Take an irrational approach to numbers with a Smarter Balanced assessment that covers the introduction of irrational numbers. The nine items cover identifying irrational numbers, approximating them with rational numbers, and converting repeating decimals to fractions.

Concepts

irrational numbers, rational numbers, converting decimals to fractions, square roots, values, number lines

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the questions as a pre/post assessment
• Create warm-ups from the items

Classroom Considerations

• The class should have some experience with rational and irrational numbers
• Part of the Gr. 8 Claim 1 Item Slide Shows series
  

Pros

• Provides a range of item difficulty for the concepts
• Includes an answer key

Cons

• Unable to interact with the items as intended

Common Core

8.NS.A.1 8.NS.A.2