Scope and Sequence Grade 8 • Math Volume 2
Learning Sessions
Subject
Lesson
Skills
• Students will acquire knowledge about forces and motion, in the context of an article about amusement park roller coasters; • Students will ask questions about the forces and energy conversions in amusement park rides. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about rides described in the article. • Students will acquire knowledge about algebraic expressions, in the context of an article about students learning computer coding; • Students will apply their knowledge to use a computer coding language, called MATH++, and the order of operations to evaluate expressions. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about communicating in computer code. • Students will acquire knowledge about financial literacy and budgets, in the context of an article about a young woman who created a business making and selling slime; • Students will apply their knowledge to create a budget that details income and expenses of the slime business and then calculate its profits. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about starting a business. • Students will acquire knowledge about scientific notation, in the context of an article about the Voyager spacecraft’s exploration of the solar system; • Students will apply their knowledge to express in scientific notation distances traveled by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about real-world uses of very large and very small numbers. • Students will acquire knowledge about conservation, in the context of an article about a scientific illustrator who focuses on plants and animals— most recently, birds; • Students will apply their knowledge to plan a museum exhibit that includes illustrations. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about turning an interest into a career. • Students will acquire knowledge about algebraic equations, in the context of an article about the Wilson Football Factory; • Students will apply their knowledge to use variables to write and solve two-step equations about the football factory. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection critiquing this article.
Science: Physics: Forces & Motion
1 & 2
“Wild Rides”
3 & 4
Math: Algebra: Expressions
“Create It With Code”
Math: Financial Literacy: Budgets
5 & 6
“It’s Slime Time!”
Math: Algebra: Scientific Notation
“2,867,872,400 Miles and Counting!”
7 & 8
9 & 10 Science: STEM Jobs: Conservation
“Avian Artist”
11 & 12 Math: Algebra: Equations
“Super Ball Champs!”
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Grade 8 • Math Volume 2
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