Grade 8
TEKS Math Standard: 8.2.B
approximate the value of an irrational number, including π and square roots of numbers less than 225, and locate that rational number approximation on a number line
Math Curiosity: Four Squares
Every positive integer can be written as the sum of (at most) four perfect squares!
Math Curiosity: Primes and Squares
Can any perfect square be written as the sum of two primes?
Math Curiosity: Legendre’s Conjecture
It seems like there’s always a prime number between two perfect squares… but is this always the case!?