? Can I
identify important
quantities in situations
and describe their
relationships using
graphs?
F-IF.1, F-IF.2
F-IF.7a,b
A-REI.10, F-IF.4, FIF.5
10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4, 10.1.5,
Chapter Closure
1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5
Chapter Closure
Assessments
Academic
Vocabulaty
base (of a prism),
circumference, cone,
cube (of a number),
Participation quiz: 10.1.1
cube root, cylinder,
Student presentations:
diameter, height,
10.1.5, problem 10-63
lateral face, perfect
Plus problems such as: 10cube, prism,
12, 10-13, 10-56, 10-77,
pyramid, radius,
10-14, 10-27, 10-44, 10sphere, square (a
57a, 10-72, 10-73
number), square root,
surface area, volume
Participation Quiz: 1.2.2
Presentations: 1.1.3, 1.2.1
Problems such as: 125, 1-30,
1-42. 1-47, 1-59, 1-69, and CL
1-86, 1-57, 1-66, 1-68, CL 188, 1-70, 1-72, 1-80, and CL 190, 1-78, 2-9, CL 2-126, 1-81.
2-9, 2-52, CL 2-126, 1-72. 223. 2-35
Chapter 1 Test: Checkpoint
1: 1-16, 1-19, 1-36, 1-40, 1-49.
1-67, and CL 1-87
Diamond Problems: 1-21, 126, 1-33, 1-51, CL 1-85
Absolute Value: 1-5, 1-34, 148, 1-61, and CL 1-89
Square root and cube root: 135, 1-39, 1-58, CL 1-89
Domain, function,
graph, input,
maximum, output,
range, minimum,
equation, parabola, xintercept, y-intercept,
xy table, line of
symmetry, quadratic
function, absolute
value, cube root
Block
Common
Core
Standard(s)
A-SSE.3a, A-SSE.2,
N-Q.1, A-CED.2, FIF.4, F-IF.5, FIF.7a, F-IF.8a, FIF.9, F-BF.1a, AREI.4b, A-REI.4a
Topic(s)/
Essential
Question(s)
Can I use algebra tiles to
develop symbolicmanipulation skills of
writing and simplifying
algebraic expressions?
Do I understand the
meaning of ‘minus’ and
how to make ‘zero”?
Can I solve for a
variable if I know that
two expressions are
equal?
Content/Materials
A.1.1, A.1.2, A.1.3, A.1.4, A.1.5, A.1.6, A.1.7,
A.1.8, A.1.9
Appendix Closure
Assessments
Participation Quizzes: A.1.4
Presentations: A.1.2
More than half from previous
chapter: A-10, A-18, A-57, A97, CL A-105, A-17, A-30, A53, A-84, CL A-98
Problems: A-21, A-46, A-82,
A-96-74, CL A-104, A-5, CL
A-101
Academic
Vocabulaty
Binomial, factor,
generic rectangle,
graph, monomial,
parabola, product,
quadratic equation,
situation, root, solution,
standard form, zeros,
graphing form, sum,
symmetry, differences
of squares, factor
completely, x-intercept,
vertex, Zero Product
Property, perfect
square trinomial,
factored form,
completing the square,
table, y-intercept