Pre-algebra Curriculum

Textbook: 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 & graphs

• scatter plots 

Operations with Integers: 

• integers & absolute value 

• operations with integers

• graphing within the four quadrants

• transformations on the coordinate plane 

Operations with Rational Numbers: 

• fractions and decimals

• identifying rational & irrational numbers

• operations with rational numbers

• using operations to add & subtract unlike fractions 

Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities: 

• distributive property

• simplifying algebraic expressions

• solving different step equations 

• writing & solving inequalities 

Ratio, Proportion, & Similar Figures 

• ratios

• unit rates

• converting rates and measurements

• solving proportions

• scale drawings and models

• identifying similar figures

• indirect measurements

Percents: 

• fractions, decimals, and percents

• using the percent proportion 

• finding percent of number mentally 

• using the percent equation 

• percent of change

• simple & compound interest

• circle graphs

Basic Tools of Geometry: 

• points, lines, line segments, & rays

• identifying special pairs of angles

• classifying polygons

• congruent and similar figures

• transformations

• perimeter, area, surface area and volume

• perimeter & area of polygons

• circumference & area of circles 

• data distribution of plot diagrams