Mastery Quest Tracker
STATUS: ACTIVE // MATH-8
Indiana Academic Standards 8th Grade
Mathematical Mastery Quest
Track your progress, conquer key concepts, and level up your skills!
Quest Champion (Name)
Quest Date Started
Class Period
NS
Number Systems
Rational, Irrational & Radicals
LEVEL 1 (8.NS.1) Rational/Irrational
Identify & Define
Identify, define, and sort numbers into rational and irrational categories.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
LEVEL 2 (8.NS.1) Decimals
Decimal Translations
Show that every rational number has a repeating or terminating decimal representation.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
LEVEL 3 (8.NS.2) Estimates
Radical Estimation
Estimate the values of non-perfect square roots and plot them on a number line.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
LEVEL 4 (8.NS.3) x² / y³
Radical Equations & Roots
Evaluate square roots of perfect squares and cube roots of perfect cubes.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
Domain Badge Status:
AF
Algebra & Equations
Linear & Multi-Step Equations
LEVEL 1 (8.AF.1) Simplifying
Simplify & Combine
Apply the distributive property and combine like terms to simplify linear expressions.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
LEVEL 2 (8.AF.1) Variables
Multi-Step Equations
Solve linear equations in one variable with variables on both sides.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
LEVEL 3 (8.AF.1) Solutions
Analyzing Solutions
Determine if a linear equation has one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
LEVEL 4 (8.AF.2) Systems
Two-Variable Systems
Understand how two linear equations with two variables intersect to find a matching solution.
Verify:
Class Explain Quiz
Domain Badge Status:
How to level up: Practice skills, show proof, and get verified by your teammate or teacher!
VERIFIED: _______________
SKILL BOOSTERS // PAGE 2
Quest Workshop & Visual Organizers
Use these visual blueprints to help master your goals on Page 1!
Visual Organizer 1: The Real Number Landscape
Rational Numbers (\(\mathbb{Q}\)) Terminating/Repeating
Can be written as a fraction \(\frac{a}{b}\). Decimal stops or repeats.
Fractions: \( \frac{2}{3}, -\frac{4}{5} \)
Perfect Roots: \( \sqrt{49} \)
Repeating: \( 0.\bar{3} \)
Integers: \( -4, 12 \)
Irrational Numbers Infinite Chaos
Cannot be written as a fraction. Decimals repeat infinitely with no pattern.
Pi: \( \pi \approx 3.1415... \)
Non-Perfect: \( \sqrt{2} \)
Estimates: \( \sqrt{10} \approx 3.2 \)
Infinite: \( 1.01001... \)
Mini-Challenge: Classify and Place the Numbers
Write each number in its proper column: \( -\frac{1}{2} \), \( \pi \), \( \sqrt{15} \), \( \sqrt{36} \), \( 0.75 \)
RATIONAL COLLATOR
IRRATIONAL COLLATOR
Visual Organizer 2: The Equation Blueprint
STEP 1 Distribute Clear parenthesis
STEP 2 Combine Simplify each side
STEP 3 Move Var Variables to 1 side
STEP 4 Isolate Constants away
STEP 5 Solve / Check Simplify and check
Practice Problem: Solve the Equation Below
Standard 8.AF.1
Solve step-by-step using the checklist guidelines above:
\( 2(x + 5) - 3 = 4x - 1 \)
Solve workspace (Show all steps):
My Answer: x =
✔ Double check: Does your solution make the equation true? My Confidence: Low • Med • High
Designed for Indiana Middle School Math Champions IAS Standards: 8.NS.1, 8.NS.2, 8.NS.3, 8.AF.1
