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Grade Eight CMP Unit

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Unit Focus and Student Goals: Quadratic Relationships - Recognize and represent quadratic functions in tables, graphs, words, and symbols.

Andover Benchmarks covered in this unit

Patterns, Relations, and Algebra

8.P.1, 8.P.2, 8.P.4, 8.P.6, 8.P.7

 

Unit-related Links to Drexel University’s Mathforum and PBS

Surface Area of a Leaf – a study of the finite differences of a quadratic Presented by PBS

Graphing a Parabola without using a calculator Presented by Drexel’s Dr. Math

Analytic Geometry Formulas, including the Quadratic Formula Presented by Drexel’s Dr. Math

Unit Related MCAS Questions – 2004 Test

MCAS – 2004 Test – 8th Grade Mathematics Answers to the questions listed in the tables below may be found on page 205.

Patterns, Relations, Algebra

Question 7, page 184 Question 14, page 188 Question 30, page 198 Question 37, page 201

 

Unit Related MCAS Questions – 2003 Test

MCAS – 2003 Test – 8th Grade Mathematics Answers to the questions listed in the tables below may be found on page 189.

Patterns, Relations, Algebra

Question 7, page 173 Question 21, page 178 Question 27, page 181 Question 36, page 185 Question 37, page 186

MCAS – 2003 - Open Response Questions

Patterns, Relations, Algebra: Question 28, page 182. Question 28 with Accompanying Sample Student Work

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