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The official Saskatchewan Mathematics, Grade 8 curriculum
Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand N | 5 | Number |
| Strand P | 2 | Patterns and Relations |
| Strand SS | 4 | Shape and Space |
| Strand SP | 2 | Statistics and Probability |
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Unit 1NumberOfficial strand · Strand N
Squares and square roots, percents including fractional and greater than 100, rates and ratios and proportional reasoning, and multiplying and dividing fractions and integers.
Squares and Square Roots
- Perfect squaresN8.1 — Demonstrate understanding of the square and principal square root of whole numbers, recognizing perfect squares concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Estimating square rootsN8.1 — Apply estimation strategies and benchmarks to determine approximate values for principal square roots that are not perfect squares.
Percents
- Representing percents beyond 100 and fractional percentsN8.2 — Expand and demonstrate understanding of percents greater than or equal to 0%, including fractional and decimal percents and percents greater than 100, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Combined percents and problem solvingN8.2 — Apply understanding of percents to solve problems involving combined percents or percents of percents, and explain why consecutive percents cannot simply be added.
Rates, Ratios, and Proportional Reasoning
- Rates versus ratiosN8.3 — Demonstrate understanding of rates and ratios concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, and explain the difference between them.
- Proportional reasoningN8.3 — Use proportional reasoning to recognize and solve problems involving rates and ratios, distinguishing them from situations requiring subtraction.
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
- Multiplying fractionsN8.4 — Demonstrate understanding of multiplying positive fractions and mixed numbers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, and estimate products.
- Dividing fractionsN8.4 — Demonstrate understanding of dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, and estimate quotients.
Multiplying and Dividing Integers
- Multiplying and dividing integersN8.5 — Demonstrate understanding of multiplication and division of integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, generalizing the sign rules.
- Order of operations with integersN8.5 — Extend the order of operations to include integers and solve problems requiring the order of operations on integers.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- N8.1
Demonstrate understanding of the square and principle square root of whole numbers concretely or pictorially and symbolically.
- N8.2
Expand and demonstrate understanding of percents greater than or equal to 0% (including fractional and decimal percents) concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- N8.3
Demonstrate understanding of rates, ratios, and proportional reasoning concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- N8.4
Demonstrate understanding of multiplying and dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- N8.5
Demonstrate understanding of multiplication and division of integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
Unit 2Patterns and RelationsOfficial strand · Strand P
Linear relations in multiple representations and solving linear equations of several forms.
Linear Relations
- Representing linear relations in many formsP8.1 — Demonstrate understanding of linear relations by modeling a relation shown as an equation, graph, table, or concrete or pictorial representation in one or more other forms.
- Identifying linear relationsP8.1 — Determine which graphs, equations, tables, and representations represent a linear relationship, and whether an ordered pair satisfies a linear relation.
Solving Linear Equations
- Solving one-step equationsP8.2 — Model and solve one-step linear equations of the form ax = b and x/a = b, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, where a and b are integers.
- Solving two-step equationsP8.2 — Model and solve two-step linear equations of the form ax + b = c and x/a + b = c, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, where a, b, and c are integers.
- Solving equations with bracketsP8.2 — Model and solve linear equations of the form a(x + b) = c using the distributive property, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, where a, b, and c are integers.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- P8.1
Demonstrate understanding of linear relations concretely, pictorially (including graphs), physically, and symbolically.
- P8.2
Model and solve problems using linear equations of the form: • • ax b =
Unit 3Shape and SpaceOfficial strand · Strand SS
The Pythagorean Theorem, surface area and volume of right prisms and cylinders, and tessellation.
The Pythagorean Theorem
- Understanding the Pythagorean TheoremSS8.1 — Demonstrate understanding of the Pythagorean Theorem concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, generalizing that a² + b² = c² for a right triangle.
- Pythagorean problems and the converseSS8.1 — Solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem and Pythagorean triples, and use the Converse to identify right triangles.
Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
- Views and nets of 3-D objectsSS8.2 — Analyze top, front, and side views of 3-D objects, and sketch and construct 3-D objects and their nets.
- Surface area formulae and problemsSS8.2 — Generalize strategies and formulae for the surface area of right prisms and cylinders, analyze the effect of orientation, and solve problems.
Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
- Relating base area to volumeSS8.3 — Relate the area of the base of a right prism or cylinder to its volume, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
- Volume formulae and problemsSS8.3 — Generalize strategies and formulae for the volume of right prisms and cylinders and solve problems, analyzing the effect of orientation.
Tessellation
- Properties of tessellating shapesSS8.4 — Explain the properties of shapes that make tessellating possible and identify tessellations in the environment.
- Creating tessellationsSS8.4 — Design and create a tessellation involving one or more 2-D shapes and document the transformations and angle measures involved.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- SS8.1
Demonstrate understanding of the Pythagorean Theorem concretely or pictorially and symbolically and by solving problems.
- SS8.2
• • analyzing views • • sketching and constructing 3-D objects, nets, and top, side, and front views
- SS8.3
• • relating area to volume
- SS8.4
creatingtessellations • • identifyingtessellationsin theenvironment.
Unit 4Statistics and ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand SP
Analyzing modes of displaying data and the probability of independent events.
Analyzing Data Displays
- Comparing and critiquing data displaysSP8.1 — Analyze the modes of displaying data and the reasonableness of conclusions, comparing graph types and identifying features that bias interpretation. (Source header text is space-stripped in the PDF extraction; sourceQuote uses the verbatim mashed span.)
Probability of Independent Events
- Probability of two independent eventsSP8.2 — Demonstrate understanding of the probability of independent events concretely, pictorially, orally, and symbolically, relating the probability of two events to the probability of each. (Source header text is space-stripped in the PDF extraction; sourceQuote uses the verbatim mashed span.)
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- SP8.1
SP8.1Analyzethemodes ofdisplayingdataandthe reasonablenessofconclusions.
- SP8.2
SP8.2Demonstrate understandingoftheprobability ofindependentevents concretely,pictorially,orally,and symbolically.
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