For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
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Prealgebra aligned to CCSS-M Standards
- Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.NS The Number System
- Curriki Project Based Geometry
- Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE Expressions and Equations
- Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.F Functions
- Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.G Geometry
- Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.SP Statistics and Probability
Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.SP Statistics and Probability
- Quiz - 8.SP Statistics and Probability: Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data: Standards: 8.SP.1, 8.SP.2, 8.SP.3, 8.SP.4
- 8.SP.1 Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data: Construct and interpret scatter plots
- 8.SP.2 Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data: Straight lines as models
- 8.SP.3 Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data: Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems
- 8.SP.4 Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data: Frequencies and relative frequencies
Cluster - MA.8.CCSS.Math.Content.8.NS The Number System
- Quiz - 8.NS The Number System Cluster: Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers. Standards: 8.NS.1, 8.NS.2
- 8.NS.1 Know that numbers that are not rational are called irrational.
- 8.NS.2 Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers.
8.SP.2 Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data: Straight lines as models
Teacher Resources
- Fitting Lines to Data
- For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
- For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
Exercises for students with commentary, from Illustrative Mathematics
Supports the following Standards of Mathematical Practice
• 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
• 2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• 3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• 5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
• 6 Attend to precision.
• 7 Look for and make use of structure.
• 8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/8/SP/A/2
