Pre Algebra Curriculum

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Pre-Algebra textbook

Tools of Algebra

• words and expressions

• variables and expressions

• properties of real numbers

• ordered pairs and relations

• words, tables, equations and graphs

• scatter plots

Operations with Integers

• integers and absolute value

• adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with integers

• graphing in all four quadrants

• translations and reflections on the coordinate plane

Operations with Rational Numbers

• fractions and decimals

• rational numbers

• multiplying and dividing rational numbers

• adding and subtracting like and unlike fractions

Expressions, Equations and Inequalities

• the distributive property

• simplifying algebraic expressions

• solving one step equations by adding or subtracting

• solving one step equations by multiplying or dividing

• solving two step equations

• writing equations

• writing inequalities

• solving inequalities

Ratio, Proportion, and Similar Figures

• ratios

• unit rates

• converting rates and measurements

• solving proportions

• scale drawings and models

• similar figures

• indirect measurement

Percents

• fractions, decimals and percents

• using the percent proportion

• finding percent of number mentally

• using the percent equation

• percent of change

• simple and compound interest

• circle graphs

Basic Tools of Geometry

• points, lines, segments, rays

• angles, special pairs of angles

• classifying polygons

• congruent and similar figures

• transformations

• perimeter and area of polygons

• circumference and area of circles