Mathematics — Grade 8

Homerun Hoopla

This lesson is designed for students to gather and analyze data about baseball figures. The student will use the Internet or other resources to collect statistical data on the top five home run hitters for the current season as well as their career home run totals. The students will graph the data and determine if it is linear or non-linear.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Mathematics)

By Anne Walters.

Statistics Project

Students collect numeric and non-numeric data. They are then expected to use the data collected to construct different types of graphs as well as finding central tendencies.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics)

By Audrea Saunders.

What Can Scatterplots Tell Us?

Using data from peer surveys and self surveys of popular TV shows, students will create computer-generated scatterplots. Students will culminate a unit on correlation with a Parent vs. Teen scatterplot project.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)

By Hilda Hamilton.

Lesson plans on the web

Analyzing numeric and geometric patterns of paper pool: Overview

This page provides an overview of a four-lesson Illuminations unit plan titled “Analyzing Numeric and Geometric Patterns of Paper Pool.” (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Barbie bungee

In this Illuminations lesson, students model a bungee jump using a Barbie doll and rubber bands. The distance to which the doll will fall is directly proportional to the number of rubber bands, so this context is used to examine linear functions. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Baseball stats

Students use the Internet to explore datasets and statistics in baseball. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Burning questions

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use information from a quiz, along with what they learned in the previous four lessons, to write a summary and finalize a property sketch demonstrating their understanding of wildfires. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Explore more tables

The interactive paper pool game in this unit provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Exploring Linear Data

Students model linear data in a variety of settings. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Go the distance

The interactive paper pool game in this unit provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Graphical representations for the number of hits

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students continue their exploration of the Paper Pool game by graphically analyzing data collected during several games played. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Heartifacts

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students are asked to interpret factual heart-related information in a variety of problem-solving situations. They also create and solve an original problem. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Heating up

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students discover the havoc that wildfire can cause. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

History of populations

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students analyze information represented graphically. Students are asked to discuss, describe, read, and write about the graphs and the information they contain. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Look for patterns

The interactive paper pool game in this unit provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Mathematics as communication

This lesson, from Illuminations, focuses on interpreting and creating graphs that are functions of time. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Paper pool game

Students further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (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

Sticks and stones

In this Illuminations lesson, students play “Sticks and Stones,” a game based on the Apache game “Throw Sticks,” which was played at multi-nation celebrations. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Taking its toll

In this Illuminations lesson, students compare the price of a toll to the distance traveled. Students investigate data numerically and graphically to determine the per-mile charge, and they predict the cost if a new tollbooth were added along the route. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics