Scope and Sequence Grade 8 • Math Volume 2 (cont.)
Learning Sessions
Subject
Lesson
Skills
• Students will acquire knowledge about algebraic equations, in the context of an article about the highest, hottest, coldest, and largest labs in the world; • Students will apply their knowledge to write algebraic expressions that describe data from the world’s most extreme laboratories. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about a TV show set in an extreme climate. • Students will acquire knowledge about line graphs used in statistics and probability, in the context of an article about a realistic robot dog called an Aibo; • Students will apply their knowledge to interpret the cumulative costs of owning an Aibo robot dog versus a real dog. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about owing a robot dog. • Students will acquire knowledge about health and disease, in the context of an article about how the sugar industry has shaped Americans’ diets. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about whether the article is persuasive. • Students will acquire knowledge about ratios and proportions, in the context of an article about NASA engineers who make miniature models of proposed new spacecraft; • Students will apply their knowledge to create and calculate measurements of scale drawings of a NASA spacecraft. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about building scale models versus the actual spacecraft. • Students will acquire knowledge about statistics and probability, in the context of an article about how bad data and misleading graphs fuel fake news; • Students will apply their knowledge to describe errors or misleading aspects of graphs and suggest how to make the graphs more accurate. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about the student’s thoughts about fake news. • Students will acquire knowledge about algebraic inequalities, in the context of an article about one use of drones—to help save lives; • Students will apply their knowledge to write ranges as inequalities and graph them on number lines to represent different situations involving drones. Short writing task: Plan and write a short reflection about possible future uses of drones.
13 & 14 Math: Algebra: Equations
“Extreme Science”
15 & 16 Math: Statistics & Probability: Line Graphs
“Robot Dog vs. Real Dog”
17 & 18 Science: Biology: Health & Disease
“Sugar Coating the Truth”
19 & 20 Math: Ratios & Proportions
“From Model Toys to Mars”
21 & 22 Math: Statistics & Probability: Graphs
“Fake News, Fake Data”
23 & 24 Math: Algebra: Inequalities
“These Drones Save Lives!”
Grade 8 • Math Volume 2
3
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs