8th grade Minnesota curriculum
What 8th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Squares, Cubes & RootsPerfect squares and cubes, and their roots
- Patterns & Two-Step EquationsExpressions, patterns and solving for x
- Pythagorean TheoremRight triangles and a² + b² = c²
- Big, Small & Real NumbersScientific notation and irrational numbers
- Scatter Plots & StoriesTwo-variable data and misleading graphs
- Tables, Graphs & Linear RelationsFind missing values in y = mx + b
- Equations with BracketsSolve ax = b, x ÷ a = b, ax + b = c and a(x + b) = c
- Exponent RulesAdd, subtract, multiply exponents
- Systems of EquationsWhere two lines meet
- FunctionsOne input, one output
- Slope & Rate of ChangeRise over run
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Close ReadingTheme, tone and evidence
- Literary DevicesIrony, symbolism and point of view
- Word StudyRoots, affixes and connotation
- Irony, Satire & AllusionWhen words mean more than they say
- Whose Story Is It?Limited, omniscient and unreliable narrators
- Forms, Patterns & VisualsText forms, patterns and visual design
- Reading DetectivePredict, infer and summarize
- Digital CitizensSafe, smart and respectful online
- Write It BetterVoice, revising and proofreading
- Precise Words & SpellingSpelling rules, word parts and exact vocabulary
- Media InfluenceAppeals, feeds and echo chambers
- Weigh the EvidenceAccurate, logical and fair sources
Science
- Particles & MatterKinetic theory and the atom
- Light & RadiationWaves, the spectrum and how light behaves
- Atoms & ElementsElements, compounds and chemical symbols
- Circuits & StaticCircuits, conductors and static charge
- Fields & Forces at a DistanceGravity, magnetism and electric forces.
- Newton's LawsThree laws of motion
- Motion, Forces & Newton’s LawsSpeed, velocity, acceleration, friction and the Laws of Motion.
- Kinetic & Potential EnergyEnergy of motion and stored energy.
- Chemical ReactionsNew substances form, and atoms are conserved.
- Thermal Energy & InsulationHeat flow, temperature and keeping things warm or cold.
Social Studies
- Human Rights Around the WorldRights, fairness and speaking up
- World BeliefsOrigins of major belief systems
- Maps, Graphs & DataChoropleth maps, scatter graphs and pyramids
- Forms of GovernmentRepublics, monarchies and more
- Economies & Global TradeEconomic systems, growth and trade between countries
- Population & MigrationGrowing cities, cultures on the move and new Minnesotans
- The World Since 1945Independence, human rights and a connected world
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