Mathematics
The secondary mathematics program provides a sequence of courses designed to meet the individual ability, interest and needs of each student. Basic concepts and processes are introduced and then reencountered as other ideas logically follow. Flexibility is provided in that different levels of a subject are offered. A student may move from one level to another as his achievement dictates.
Traditional four-year college preparatory mathematics courses are available for the students who require an educational program designed for careers in science, engineering, and mathematics. Each student enrolled in these courses will have access to a hand-held calculator and the VA DESMOS online calculator. Students who may consider applying for the Governor’s School for Science and Technology should review the prerequisite math courses for Governor's School for Science and Technology programs
GRADE 6 (COURSE I)This course offers a myriad of opportunities for students to become active participants in learning mathematics. Technology is integrated through practice exercises and laboratory experiences. Through problem solving, students explore numerous thinking strategies and interdisciplinary connections from historical, social, scientific, mathematical and literary perspectives. Learning activities are organized to provide for different learning styles, interests, and abilities. The major content of this course includes tools for problem solving, graphs and statistics, operations with whole numbers, decimals and fractions, probability, patterns and number sense, investigations in geometry, ratio, proportion, percents, area, volume, investigations with integers, and an introduction to algebra. Students in this course will take the Grade 6 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
GRADE 6 (COURSE I HONORS)This course includes all of the concepts in Course I, as well as, several components of Course II. Emphasis is on patterns, functions, and algebra, investigations in geometry, and probability and statistics. Students in this course will take the Grade 6 Standards of Learning (SOL) test. Students who are successful in Course I Honors will take Course II Honors the following year.
PRE-ALGEBRA – GRADE 6This course focuses on the 8th grade SOLs and includes topics and concepts, which will prepare students for Algebra I. SOLs for grades 6 and 7 are appropriately covered in the corresponding grade level. Simple open sentences using whole numbers, rational numbers, and integers are solved. This course reviews proportions, percent applications, and geometry. Probability, statistics, graphs and the coordinate plane are also included. Students will take the Grade 8 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test..
GRADE 7 (COURSE II)Math 7 is the second course in the three-year sequence of an in-depth preparation for algebra. The content of this course builds on Math 6 and continues to emphasize the basic fundamentals of mathematics while expanding concepts of pre-algebra. The course offers myriad opportunities for students to become active participants in learning mathematics. Hands-on experiential, as well as technology, are integral components of this program. Math 7 provides abundant opportunities for students to develop and integrate their communication skills through modeling with manipulatives, speaking, writing, and demonstrating what they have learned. The major content of this course includes tools for problem solving, applications with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and percents, statistics and data analysis, patterns and number sense, an introduction to algebra, integers, investigations in geometry, area, volume, ratio, proportion and percent, discrete mathematics and probability, and functions and graphs. Students will take the Grade 7 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
GRADE 7 HONORS (Course II Honors)This course includes all of the concepts in Course III, as well as, the concepts in Course II that were not taught in Course I Honors. Emphasis is on patterns, functions, and algebra; investigations in geometry; and probability and statistics. Students who are successful in Course II Honors will take Algebra I the following year. Students in this course will take the Grade 8 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
GRADE 8 (COURSE III)In this course, concepts of the real number system are extended. The emphasis is on the solution of simple open sentences with integers and rational numbers and the application of mathematics, especially decimals and percents in every day situations. Geometry, statistics, probability, and problem solving are also included. Additionally, students who successfully complete the sequence of Course I, II, and III are prepared for Algebra I in the 9th grade. Students in this course will take the Grade 8 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
ALGEBRA I - GRADES 7-8Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra or Course II HonorsThis course includes the development of the Real Number System, graphs, linear equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, polynomials, functions, rational and irrational expressions, and roots of numbers and statistics are explored and developed. Students will receive one high school credit upon successful completion of this course and must take and pass the Algebra I End of Course (EOC) test for a verified credit.
GEOMETRY - GRADE 8Prerequisite: Algebra IIn this course students develop an understanding of the meaning and nature of Geometry. They obtain information about geometric relationships in order to use this information in future courses in mathematics, science and related fields. Plane geometry, solid geometry and coordinate geometry are integrated within this course. It is an accelerated course on the seventh and eighth grade levels. Students will take the Geometry End of Course SOL test. Students will receive one high school credit upon successful completion of this course and must take and pass the Geometry End of Course (EOC) test for a verified credit.
ALGEBRA II Prerequisite: Algebra I and Geometry In this course students will develop an understanding of functions, equations, inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational and radical equations, complex numbers, and sequences and series. Emphasis will be placed on practical applications and modeling throughout the course of study. Oral and written communication concerning the language of algebra, logic of procedures, and interpretation of results should also permeate the course. Content strands are Expressions and Operations; Equations and Inequalities; Functions; and, Statistics. This course meets the minimum requirement for the Governor’s School Program. Students will receive a high school credit upon successful completion of this course and must take and pass the Algebra II End of Course (EOC) test to receive a verified credit.
