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7th Math Grade:
College preparatory based, mathematics instruction in the Middle School is grounded in the belief that math is an essential life skill. It is important that students make sense of mathematics, to view it as a tool for reasoning. Along with mastering the required computational skills, the program offers opportunities to problem solve not only in mathematics but in a multitude of other cross-curricular activities. Individual skill development and articulation of mathematical understanding are part of every lesson in the middle school math classroom. Group and individual projects and calculator and computer lessons and activities are used to reinforce objectives and to enhance mathematical understanding. Extra help is available daily both before and after school.
GRADES 7 AND 8 TRACKING OVERVIEW Students entering Grade 7 either take Mathematics Course 2, which is on-grade level math, or Mathematics Course 3, which is Pre Algebra. Students in Course 2 will progress to Course 3, on-grade level, in Grade 8 and students in Course 3 will advance to Algebra I.
GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS The Grade 7 math curriculum is designed to help students build a strong foundation for the more advanced math topics encountered in pre algebra and algebra. As students acquire new skills and develop problem solving strategies, connections of how new concepts relate to prior ones become part of their mathematical power. Lessons focus on a variety of topics including decimals and integers, solving equations and inequalities, ratio, rates and proportions, percent, and probability and statistics.
The Seventh and Eighth Grade pre- algebra curriculum is designed to help students make a smooth transition from arithmetic to algebra. Students move from working with simple numerical problems to solving those that require more advanced reasoning skill. Students apply the basic functions of math to equations; organize and integrate important mathematical ideas; and build problem-solving techniques that can be used to attack real-world math challenges. Topics include integers and algebraic expressions, solving equations and inequalities, graphing in the coordinate plane, application of percents, exponents and powers, and applying algebra to geometry.
Deborah Fera
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