Course Overview:
In the 8th Grade Math STAAR® Study Guide, students are provided a comprehensive review of the current tested TEKS by reporting category. This guide contains easy-to-read summaries and practice problems for the key concepts tested on the 8th Math STAAR® assessment. The guide also includes three Practice Tests with detailed answer explanations. Each test is built to have similar rigor and content to what students experience on the STAAR® assessment. Each question has been assigned the appropriate TEKS and category, so students have the information they need to focus on areas of improvement.
Syllabus:
Reporting Category 1 - Numerical Representations and Relationships
- 1.1 Sets of Real Numbers
- 1.2 Approximating Irrational Numbers
- 1.3 Comparing Real Numbers
- 1.4 Scientific Notation
Reporting Category 2 - Computations and Algebraic Relationships
- 2.1 Expressions and Equations
- 2.2 Multistep Inequalities
- 2.3 Writing Equations and Inequalities
- 2.4 Writing Problems Given Equations and Inequalities
- 2.5 Solving equations with Variables on Both Sides
- 2.6 Solving Word Problems that Require Equations With Variables on Both Sides
- 2.7 Functions
- 2.8 Finding Slope
- 2.9 Slope of a Graph
- 2.10 Slope Formula
- 2.11 Linear Proportional Relationships
- 2.12 Direct Variation Word Problems
- 2.13 Linear Nonproportional Relationships
- 2.14 Linear Nonproportional Graphs
- 2.15 Comparing Linear Functions
- 2.16 Writing Linear Functions
- 2.17 Linear Systems
Reporting Category 3 - Geometry and Measurement
- 3.1 Review of Area
- 3.2 Surface Area
- 3.3 Surface Area of Cylinders
- 3.4 Volume
- 3.5 The Pythagorean Theorem
- 3.6 Converse of the Pythagorean Throrem
- 3.7 Geometry Review
- 3.8 Parallel Lines and Transversals
- 3.9 Similarity in Triangles
- 3.10 Transformations
- 3.11 Scale Factors and Proportionality
- 3.12 The Effect of Scale Factors on Area and perimeter
Reporting Category 4 - Data Analysis and Personal Financial Literacy
- 4.1 Scatterplots and Data
- 4.2 Analyzing Scatterplots and Trend Lines
- 4.3 Mean Deviation
- 4.4 Simple and Compound Interest
- 4.5 Planning and Saving for College
