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The official New Brunswick Mathematics, Grade 8 curriculum
New Brunswick defines Mathematics, Grade 8 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source New Brunswick's official K-12 education resourcesRead it on the government site — www2.gnb.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand N | 7 | Number |
| Strand PR | 2 | Patterns and Relations |
| Strand SS | 6 | Shape and Space |
| Strand SP | 2 | Statistics and Probability |
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How MapleMind teaches Mathematics, Grade 8 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1NumberOfficial strand · Strand N
Perfect squares and square roots, percents, ratio and rate, proportional reasoning, and multiplying and dividing fractions and integers.
Squares, Roots, and Percents
- Perfect squaresN1 — Demonstrate an understanding of perfect squares concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, limited to whole numbers.
- Square rootsN1 — Demonstrate an understanding of square roots concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, limited to whole numbers.
- Approximate square rootsN2 — Determine the approximate square root of numbers that are not perfect squares, limited to whole numbers.
- Percents at or above 0%N3 — Demonstrate an understanding of percents greater than or equal to 0%, including percents over 100% and fractional percents.
Ratio, Rate, and Proportional Reasoning
- Understanding ratioN4 — Demonstrate an understanding of ratio as a comparison of two quantities measured in the same units.
- Understanding rateN4 — Demonstrate an understanding of rate as a comparison of two quantities measured in different units.
- Solving rate and ratio problemsN5 — Solve problems that involve rates and ratios.
- Proportional reasoningN5 — Solve problems that involve proportional reasoning by setting up and solving proportions.
Fraction and Integer Operations
- Multiplying fractions and mixed numbersN6 — Demonstrate an understanding of multiplying positive fractions and mixed numbers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Dividing fractions and mixed numbersN6 — Demonstrate an understanding of dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Multiplying integersN7 — Demonstrate an understanding of the multiplication of integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Dividing integersN7 — Demonstrate an understanding of the division of integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
The official wording — 7 outcomes in this unit
- N1
Demonstrate an understanding of perfect squares and square roots, concretely, pictorially and symbolically (limited to whole numbers).
- N2
Determine the approximate square root of numbers that are not perfect squares (limited to whole numbers).
- N3
Demonstrate an understanding of percents greater than or equal to 0%.
- N4
Demonstrate an understanding of ratio and rate.
- N5
Solve problems that involve rates, ratios and proportional reasoning.
- N6
Demonstrate an understanding of multiplying and dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.
- N7
Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication and division of integers, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.
Unit 2Patterns and RelationsOfficial strand · Strand PR
Graphing and analyzing two-variable linear relations, and modelling and solving multi-form linear equations.
Linear Relations and Equations
- Graphing two-variable linear relationsPR1 — Graph and analyze two-variable linear relations.
- One-step equations ax = b and a/x = bPR2 — Model and solve problems using linear equations of the forms ax = b and a/x = b (a not equal to 0), where a and b are integers.
- Two-step equations ax + b = c and a/x + b = cPR2 — Model and solve problems using linear equations of the forms ax + b = c and a/x + b = c (a not equal to 0), where a, b, and c are integers.
- Bracketed equations a(x + b) = cPR2 — Model and solve problems using linear equations of the form a(x + b) = c, where a, b, and c are integers.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- PR1
Graph and analyze two variable linear relations.
- PR2
Model and solve problems using linear equations of the form: ax = b; a x = b , a ≠ 0; ax + b = c;
Unit 3Shape and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand SS
The Pythagorean theorem, nets, surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders, orthographic views, and tessellations.
The Pythagorean Theorem and Nets
- Understanding the Pythagorean theoremSS1 — Develop an understanding of the Pythagorean theorem and the relationship among the squares on the sides of a right triangle.
- Applying the Pythagorean theoremSS1 — Apply the Pythagorean theorem to find a missing side length and solve problems.
- Nets for 3-D objectsSS2 — Draw and construct nets for 3-D objects.
Surface Area, Volume, Views, and Tessellation
- Surface area of prismsSS3 — Determine the surface area of right rectangular prisms and right triangular prisms to solve problems.
- Surface area of cylindersSS3 — Determine the surface area of right cylinders to solve problems.
- Volume of right prismsSS4 — Develop and apply a formula for determining the volume of right prisms.
- Volume of right cylindersSS4 — Develop and apply a formula for determining the volume of right cylinders.
- Top, front, and side viewsSS5 — Draw and interpret top, front, and side views of 3-D objects composed of right rectangular prisms.
- Properties of tessellations and creating themSS6 — Explain the properties of shapes that make tessellating possible and create tessellations.
- Identifying tessellations in the environmentSS6 — Identify tessellations in the environment.
The official wording — 6 outcomes in this unit
- SS1
Develop and apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems.
- SS2
Draw and construct nets for 3-D objects.
- SS3
Determine the surface area of: right rectangular prisms; right triangular prisms
- SS4
Develop and apply formulas for determining the volume of right prisms and right cylinders.
- SS5
Draw and interpret top, front and side views of 3-D objects composed of right rectangular prisms.
- SS6
Demonstrate an understanding of tessellation by: explaining the properties of shapes that make tessellating possible; creating tessellations
Unit 4Statistics and ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand SP
Critiquing data displays and finding the probability of independent events.
Data Displays and Probability
- Critiquing data displaysSP1 — Critique ways in which data is presented, including misleading graphs.
- Probability of independent eventsSP2 — Solve problems involving the probability of independent events.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- SP1
Critique ways in which data is presented.
- SP2
Solve problems involving the probability of independent events.
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Can MapleMind help me with Mathematics, Grade 8?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 28 skills in New Brunswick's Mathematics, Grade 8 — you pick the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to New Brunswick's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from New Brunswick's Grade 8 Mathematics curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language you choose.
Where can I see the official New Brunswick curriculum for Mathematics, Grade 8?
The official source is linked on this page — New Brunswick's official K-12 education resources. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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