Pre-Algebra 2 uses the Connected Mathematics Project 4 (CMP). CMP is a problem-centered curriculum promoting an inquiry-based teaching-learning classroom environment. Students are given many opportunities to explore mathematical concepts through hands-on investigations and real-world scenarios. 6th and 7th grade topics are covered in Cove's Pre-Algebra 2 curriculum.
Units:
Quarter 1: Points of Rational: A Focus on Decimals and Algebraic Reasoning
Investigation 1. Representing and Ordering Decimals Fluently
Investigation 2. Operating Fluently with Decimals
Investigation 3. Going Negative: Extending the Number Line and Coordinate Plane
Quarter 2: Data About Us: Statistics and Data Analysis
Investigation 1. What’s in a Name? Asking, Organizing, Representing, and Describing Data
Investigation 2. Who’s in a Household? Making Sense of Measures of Center
Investigation 3. How Do They Differ? Making Sense of Variability
Investigation 4. Using Data and Statistical Displays to Describe Attributes
Quarter 3: Comparing and Scaling: Proportional Reasoning in the Context of Number
Investigation 1. Proportional Reasoning Using Ratio Comparisons
Investigation 2. Proportional Reasoning: Using Rate Comparisons
Investigation 3. Pulling It All Together: Ratios, Rates, and Percent
Quarter 4: How Likely Is It?: Proportional Relationships in the Context of Probability
Investigation 1. A First Look at Probability
Investigation 2. Experimental and Theoretical Probability
Investigation 3. Fair or Unfair Games: Making Decisions with Probabilities
Investigation 4. Analyzing Compound Events Using an Area Model