8th grade Washington curriculum
What 8th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Washington State Learning Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Big, Small & Real NumbersScientific notation and irrational numbers
- Squares, Cubes & RootsPerfect squares and cubes, and their roots
- Patterns & Two-Step EquationsExpressions, patterns and solving for x
- Equations with BracketsSolve ax = b, x ÷ a = b, ax + b = c and a(x + b) = c
- Tables, Graphs & Linear RelationsFind missing values in y = mx + b
- Tessellations & TransformationsSlides, flips, turns and dilations
- Congruent ShapesSlides, flips and turns that keep a shape the same
- Angle DetectiveParallel lines and polygons
- Pythagorean TheoremRight triangles and a² + b² = c²
- Surface Area & VolumePrisms, cylinders, nets and views
- Scatter Plots & StoriesTwo-variable data and misleading graphs
- Exponent RulesAdd, subtract, multiply exponents
- Systems of EquationsWhere two lines meet
- FunctionsOne input, one output
- Cones, Cylinders & SpheresVolume of round solids
- Slope & Rate of ChangeRise over run
- Two-Way TablesData in rows and columns
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Close ReadingTheme, tone and evidence
- Literary DevicesIrony, symbolism and point of view
- Irony, Satire & AllusionWhen words mean more than they say
- Whose Story Is It?Limited, omniscient and unreliable narrators
- Reading DetectivePredict, infer and summarize
- Forms, Patterns & VisualsText forms, patterns and visual design
- Word StudyRoots, affixes and connotation
- Precise Words & SpellingSpelling rules, word parts and exact vocabulary
- Write It BetterVoice, revising and proofreading
- Digital CitizensSafe, smart and respectful online
- Weigh the EvidenceAccurate, logical and fair sources
- Media InfluenceAppeals, feeds and echo chambers
Science
- Light & RadiationWaves, the spectrum and how light behaves
- Motion, Forces & Newton’s LawsSpeed, velocity, acceleration, friction and the Laws of Motion.
- Work, Energy & EfficiencyForce, distance and wasted energy
- Kinetic & Potential EnergyEnergy of motion and stored energy.
- Fields & Forces at a DistanceGravity, magnetism and electric forces.
- Genes & HeredityGenes, mutations and reproduction.
- Natural SelectionVariation, survival and populations changing over time.
- Space SystemsMoon phases, eclipses, seasons, gravity and scale.
- Earth's History & FossilsRock strata, the geologic time scale and evidence of evolution.
Social Studies
- Sources & EvidencePrimary and secondary sources, context and conclusions
- Maps, Graphs & DataChoropleth maps, scatter graphs and pyramids
- Founding IdealsDeclaration, Constitution and their roots
- Rights & AmendmentsThe Bill of Rights and beyond
- A New NationWashington to the Monroe Doctrine
- Westward ExpansionManifest Destiny and its costs
- Factories & ReformersInventions, immigrants and reform
- The Civil WarSlavery, secession and war
- ReconstructionNew rights, and rights rolled back
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