Math - 8th Grade

Avon Lake City Schools 

Curriculum Framework

Introduction to Algebra -Grade 8 

Course Overview:

An introductory course for Algebra 1 based on the Ohio Grade 8 Standards. A TI-30XIIS 

calculator is required for this course. 

Textbook (Title and Publishing Company): 

EnVision Mathematics 2020, Savvas Publishing

Online/Supplemental Materials:

Successmaker Online

Assessments: 

Ohio State Test

NWEA Map Growth

Topic Common Assessments

Content/Topics/Learning Goals

Subject to Change based on Pacing and Schedules

1st Quarter

  • Number Sense:

    • Real Number System emphasizing Rational and Irrational Numbers

    • Decimal Expansions

    • Compare and Order Real Numbers

    • Estimating irrational expressions

    • Rational approximation

  • One Variable Equations:

    • Simplifying and Translating Expressions and Equations

    • Solving One Variable Equations (with multiple steps and fractions)

    • Solving One Variable Equations with One, None, and Infinite Solutions

2nd Quarter

  • Exponents:

    • Evaluating Exponents

    • Simplifying Exponents by Applying Exponent Rules

    • Squares and Cubes

    • Scientific Notation

  • Two Variable Equations:

    • Graphing Linear Equations (Two Variables)

    • Slope and Slope Intercept form of Equations

    • Proportional Reasoning

3rd Quarter

  • Scatter Plots & Association:

    • Writing equations for lines

    • Analyzing lines of best

    • Two-way tables

  • Transformations:

    • Perform and Identify Transformations (Translations, Reflections, Rotations, Dilations)

    • Perform and Identify Multiple Transformations

    • Congruent Statements and Finding Missing Parts

    • Congruent and Similar Figures

  • Functions:

    • Defining, Evaluating, Determining, Displaying, and Comparing Functions

    • Linear VS NonLinear Functions

    • Applications with Functions

    • Describing Functions Qualitatively

4th Quarter 

  • 2-D Geometry:

    • Interior and Exterior Angles of Triangles

    • Parallel Lines and Angle Relationships

    • Pythagorean Theorem, its Converse, and Applications

    • Pythagorean Theorem on the Coordinate Plane – lengths, perimeter, and area

  • 3-D Geometry:

    • Finding Diagonals of Prisms by Applying Pythagorean Theorem

    • Finding Volumes of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres

  • Systems of Equations:

    • Graphing Systems of Equations

    • Solving Systems Algebraically by Substitution and Elimination

Last Updated:

September, 2023