Math
Mathematics
Students will take either Math, Honors Math, or GT Math each year while in middle school.
Math 6
The primary focal points at Grade 6 are using operations with integers and positive rational numbers to solve problems, understanding and applying ratios and rates and using equivalent ratios to represent proportional relationships, using expressions and equations to represent relationships in a variety of contexts, understanding data representation, and financial literacy.
Prerequisite: None
Honors Math 6
This course covers 6th and some of the 7th Grade Math Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Everything from the math 6 course is covered with additional seventh grade content in order to compact the curriculum. This course is designed to prepare students to take Algebra 1 in their 8th grade year.
Prerequisite: None
GT Math 6
The goals of this course match the goals of the Honors Math 6 course while activities are designed for the characteristics of gifted learners. Students will learn to appreciate the moral, social, and ethical questions arising from the work of mathematicians and the application of mathematics.
Prerequisite: Prosper ISD GT Identification
Math 7
Math 7 is a course designed to continue and expand the concepts developed in elementary mathematics. This course emphasizes number and operations, proportionality, expressions, equations and relationships, probability, geometry, measurement, and data.
Prerequisite: none
Honors Math 7
Students completing this course will be expected to take Honors Algebra I during their 8th grade year. This course covers concepts from Mathematics 7 and Mathematics 8 with a concentration in Pre-Algebra and emphasizes proportionality, equations, inequalities, linear relationships, probability, geometry, measurement, and data.
Prerequisite: None
GT Math 7
The goals of this course match the goals of the Honors Math 7 course with activities designed to the characteristics of gifted learners. Students will learn to appreciate the moral, social, and ethical questions arising from the work of mathematicians and the application of mathematics.
Prerequisite: Prosper ISD GT Identification
Math 8
Grade 8 math will focus on proportionality, expressions, equations, relationships, foundations of functions, and measurement and data. Students use appropriate statistics, representations of data, and reasoning to draw conclusions, evaluate arguments, and make recommendations for problem situations. Students are given opportunities to work with concrete manipulatives, utilize calculators and computer technology, and apply algebraic thinking and problem solving to everyday life.
Prerequisite: None
Honors Algebra I
1.0 high school credit, Honors GPA course
This course is designed to transfer understanding of properties and operations of the real number system, as well as proportionality, to the use of algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities. Students learn to construct graphs of linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and to use graphs and equations to solve problems. Students are given opportunities to work with concrete manipulatives, utilize calculators and computer technology, and apply algebraic thinking and problem solving to everyday life. Students who successfully pass this course should take Honors Geometry. This is a high school level course that earns high school credit.
Prerequisite: Honors Math 7 or mastery of 8th grade math TEKS
GT Algebra 1
1.0 high school credit, Honors GPA course
GT Algebra 1 addresses the same skills as those in Honors Algebra 1 but with a differentiated curriculum designed to meet the specific learning needs of identified gifted learners. Students will learn to appreciate the moral, social, and ethical questions arising from the work of mathematicians and the application of mathematics. Students who successfully pass this course should take GT Geometry. This is a high school level course that earns high school credit.
Prerequisite: Prosper ISD GT Identification and Honors/GT Math 7 or mastery of 8th grade math TEKS
Honors Geometry
1.0 high school credit, Honors GPA course
Geometry is designed to develop an understanding of the basic structure of plane and spatial Euclidean Geometry. Students will develop the ability to analyze geometric relationships, make and verify conjectures, apply logical reasoning to justify and prove mathematical statements, and use a variety of representations to describe geometric relationships and solve problems. As an Honors course, this course includes a more challenging and rigorous study of geometric thinking, symbolic reasoning, and geometric proof. Students in this course will draw upon the theorems, postulates, and axioms of geometry to make and prove geometry claims. Students who successfully pass this course should take Honors Algebra 2. This is a high school level course that earns high school credit.
If there is low enrollment in Honors Geometry, the course will be taught at selected middle schools and transportation will be provided.
Prerequisite: Algebra 1