Math Curriculum

8th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will construct and solve multi-step linear equations to apply to real world contexts. Students will construct and solve systems of equations to apply to real world contexts. Students will construct  and compare multiple representations of functions.

Outcomes and Components:

M.8.3

  Students will explain, interpret, and calculate slope.

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Standard(s)

    M.8.3.1   Interpret the unit rate of a proportional relationship as the slope of a graph. 8.EE.B.5
    M.8.3.2   Explain why the slope, m, is the same between any two points on a nonvertical line in the coordinate plane using similar triangles. 8.EE.B.6
    M.8.3.3   Calculate the rate of change using the slope formula. 8.F.B.4

Academic Vocabulary: explain, interpret, calculate

Content Vocabulary: slope, slope intercept form, rate of change