District Curriculum
Overview
Subject: Math Course: 7th grade math Grade Level: 7
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Concepts/Enduring Understandings/Themes |
Topics/Units |
Content/Skills |
Essential Activities/Agreements |
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The tools of
mathematics allow us to understand and model relationships |
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Patterns
& Relationships ·
Ratio,
Proportion, Percent ·
Intro
to Linear Relationships |
· Know what a
relationship is · Correctly make a
coordinate graph · Use different models
(tables, graphs, descriptions, equations) to represent patterns and
relationships and make one model from another · Be able to find the
value of one variable when given the other value using a table, graph, and
equation ·
Be able to recognize and model proportional relationships,
including similarity ·
Understand how one shape on the coordinate plane can be
transformed into another, using translations, rotations, and reflections |
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Enlarging
Drawing Problem of the Week |
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The tools of
mathematics allow us to compare quantities to make informed decisions |
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Patterns
& Relationships ·
Ratio,
Proportion, Percent ·
3D
Geometry ·
Probability ·
Intro
to Linear Relationships |
· Be able to interpret
different models of relationships (tables, graphs, linear equations) · Use concepts of
fractions, decimals, and percents to make comparisons · Know what a ratio is · Be able to set up and
use proportions to solve problems · Be able to calculate
probabilities |
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Packages
Design Project ·
Carnival
Games Project ·
Rate
Problem Solving |
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The tools of
mathematics allow us to efficiently measure and compare one-, two-, and
three-dimensional shapes |
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3D
Geometry |
· Know what surface area
and volume measure, including appropriate units · Be able to calculate
surface area and volume of prisms · Be able to use
vocabulary associated with 3D figures · Be able to sketch and
label nets and shapes |
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Packages
Design Project |
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The tools of
mathematics allow us to make sense of situations that involve numbers that
are not whole or positive |
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Ratio,
Proportion, Percent ·
Integers ·
Probability |
· Know and be able to
use the connections between fractions, decimals, and percents · Know what integers
represent · Know concepts behind
and be able to use operations with positive and negative numbers · Know what probability
is · Be able to use a
variety of approaches (tree diagrams, organized lists, area models, FCP) to
solve probability problems |
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Carnival
Games Project |