Traditional four-year college preparatory mathematics courses are available for the students who require an educational program designed for careers in science, engineering, and mathematics. Each student enrolled in these courses will have access to a hand-held calculator and the VA DESMOS online calculator. Students who may consider applying for the Governor’s School for Science and Technology should review the prerequisite math courses for Governor's School for Science and Technology programs
GRADE 6 (COURSE I)This course offers a myriad of opportunities for students to become active participants in learning mathematics. Technology is integrated through practice exercises and laboratory experiences. Through problem solving, students explore numerous thinking strategies and interdisciplinary connections from historical, social, scientific, mathematical and literary perspectives. Learning activities are organized to provide for different learning styles, interests, and abilities. The major content of this course includes tools for problem solving, graphs and statistics, operations with whole numbers, decimals and fractions, probability, patterns and number sense, investigations in geometry, ratio, proportion, percents, area, volume, investigations with integers, and an introduction to algebra. Students in this course will take the Grade 6 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
GRADE 6 (COURSE I HONORS)This course includes all of the concepts in Course I, as well as, several components of Course II. Emphasis is on patterns, functions, and algebra, investigations in geometry, and probability and statistics. Students in this course will take the Grade 6 Standards of Learning (SOL) test. Students who are successful in Course I Honors will take Course II Honors the following year.
PRE-ALGEBRA – GRADE 6This course focuses on the 8th grade SOLs and includes topics and concepts, which will prepare students for Algebra I. SOLs for grades 6 and 7 are appropriately covered in the corresponding grade level. Simple open sentences using whole numbers, rational numbers, and integers are solved. This course reviews proportions, percent applications, and geometry. Probability, statistics, graphs and the coordinate plane are also included. Students will take the Grade 8 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test..
GRADE 7 (COURSE II)Math 7 is the second course in the three-year sequence of an in-depth preparation for algebra. The content of this course builds on Math 6 and continues to emphasize the basic fundamentals of mathematics while expanding concepts of pre-algebra. The course offers myriad opportunities for students to become active participants in learning mathematics. Hands-on experiential, as well as technology, are integral components of this program. Math 7 provides abundant opportunities for students to develop and integrate their communication skills through modeling with manipulatives, speaking, writing, and demonstrating what they have learned. The major content of this course includes tools for problem solving, applications with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and percents, statistics and data analysis, patterns and number sense, an introduction to algebra, integers, investigations in geometry, area, volume, ratio, proportion and percent, discrete mathematics and probability, and functions and graphs. Students will take the Grade 7 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
GRADE 7 HONORS (Course II Honors)This course includes all of the concepts in Course III, as well as, the concepts in Course II that were not taught in Course I Honors. Emphasis is on patterns, functions, and algebra; investigations in geometry; and probability and statistics. Students who are successful in Course II Honors will take Algebra I the following year. Students in this course will take the Grade 8 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
GRADE 8 (COURSE III)In this course, concepts of the real number system are extended. The emphasis is on the solution of simple open sentences with integers and rational numbers and the application of mathematics, especially decimals and percents in every day situations. Geometry, statistics, probability, and problem solving are also included. Additionally, students who successfully complete the sequence of Course I, II, and III are prepared for Algebra I in the 9th grade. Students in this course will take the Grade 8 Math Standards of Learning (SOL) test.
ALGEBRA I - GRADES 7-8Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra or Course II HonorsThis course includes the development of the Real Number System, graphs, linear equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, polynomials, functions, rational and irrational expressions, and roots of numbers and statistics are explored and developed. Students will receive one high school credit upon successful completion of this course and must take and pass the Algebra I End of Course (EOC) test for a verified credit.
GEOMETRY - GRADE 8Prerequisite: Algebra IIn this course students develop an understanding of the meaning and nature of Geometry. They obtain information about geometric relationships in order to use this information in future courses in mathematics, science and related fields. Plane geometry, solid geometry and coordinate geometry are integrated within this course. It is an accelerated course on the seventh and eighth grade levels. Students will take the Geometry End of Course SOL test. Students will receive one high school credit upon successful completion of this course and must take and pass the Geometry End of Course (EOC) test for a verified credit.
ALGEBRA II Prerequisite: Algebra I and Geometry In this course students will develop an understanding of functions, equations, inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational and radical equations, complex numbers, and sequences and series. Emphasis will be placed on practical applications and modeling throughout the course of study. Oral and written communication concerning the language of algebra, logic of procedures, and interpretation of results should also permeate the course. Content strands are Expressions and Operations; Equations and Inequalities; Functions; and, Statistics. This course meets the minimum requirement for the Governor’s School Program. Students will receive a high school credit upon successful completion of this course and must take and pass the Algebra II End of Course (EOC) test to receive a verified credit.