M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra

The purpose of this course is to focus on three critical areas: (1) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations, (2) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships, (3) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.