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8th Grade Algebra Curriculum Map

This curriculum map outlines the 8th grade algebra curriculum for the 2014-2015 school year. It is divided into quarters and covers 10 chapters over the course of the year. The chapters cover topics such as solving linear equations and inequalities, graphing linear and quadratic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, exponents and polynomials, and square root functions. Each chapter identifies the key concepts, aligned math standards, pacing, vocabulary, and resources to be used.

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8th Grade Algebra Curriculum Map

This curriculum map outlines the 8th grade algebra curriculum for the 2014-2015 school year. It is divided into quarters and covers 10 chapters over the course of the year. The chapters cover topics such as solving linear equations and inequalities, graphing linear and quadratic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, exponents and polynomials, and square root functions. Each chapter identifies the key concepts, aligned math standards, pacing, vocabulary, and resources to be used.

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2014-2015 8th Grade Algebra Curriculum Map

Month/
Quarter
August

Chapters/Key Concepts

Septemb
er
Quarter
1

Septemb
er
Quarter
1

Rules and
Procedures
District
assessment

Chapter 1: Solving
Linear Equations
Solving Simple
Equations
Solving Multi-Step
Equations
Solving Equations
with Variables on
Both Sides
Rewriting
Equations and
Formulas
Chapter 2: Graphing and
Writing
Linear
Equations
Graphing Linear
Equations

Aligned Standards

School wide
and
classroom
rules and
procedures
MAP Test
(NWEA)
A.CED.1,
A.CED.4
A.REI.1,
A.REI.3

Pacin
g
1
week

Vocabulary

3
weeks

absolute
value
equation
literal
equation

Resources

A.CED.2,A.REI 1
.10,
F.IF.4, week
F.IF.6

linear
equation
solution
of a linear
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Septemb
er/Octob
er
Quarter
1

October
Quarter
1 and 2

Slope of a Line

Chapter 2: Graphing and


Writing
Linear
Equations
Graphing Linear
Equations in SlopeIntercept Form
Graphing Linear
Equations in
Standard Form
Writing Equations
in Slope-Intercept
Form
Writing Equations
in Point-Slope
Form
Solving Real-Life
Problems
Chapter 3: Solving
Linear Equalities
Writing and
Graphing
Inequalities
Solving
Inequalities Using
Addition or

A.CED.2,
A.REI.10,
F.IF.4, 8.F.3,
A.CED.3,
F.IF.6, 8.F.4

4
weeks

Rise
Run

perpendic
ular lines
xintercept
yintercept
slopeintercept
form
standard
form
pointslope
form

Inequality
solution
of an
inequality
solution
set
graph of
an

A.CED.1,
A.CED.3,
A.REI.3

1
week

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Subtraction
Novemb
er
Quarter
2

Chapter 3: Solving
Linear Equalities
Solving
Inequalities Using
Multiplication
or Division
Solving Multi-Step
Inequalities
Graphing Linear
Inequalities in Two
Variables

inequality

A.CED.1,
A.CED.3,
A.REI.3,
A.REI.12

2
weeks

Novemb
er
Quarter
2

Chapter 4: Solving
Systems of
Linear Equations
Solving Systems of
Linear Equations
by Graphing
Solving Systems of
Linear Equations
by Substitution

8.EE.8a,
8.EE.8b,
8.EE.8c,
A.CED.3,
A.REI.6

1
week

compoun
d
inequality
absolute
value
inequality
linear
inequality
in two
variables
solution
of a linear
inequality
graph of
a linear
inequality
halfplanes
system of
linear
equations
solution
of a
system of
linear
equations

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Decembe Chapter 4: Solving


r
Systems of
Quarter
Linear Equations
2
Solving Systems of
Linear Equations
by Elimination
Solving Special
Systems of Linear
Equations
Systems of Linear
Inequalities

January
Quarter
2 and 3

Chapter 5: Linear
Functions
Domain and Range
of a Function
Discrete and
Continuous
Domains
Linear Function
Patterns
Function Notation
Comparing Linear
and Nonlinear
Functions
Arithmetic

