Composition skills taught include a variety of purposes such as description and exposition. I, students will learn the concepts and skills associated with real numbers, will solve equations and inequalities, will work with polynomials, will find square roots, will graph and solve quadratic equations, and will work with rational expressions. Other topics presented are measurement, geometry, graphing, percents, proportions, probability and statistics, and integers. Problem-solving skills are interwoven in each topic. This course provides instruction in astronomy, geology, meteorology and oceanography.
Astronomy is the study of planets, stars and other objects in space.
Geology is the study of the earth's origin, history and structure. Meteorology is the study of the earth' atmosphere, weather and climates. Oceanography is the study of the earth's oceans. The study includes colonization, the Constitution and westward expansion. Eighth grade civics is the study of government in the United States which includes citizenship, the three branches of government, citizens and the law.