However, parents may request that grades be omitted from the student's transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course. I Students investigate properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, and solids. Conjectures are verified through deductive reasoning. Conjectures about properties and relationships are developed inductively and then verified deductively. Vectors, transformations, algebra, and technologies are used as tools to solve geometry problems.
Study includes an introduction to non-euclidian surfaces.
Graphing calculators and computer technologies including probeware, CD-ROM and videodisc are integrated with instruction and used to enhance student understanding. The grade eight program is designed to prepare students to be responsible, productive citizens in a democratic republic and an interconnected world. A basic knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes of democratic government and the American economic system are stressed. Students learn about making choices and recognizing the consequences of decisions, including personal, political, and economic decisions. Students also learn that citizens must value individual and group expression, appreciate diversity, and develop moral values.