Below is an list of what we will be covering this year for 8th grade math (top) and Algebra (bottom).

 This list may have additions and deletions if needed.   

 

 

 

Big Ideas Grade 8 Math
Chapter 1	Equations
Activity 1.1	Solving Simple Equations
Lesson 1.1	Solving Simple Equations
Activity 1.2	Solving Multi-Step Equations
Lesson 1.2	Solving Multi-Step Equations
Quiz
Lesson 1.3	Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Lesson 1.4	Rewriting Equations and Formulas
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 4	Graphing and Writing Linear Equations
Activity 4.1	Graphing Linear Equations
Lesson 4.1	Graphing Linear Equations
Lesson 4.2	Slope of a Line
Extension 4.2	Slope of a Line
Lesson 4.3	Graphing Proportional Relationships
Quiz
Activity 4.4	Graphing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Lesson 4.4	Graphing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Activity 4.5	Graphing Linear Equations in Standard Form
Lesson 4.5	Graphing Linear Equations in Standard Form
Activity 4.6	Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Lesson 4.6	Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Activity 4.7	Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form
Lesson 4.7	Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 5	Systems of Linear Equations
Lesson 5.1	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing
Activity 5.2	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution
Lesson 5.2	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution
Quiz
Activity 5.3	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination
Lesson 5.3	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination
Lesson 5.4	Solving Special Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 6	Functions
Activity 6.1	Relations and Functions
Lesson 6.1	Relations and Functions
Lesson 6.2	Representations of Functions
Lesson 6.3	Linear Functions
Quiz
Activity 6.4	Comparing Linear and Nonlinear Functions
Lesson 6.4	Comparing Linear and Nonlinear Functions
Activity 6.5	Analyzing and Sketching Graphs
Lesson 6.5	Analyzing and Sketching Graphs
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 10	Exponents and Scientific Notations
Activity 10.1	Exponents
Lesson 10.1	Exponents
Activity 10.2	Product of Powers Property
Lesson 10.2	Product of Powers Property
Activity 10.3	Quotient of Powers Property
Lesson 10.3	Quotient of Powers Property
Lesson 10.4	Zero and Negative Exponents
Quiz
Lesson 10.5	Reading Scientific Notation
Lesson 10.6	Writing Scientific Notation
Lesson 10.7	Operations in Scientific Notation
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 7	Real Numbers and the Pythagorean Theorem
Lesson 7.1	Finding Square Roots
Lesson 7.2	Finding Cube Roots
Lesson 7.3	The Pythagorean Theorem
Quiz
Lesson 7.4	Approximating Square Roots
Extension 7.4	Approximating Square Roots
Lesson 7.5	Using the Pythagorean Theorem
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 8	Volume and Similar Solids
Lesson 8.1	Volumes of Cylinders
Lesson 8.2	Volumes of Cones
Quiz
Lesson 8.3	Volumes if Spheres
Lesson 8.4	Surface Area and Volumes of Similar Solids
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 2	Transformations
Lesson 2.1 &  2.2	Congruent Figures & Translations
Lesson 2.3	Reflections
Lesson 2.4	Rotations
Quiz
Lesson 2.5	Similar Figures
Activity 2.6	Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures
Lesson 2.6	Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures
Activity 2.7	Dilations
Lesson 2.7	Dilations
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 3	Angles and Triangles
Lesson 3.1	Parallel Lines and Transversals
Activity 3.2	Angles of Triangles
Lesson 3.2	Angles of Triangles
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Chapter 9	Data Analysis and Displays
Activity 9.1	Scatter Plots
Lesson 9.1	Scatter Plots
Activity 9.2	Lines of Fit
Lesson 9.2	Lines of Fit
Quiz
Activity 9.3	Two-Way Tables
Lesson 9.3	Two-Way Tables
Lesson 9.4	Choosing a Data Display
Chapter Review/Chapter Tests
Activity 3.4
Lesson 3.4

 

 

 

Big Ideas Algebra 1 Pacing Guide
Chapter 1	Solving Linear Equations
Section 1	Solving Simple Equations
Section 2	Solving Multi-Step Equations
Section 3	Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Quiz
Section 4	Solving Absolute Value Equations
Section 5	Rewriting Equations and Formulas
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 2	Solving Linear Inequalities
Section 1	Writing and Graphing Inequalities
Section 2	Solving Inequalities Using Addition or Subtraction
Section 3	Solving Inequalities Using Multiplication or Division
Section 4	Solving Multi-Step Inequalities
Quiz
Section 5	Solving Compound Inequalities
Section 6	Solving Absolute Value Inequalities
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 3	Graphing Linear Functions
Section 1	Graphing Linear Functions
Section 2	Writing Linear Functions
Section 3	Function Notation
Quiz
Section 4	Graphing Linear Equations in Standard Form
Section 5	Graphing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Section 6	Transformations of Graphs of Linear Functions
Section 7	Graphing Absolute Value Functions
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 4	Writing Linear Functions
Section 1	Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Section 2	Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form
Section 3	Writing Equations of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Quiz
Section 4	Scatter Plots and Lines of Fit
Section 5	Analyzing Lines of Fit
Section 6	Arithmetic Sequences
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 5	Solving Systems of Linear Equations
Section 1	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing
Section 2	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution
Section 3	Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination
Section 4	Solving Systems of Linear Equations
Quiz
Section 5	Solving Equations by Graphing
Section 6	Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Section 7	Systems of Linear Inequalities
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 6	Exponential Functions and Sequences
Section 1	Properties of Exponents
Section 2	Radicals and Rational Exponents
Section 3	Exponential Functions
Section 4	Exponential Growth and Decay
Quiz
Section 6	Geometric Sequences
Section 7	Recursively Defined Sequences
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 7	Polynomial Equations and Factoring
Section 1	Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Section 2	Multiplying Polynomials
Section 3	Special Products of Polynomials
Section 4	Solving Polynomial Equations in Factored Form
Quiz
Section 5	Factoring x2 + bx + c
Section 6	Factoring ax2 + bx + c
Section 7	Factoring Special Products
Section 8	Factoring Polynomials Completely
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 8	Graphing Quadratic Functions
Section 1	Graphing f(x) = ax2
Section 2	Graphing f(x) = ax2 + c
Section 3	Graphing f(x) = ax2 +bx + c
Quiz
Section 4	Graphing f(x) = a(x - h)2 + k
Section 5	Using Intercept Form
Section 6	Comparing Linear, Exponential, and Quadratic Functions
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 9	Solving Quadratic Equations
Section 1	Properties of Radicals
Section 2	Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing
Section 3	Solving Quadratic Equations Using Square Roots
Quiz
Section 4	Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Section 5	Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
Section 6	Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 10	Radical Functions and Equations
Section 1	Graphing Square Root Functions
Section 3	Solving Radical Equations
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
Chapter 11	Data Analysis and Displays
Section 1	Measures of Center and Variation
Section 2	Box-and-Whisker Plots
Section 3	Shapes of Distribution
Quiz
Section 4	Two-Way Tables
Section 5	Choosing a Data Display
Chapter Review/Chapter Test
To be taught at the end of the year:
Chapter 4, Section 7       Piecewise Functions
Chapter 10, Section 4     Inverse of a Function