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Mathematics — Grade 8
Goal 2, Objective 2.01
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Discovering Perimeters
- By using string, students will discover a formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Mathematics)
- By Jenny Crumpler.
- An "Eggs"traordinary Sculpture
- This lesson uses a sculpture located at the North Carolina Zoological Park as the springboard for an inquiry involving eggs and egg-layers. Several measurements and calculations are incorporated. A visit to the NC Zoological Park is preferred.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
- By Eddie Hamblin.
- Giving Meaning to Volume and Surface Area
- This lesson is designed to help students give meaning to volume and surface area by solving problems using a meaningful situation rather than formulas.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)
- By Grayson Wheatley.
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- Cubes everywhere
- In this Illuminations lesson, students use cubes to develop spatial thinking and review basic geometric principles through real-life applications. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Discovering the area formula for triangles
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students learn the area formula for a triangle. Students find the areas of rectangles and squares and compare them to the areas of triangles derived from the original shape. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Do you measure up?
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students learn the basics of the metric system. They identify which unit is used to measure specific objects and make conversions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Fill'r up
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students can manipulate the scale factor that links two three-dimensional rectangular prisms and learn about the relationships between edge lengths and volumes. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Finding our top speed
- This Illuminations lesson sets the stage for a discussion of travel in the solar system. By considering a real-world, hands-on activity, students develop their understanding of time and distance. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Finding the balance
- In this lesson for middle grades students, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students participate in activities in which they focus on patterns and relations that can be developed from the exploration of balance, mass, length of the mass arm, and the position of the fulcrum. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- In your shadow
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students extend their knowledge of proportions to solving problems dealing with similarity by measuring the heights and shadows of familiar objects and using indirect measurement to find the heights of much larger items. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Learning about length, perimeter, area, and volume of similar objects using interactive figures: Side length and area of similar figures
- This two-part example illustrates how students can learn about the length, perimeter, area, and volume of similar objects using dynamic figures. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Mathematics at the mall: Unit overview
- Students participate in activities in which they develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Off the scale
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use real-world examples to solve problems involving scale as they examine maps of their home states and calculate distances between cities. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Scaling away
- In this Illuminations lesson, students measure the dimensions of a common object, multiply each dimension by a scale factor, and examine a model using the multiplied dimensions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Shops at the Mall
- Students develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Spinning tops
- In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students participate in games and activities that develop concepts of measurement and statistics. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
- Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics