The math department’s goal is to teach students to solve problems and work with various representations of mathematical ideas through active learning, worked examples, fluency tasks, and online software to help students better understand the world we live in. Throughout the year, students will have many opportunities to work with others in a group setting, teach their methods, and provide solutions and observations for the class.

Math 6

Math 6 digs deeper into understanding the meaning of mathematical operations with fractions and decimals, as well as explaining what the solutions really represent. We will explore ratios, percent, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes and the various ways they can be represented and used in everyday life. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

 The key concepts for this course include:

• The Number System
• Operations with Fractions and Decimals
• Algebraic Expressions
• One Variable Equations and Inequalities
• Area, Surface Area, and Volume
• Statistical Variability
• 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Shapes
• Ratios and Proportions

Math 6/7

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a solid foundation of key concepts necessary to be successful in Math 7/8. This is an accelerated course where the students will learn approximately 1.5 years of math content in one year. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

The key concepts for this course include:

• Operations with Fractions and Decimals
• Algebraic Expressions
• One Variable Equations and Inequalities
• Area, Surface Area, and Volume
• Statistical Variability
• 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes
• Ratios and Proportions
• Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Rational Numbers
• Algebraic Expressions and Equations
• Solving Linear Equations, Functions, and Inequalities
• Angles, Triangles, Scale Drawings, and Circles
• Gathering Data and Comparing Inferences about Population
• Probability

Math 7

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a solid foundation of key concepts necessary to be successful in Math 8. This is a grade level course where the students will learn how to work with proportions, explore rational numbers and basic probability. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

The key concepts for this course include:

• Ratios and Proportions
• Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Rational Numbers
• Algebraic Expressions and Equations
• Solving Linear Equations, Functions, and Inequalities
• Angles, Triangles, Scale Drawings, and Circles
• Gathering Data and Comparing Inferences about Population
• Probability

Math 7/8

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a solid foundation of key concepts necessary to be successful in Algebra I. This is an accelerated course where the students will learn approximately 1.5 years of math content in one year. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

The key concepts for this course include:

• Ratios and Proportions
• Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Rational Numbers
• Algebraic Expressions and Equations
• Solving Linear Equations, Functions, and Inequalities
• Angles, Triangles, Scale Drawings, and Circles
• Gathering Data and Comparing Inferences about Population
• Probability
• Expressions and Equations
• Solving Linear Equations and Systems of Equations
• Grasping the concept of a Function and using Functions to describe relationships
• Analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using angles similarity, and congruence
• Understanding the Pythagorean Theorem
• Themes of Multiple Representations and Equivalence

Math 8

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a solid foundation of key concepts necessary to be successful in Algebra I. This is an grade level course where the students will learn to solve equations, understand functions, perform transformations and analyze space and figures. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

The key concepts for this course include:

• Expressions and Equations
• Solving Linear Equations and Systems of Equations
• Grasping the concept of a Function and using Functions to describe relationships
• Analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using angles similarity, and congruence
• Understanding the Pythagorean Theorem
• Themes of Multiple Representations and Equivalence

Algebra I

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a solid foundation of key concepts necessary to be successful in future Common Core Math Courses. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

The key concepts for this course include:

• Interpreting Functions and their Symbolic Representations
• Solving Algebraic Equations and Inequalities
• Solving Systems of Equations and Inequalities
• Linear, Exponential and Quadratic Equations
• Statistically Analyzing Data
• Themes of Multiple Representations and Equivalence

Geometry

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a solid foundation of key concepts necessary to be successful in future Common Core Math Courses. Since a big focus of the common core is building problem-solving thinking, perseverance, and communicating our thinking, homework will not be the usual computational problem set. Rather, it may be trying to solve one problem multiple ways or writing about the math that learned that day.

The key concepts for this course include:

• Reasoning
• Geometric Proofs
• Measurement and Congruence
• Triangles
• Coordinate Geometry
• Trigonometry

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