(1) The benchmark for mathematics content standard 4 for a student at the end of grade 8 is the ability to:

(a) identify, describe, construct, and compare plane and solid geometric figures;

(b) understand and apply geometric properties and relationships (e.g., the Pythagorean theorem) ;

(c) represent geometric figures on a coordinate grid;

(d) explore properties and transformations of geometric figures; and

(e) use geometry as a means of describing the physical world.