【Mathematics】
Standards: Common Core State Standards
Assessment: Homework, classwork, quizzes, and tests
The Math Course extends students' understanding of concepts developed throughout the elementary grades，andbuilds on the learning in multiple and meaningful ways. There are intentional connections between and within units in this course. This allows students to explore ideas informally and concretely in order to build toward a more formal and abstract understanding. The intent of this course, through the organization of content, carefully selected pedagogy, and inclusion of the Standards of Mathematical Practice in design, is that students will work collaboratively to deepen their understanding of concepts, practice procedural skill and fluency, and apply their understanding to a variety of contexts.
The Grade 6 Math Course begins with a unit on reasoning about area and understanding and applying concepts of surface area. These materials incorporate opportunities to practice elementary arithmetic concepts and skills. From geometry, studentswill begin to studyratios, unit rates, and percentages using various diagrams. The first semester ends with dividing fractions using diagrams and the standard algorithm. From there, students continue the study of standard algorithms to compute with decimals. Students will then evaluate expressions, solve equations, and study rational numbers before concluding the year with an introduction to statistics.
The Grade 7 Math Course begins by studying scale drawings and makes use of grade 6 arithmetic understanding and skill. Students then build on their understanding of ratios to study proportional relationships and apply that knowledge to the study of circles. The first semester ends by building on percentage work started in grade 6 to include operations with multiple percentages involving decrease or increase in value. During the 2nd semester, significant learning occurs involving computation with rational numbers and solving more complex equations and inequalities. The course is completed by building ontheknowledge of angle relationships and the introduction of probability.
In grade 8，Algebra Iis designed to explore, analyze, and model real-world phenomena through a mathematical lens.Exploration of linear, exponential, and quadratic functions forms the foundation of the course. Students develop conceptual understanding and fluency in solving equations, inequalities, and systems by explaining and validating their reasoning with increased precision. Students deepen their understanding of functions and their ability to represent, interpret, and communicate about them. Key characteristics and representations of functions—graphic, numeric, symbolic, and verbal—are analyzed and compared. Students use these representations to model relationships and constraints, but also reason with them abstractly.One- and two-variable data sets are interpreted using mathematical models. Gathering and displaying data, measuring data distribution, and interpreting statistical results encourages students to collaborate, communicate, and explore new tools and routines. They then take these insights to a unit on two-variable statistics, where they extend their prior knowledge of scatter plots and lines of best fit. Throughout the units of study, classroom activities provide students with opportunities to engage in aspects of mathematical modeling. Modeling prompts are used so that students experience and engage in the full modeling cycle.
