Key 8th grade math skills your child should know by the end of the year:
Understanding irrational numbers and comparing them to rational numbers.
Using linear equations, linear functions and systems of linear equations to explain relationships between two variables or values.
Creating graphs and other diagrams to illustrate those relationships.
Understanding the concept of a function as one quantity or value changing another quantity or value.
Computing square roots and their opposite, exponents.
Determining if shapes are identical by rotating them, flipping them, and moving them around on a graph.
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem to find unknown lengths in right triangles and explaining why it works.
Find the volume of three-dimensional shapes, including cones, spheres, and cylinders. Illustrating relationships between two sets of data on charts and explaining the patterns.