Eighth Grade

Power Standards

• Construct a model for a scatter plot and use the equation of the model to solve problems. (8.SP.2-3)

Concepts and Skills

* Power Standard Content

• * Create scatter plots
• * Find equations for lines of best fit (informally)
• Identify patterns in bivariate categorical data

Language Usage

• A student in 8th grade will demonstrate the ability to apply and comprehend critical language by explaining how to find equations of line of best fit using scatter plots.

Content-Specific Vocabulary

• Scatter plot
• Line of best fit
• Bivariate categorical data

Process-Specific Vocabulary

• Create
• Identify
• Construct
• Pattern

Essential Understandings

• Scatter plots are tools for modeling real-world situations.

Factual Guiding Questions

• How do you create a scatter plot?
• For what types of data are scatter plots useful modeling tools?

Conceptual Guiding Questions

• How do you determine the line of best fit?
• In what situations would a line of best fit be a useful tool?

Engaging/Debatable Guiding Questions

• Why is it important to know how to find the line of best fit when analyzing statistics?