Mathematics, Grade 8

Unit 1: Percent, Ratio, Rate, and Squares

Percents beyond 100, ratios and rates, and perfect squares.

• Representing percents beyond 100
• Converting among percent, decimal, and fraction

• Two- and three-term ratios
• Rates in context

• Perfect squares and square roots
• Squares and square roots of perfect squares

Unit 2: Operations with Fractions, Integers, and Percents

Percent problems, multiplying and dividing fractions and integers, and estimating square roots.

• Solving percent problems

• Multiplying fractions
• Estimating products of fractions
• Dividing fractions
• Dividing mixed numbers and estimating quotients
• Solving fraction problems

• Multiplying integers
• Dividing integers
• Order of operations with integers
• Solving ratio and rate problems

• Estimating square roots

Unit 3: Linear Relations

Graphing a linear relation from its equation.

• Tables and graphs of a linear relation

Unit 4: Linear Equations

Modelling and solving linear equations, including the distributive property.

• Modelling and solving linear equations
• Equations with the distributive property

Unit 5: Pythagoras, Surface Area, and Volume

The Pythagorean theorem and the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders.

• Modelling the Pythagorean theorem
• Applying the Pythagorean theorem

• Surface area of prisms
• Surface area of cylinders
• Volume of prisms and cylinders

Unit 6: Nets, Tessellations, and Views

Nets of 3-D objects, tessellations, and top, front, and side views.

• Matching nets to 3-D objects
• Drawing and building nets

• Which shapes tessellate
• Creating tessellations

• Drawing views of a 3-D object
• Views from rotation and building from views

Unit 7: Choosing and Critiquing Graphs

Comparing graph types and spotting misleading graphs.

• Comparing and choosing graphs
• Misleading graphs

Unit 8: Probability

Determining and applying the probability of independent events.

• Probability of independent events