CLAIM 1: CONCEPTS AND PROCEDURES

FACT SHEETS

The Fact Sheets have been created using Version 3.0 of the Smarter Balanced Item Specifications.  The Fact Sheets describe the content covered for each Claim 1 Target on Smarter Balanced.  They include the Achievement Level Descriptors, construct-relevant vocabulary and allowable stimulus.  The Fact Sheets can be used by teachers to calibrate the rigor of their curriculum and instruction to the expectations on Smarter Balanced (Level 3 ALD represents the College and Career Readiness pathway).
Concepts and Procedures (Claim 1) Vocabulary
Formula and Conversions Guidelines

PRIORITY CLUSTER

TARGET A

Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
8.NS.1, 8.NS.2
TARGET B
Work with radicals and integer exponents.
8.EE.1 – 8.EE.4
TARGET C
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
8.EE.5, 8.EE.6
TARGET D
Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
8.EE.7, 8.EE.8
TARGET E
Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
8.F.1 – 8.F.3
TARGET F
Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
8.F.4, 8.F.5
TARGET G
Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.
8.G.1 – 8.G.5
TARGET H
Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
8.G.6 – 8.G.8
TARGET I
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
8.G.9
TARGET J
Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data
8.SP.1 – 8.SP.4