Standards
New York State Standards:
8.CM.1 Provide a correct, complete, coherent, and clear rationale for thought process used in problem solving
8.CM.3 Organize and accurately label work
8.CM.4 Share organized mathematical ideas through the manipulation of objects, numerical tables, drawings, pictures, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, models and symbols in written and verbal form
8.CN.6 Recognize and provide examples of the presence of mathematics in their daily lives
8.R.1 Use physical objects, drawings, charts, tables, graphs, symbols, equations, or objects created using technology as representations
8.R.9 Use mathematics to show and understand physical phenomena (e.g., make and interpret scale drawings of figures or scale models of objects)
8.N.4 Apply percents to: Tax, Percent increase/decrease, Simple interest, Sale price, Commission, Interest rates, Gratuities
8.N.6 Justify the reasonableness of answers using estimation
7.N.12 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers
7.G.4 Determine the surface area of prisms and cylinders, using a calculator and a variety of methods
7.M.11 Estimate surface area