Crane Calendar 8

th
Grade Common Core Standards
Quarter 1


08/04/14 Week 1
[ Site Routines/Procedures]
[ 8.M.EE.A.02] I can use square roots and cube roots to evaluate expressions and solve
equations involving perfect squares and perfect cube roots.
[ G8.M.AD.01] Additional Standards

08/11/14 Week 2
[ 8.M.NS.A.02] I can estimate the value of an irrational number and locate it on a
number line.
08/18/14 Week 3
[ 8.M.EE.C.07] I can solve linear equations in one variable using the distributive property
and by combining like terms.
08/25/14 Week 4
[ 8.M.EE.C.07] I can solve linear equations in one variable using the distributive property
and by combining like terms.
[ G8.M.AD.02] Additional Standards



09/01/14 Week 5 (Midterms, 4 Day Week)
[ 8.M.F.A.02] I can compare two functions represented in different ways.
[ 8.M.F.A.03] I can identify linear and nonlinear functions.

09/08/14 Week 6
[ 8.M.F.A.02] I can compare two functions represented in different ways.
[ 8.M.F.A.03] I can identify linear and nonlinear functions.

09/15/14 Week 7
09/22/14 Week 8
[ BENCHMARK #1]
[ G8.M.AD.03] Additional Standards

09/29/14 Week 9
[ 8.M.EE.B.05] I can graph and interpret proportional relationships between two
quantities. I can compare two proportional relationships represented in different ways.





Crane Calendar 8
th
Grade Common Core Standards
Quarter 2

10/06/14 Week 1 (Parent Teacher Conferences)
[ 8.M.EE.B.06] I can use similar triangles to explain why slope is the same between any
two points on a line. I can write the equation for a line segment using y=mx + b.
10/13/14 Fall Break
10/20/14 Week 2
[ 8.M.EE.C.08] I can analyze and solve pairs of linear equations.
[ G8.M.AD.04] Additional Standards

10/27/14 Week 3
[ 8.M.EE.C.08] I can analyze and solve pairs of linear equations.

11/03/14 Week 4
[ 8.M.EE.C.08] I can analyze and solve pairs of linear equations.
11/10/14 Week 5 (4 Day Week; Midterms)
[ 8.M.EE.A.01] I can use the properties of exponents to simplify numerical expressions.
[ G8.M.AD.05] Additional Standards

11/17/14 Week 6
[ 8.M.EE.A.01] I can use the properties of exponents to simplify numerical expressions.
[ 8.M.EE.A.04] I can convert decimal forms to scientific notation and apply rules of
exponents to simplify expressions. I can recognize scientific notation that has been
generated by technology.

11/24/14 Week 7 (2 Day Week)
[ 8.M.EE.A.01] I can use the properties of exponents to simplify numerical expressions.
[ 8.M.EE.A.04] I can convert decimal forms to scientific notation and apply rules of
exponents to simplify expressions. I can recognize scientific notation that has been
generated by technology.


12/01/14 Week 8
12/08/14 Week 9
[ BENCHMARK #2]
[ G8.M.AD.06] Additional Standards

12/15/14 Week 1 (Report Card)
[ 8.M.G.B.09] I can find the volume of a cone, cylinder, or sphere.


12/22/14 Winter Break
12/29/14 Winter Break
Crane Calendar 8
th
Grade Common Core Standards
Quarter 3


01/05/15 Week 2
[ Project Based Learning]
01/12/15 Week 3
[ 8.M.G.A.03] I can describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations and reflections
on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.
[ G8.M.AD.07] Additional Standards

01/19/15 Week 4 (4 Day Week)
[ 8.M.G.A.03] I can describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations and reflections
on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.
[ 8.M.G.A.04] I can prove two figures are congruent or similar after a series of
transformations including dilations.

01/26/15 Week 5
[ 8.M.G.A.04] I can prove two figures are congruent or similar after a series of
transformations including dilations.



02/02/15 Week 6 (Midterms, Parent Teacher Conference)
[ 8.M.G.B.07-08] I can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems. I can use the
Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points.
02/09/15 Week 7
[ 8.M.G.B.07-08] I can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems. I can use the
Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points.
[ G8.M.AD.08] Additional Standards

02/16/15 Week 8 (4 Day Week)
[ 8.M.G.B.07-08] I can use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems. I can use the
Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points.
02/23/15 Week 9
[ BENCHMARK #3]


Crane Calendar 8
th
Grade Common Core Standards
Quarter 4

03/02/15 Week 1
[ BENCHMARK #3]
03/09/15 Week 2
[ 8.M.G.A.05] I can use informal arguments to prove relationships with transversals.
[ G8.M.AD.09] Additional Standards

03/16/15 Week 3
[ 8.M.SP.A.01] I can create and interpret scatter plots and find associations between two
quantities.
03/23/15 Week 4
[ 8.M.F.B.04] I can write and model a linear relationship using graphs, tables, or a written
description.
[ 8.M.SP.A.03] I can use a linear model to interpret the slope and y-intercept.

03/30/15 Spring Break

04/06/15 Spring Break
04/13/15 Week 5
[ 8.M.F.B.04] I can write and model a linear relationship using graphs, tables, or a written
description.
[ 8.M.SP.A.03] I can use a linear model to interpret the slope and y-intercept.
[ G8.M.AD.10] Additional Standards

04/20/15 Week 6 (Midterms)
[ 8.M.F.B.05] I can describe the increasing and decreasing relationships within a graph.
04/27/15 Week 7
[ 8.M.SP.A.04] I can construct and interpret a two way table.

05/04/15 Week 8
[ 8.M.SP.A.04] I can construct and interpret a two way table.
05/11/15 Week 9
[ Project Based Learning]
[ G8.M.AD.11] Additional Standards

05/18/15 Last Week of School
[ Project Based Learning]