MATH 8
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Overview and Scope & Sequence
Loudoun County Public Schools
2015-2016
(Additional curriculum information and resources for teachers can be accessed through CMS and VISION)
Math 8 Nine Weeks Overview
1st Quarter
Unit 1-Classroom Routines:
Process Goals: Classroom
Routines
NUMBER TALKS
8.3 Percents, Ratios, and
Proportions
2nd Quarter
Unit 1-Classroom Routines:
NUMBER TALKS
8.3 Percents, Ratios, and
Proportions
8.14 Connecting
Representations
Unit 2 - Rational Numbers and Unit 5 - Inequalities
8.15b Two-step Inequalities
the Real Number System
8.2 Real Number System
8.5 Squares and Square Roots
8.1b Comparing and Ordering
Unit 6 - Relations and Functions
8.14 Connecting
Representations
8.17 Domain, Range,
Unit 3 - Order of Operations
Independent & Dependent
8.1a Simplifying Expressions
Variables
8.4 Order of Operations
8.16 Graphing Linear Equations
Unit 4 - Equations and
Properties
8.15a,c Linear Equations and
Properties
21 blocks
3rd Quarter
Unit 1-Classroom Routines:
NUMBER TALKS
8.3 Percents, Ratios, and
Proportions
8.14 Connecting Representations
4th Quarter
Unit 1-Classroom Routines:
NUMBER TALKS
8.3 Percents, Ratios, and Proportions
8.14 Connecting Representations
Unit 8 - Geometry
8.11 Area and Perimeter
8.7 Volume and Surface Area
8.6 Angles
8.10 Pythagorean Theorem
8.8 Transformations
Unit 8 – Geometry (cont’d)
8.9 Three Dimensional Models
Curriculum completed by 5/11/16
Post – SOL Topics
 Connecting representations of
relations
 Solving multistep linear equations
in one variable
 Solving two-step inequalities and
graphing solutions on a number
line
 Graphing linear equations in two
variables
 Identifying domain, range,
independent variable, dependent
variable in a given situation
Unit 7 – Applications of
Rational Numbers
8.3 Percents, Ratios, and
Proportions
24 blocks
Unit 9 - Probability and Statistics
8.12 Probability
8.13 Scatterplots
24 blocks
20 blocks
Math 8 Scope & Sequence
Quarter 1: 21 blocks
Blocks
All year
4
blocks
4
blocks
10
blocks
3
blocks
Unit
Standard
Unit 1-Classroom
Routines
Content Strand
Topic
Process Goals: Classroom Routines, NUMBER TALKS, Percents, Ratios, and Proportions
8.2
Number & Number
Sense
8.5
Computation &
Estimation
8.1b
Number & Number
Sense
Comparing and ordering rational numbers
8.1a
Number & Number
Sense
Simplifying numeric expressions and
justifying steps with the properties of
operations with real numbers
8.4
Computation &
Estimation
8.15a,c
Patterns, Functions,
& Algebra
Unit 2 – Rational
Numbers and the Real
Number System
Unit 3 – Order of
Operations
Unit 4 – Equations and
Properties
Assessment, Review, and
Intervention
Real Number System
Determine square roots of perfect squares
and find the two consecutive whole numbers
between which a square root lies
Evaluating algebraic expressions for given
replacement values of the variables
Solve multistep linear equations in one
variable and identify the properties used to
solve the equations.
Quarter 2: 24 blocks
Blocks
All year
3
blocks
8
blocks
10
blocks
3
blocks
Unit
Standard
Unit 1-Classroom
Routines
Content Strand
Topic
NUMBER TALKS, Percents, Ratios, and Proportions, & Connecting Representations
8.15b
Patterns, Functions,
& Algebra
Solve two-step inequalities and graph results
on a number line
8.14
Patterns, Functions,
& Algebra
Making connections between the multiple
representations of a relation (tables, graphs,
words, and rules).
8.17
Patterns, Functions,
& Algebra
Identify the domain, range, independent
variable or dependent variable in a given
situation.
8.16
Patterns, Functions,
& Algebra
Graph linear equations in two variables.
8.3
Computation &
Estimation
Unit 5 - Inequalities
Unit 6 – Relations and
Functions
Unit 7 – Application of
Rational Numbers
Assessment, Review, and
Intervention
Solving practical problems involving rational
numbers and determining percent increase
or decrease for given situations.
Quarter 3: 24 blocks
Blocks
All
year
22
blocks
2
blocks
Unit
Standard
Assessment, Review, and
Intervention
Topic
NUMBER TALKS, Percents, Ratios, and Proportions, & Connecting Representations
Unit 1-Classroom Routines
Unit 8 – Geometry
Content Strand
8.11
Geometry &
Measurement
Area and perimeter of composite figures
8.7
Geometry &
Measurement
Solving practical problems involving volume
and surface area of prisms, cylinders, cones,
and pyramids
8.6
Geometry &
Measurement
Angle relationships
8.10
Geometry &
Measurement
Verify and apply the Pythagorean Theorem
8.8
Geometry &
Measurement
Transformations to plane figures on a
coordinate plane
Quarter 4: 20 blocks
Blocks
Unit
All year
Unit 1-Classroom
Routines
1
Unit 8 – Geometry
(Cont.)
block
8
blocks
Content
Strand
Standard
Unit 9 – Probability and
Statistics
3
Post SOL Topics
blocks
NUMBER TALKS, Percents, Ratios, and Proportions, & Connecting Representations
8.9
Geometry &
Measurement
Create 3 dimensional models given a
top/bottom view, side view, and front
view
8.12
Probability &
Statistics
Determine the probability of
independent and dependent events
with and without replacement
8.13
Probability &
Statistics
Construct and analyze scatterplots and
make comparisons, predictions, and
inferences using information displayed
in various graphs.
8.14

8.15

8.16
8.17
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8
Assessment, Review, and Intervention
blocks
SOL Test
Topic
Making connections between representations of a given
relationship (tables, graphs, words, and rules) – SOL 8.14
Solve multistep linear equations in one variable, two step
linear inequalities and graph results on a number line, and
identify the properties of operations used to solve equations
– SOL 8.15
Graph linear equations in two variables – SOL 8.16
Identify the domain, range, independent variable or
dependent variable in a given situation – SOL 8.17
Additional information about the Standards of Learning can be found in the
VDOE Curriculum Framework
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Additional information about math vocabulary can be found in the
VDOE Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
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