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Curriculum

Grade 7:

C1.1  identify and compare a variety of repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns, including patterns found in real-life contexts, and compare linear growing patterns on the basis of their constant rates and initial values 

C1.2  create and translate repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns involving whole numbers and decimal numbers using various representations, including algebraic expressions and equations for linear growing patterns 

C1.3  determine pattern rules and use them to extend patterns, make and justify predictions, and identify missing elements in repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns involving whole numbers and decimal numbers, and use algebraic representations of the pattern rules to solve for unknown values in linear growing patterns 

C2.3  solve equations that involve multiple terms, whole numbers, and decimal numbers in various contexts, and verify solutions

E1.2  draw top, front and side views, as well as perspective views, of objects and physical spaces, using appropriate scales

Grade 8:

C1.1  identify and compare a variety of repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns, including patterns found in real-life contexts, and compare linear growing and shrinking patterns on the basis of their constant rates and initial values 

C1.2  create and translate repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns involving rational numbers using various representations, including algebraic expressions and equations for linear growing and shrinking patterns 

C1.3  determine pattern rules and use them to extend patterns, make and justify predictions, and identify missing elements in growing and shrinking patterns involving rational numbers, and use algebraic representations of the pattern rules to solve for unknown values in linear growing and shrinking patterns 

C2.3  solve equations that involve multiple terms, integers, and decimal numbers in various contexts, and verify solutions 

Pedagogy

Pedagogical Teacher Support Documents

Lessons for C1.1-C1.3 - From Patterns to Algebra

Visual Lesson Approaches to Support Student Understanding

Assessment Ideas

The From Patterns to Algebra package contains assessment resources including:

• Assessment strategy suggestions

• Blackline masters

• Culminating tasks with scoring guides

• Anecdotal observation rubric

• Self-assessment rubric

• Math log entries scoring guide 

• And more...

Use ongoing, progressive rubrics (provided below) to record student progress based on triangulated data, like observations and conversations.  

• sample template for Reasoning & Proving Rubric

• Rubrics for each of the new overall expectations 

Here's a great blog post by Damian Cooper called What is “Triangulation” in the Assessment Context? which will help support our understanding of how we can assess as we move towards giving students messier and more real problems where the process of problem-solving is valued in addition to "the right answer."

Technology

Virtual Manipulatives