St. Luke – 8th Grade Algebra 1 Curriculum Map 2016-2017
Teacher: Mrs Edwards
September: Review and assess the 7th grade common core standards. Variables in Algebra, formula evaluations, geometric connections in Algebra, exponents and powers, order of operations, equations and inequalities, problem solving with equations and inequalities, exploring data and statistics, introduction to functions.
October: Real numbers (addition & subtraction), adding and subtracting matrices, multiplication of real numbers, the distributive property, simplifying algebraic expressions, division of real numbers, probability and odds.
November: Solving equations using inverse operations, review one-step, two-step, begin multi-step equations, solving equations with variables on both sides, solving multi-step decimal and fraction equations, rates, ratios, percent, and conversions between forms, linear equations and problem solving,
December: Coordinates, interpreting, analyzing and constructing scatter plots, graphing linear equations, quick graphs using intercepts, investigating slope, direct variation, slope-intercept form, solving linear equations using graphs, functions and relations.
January: Writing linear EQUATIONS in multiple forms– Slope-Intercept form, writing an equation given the slope and a point, and writing an equation given two points. Drawing a best fitting line, analyzing, predicting, and problem solving using the best fitting line drawn. Compare and contrast lines of best fit. Writing in Point-Slope form of a linear equation. Solving one-step inequalities, solving multi-step inequalities, and solving compound inequalities.
February: Solving absolute value equations and inequalities, graphing linear inequalities in two variables, stem and leaf plots, reviewing the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, range, outlier), box and whisker plots. Introduction of solving linear systems by graphing.
March: Solving linear systems by substitution, solving linear systems by linear combinations (Elimination), applications of linear systems, real-life problem solving with a linear system. special types of linear systems, solving systems of linear inequalities.
April: Multiplication properties of exponents, zero and negative exponents, division properties of exponents, scientific notation, exponential growth and decay models, applications of growth and decay, real-life problem solving. Introduction to quadratic functions, solving quadratics by finding square roots, simplifying radical expressions, graphing quadratic functions and interpreting their graphs.
May: Solving quadratic equations by graphing, solving quadratics by using the quadratic formulas, applications of the discriminant, comparing LINEAR, EXPONENTIAL, and QUADRATIC models. Intro to polynomials, adding and subtracting polynomials, multiplying polynomials using the FOIL method, special products of polynomials, (Patterns: sum and difference, squaring a binomial, special products),
June: Factoring polynomials, various factoring patterns, factoring special products, factoring using the distributive property. Review of core Algebra 1 standards and prep students for high school!!!
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