• Sixth Grade - Mathematics 

     

    The major topics in 6th Grade math include: ratio and proportional relationships; the number system; and expressions and equations.  


    List of Main Themes/Unites    :

    Ratio and Proportional Relationships 

      • Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems 

    The Number System 

      • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions 

      • Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers 

    Expressions and Equations 

      • Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions 

      • Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities  

      • Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables  


    Primary Text    : Big Ideas Math: Modeling in Real Life (2019)   

    Supplementary Material: IXL Assessment Suite; Khan Academy tutorial lessons   

     

    Seventh Grade - Mathematics   

     

    The major topics in 7th Grade math include: ratio and proportional relationships; the number system; expressions and equations; and geometry.  


    List of Main Themes/Unites    :

    Ratio and Proportional Relationships 

      • Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems 

    The Number System 

      • Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers 

    Expressions and Equations 

      • Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions  

      • Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations 

      • Work with radicals and integer exponents 

      • Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations 

      • Analyze and solve linear equations  

    Geometry  

      • Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software  

      • Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem  


    Primary Text    : Big Ideas Math: Modeling in Real Life (2019)   

    Supplementary Material: IXL Assessment Suite; Khan Academy tutorial lessons   

     

    Eighth Grade - Mathematics   

     

    The major topics in 8th grade include: Expressions and equations; functions; and geometry.   


    List of Main Themes/Unites    :

    Expressions and equations: 

      • Work with radicals and integer exponents  

      • Understand the connection between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations  

      • Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations  

    Functions:  

      • Define, evaluate, and compare functions 

      • Use functions to model relationships between quantities  

    Geometry: 

      • Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software 

      • Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem  


    Primary Text    : Big Ideas Math: Algebra 1 (2019)   

    Supplementary Material: IXL Assessment Suite; Khan Academy tutorial lessons