Grade 8 Materials List

Grade 8 Materials	Quantity (for a class of 30 students)	Lesson(s) where used
Bags, resealable plastic, (or envelopes) for handouts or pre-printed slips cut from copies of blackline masters		used throughout grade level
Scientific Calculators	20	8.8.16
Compass	30	8.7.4
Four-function calculators	30	8.2.1, 8.8.2, 8.8.4
Protractors	15-30	used throughout grade level
Measuring tapes	8	8.2.13, 8.6.2
Rulers (cm and inch)	15-30	used throughout grade level
Scissors	8-15 pairs	used throughout grade level
Stopwatches	30	8.6.11
Straightedges	30	used throughout grade level
1/4 inch graph paper	6 packs of 100 sheets	used throughout grade level
Blank paper	1 ream	used throughout grade level
Colored pencils	8 packs of 8	used throughout grade level
Markers	8 packs of 8	used throughout grade level
*Geometry toolkits: tracing paper, graph paper, colored pencils, scissors, and an index card to use as a straightedge or to mark right angles.**	30	used throughout grade level
Index cards	1 pack of 100	used throughout grade level
Straws	1 pack of 50	8.1.12
Sticky notes	varies- typically for partners and gallery walks- 15 per activity	used throughout grade level
String	4 ply, 840 ft., 1 roll	8.3.11
Tape	8 rolls (1 roll per group)	8.2.8
Tools for creating a visual display (Any way for students to create work that can be easily displayed to the class. Examples: chart paper and markers, whiteboard space and markers, shared online drawing tool, access to a document camera.)		used throughout grade level
Tracing paper	30 sheets per activity	used throughout grade level
Bundles of "patty paper"	1 box of 1,000	used throughout grade level