In this course, students will study Common Core 7th grade material that will include the following topics:
  • Ratios and Rates
  • Direct Variation and Constant of Proportionality
  • Ratios and Percents
  • Addition and Subtraction with Rational Numbers
  • Multiplication and Division with Rational Numbers
  • Numerical and Algebraic Expressions and Equations
  • Solving Equations and Inequalities
  • Solving Problems with Equations and Inequalities
  • Using Geometry
  • Triangles
  • Scale Drawings and Scale Factor
  • Circles
  • Slicing Three Dimensional Figures
  • Data Collections
  • Comparing Populations
  • Introduction to Probability
  • Probability of Compound Events
In addition we will address the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practices
  1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
  2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
  3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
  4. Model with mathematics.
  5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
  6. Attend to precision.
  7. Look for and make use of structure.
  8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.