Middle school
Grade 8 curriculum
Grade 8 at OHM School covers 5 subjects — Electives & CTE, English Language Arts, Math, Physical Science and United States History Before 1900 — across 248 learning lessons, mapped to California academic standards. It also includes 5 SI-ready courses — AI Co-Creation & Ethics, Applied Design Thinking, Venture Design, Mindfulness & Philosophy and Global Systems & History — from OHM's SI readiness programme. Every subject is a book on the shelf below: open one to see its units and the lessons inside each unit.
- Subjects
- 5
- SI-ready courses
- 5
- Units
- 47
- Learning lessons
- 248
Tap a book to take it down and open it: its units, and every lesson inside them.
5 subjects
5 SI-ready
Grade 8 Math
OHM School · Grade 8
Math
10 units · 57 lessons
It opens with Irrational Numbers and closes with Volume of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres.
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Lessons
Unit 1 of 10
Irrational Numbers
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Repeating Decimals as Fractions
- 2Square Roots and Cube Roots
- 3Understanding Irrational Numbers
- 4Estimating and Comparing Square Roots
- 5Irrational Numbers on the Number Line
Unit 2 of 10
Exponents and Scientific Notation
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Properties of Integer Exponents
- 2Zero and Negative Exponents
- 3Powers of Ten and Estimation
- 4Scientific Notation
- 5Operations with Scientific Notation
Unit 3 of 10
Linear Equations in One Variable
4 lessons
Lessons
- 1Equations with Variables on Both Sides
- 2Equations with Rational Coefficients
- 3One, None, or Infinitely Many Solutions
- 4Writing and Solving Equations from Contexts
Unit 4 of 10
Linear Equations and Systems
10 lessons
Lessons
- 1Graphing Proportional Relationships
- 2Comparing Proportional Relationships
- 3Slope and Rate of Change
- 4Similar Triangles and Slope
- 5Slope-Intercept Form
- 6Writing Linear Equations from Two Points
- 7Solving Systems of Equations Graphically
- 8Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically
- 9Systems with No Solution or Infinitely Many Solutions
- 10Modeling with Systems of Equations
Unit 5 of 10
Functions
7 lessons
Lessons
- 1Understanding Functions
- 2Inputs, Outputs, and Function Graphs
- 3Comparing Functions in Different Representations
- 4Linear and Nonlinear Functions
- 5Constructing Linear Function Models
- 6Describing Graphs Qualitatively
- 7Sketching Graphs from Descriptions
Unit 6 of 10
Bivariate Data
6 lessons
Lessons
- 1Scatter Plots and Association
- 2Clusters, Outliers, and Nonlinear Association
- 3Line of Best Fit
- 4Making Predictions with a Linear Model
- 5Interpreting Slope and Intercept in Data
- 6Two-Way Tables
Unit 7 of 10
Transformations
6 lessons
Lessons
- 1Properties of Rigid Transformations
- 2Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
- 3Transformations on the Coordinate Plane
- 4Congruence Through Rigid Motions
- 5Dilations and Similarity
- 6Similarity Through Transformations
Unit 8 of 10
Angles, Triangles, and Parallel Lines
4 lessons
Lessons
- 1Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal
- 2Triangle Angle Sum
- 3Exterior Angles of Triangles
- 4Angle-Angle Similarity
Unit 9 of 10
The Pythagorean Theorem
6 lessons
Lessons
- 1Proving the Pythagorean Theorem
- 2Understanding the Pythagorean Theorem
- 3The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
- 4Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
- 5The Pythagorean Theorem in Three Dimensions
- 6Distance Between Two Points
Unit 10 of 10
Volume of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres
4 lessons
Lessons
- 1Volume of Cylinders
- 2Volume of Cones
- 3Volume of Spheres
- 4Solving Volume Problems
Grade 8 Electives & CTE
- Digital Storytelling
- Digital Literacy: Internet Architecture
- Programming Fundamentals
- Data and Computing Systems
- Introductory Web Design
- Health: Adolescent Wellness
- Physical Education: Fitness for Life
Grade 8 English Language Arts
- Short Fiction: Suspense and Irony
- Literary Analysis of Complex Texts
- Point of View and Tone
- Poetry and Drama
- Reading Informational Texts
- Writing Arguments
- Formal Research Synthesis
- Speech and Presentation Skills
- Grammar and Vocabulary
Grade 8 Physical Science
- Atomic Structure
- States of Matter and Thermal Energy
- Chemical Reactions and Properties of Matter
- Describing Motion
- Laws of Motion and Forces
- Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism
- Energy Transfer
- Waves and Light
- Engineering Design Challenge
Grade 8 United States History Before 1900
- Colonial America
- The American Revolution
- The U.S. Constitution
- The New Nation
- The Northeast, 1800-1850
- The South, 1800-1850
- Westward Expansion
- Abolition and Women's Rights
- Causes of the Civil War
- The Civil War
- Reconstruction
- Industrial America
Grade 8 AI Co-Creation & Ethics
- Fair and Responsible AI
- Data and Privacy
- AI and Work
Grade 8 Applied Design Thinking
- Prototype and Test
Grade 8 Venture Design
- Telling and Funding an Idea
Grade 8 Mindfulness & Philosophy
- Inner Voice and Purpose
Grade 8 Global Systems & History
- Rights and Resources
About this outline: these lessons form the available learning path. Educator approval of standards mappings and assessment evidence is a separate review. See the evidence and review methodology.
How Grade 8 is taught
A list of units is not a way of teaching them.
- Taught in orderLessons unlock as the one before is mastered, so a Grade 8 student is never moved on from something they have not understood.
- Adapted per childThe same 248 lessons are taught at the reading level and pace each child is actually working at.
- Visible to a parentProgress is recorded as mastery of specific concepts, not as lessons ticked off, and a guardian follows it from their own dashboard.
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