8th Grade Math (Florida B.E.S.T.)

MA.8.NSO.1 Work with rational numbers and scientific notation and extend to irrational numbers.

• MA.8.NSO.1 Work with rational numbers and scientific notation and extend to irrational numbers.
• MA.8.NSO.1.1 Define irrational numbers as part of the real numbers and estimate the location of expressions with irrationals on a number line.
• MA.8.NSO.1.2 Place, order and compare rational and irrational numbers written in different forms.
• MA.8.NSO.1.3 Extend the laws of exponents to integer exponents and use them fluently to evaluate and rewrite numerical expressions.
• MA.8.NSO.1.4 Write very large or very small numbers in scientific notation and find how many times bigger one is than another.
• MA.8.NSO.1.5 Add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers in scientific notation fluently.
• MA.8.NSO.1.6 Solve real-world problems with operations on numbers in scientific notation.
• MA.8.NSO.1.7 Solve multistep problems with the order of operations on rational numbers, including exponents and radicals.

MA.8.AR.1 Generate equivalent algebraic expressions.

• MA.8.AR.1 Generate equivalent algebraic expressions.
• MA.8.AR.1.1 Apply the exponent laws to rewrite algebraic expressions that have monomial bases and integer exponents.
• MA.8.AR.1.2 Multiply two linear expressions with rational coefficients using properties of operations.
• MA.8.AR.1.3 Factor a common monomial out of a sum of two algebraic expressions.

MA.8.AR.2 Solve multistep equations and inequalities in one variable.

• MA.8.AR.2 Solve multistep equations and inequalities in one variable.
• MA.8.AR.2.1 Solve multistep linear equations with rational coefficients, including variables on both sides.
• MA.8.AR.2.2 Solve two-step linear inequalities and show the solutions algebraically and on a graph.
• MA.8.AR.2.3 Find the real solutions of x² = p (p a whole number) and x³ = q (q an integer).

MA.8.AR.3 Extend proportional relationships to linear equations in two variables.

• MA.8.AR.3 Extend proportional relationships to linear equations in two variables.
• MA.8.AR.3.1 Decide whether a linear relationship is also proportional.
• MA.8.AR.3.2 Work out the slope of a linear relationship given as a table, a graph or a written description.
• MA.8.AR.3.3 Write a slope-intercept equation for a linear relationship given as a table, graph or description.
• MA.8.AR.3.4 Draw the graph of a linear equation in two variables from a description, a table or slope-intercept form.
• MA.8.AR.3.5 Find the slope and y-intercept of a real-life linear relationship and explain what each means.

MA.8.AR.4 Understand systems of two linear equations.

• MA.8.AR.4 Understand systems of two linear equations.
• MA.8.AR.4.1 Test given ordered pairs to see which satisfy a system of two linear equations.
• MA.8.AR.4.2 Use the graph of a system of two linear equations to tell whether it has one, no or infinitely many solutions.
• MA.8.AR.4.3 Solve a pair of linear equations by graphing them, including in context.

MA.8.F.1 Define, evaluate and compare functions.

• MA.8.F.1 Define, evaluate and compare functions.
• MA.8.F.1.1 Decide whether a relation given as pairs, a table, a graph or a mapping diagram is a function; give its domain and range.
• MA.8.F.1.2 Decide whether a function given by a graph or equation is linear, and whether an input-output table could be linear.
• MA.8.F.1.3 Analyze a described or graphed real-world function and identify where it increases, decreases or stays constant.

MA.8.GR.1 Understand the Pythagorean theorem and angle relationships in triangles.

• MA.8.GR.1 Understand the Pythagorean theorem and angle relationships in triangles.
• MA.8.GR.1.1 Use the Pythagorean theorem to find unknown side lengths of right triangles.
• MA.8.GR.1.2 Apply the Pythagorean theorem to work out how far apart two points on the coordinate plane are.
• MA.8.GR.1.3 Use the Triangle Inequality to test whether three lengths make a triangle, and the Pythagorean converse to test for a right triangle.
• MA.8.GR.1.4 Solve problems with supplementary, complementary, vertical and adjacent angles.
• MA.8.GR.1.5 Solve problems about interior and exterior angles of triangles.
• MA.8.GR.1.6 Develop and use formulas for the interior angle sum of regular polygons by splitting them into triangles.

MA.8.GR.2 Understand similarity and congruence through models and transformations.

• MA.8.GR.2 Understand similarity and congruence through models and transformations.
• MA.8.GR.2.1 Identify the single transformation that maps a preimage to its image.
• MA.8.GR.2.2 Identify the scale factor of a single dilation from a preimage and image.
• MA.8.GR.2.3 Describe and apply the effect of one transformation on plane figures using coordinates.
• MA.8.GR.2.4 Solve problems using proportional relationships in similar triangles.

MA.8.DP.1 Represent and explore numerical bivariate data.

• MA.8.DP.1 Represent and explore numerical bivariate data.
• MA.8.DP.1.1 Make a scatter plot or line graph of real-world bivariate data, choosing the one that fits the context.
• MA.8.DP.1.2 Describe patterns of association in a scatter plot in context.
• MA.8.DP.1.3 Fit a straight line informally to a scatter plot that shows linear association.

MA.8.DP.2 Find probabilities for repeated experiments.

• MA.8.DP.2 Find probabilities for repeated experiments.
• MA.8.DP.2.1 Find the sample space of a repeated experiment.
• MA.8.DP.2.2 Find the theoretical probability of an event in a repeated experiment.
• MA.8.DP.2.3 Solve real-world probability problems for single or repeated experiments, including predictions from theoretical probability.