Illustrative Math Alignment: Grade 8 Unit 3

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This is part of a collection of video tutorials the topic of Algebra Tiles.This series of videos describes what algebra tiles are and how they can be used to model numbers, operations, expressions, and equations. Use this series if you are incorporating the use of algebra tiles in your instruction.

The following section reviews the basics of algebra tiles. Use this material as background material, and also as a supplement to the video series.

Description

This is part of a collection of video tutorials the topic of Algebra Tiles.This series of videos describes what algebra tiles are and how they can be used to model numbers, operations, expressions, and equations. Use this series if you are incorporating the use of algebra tiles in your instruction.

The following section reviews the basics of algebra tiles. Use this material as background material, and also as a supplement to the video series.

Description

This is part of a collection of video tutorials the topic of Algebra Tiles.This series of videos describes what algebra tiles are and how they can be used to model numbers, operations, expressions, and equations. Use this series if you are incorporating the use of algebra tiles in your instruction.

The following section reviews the basics of algebra tiles. Use this material as background material, and also as a supplement to the video series.

This is part of a collection of videos that look at the structure of different equations in order to learn how to solve them.

This is part of a collection of videos that look at the structure of different equations in order to learn how to solve them.

This is part of a collection of videos that look at the structure of different equations in order to learn how to solve them.

This is part of a collection of videos that look at the structure of different equations in order to learn how to solve them.

This is part of a collection of videos that look at the structure of different equations in order to learn how to solve them.

This is part of a collection of videos that look at the structure of different equations in order to learn how to solve them.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of One-Step Equations.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of One-Step Equations.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of One-Step Equations.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of One-Step Equations.

In this video, learn about the properties of equality that are the core of the equation-solving process. They'll learn about true properties for each of the four operations. Only subscribers to Media4Math Library can download these resources.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of Solving Two-Step Equations.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of Solving Two-Step Equations.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of Solving Two-Step Equations.

This is part of a collection of video tutorials on the topic of Solving Two-Step Equations.

In this video, students expand their knowledge of properties of equations with a focus on identities. Students will see how to use identities to solve equations, in particular certain quadratic equations.

In this video, students the basics of equations. They'll learn about true equations, false equations, and conditional equations.

Topic

Equations

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The video introduces algebraic expressions and their ability to represent both known and unknown quantities. It defines variables as placeholders for unknowns and explains equations as relationships between two expressions. Key concepts include solving for variables and understanding the role of variables in equations. Key vocabulary includes variable, unknown quantity, and equation. The applications discussed include investigations into real-world scenarios such as honeybee populations and river geology.

Topic

Equations

Description

This segment explores the impact of colony collapse disorder on honey production using statistical data. It introduces box and whisker plots and the calculation of mean as statistical tools to analyze honey yields. Key vocabulary includes colony collapse disorder, box plot, and mean. Applications include modeling bee population declines and their broader ecological and agricultural implications.

Topic

Equations

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The video investigates the geometry of river meanders using the concept of the meander ratio, calculated as the ratio of a river’s sinuous length to its straight-line length. It uses a TI-Nspire calculator to simulate river paths and compute ratios. Key vocabulary includes meander ratio, sinuous length, and geometric modeling. Applications highlight the mathematical modeling of natural phenomena and the occurrence of pi in nature.

In this Investigation we explore linear inequalities in one variable. This video is Segment 1 of a 4 segment series related to Algebra Nspirations: Inequalities.

In this Math Lab we look at compound inequalities. This video is Segment 2 of a 4 segment series related to Algebra Nspirations: Inequalities.

In this Investigation we look at linear inequalities in two variables. This video is Segment 3 of a 4 segment series related to Algebra Nspirations: Inequalities.

In this Math Lab we look at graphical solutions to linear inequalities. This video is Segment 4 of a 4 segment series related to Algebra Nspirations: Inequalities.

In this Investigation we get a historical overview of equations. This video is Segment 1 of a 2 segment series related to Variables and Equations.

In this Math Lab a hands-on activity has students comparing the diameter of a circle and its circumference. This video is Segment 2 of a 2 segment series related to Variables and Equations.

Watch this video about variables and equations. (The transcript is included.)

Video Transcript

From the mathematics of old Babylon and Egypt, to the mathematics of ancient Greece,

China, India, the Islamic world, and all the way up to
the Renaissance and the present, equations have played
a central role in the development of algebra.

But algebraic equations haven't always been written in present day symbolic form.

In this Math Lab we look at an area model for expanding the product of two binomials. This video is Segment 4 of a 4-segment series related to Variables and Equations.

This is part of a collection of bingo cards that can be used to review addition skills. "B" has addition facts from 0 to 15. "I" has addition facts from 16 to 30. "N" has addition facts from 31 to 45. "G" has addition facts from 46 to 60. "O" has addition facts from 61 to 75.

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Given a visual model, students write the corresponding addition equation.

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