Grade 8 - 1st Nine Weeks

Note: The resources in this document are listed in order of importance from top to bottom. TEXTEAMS activities provide students with an experience that interweaves and encompasses a large number of TEKS. Should you choose another suggested activity in place of TEXTEAMS, be aware that these other activities may expose students to only one of the TEKS indicated, therefore eliminating the multi-faceted, interconnectedness of TEXTEAMS. Many of the additional listed activities provide reinforcement and extension of the concepts.

*denotes this TEXTEAMS unit has been referenced in at least one other grade level. Please check with the appropriate grade level team(s) to determine the depth of coverage.

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Problem Solving
TEKS 8.14B use a problem solving model that includes understanding the problem, devising a plan, carrying out the plan and evaluating the solution for reasonableness 8.14C select or develop an appropriate problem solving strategy from a variety of types to solve a problem Draw a picture Work a simpler problem		*Lane County 8,* p. 23 - 28 *Glencoe,* p. 342 - 343, 402 - 403
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Compare and Order Non-Negative Rational Numbers Non-negative whole numbers, fractions and decimals
TEKS 8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals		**TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Fraction Benchmarks **TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Order on Line (with non-negative whole numbers, fractions and decimals)

8.7D locate and name points on a coordinate plane using ordered pairs of rational numbers 8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals 8.3B estimate and find solutions to application problems involving percents and other proportional relationships such as similarity and rates 8.13B recognize misuses of graphical or numerical information and evaluate predictions and conclusions based on data analysis 8.14D select tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper/pencil and technology or techniques such as mental math, estimation and number sense to solve problems		**TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Scattered Fractions Visual Math Volume I, Lesson 69

Introduce percents at this time
8.1B select and use appropriate forms of rational numbers to solve real-life problems including those involving proportional relationships 8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals 8.15A communicate math ideas using language, efficient tools, appropriate units, and graphical, numerical, physical or algebraic math models		**TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Percent Benchmarks **TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Order on Line (include percents with non-negative whole numbers, fractions and decimals)

8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals		*Kamico TAAS Connection Developmental Series* (Green Book), "That's an Order", p. 13 - 29 (use non-negative cards only)
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Construct Bar & Circle Graphs Using Collected Data to Develop Estimation Skills
TEKS 8.12C select and use an appropriate representation for presenting and displaying relationships among collected data, including line plots, line graphs, stem and leaf plots, circle graphs, bar graphs, box and whisker plots, histograms, and Venn diagrams, with and without the use of technology 8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals 8.3B estimate and find solutions to application problems involving percents and other proportional relationships such as similarity and rates 8.2C evaluate a solution for reasonableness 8.14A identify and apply math to everyday experiences, in and out of school, with other disciplines and other math topics		**TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* And Around We Go! *Kamico TAAS Connection Developmental Series,* p. 98 - 110
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Linear and Area Models of Percent
TEKS 8.3B estimate and find solutions to application problems involving percents and other proportional relationships such as similarity and rates 8.14C select or develop an appropriate problem solving strategy from a variety of types to solve a problem 8.14D select tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper/pencil and technology or techniques such as mental math, estimation and number sense to solve problems		*Math and the Mind's Eye:* Modeling Percents and Ratios - Unit VII - Activity 1
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Operations with Non-Negative Rational Numbers (Fractions and Decimals)
TEKS 8.2B use appropriate operations to solve problems involving rational numbers in problem situations 8.2A select appropriate operations to solve problems involving rational numbers and justify selections 8.2C evaluate a solution for reasonableness 8.14B use a problem solving model that includes understanding the problem, devising a plan, carrying out the plan and evaluating the solution for reasonableness 8.15A communicate math ideas using language, efficient tools, appropriate units, and graphical, numerical, physical or algebraic math models		**TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Does One and One Make Two? (multiply decimals) **TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* More or Less (multiply fractions) **TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Divide and Conquer (divide fractions) *TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Product and Quotient *SBISD Math Framework 7/8,* p. N-12, see supplement E, p. 1 - 9 'Operation Bingo'
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Problem Solving with Non-Negative Rational Numbers Including Order of Operations
TEKS 8.1B select and use appropriate forms of rational numbers to solve real-life problems including those involving proportional relationships 8.2A select appropriate operations to solve problems involving rational numbers and justify selections 8.2C evaluate a solution for reasonableness 8.14A identify and apply math to everyday experiences, in and out of school, with other disciplines and other math topics 8.14B use a problem solving model that includes understanding the problem, devising a plan, carrying out the plan and evaluating the solution for reasonableness		*SBISD Math Framework 7/8,* p. N-6, see supplement C, p. 1 - 3 *Mathematics Standards in the Classroom,* p. 46 - 47 *Kamico TAKS Connection Developmental Series* Book 1, “Match Point”, p. 62 – 71 *Kamico TAKS Connection Developmental Series* Book 1, “What’s Your Reason-Ability?”, p. 108 – 118
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Compare and Order Integers
TEKS 8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals		*SBISD Math Framework 7/8,* p. N-20 'Human Integer Number Line' *Lane County 8,* p. 109 - 111 *Glencoe* p. 56 - 61
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Operations with Integers
TEKS 7.2C use models, such as concrete objects, pictorial models, and number lines, to add, subtract, multiply and divide integers and connect the actions to algorithms 8.2B use appropriate operations to solve problems involving rational numbers in problem situations 8.2C evaluate a solution for reasonableness		*Lane County 8,* p. 112 - 124 *SBISD Math Framework 7/8,* p. N-9, 10 'Integer Roll' Glencoe, p. 62 - 83
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Scientific Notation
TEKS 8.1D express numbers in scientific notation, including negative exponents, in appropriate problem situations		*Kamico TAKS Connection Developmental Series* Book 1, “Notation Rotation”, p. 50 – 61 *Mathematics Standards in the Classroom,* p. 49 - 51 *Glencoe,* p. 265 - 267 Powers of Ten Demo Website: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
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Compare and Order Rational Numbers Include percents, integers, positive and negative fractions, positive and negative decimals, and numbers in scientific notation
TEKS 8.1A compare and order rational numbers in various forms including integers, percents, and positive and negative fractions and decimals 8.14D select tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper/pencil and technology or techniques such as mental math, estimation and number sense to solve problems 8.14A identify and apply math to everyday experiences, in and out of school, with other disciplines and other math topics 8.15A communicate math ideas using language, efficient tools, appropriate units, and graphical, numerical, physical or algebraic math models		**TEXTEAMS Numerical Reasoning:* Order on Line (include percents, integers, positive and negative fractions positive and negative decimals and numbers in scientific notation) *Glencoe,* p. 261 - 264
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