Eighth Grade

• Classify rational and irrational numbers
• Determine square roots
• Positive and negative exponents
• Weighted averages and mixture problems
• Distinguish between relationships, linear and non-linear functions
• Scientific notation
• Represent functions with tables, verbal descriptions, symbols and graphs
• Arithmetic and geometric sequences
• Calculate the slope, x- and y- intercepts of a line
• Write equation of a line in standard and slope-intercept form
• Graph equations and inequalities
• Represent situations using equations and inequalities involving linear expressions
• Solve equations and inequalities symbolically and graphically
• Solve systems of equations
• Parallel and perpendicular lines
• Add and subtract monomials and polynomials
• Multiply and divide monomials and polynomials (FOIL)
• Quadratic formula
• Simplify radical expressions
• Trigonometric ratios
• Scatter plots and lines of best fit
• Permutations and combinations

Physical Science

• Science skills

Chemistry topics:

• Properties of Matter
• Atomic Structure
• Periodic Table Organization
• Chemical Bonding
• Chemical Reactions
• Acid-Base Chemistry

Physics topics:

• Forces and Motion (including motion math)
• Simple Machines
• Electricity & Magnetism
• Waves
• Energy

Science skills (integrated through four years of middle school):

• Scientific Method
• Lab Measurement, Tools, Safety, and Reports
• Precision and Accuracy
• Inference and Observation
• Dimensional Analysis
• Nature of Science
• Graphing
• Density

Topics (integrated through four years of middle school):

• Design, build, and program Lego Robots
• Engineering Design Cycle
• Uses of Robotics
• Natural Disasters and Disaster Recovery Cycle
• Rube-Goldberg Machines
• Various Engineering-Based Projects

• Examine the Roots of U.S. Culture and Society
• Foundation of America, from Colonization to Nation
• English Influence on Institutions, Social Ideas, Governmental Notions
• Colonial Period
• Revolutionary Period
• Constitutional Period
• Activities and Simulations Allow Students to Experience History, including:
  • Edmund Campion Trial
  • Spanish Armada Game
  • Game of Empire Trade Simulation

Get the 8th grade Social Studies texts here.

• Examine Christian Life through Study of the Sacraments
• How Christ Meets Us and Gives Us Grace through the Church
• Trinity as Model for Christian Moral Life
• Virtues, Commandments, and Beatitudes
• Fulfillment through Prayer, the Sacraments, and Our Relationships with God and Others
• Liturgy of the Hours
• Lectio Divina
• Vocations
• Serra Club Vocations Field Trip

Art, Spanish, Music, Computer, and Physical Education are also incorporated into the curriculum at St. Charles. Find out more about our Specialists here.