The Mathematics Standards for Grade 7 are supplemented by the Process Standards for Mathematics.
The Mathematics Standards for Grade 7 are made up of five strands: Number Sense; Computation; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; and Data Analys is, Statistics, and Probability. The skills listed in each strand indicate what students in grade 7 should know and be able to do in Mathematics.
NUMBER SENSE
7.NS.1 Find the prime factorization of whole numbers and write the results using exponents.
7.NS.2 Understand the inverse relationship between squaring and finding the square root of a perfect square whole number. Find square roots of perfect square whole numbers.
7.NS.3 Know there are rational and irrational numbers. Identify, com pare, and order rational and irrational numbers (e.g. √2, √3, √5, ∏ ) and plot them on a number line.
COMPUTATION
7.C.1 Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| from p, in the positive or negative direction, depending on whether q is positive or negative. Show on a number line that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Find and interpret sums of rational numbers in real-world contexts.
7.C.2 Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse, p – q = p + (–q). Show that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts.
7.C.3 Understand that multiplication is extended from fractions to rational numbers by requiring that operations continue to satisfy the properties of operations, particularly the distributive property, leading to products such as (–1)(–1) = 1 and the rules for multiplying signed numbers.
7.C.4 Understand that integers can be divided, provided that the divisor is not zero. Understand that if p and q are integers, then –(p/q) = (–p)/q = p/(–q). 7.C.5 Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas, and other quantities measured in like or different units.
7.C.6 Use proportional relationships to solve ratio and percent problems with multiple operations (e.g. simple interest, tax, markups, markdowns, gratuities, conversions within and across measurement systems, and percent increase and decrease).
7.C.7 Compute fluently with rational numbers using an algorithmic approach.
7.C.8 Solve real world problems with rational numbers by using one or two operations.
ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
7.AF.1 Apply the properties of operations (e.g., identity, inverse, commutative, associative, distributive properties) to create equivalent linear expressions, including situations that involve factoring out a common number (e.g., given 2x - 10, create an equivalent expression 2(x - 5)). Justify each step in the process.
7.AF.2 Solve equations of the form px + q= r and p(x + q) = r fluently, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers. Represent real-world problems using equations of these forms and solve such problems.
7.AF.3 Solve inequalities of the form px +q (> or ≥) r or px + q (< or ≤) r, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers. Represent real-world problems using inequalities of these forms and solve such problems. Graph the solution set of the inequality and interpret it in the context of the problem.
7.AF.4 Define slope as vertical change for each unit of horizontal change and recognize that a constant rate of change or constant slope describes a linear function. Identify and describe situations with constant or varying rates of change.
7.AF.5 Graph a line given its slope and a point on the line. Find the slope of a line given its graph. 7.AF.6 Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship (e.g., by testing for equivalent ratios in a table or graphing on a coordinate plane and observing whether the graph is a straight line through the origin).
7.AF.7 Identify the unit rate or constant of proportionality in tables, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships.
7.AF.8 Explain what the coordinates of a point on the graph of a proportional relationship mean in terms of the special attention to the points (0, 0) and (1,r), where r is the unit rate. situation, with special attention to (0,0) and (1, r) where r is the unit rate.
7.AF.9 Represent real world and other mathematical situations that involve proportional relationships. Write equations and draw graphs to represent these proportional relationships. Recognize that these situations are described by a linear function in the form y = mx, where the unit rate, m, is the slope of the line.
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
7.GM.1 Explore triangles with given conditions from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle.
7.GM.2 Identify and describe similarity relationships of polygons including the angle-angle criterion for similar triangles, and solve problems involving similarity.
7.GM.3 Solve real-world and other mathematical problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing. Create a scale drawing by using proportional reasoning.
7.GM.4 Solve real-world and other mathematical problems using facts about vertical, adjacent, complementary, and supplementary angles.
7.GM.5 Understand the formulas for area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve real-world and other mathematical problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship between circumference and area of a circle.
7.GM.6 Solve real-world and other mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders and three-dimensional objects composed of right rectangular prisms.
7.GM.7 Construct nets for right rectangular prisms and cylinders and use the nets to compute the surface area; apply this technique to solve real-world and other mathematical problems.
DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, AND PROBABILITY
7.DSP.1 Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a sample of the population. Understand that conclusions and generalizations about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is representative of that population and that random sampling tends to produce representative samples and support valid inferences.
7.DSP.2 Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a population. Generate multiple samples (or simulated samples) of the same size to gauge the variation in estimates or predictions.
7.DSP.3 Find, use, and interpret measures of center (mean and median) and measures of spread (range, interquartile range, and mean absolute deviation) for numerical data from random samples to draw comparative inferences about two populations.
7.DSP.4 Make observations about the degree of visual overlap of two numerical data distributions represented in line plots or box plots. Describe how data, particularly outliers, added to a data set may affect the mean and/or median.
7.DSP.5 Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring. Understand that a probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely, and a probability near 1 indicates a likely event. Understand that a probability of 1 indicates an event certain to occur and a probability of 0 indicates an event impossible to occur. Identify probabilities of events as impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.
7.DSP.6 Approximate the probability of a chance event by collecting data on the chance process that produces it and observing its relative frequency from a large sample.
7.DSP.7 Develop probability models that include the sample space and probabilities of outcomes to represent simple events with equally likely outcomes. Predict the approximate relative frequency of the event based on the model. Compare probabilities from the model to observed frequencies; evaluate the level of agreement and explain possible sources of discrepancy.