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COURSE/SUBJECT TITLE: Seventh Grade Mathematics
LENGTH OF TIME: Full Year (60/65 minutes every day)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students in grade 7 begin a two-year electronic-based math program, Glencoe Math. This curriculum develops four mathematical strands: Number & Operation, Geometry & Measurement, Data Analysis & Probability, and Algebra. The primary focus for the seventh grade year is the concept of ratio and proportional reasoning and further developing algebraic reasoning skills.
KEY VOCABULARY:
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Associative property
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Opposites
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Scale factor
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Coefficient
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Order of operations
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Similar figures
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Distributive property
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Pi
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Slope
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Exponent
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Polyhedron
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Surface area
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Experimental probability
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Prism
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Theoretical probability
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Independent events
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Proportion
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Unit rate
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Integer
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Rate of change
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Y-axix
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Irrational number
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Rational numbers
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Linear relationship
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Real numbers
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EVIDENCE/ASSESSMENTS:
Daily warm-ups
Frequent quizzes
Summary discussions
Group work
Unit tests
Unit projects
Problem of the Week challenges
Continental Math League challenges
NECAP tests given in fall
NWEA tests given fall & spring
TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES:
Glencoe Math 2, 2013
Various resources providing skills-based practice
Problem of the Week Gr. 7
Revised 8/12
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