Math

Middle School Mathematics Courses

Mathematics 6

Full year course

Course Description

Instructional time focuses on four critical areas: (1) connecting ratios and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (2) completing an 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 an understanding of statistical thinking.  Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, procedural fluencies, and problem solving.  

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 6 students take the NYS Math 6 Assessment in April.

Mathematics 6H (Honors)

Full year course

Course Description

Instructional time focuses 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.  At the honors level, students are presented with activities and problems that will further challenge their thinking and understanding of the 6th grade topics listed above.  Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, procedural fluencies, and problem solving.

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 6H students take the NYS Math 6 Assessment in April.

Mathematics 7

Full Year Course

Course Description

In Grade 7, instructional time focuses 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. Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, procedural fluencies, and problem solving.

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 7 students take the NYS Math 7 Assessment in April.

Mathematics 7H (Honors)

Full Year Course

Course Description

In Grade 7, instructional time focuses 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. At the honors level, students are presented with activities and problems that will further challenge their thinking and understanding of the 7th grade topics listed above. Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, procedural fluencies, and problem solving.

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 7H students take the NYS Math 7 Assessment in April.

Mathematics 7/8 Accelerated

Full Year Course

Course Description

The first of two courses that compacts the curriculum from Grades 7, 8, and 9 (Algebra). This requires students to move faster through the curricula so as to complete Algebra by the end of 8th grade. Students will complete the 7th grade and part of the 8th grade curriculum in this course.

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 7/8 students take the NYS Assessment in April.

Mathematics 8

Full Year Course

Course Description

In Grade 8, instructional time focuses on three critical areas: (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. Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, procedural fluencies, and problem solving. 

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 8 students take the NYS Math 8 Assessment in April.

Mathematics 8H (Honors)

Full Year Course

Course Description

In Grade 8, instructional time focuses on three critical areas: (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. At the honors level, students are presented with activities and problems that will further challenge their thinking and understanding of the Grade 8 topics listed above.  Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, procedural fluencies, and problem solving.

Course Requirements/Recommendations

All Math 8H students take the NYS Math 8 Assessment in April.

Algebra 1 Honors (Accelerated)

Full Year Course

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to formalize and extend the mathematics that students learned in the middle grades. This course will be based on the Next Generation Learning Standards and will include five critical areas: relationships between quantities and reasoning with equations and their graphs; descriptive statistics; linear and exponential functions; polynomial and quadratic expressions, equations, and functions; and modeling with equations and functions.

Course Requirements/Recommendations

• A TI-84+ calculator is required for this course.

• Students will take the Algebra I Regents exam in June, and it will represent 10% of the student’s final grade for the course.

• Students who have successfully completed Math 7/8 will take this course.

• Students who demonstrate exceptional mathematical abilities and study skills are recommended for Algebra Honors by their 7th grade teacher. Their decisions are based on a collection of data including achievement in Math 7 and consideration of individual student attributes, such as effective study skills, excellent efforts, and interest in challenging material. Student achievement in specific topics in Math 7 is also considered when recommending for Algebra Honors. These include, but are not limited to, work with integers and pre-algebra work with expressions, formulas and equations.