Grade 8 Goals

The Common Core standards for Grade 8 have been recast as a student-friendly list of goals, listed in the table below. 

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CCSS	Code	EXPRESSIONS, EQUATIONS, & FUNCTIONS
8.EE.A	8E1	Work with radicals and integer exponents.
8.EE.1	8E11	Simplify and evaluate numerical expressions with integer exponents.
8.EE.1	8E12	Develop and apply properties of exponents.
8.EE.2	8E13	Use square root and cube root symbols.
8.EE.2	8E14	Evaluate square roots and cube roots.
8.EE.3	8E15	Convert between standard notation and scientific notation. Students have been working with powers of 10 since Grade 5.
8.EE.3	8E16	Use scientific notation to compare relative sizes of numbers. For example, students should be able to write the ratio of 8,000,000 to 40,000 in scientific notation, then simplify to find that the first number is 200 times the second number.
8.EE.4	8E17	Perform operations on numbers in scientific notation.
8.EE.4	8E18	Use scientific notation to solve problems.
8.EE.4	8E19	Convert measurement results to appropriate units. For example, a distance of 0.0031 kilometers is easier to understand as 3.1 meters.
8.EE.B	8E2	Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
8.EE.5	8E21	Graph proportional relationships.
8.EE.5	8E22	Compare two representations of a proportional relationship.
8.EE.6	8E23	Use similar triangles to verify that a line has constant slope.
8.EE.6	8E24	Relate linear equations to slopes and intercepts.
8.EE.C	8E3	Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
8.EE.7a	8E31	Simplify and solve linear equations by writing equivalent forms.
8.EE.7a	8E32	Identify or write equations with 0, 1, or infinitely many solutions.
8.EE.7b	8E33	Simplify and solve linear equations with rational coefficients.
8.EE.8a	8E34	Identify the solution to a system of two linear equations as the intersection point.
8.EE.8b	8E35	Solve systems of two linear equations algebraically.
8.EE.8b	8E36	Estimate the solution to two linear equations by graphing.
8.EE.8c	8E37	Solve problems involving systems of two linear equations.
CCSS 8.F.A	8E4	Define, evaluate, and compare functions. *NOTE: Because F was used for the Fractions domain, goals for the CCSS Functions domain have been annexed to the EE domain.
8.F.1	8E41	Understand that a function is a rule.
8.F.2	8E42	Compare two representations of a function. NOTE: Vertical lines are included here even though they don't represent functions.
8.F.3	8E43	Decide if a function is linear or non-linear.
8.F.B	8E5	Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
8.F.4	8E51	Identify rate of change from a graph, table, or description.
8.F.4	8E52	Identify initial value of a function from a graph, table, or description.
8.F.4	8E53	Write a function from the rate of change and initial value.
8.F.5	8E54	Describe features of a non-linear function from its graph.
8.F.5	8E55	Sketch a graph from a verbal description of its features.
CCSS	Code	GEOMETRY
8.G.A	8G1	Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.
8.G.1	8G11	Identify congruent parts in rotations, reflections, and translations. Transformations are new for Grade 8 and should be a major emphasis.
8.G.2	8G12	Identify transformations that move a figure onto a congruent figure.
8.G.3	8G13	Use coordinates to describe translations, reflections, and rotations.
8.G.4	8G14	Use coordinates to describe dilations.
8.G.4	8G15	Compare ratios of side lengths to decide if two figures are similar.
8.G.4	8G16	Identify the scale factor that enlarges or reduces a figure to match a similar figure.
8.G.4	8G17	Identify transformations that move a figure onto a similar figure.
8.G.5	8G18	Justify and calculate angle measures in triangles and line figures.
8.G.5	8G19	Justify the angle-angle criterion of similar triangles.
8.G.B	8G2	Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
8.G.6	8G21	Explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.
8.G.7	8G22	Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find lengths.
8.G.8	8G23	Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find distance between points.
8.G.C	8G3	Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
8.G.9	8G31	Apply the formula for volume of a cone.Volume of a rectangular prism was introduced in Grade 5 and extended in Grades 6 and 7.
8.G.9	8G32	Apply the formula for volume of a cylinder.
8.G.9	8G33	Apply the formula for volume of a sphere.
8.G.9	8G34	Apply formulas to find volumes of combined solids.
CCSS	Code	THE NUMBER SYSTEM
8.NS.A	8N1	Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
8.NS.1	8N11	Identify rational and irrational numbers.
8.NS.1	8N12	Convert repeating decimals to rational numbers.
8.NS.2	8N13	Find approximations for irrational numbers.
CCSS	Code	STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
8.SP.A	8S1	Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.
8.SP.1	8S11	Construct scatter plots.
8.SP.1	8S12	Interpret scatter plots.
8.SP.2	8S13	For data that appear to be linear, estimate a line of best fit.
8.SP.2	8S14	Informally assess the fit of a linear model.
8.SP.3	8S15	Interpret a linear model for real-world data.
8.SP.4	1-6	Compare frequencies and relative frequencies from two-way tables. For example, the two-way table below shows the number of girls and boys that preferred red and blue. Girls Boys Red 4 10 Blue 6 5 Students should be able to answer questions such as "What fraction of the students preferred red?" or "What fraction of the students who preferred blue were boys?"
	Goals were developed by Angie Seltzer. Highlighted parts are from Grade 8 CCSS, Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.