Math

6th Grade MATHEMATICS

Length: Year     Available for: 6th Grade

In Grade 6, instructional time should focus on four critical areas: (1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers; (3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and (4) developing understanding of statistical thinking. 

6thTH GRADE MATHEMATICS HONORS

Length:  Year           Available for:  6th Grade

In 6th Grade Mathematics Honors, students will focus on connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems, completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers, writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and developing understanding of statistical thinking. All 6th Grade Core Curriculum should be included in the 6th Grade Honors Curriculum. The Honors course includes extra depth on core standards and prepares students for acceleration during their 7th Grade year. 

7thTH GRADE MATHEMATICS

Length:  Year           Available for:  7th Grade

This course is 7th grade math with instructional time that should focus on four critical areas:  (1) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (2) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations; (3) solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and (4) drawing inferences about populations based on samples.

HONORS 7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS (576200)

Length:  Year           Available for:  7th Grade

This course is a more rigorous version of 7th Grade Math which students will be required to complete one large project each term that has a focus on one of the concepts from that term in addition to the instructional time that should focus on four critical areas:  (1) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (2) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations; (3) solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and (4) drawing inferences about populations based on samples.

HONORS MATH 8 COMPACTED (576700)

Length: Year            Available for:  7th Grade

Prerequisite:  Students are required to test into this class with the CogAT or IOWA test.  Test is done with elementary school during 6th grade year. Students need a sum of 180 or higher on the test.

This is a rigorous, fast-paced math course where students complete two years of math study in one school year.  The curriculum for Math 7 and Math 8 are both emphasized.  Math 7 includes:  (1) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (2) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations; (3) solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions and working with two- and three- dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and (4) drawing inferences about populations based on samples.  The Math 8 curriculum includes:  (1) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (2) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; (3) analyzing two- and three- dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.