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The official Prince Edward Island Mathematics, Grade 8 curriculum
Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island's official curriculumRead it on the government site — princeedwardisland.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand N | 5 | Number |
| Strand PR | 2 | Patterns and Relations |
| Strand SS | 3 | Shape and Space |
| Strand SP | 2 | Statistics and Probability |
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How MapleMind teaches Mathematics, Grade 8 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1NumberOfficial strand · Strand N
Percents including greater than 100%, ratio and rate, proportional reasoning, and operations with positive fractions and mixed numbers.
Percents, Ratio, and Rate
- Percents greater than 100%8.N1 — Demonstrate an understanding of percents greater than or equal to 0%, focusing on percents greater than 100%.
- Fractional and decimal percents8.N1 — Demonstrate an understanding of fractional and decimal percents, such as 1/2% and 0.5%.
- Ratios8.N2 — Demonstrate an understanding of ratio as a comparison of two quantities of the same kind.
- Rates8.N2 — Demonstrate an understanding of rate as a comparison of two quantities of different kinds.
Proportions and Fractions
- Rate problems8.N3 — Solve problems that involve rates.
- Ratio problems8.N3 — Solve problems that involve ratios.
- Proportional reasoning8.N3 — Solve problems using proportional reasoning by setting up and solving proportions.
- Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators8.N4 — Add and subtract positive fractions with like denominators, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators8.N4 — Add and subtract positive fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Multiplying fractions8.N5 — Multiply positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Dividing fractions8.N5 — Divide positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- 8.N1
Demonstrate an understanding of percents greater than or equal to 0%.
- 8.N2
Demonstrate an understanding of ratio and rate.
- 8.N3
Solve problems that involve rates, ratios and proportional reasoning.
- 8.N4
Demonstrate an understanding of adding and subtracting positive fractions and mixed numbers, with like and unlike denominators, concretely, pictorially and symbolically (limited to positive sums and differences).
- 8.N5
Demonstrate an understanding of multiplying and dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.
Unit 2Patterns and RelationsOfficial strand · Strand PR
Two-variable linear relations and multi-form linear equations with integer coefficients.
Linear Relations and Equations
- Two-variable linear relations8.PR1 — Graph and analyse two-variable linear relations.
- One-step linear equations8.PR2 — Model and solve problems using one-step linear equations of the forms ax = b and x/a = b, where a and b are integers.
- Two-step linear equations8.PR2 — Model and solve problems using two-step linear equations of the form ax + b = c, where a, b, and c are integers.
- Two-step equations with a denominator8.PR2 — Model and solve problems using two-step linear equations of the form x/a + b = c, where a, b, and c are integers.
- Distributive linear equations8.PR2 — 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
- 8.PR1
Graph and analyse two-variable linear relations.
- 8.PR2
Model and solve problems using linear equations of the form: • ; ax b = • , 0; x b a a = concretely, pictorially and symbolically, where a, b and c are integers.
Unit 3Shape and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand SS
Nets of 3-D objects, surface area of prisms and cylinders, and volume of prisms and cylinders.
Nets, Surface Area, and Volume
- Nets for 3-D objects8.SS1 — Draw and construct nets for 3-D objects.
- Surface area of rectangular prisms8.SS2 — Determine the surface area of right rectangular prisms to solve problems.
- Surface area of triangular prisms8.SS2 — Determine the surface area of right triangular prisms to solve problems.
- Surface area of cylinders8.SS2 — Determine the surface area of right cylinders to solve problems.
- Volume of right prisms8.SS3 — Develop and apply a formula for the volume of right prisms.
- Volume of right cylinders8.SS3 — Develop and apply a formula for the volume of right cylinders.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 8.SS1
Draw and construct nets for 3D objects.
- 8.SS2
Determine the surface area of: • right rectangular prisms;
- 8.SS3
Develop and apply formulas for determining the volume of right prisms and right cylinders.
Unit 4Statistics and ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand SP
Critiquing how data is presented and the probability of independent events.
Data Displays and Probability
- Critiquing data displays8.SP1 — Critique ways in which data is presented.
- Probability of independent events8.SP2 — Solve problems involving the probability of independent events.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- 8.SP1
Critique ways in which data is presented.
- 8.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 24 skills in Prince Edward Island'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 Prince Edward Island's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Prince Edward Island'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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Where can I see the official Prince Edward Island curriculum for Mathematics, Grade 8?
The official source is linked on this page — Prince Edward Island's official curriculum. 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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