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Lessons learned from the 2024 8th Grade Math STAAR
The 2024 8th Grade Math STAAR continued both statewide online testing and several new item types. Using a modified version of the...
Aaron Daffern
Jan 125 min read
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8.5I Activities
This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS 8.5I. write an equation in the form y = mx + b to model a linear...
Aaron Daffern
Mar 13, 20244 min read
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8.8C Activities
This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS 8.8C. model and solve one-variable equations with variables on both sides...
Aaron Daffern
Mar 6, 20245 min read
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Lessons learned from the 2023 8th Grade Math STAAR
The 2023 8th Grade Math STAAR introduced statewide online testing and several new item types. Using a modified version of the statewide...
Aaron Daffern
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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8th Grade Math - Saving for College
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.12G: estimate the cost of a two-year and four-year college...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Financial Responsibility
This post explains and give practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.12E analyze situations to determine if they represent financially...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Different Payment Methods
This post explains and give practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.12E identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Calculating Interest
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.12D: calculate and compare simple interest and compound interest...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Growing Money Over Time
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.12C explain how small amounts of money invested regularly,...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Comparing Simple Interest
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.12A: solve real-world problems comparing how interest rate and loan...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Mean Absolute Deviation
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.11B: determine the mean absolute deviation and use this quantity as...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Scatterplots
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.11A: construct a scatterplot and describe the observed data to...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Dilations and Measurements
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.10D: model the effect on linear and area measurements of dilated...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Transformations on the Coordinate Plane
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.10C: explain the effect of translations, reflections over the x- or...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Congruence and Transformations
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.10B: differentiate between transformations that preserve congruence...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Generalizing Transformations
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.10A: generalize the properties of orientation and congruence of...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 23, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Intersecting Linear Equations
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.9A: identify and verify the values of x and y that simultaneously...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Lines and Angles
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.8D: use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - One-variable Equations
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.8C: model and solve one-variable equations with variables on both...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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8th Grade Math - Writing Problems for Equations and Inequalities
This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.8B: write a corresponding real-world problem when given a...
Aaron Daffern
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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