8.EE.8a,
8.EE.8b,
8.EE.8c,
A.CED.3,
A.REI.6,
A.REI.12,
A.REI.5

3
weeks

8.F.1, F.IF.1,
F.IF.5, 8.F.3,
8.F.4, F.BF.1a,
F.LE.2, F.BF.3,
F.IF.2, F.IF.7b,
F.LE.1b,
F.BF.2, F.IF.3,
F.LE.2

3
weeks

system of
linear
inequaliti
es
solution
of a
system of
linear
inequaliti
es
graph of
a system
of linear
inequaliti
es
function
domain
range
independ
ent
variable
dependen
t variable
relation
Vertical
Line Test
discrete
domain
continuou

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Sequences

February
Quarter
3

Chapter 6: Exponential
Equations and Functions
Properties of
Square Roots
Properties of
Exponents
Radicals and
Rational

N.RN.1,
N.RN.2,
N.RN.3,
A.REI.3,
A.REI.11,
F.BF.3, F.IF.7e,
F.LE.1a,
F.LE.2,

3
weeks

s domain
linear
function
function
notation
piecewise
function
step
function
absolute
value
function
nonlinear
function
sequence
term
arithmeti
c
sequence
common
difference
closed
nth root
exponenti
al
function
exponenti
al growth
exponenti

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Exponents
Exponential
Functions
Exponential
Growth
Exponential Decay
Geometric
Sequences

A.SSE.1a,
A.SSE.1b,
F.BF.2, F.IF.3

March
Quarter
3

Chapter 7: Polynomial
Equations
and Factoring
Polynomials
Adding and
Subtracting
Polynomials
Multiplying
Polynomials
Special Products of
Polynomials
Solving Polynomial
Equations in

A.SSE.1a,
A.APR.1,
A.REI.4b,
A.SSE.3a,
A.SSE.2

4
weeks

al growth
function
compoun
d interest
exponenti
al decay
exponenti
al decay
function
geometri
c
sequence
common
ratio
recursive
rule
monomial
degree of
a
monomial
polynomi
al
binomial
trinomial
degree of
a
polynomi
al
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Factored Form
Factoring
Polynomials Using
the GCF
Factoring x + bx
+c
Factoring ax + bx
+c
Factoring Special
Products

April
Quarter
4

Chapter 8: Graphing
Quadratic
Functions
Graphing y = ax 2
Focus of a
Parabola
Graphing y = ax 2
+c
Graphing y = ax
+ bx + c
Comparing Linear,
Exponential, and
Quadratic

F.BF.3, F.IF.4,
F.IF.7a, F.IF.6,
F.IF.7a, F.LE.3

3
weeks

Method
factored
form
ZeroProduct
Property
root
factoring
by
grouping
prime
polynomi
al
factored
completel
y
quadratic
function
parabola
vertex
axis of
symmetry
focus
zero
maximum
value
minimum
value
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April
Quarter
4

May
Quarter
4

May/June
Quarter
4

Functions
Chapter 9: Solving
Quadratic
Equations
Solving Quadratic
Equations by
Graphing
Solving Quadratic
Equations Using
Square Roots
Chapter 9: Solving
Quadratic
Equations
Solving Quadratic
Equations by
Completing the
Square
Solving Quadratic
Equations Using
the
Quadratic Formula
Solving Systems of
Linear and
Quadratic
Equations
Chapter 10: Square Root
Functions and Geometry
Graphing Square
Root Functions

A.REI.4b,
A.REI.11

1
week

form
quadratic
equation
completin
g the
square

A.REI.4a,
A.REI.4b,
A.SSE.3b,
F.IF.8a A.REI.7

2
weeks

quadratic
formula
discrimin
ant

F. IF.4,
F.IF.7b,N.RN.2,
8.G.6, 8.G.7,
8.G.8

2
weeks

square
root
function
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Solving Square
Root Equations
The Pythagorean
Theorem
Using the
Pythagorean
Theorem

form of a
radical
expressio
n
rationalizi
ng the
denomina
tor
conjugate
s
square
root
equation
extraneo
us
solution
theorem
legs
hypotenu
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Pythagor
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Theorem
distance
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