Access Point #: MAFS.8.EE.1.AP.2dArchived Access Point

Identify squares and cubes as perfect or non-perfect.
Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

Concrete:

  • Use a calculator to determine the squares and cubes of numbers.
  • Use a calculator to determine the square roots of numbers.
  • Use a calculator to determine the cubed roots of numbers.
Representation:
  • Identify a whole number (perfect).
  • Identify a decimal number (non-perfect).
General Information
Number: MAFS.8.EE.1.AP.2d
Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised: 07/14
Cluster: Work with radicals and integer exponents. (Major Cluster)

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Related Standards

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Related Courses

This access point is part of these courses.
1205050: M/J Accelerated Mathematics Grade 7
1205070: M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra
1204000: M/J Foundational Skills in Mathematics 6-8
1205510: Explorations in Mathematics 2
7812030: Access M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra
7912115: Fundamental Explorations in Mathematics 2

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