Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 8

Content Standard: I. Discrete Mathematics: Students will understand and apply concepts in discrete mathematics.
Common Assessment:
LAD Task, Cake Decorating Dilemma
Performance Indicators

Students will be able to:

Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested
Performance Activities

Suggested
Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

1. Create and use networks to explain practical situations or solve problems.

Provide multiple opportunities to use networks in problem solving situations.

Chapter 13 Discrete Math and Probability

mathforum.org

Problem solving

MEA released items

outcome

tree diagram

network

permutations

factorial

combinations

Pascalís triangle

2. Identify patterns in the world and express these patterns with rules.

Construct rules from observed patterns in problem solving situations.

Lesson 7-6 Sequences

Lesson 7-6B Fibonacci Sequence

Chapter 11 Algebra: Functions and Graphs

Chapter 13 Discrete Math and Probability

mathforum.org

Problem solving

MEA released items

Fibonacci sequence