Mathematics, Grade 8 - Read Like Rocky

About Course

Mathematics, Grade 8 is a 12-week course with 36 lessons, three a week, each followed by a short practice quiz. Weekly topics include Exponent patterns; Linear functions; Reflection maps; Cylindrical volumes. Each lesson explains one idea, works through an example and then gives practice to try. Quiz answers are written responses that a parent or teacher looks over; they are not scored automatically.

Course Content

Week 01: Exponent patterns

Exponent patterns – Understand and model
Practice check: Exponent patterns – Understand and model
Exponent patterns – Practice and verify
Practice check: Exponent patterns – Practice and verify
Exponent patterns – Apply, explain and challenge
Practice check: Exponent patterns – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 02: Roots and squared models

Week 03: Scientific notation

Week 04: Linear functions

Week 05: Rate of change

Week 06: Two equations at once

Week 07: Translation maps

Week 08: Reflection maps

Week 09: Similarity evidence

Week 10: Right-triangle distances

Week 11: Cylindrical volumes

Week 12: Paired-data patterns

About Course

Course Content

Week 01: Exponent patterns

Exponent patterns – Understand and model

Practice check: Exponent patterns – Understand and model

Exponent patterns – Practice and verify

Practice check: Exponent patterns – Practice and verify

Exponent patterns – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Exponent patterns – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 02: Roots and squared models

Roots and squared models – Understand and model

Practice check: Roots and squared models – Understand and model

Roots and squared models – Practice and verify

Practice check: Roots and squared models – Practice and verify

Roots and squared models – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Roots and squared models – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 03: Scientific notation

Scientific notation – Understand and model

Practice check: Scientific notation – Understand and model

Scientific notation – Practice and verify

Practice check: Scientific notation – Practice and verify

Scientific notation – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Scientific notation – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 04: Linear functions

Linear functions – Understand and model

Practice check: Linear functions – Understand and model

Linear functions – Practice and verify

Practice check: Linear functions – Practice and verify

Linear functions – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Linear functions – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 05: Rate of change

Rate of change – Understand and model

Practice check: Rate of change – Understand and model

Rate of change – Practice and verify

Practice check: Rate of change – Practice and verify

Rate of change – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Rate of change – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 06: Two equations at once

Two equations at once – Understand and model

Practice check: Two equations at once – Understand and model

Two equations at once – Practice and verify

Practice check: Two equations at once – Practice and verify

Two equations at once – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Two equations at once – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 07: Translation maps

Translation maps – Understand and model

Practice check: Translation maps – Understand and model

Translation maps – Practice and verify

Practice check: Translation maps – Practice and verify

Translation maps – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Translation maps – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 08: Reflection maps

Reflection maps – Understand and model

Practice check: Reflection maps – Understand and model

Reflection maps – Practice and verify

Practice check: Reflection maps – Practice and verify

Reflection maps – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Reflection maps – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 09: Similarity evidence

Similarity evidence – Understand and model

Practice check: Similarity evidence – Understand and model

Similarity evidence – Practice and verify

Practice check: Similarity evidence – Practice and verify

Similarity evidence – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Similarity evidence – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 10: Right-triangle distances

Right-triangle distances – Understand and model

Practice check: Right-triangle distances – Understand and model

Right-triangle distances – Practice and verify

Practice check: Right-triangle distances – Practice and verify

Right-triangle distances – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Right-triangle distances – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 11: Cylindrical volumes

Cylindrical volumes – Understand and model

Practice check: Cylindrical volumes – Understand and model

Cylindrical volumes – Practice and verify

Practice check: Cylindrical volumes – Practice and verify

Cylindrical volumes – Apply, explain and challenge

Practice check: Cylindrical volumes – Apply, explain and challenge

Week 12: Paired-data patterns