Curriculum

• Place value and understanding decimals to thousandths

• Operations with multi-digit whole numbers and decimals

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions

• Introduction to volume and measurement conversions

• Understanding and interpreting data with graphs and basic statistics

• Understanding and working with ratios, rates, and percents

• Dividing fractions and extending fraction operations

• Introduction to integers and the coordinate plane (4 quadrants)

• Expressions, equations, and inequalities

• Statistics: analyzing data sets and measures of central tendency

• All of 6th grade math content and half of 7th grade math

• Selection for Advanced 1 is determined through a comprehensive evaluation of multiple factors, including learning behaviors and academic performance

• Lab Safety 

Safety Contract

• Energy, matter, and interactions

• Earth and space science

• Culture and heritage project

• Mav Market economics project

• Western hemisphere TEDTalk project

• Reading comprehension: understanding main ideas, themes, and details in novels and short stories

• Vocabulary development through context and word analysis

• Writing clear, organized paragraphs and multi-paragraph texts

• Using evidence from texts to support answers and arguments

• Speaking and listening skills for discussions and presentations