MathEmatics

Pre-Algebra 7

This course is designed to help students understand the concepts of and become proficient with the following skills of mathematics: (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 content is designed to allow students the opportunity to take either of two math courses the following year: Math 8 or Algebra 1. This course is aligned to the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards.

Innovators and Makers 7

This is a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course for seventh grade students, exploring topics in the area of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Throughout the course students learn about programming for the physical world by blending hardware design and software development, allowing students to discover computer science concepts and skills by creating personally relevant, tangible and sharable projects. This class meets on alternating days. 

Math 8

This course is designed for students to understand and become proficient with the following skills of mathematics: (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. This course is aligned to the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards. This course is in preparation for students to take the Algebra 1 course the following year.  Placement in this course will be determined by teacher recommendation and student interest.

Algebra I – 1 year/ 1 credit

This is the first mathematics course for which students can receive one high school credit upon successful completion of the course and the Algebra I Regents Examination. The fundamental purpose of this course is to formalize and extend the mathematics that students learned in the middle grades. The critical units deepen and extend understanding of linear and exponential relationships by contrasting them with each other and by applying linear models to data that exhibit a linear trend, and students engage in methods for analyzing, solving and using quadratic functions. Mathematical practice standards apply throughout the course and, together with the Next Generation Learning Standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. The focal point of this course is the Algebra content standards, thus preparing students for the Algebra I Regents examination in June.  This rigorous course also requires the use of a graphing calculator. Students must pass both the class and the Regents exam to receive the high school credit. If a student passes the class, but not the Regents exam, they will be placed in Algebra 1 again for the second year. Placement in this course will be determined by teacher recommendation and student interest. 

Note: All students in Pre-Algebra 7 and Math 8 will take the New York State Mathematics Assessments. Classroom examinations and state assessments will measure conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and problem-solving. Students in Algebra I will only take the Algebra I Regents exam.