Grade Level/ Course: 8th Grade
Standard:
8.EE.6 Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-
Domain:
vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y=mx for a line through the origin and the equation
y=mx+b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
Expressions and Equations
Cluster:
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
Type: ______Knowledge
___X__ Reasoning
Knowledge Targets
Identify characteristics of similar
triangles.
______Performance Skill
______Product
Reasoning Targets
Analyze patterns for points on a line through the origin.
Find the slope of a line.
Derive an equation of the form y = mx for a line through
the origin.
Determine the y-intercept of a
line.
Analyze patterns for points on a line that do not pass
through or include the origin.
(Interpreting unit rate as the slope
of the graph is included in 8.EE.)
Derive an equation of the form y=mx + b for a line
intercepting the vertical axis at b (the y-intercept).
Performance Skills Targets
Product Targets
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.
Make sense of
problems and
persevere in
solving them.
Reason abstractly
and quantitatively.
Construct viable
arguments and
critique the
reasoning of
others.
Model with
mathematics.
Use appropriate
tools strategically.
Attend to
precision.
Look for and make
use of structure.
Look for and
express regularity
in repeated
reasoning.
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