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The primary focal points at Grade 8 are proportionality; expressions, equations, relationships, and foundations of functions; and measurement and data. Students use concepts, algorithms, and properties of real numbers to explore mathematical relationships and to describe increasingly complex situations, while the concepts of proportionality are used to explore, develop, and communicate mathematical relationships. Students use algebraic thinking to describe how a change in one quantity in a relationship results in a change in the other. Students connect verbal, numeric, graphical, and symbolic representations of relationships, including equations and inequalities and begin to develop an understanding of functional relationships. Problem solving in meaningful contexts, language and communication, connections within and outside mathematics, and formal and informal reasoning underlie all content areas in mathematics.

This course may be required on some campuses for students who have not passed the math portion of the STAAR test. STAAR Math 8 will be offered at some campuses as a one-semester class (MA8281).

This advanced Algebra I class will be taken in eighth grade by students working above grade level. It is designed for the student who has participated in the Advanced Placement Mathematics program and/or is prepared to study Algebra in the eighth grade. In this course, students will build on the knowledge and skills from Grade 6 and Grade 7 Advanced Mathematics, which provide a foundation in linear relationships, number operations, and proportionality. Students will study linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and their related transformations, equations, and associated solutions. Students will connect functions and their associated solutions in both mathematical and real- world situations. Students will use technology to collect and explore data and analyze statistical relationships. In addition, students will study polynomials of degree one and two, radical expressions, sequences, and laws of exponents. Students will generate and solve linear systems with two equations and two variables and will create new functions through transformations. Credit will be given toward graduation requirements + End of Course (EOC) tested.