Courses of Study : Mathematics

Number of Standards matching query: 30
Number Systems and Operations
Understand that the real number system is composed of rational and irrational numbers.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 3
Classroom Resources: 3
1. Define the real number system as composed of rational and irrational numbers.

a. Explain that every number has a decimal expansion; for rational numbers, the decimal expansion repeats or terminates.

b. Convert a decimal expansion that repeats into a rational number.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.1 Add and subtract fractions with like denominators (e.g. halves, thirds, fourths, tenths).
M.AAS.8.1a Add and subtract decimals to the hundredths place.
M.AAS.8.1b Convert a fraction with a denominator of 100 to a decimal.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 2
Classroom Resources: 2
2. Locate rational approximations of irrational numbers on a number line, compare their sizes, and estimate the values of the irrational numbers.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.2 Compare quantities represented as decimals in real-world examples to the hundredths place.


Algebra and Functions
Apply concepts of integer exponents and radicals.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 11
Learning Activities: 3
Classroom Resources: 8
3. Develop and apply properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical and algebraic expressions.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 4
Lesson Plans: 1
Classroom Resources: 3
4. Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations.

a. Evaluate square roots of perfect squares (less than or equal to 225) and cube roots of perfect cubes (less than or equal to 1000).

b. Explain that the square root of a non-perfect square is irrational.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.4 Calculate the square of numbers 1 through 10.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 2
Classroom Resources: 2
5. Estimate and compare very large or very small numbers in scientific notation.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.5 Find the square root of the perfect squares up to 100.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 5
Learning Activities: 3
Classroom Resources: 2
6. Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used.

a. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities.

b. Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.6 Identify irrational numbers as non perfect squares (e.g. discriminate between perfect and non perfect squares).


Analyze the relationship between proportional and non-proportional situations.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 4
Learning Activities: 3
Classroom Resources: 1
7. Determine whether a relationship between two variables is proportional or non-proportional.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 4
Classroom Resources: 4
8. Graph proportional relationships.

a. Interpret the unit rate of a proportional relationship, describing the constant of proportionality as the slope of the graph which goes through the origin and has the equation y = mx where m is the slope.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.8 Using a real-world scenario, match a table with its graph. Identify proportional or nonproportional relationships.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 4
Learning Activities: 1
Classroom Resources: 3
9. Interpret y = mx + b as defining a linear equation whose graph is a line with m as the slope and b as the y-intercept.

a. Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in a coordinate plane.

b. Given two distinct points in a coordinate plane, find the slope of the line containing the two points and explain why it will be the same for any two distinct points on the line.

c. Graph linear relationships, interpreting the slope as the rate of change of the graph and the y-intercept as the initial value.

d. Given that the slopes for two different sets of points are equal, demonstrate that the linear equations that include those two sets of points may have different y-intercepts.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 1
Classroom Resources: 1
10. Compare proportional and non-proportional linear relationships represented in different ways (algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions) to solve real-world problems.
Analyze and solve linear equations and systems of two linear equations.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 9
Learning Activities: 1
Classroom Resources: 8
11. Solve multi-step linear equations in one variable, including rational number coefficients, and equations that require using the distributive property and combining like terms.

a. Determine whether linear equations in one variable have one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b (where a and b are different numbers).

b. Represent and solve real-world and mathematical problems with equations and interpret each solution in the context of the problem.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 13
Learning Activities: 2
Lesson Plans: 3
Classroom Resources: 8
12. Solve systems of two linear equations in two variables by graphing and substitution.

a. Explain that the solution(s) of systems of two linear equations in two variables corresponds to points of intersection on their graphs because points of intersection satisfy both equations simultaneously.

b. Interpret and justify the results of systems of two linear equations in two variables (one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions) when applied to real-world and mathematical problems.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.12 Solve two-step linear equations where coefficients are less than 10 and answers are integers.


Explain, evaluate, and compare functions.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 7
Classroom Resources: 7
13. Determine whether a relation is a function, defining a function as a rule that assigns to each input (independent value) exactly one output (dependent value), and given a graph, table, mapping, or set of ordered pairs.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.13 Determine whether a relation is a function given a graph or a table.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 0
14. Evaluate functions defined by a rule or an equation, given values for the independent variable.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.15 Identify linear and nonlinear functions graphically.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 2
Classroom Resources: 2
15. Compare properties of functions represented algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions.

a. Distinguish between linear and non-linear functions.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.15 Identify linear and nonlinear functions graphically.


Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 2
Classroom Resources: 2
16. Construct a function to model a linear relationship between two variables.

a. Interpret the rate of change (slope) and initial value of the linear function from a description of a relationship or from two points in a table or graph.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 1
Classroom Resources: 1
17. Analyze the relationship (increasing or decreasing, linear or non-linear) between two quantities represented in a graph.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.17 Given a simple scatter plot of points in a straight line, describe the relationship between the two quantities.


Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 0
18. Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities, describing patterns in terms of positive, negative, or no association, linear and non-linear association, clustering, and outliers.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 2
Classroom Resources: 2
19. Given a scatter plot that suggests a linear association, informally draw a line to fit the data, and assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 0
20. Use a linear model of a real-world situation to solve problems and make predictions.

a. Describe the rate of change and y-intercept in the context of a problem using a linear model of a real-world situation.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 0
21. Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects, using relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible associations between the two variables.
Geometry and Measurement
Understand congruence and similarity using physical models or technology.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 5
Classroom Resources: 5
22. Verify experimentally the properties of rigid motions (rotations, reflections, and translations): lines are taken to lines, and line segments are taken to line segments of the same length; angles are taken to angles of the same measure; and parallel lines are taken to parallel lines.

a. Given a pair of two-dimensional figures, determine if a series of rigid motions maps one figure onto the other, recognizing that if such a sequence exists the figures are congruent; describe the transformation sequence that verifies a congruence relationship.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.22 Identify 3 different transformations (e.g., reflection, rotation, translation).


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 4
Classroom Resources: 4
23. Use coordinates to describe the effect of transformations (dilations, translations, rotations, and reflections) on two-dimensional figures.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.23 Recognize the reflection (across the x or y axis) and translation (across quadrants) of a two dimensional figure on a coordinate plane (limited to non-equilateral rectangles and triangles).


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 9
Classroom Resources: 9
24. Given a pair of two-dimensional figures, determine if a series of dilations and rigid motions maps one figure onto the other, recognizing that if such a sequence exists the figures are similar; describe the transformation sequence that exhibits the similarity between them.
Analyze parallel lines cut by a transversal.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 4
Lesson Plans: 1
Classroom Resources: 3
25. Analyze and apply properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal to determine missing angle measures.

a. Use informal arguments to establish that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.25 Compare any angle to a right angle using greater than, less than, or congruent to the right angle.


Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 6
Classroom Resources: 6
26. Informally justify the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.26 Identify vertical angles given two parallel lines cut by a transversal.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 5
Learning Activities: 1
Lesson Plans: 1
Classroom Resources: 3
27. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate plane.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.27 Use the pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse when given the measures of two legs in a real-world context. Limit to Pythagorean triples.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 11
Learning Activities: 1
Classroom Resources: 10
28. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths of right triangles, including real-world applications

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.27 Use the pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse when given the measures of two legs in a real-world context. Limit to Pythagorean triples.


Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
Note: Students must select and use the appropriate unit for the attribute being measured when determining length, area, angle, time, or volume.
Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 0
29. Informally derive the formulas for the volume of cones and spheres by experimentally comparing the volumes of cones and spheres with the same radius and height to a cylinder with the same dimensions.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.27 Use the pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse when given the measures of two legs in a real-world context. Limit to Pythagorean triples.


Mathematics (2019)
Grade(s): 8
All Resources: 13
Classroom Resources: 13
30. Use formulas to calculate the volumes of three-dimensional figures (cylinders, cones, and spheres) to solve real-world problems.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.8.30 Use the formulas for perimeter, area, and volume to solve real-world and mathematical problems (where volume problems are limited to finding the volume of cylinders and rectangular prisms).