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Parents & Students | 8th Grade Math

8th GradeUtah State Core Standards

Family Materials for Math 8

These short summary videos and resources will give you a brief overview of the lessons that students participate in during class and help you to understand how the concepts are taught.  The video Lesson summaries highlight key points and vocabulary that students learn across several lessons. This supports students for checking their understanding and reviewing important concepts and vocabulary.  Videos can also be viewed with children as a review of concepts covered in class.

Unit 1

Rigid Transformations and Congruence

  1. Big Idea #1 Rigid Transformations
  2. Big Idea #2 Properties of Rigid Transformations
  3. Big Idea #3 Congruence

Unit 2

Dilations, Similarity, and Introducing Slope

  1. Big Idea #1 Dilations
  2. Big Idea #2 Similarity
  3. Big Idea #3 Slope

Unit 3

Linear Relationships

  1. Big Idea #1 Proportional Relationships
  2. Big Idea #2 Representing Linear Relationships
  3. Big Idea #3 Finding Slopes

Unit 4

Linear Equations and Linear Systems

  1. Big Idea #1 Puzzle Problems
  2. Big Idea #2 Systems of Linear Equations

Unit 5

Functions and Volume

  1. Big Idea #1 Inputs and Outputs
  2. Big Idea #2 Linear Functions and Rates of Change
  3. Big Idea #3 Cylinders and Cones
  4. Big Idea #4 Dimensions and Spheres

Unit 6

Associations in Data

  1. Big Idea #1 Does This Predict That?
  2. Big Idea #2 Associations in Categorical Data

Unit 7

Exponents and Scientific Notation

Big Idea #1 Exponent Review

Big Idea #2 Scientific Notation

Unit 8

Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers

Big Idea #1 The Size of Shapes

Big Idea #2 The Pythagorean Theorem

Big Idea #3 Side Lengths and Volumes of Cubes

Unit 9 Putting it All Together

Culminating Projects Incorporating Ideas from Throughout the Year