New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (8th Grade)
4.3.8 A-C. Patterns and Algebra – Recognize, describe, extend and create patterns involving whole numbers, rational numbers and integers.
• Descriptions using tables, verbal and symbolic rules, graphs, simple equations or expressions
Graph functions, and understand and describe their general behavior. Recognize and describe the difference between linear and exponential growth, using tables, graphs and equations.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.