Course Description
Textbook: Middle School Mathematics Course 2, McDougal Littell
Overview:
This course introduces students to integer computation and the use of inverse operations to solve problems using simple and multi-step equations. It includes an advanced study of number theory and continues into probability, percents, statistics, and graphing. This course is problem solving oriented and develops the students’ critical thinking skills. Students keep a notebook. IB MYP projects are varied as they relate to our studies and integrate with additional subjects.
Topics Covered:
Number Sense, Number Theory, Introduction to Algebra, Rational Numbers and Percents, Integers and Coordinate Plane, Proportions and Probability, The Language of Algebra, Euclidian Geometry and Measurement, Data and Graphs
Formative Assessment:
Class work, homework, quizzes, reflections written and/or oral
Summative Assessment:
Unit Tests, mid-term and final exams, MYP projects
ATL’s: Note taking, recognizing concepts and applying skills, using a calculator, using appropriate technology skills, developing and applying problem-solving strategies, approximating data
Community & Service: Presenting data to the school community
Human Ingenuity: Exploring the application of mathematical knowledge
Environments: Using data from multiple aspects of the school environment to create informative diagrams
Health & Social Education: Students analyze and evaluate relationships by exploring various graphs of data
Math, Year 1 Aims and Objectives:
At the end of the first year, students should be able to demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the following branches of mathematics: • number • algebra • geometry, statistics and probability • discrete mathematics by being able to:
• investigate problems involving several operations on natural numbers and rational numbers
• know and understand concepts and demonstrate skills
• be able to understand and use a variety of mathematical forms and have the ability to move confidently between them
• communicate using appropriate language and symbols
• compare rational numbers in different forms
• learn to estimate with whole numbers
• draw conclusions consistent with findings
• perform set operations with whole numbers
• reflect on their methods and process
• consider possible alternative approaches