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1. Addition and subtraction

  • Properties of addition and subtraction
  • Evaluating expressions
  • Equations solved by adding and subtracting
  • Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols

2. Multiplication and division

  • Properties of multiplication and division
  • Order of operations
  • Distributive property
  • Simplifying expressions
  • Equations solved by multiplication and division
  • Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols

3. Number theory                      

  • Understand numbers and ways to represent numbers       
  • Understand relationships among numbers
  • Understand different number systems
  • Understand patterns, relations, and functions

4. Integers

  • Operations with integers
  • Evaluating expressions
  • Application: represent integers as they relate to real life situations

5. Decimals

  • Operations with decimals                                              
  • Application: Multi-step problems   
  • Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates
  • Integrated throughout the year as applicable to concepts

6. Fractions

  • Operations with fractions
  • Writing fractions as decimals
  • Writing decimals as fractions
  • Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates
  • Integrated throughout the year with all topics

7. Equations and inequalities

  • Solving multiple step equations and inequalities
  • Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve equations and inequalities
  • Application to real life problem solving

8. Ratios, proportions, and percents

  • Ratios, proportions, and percents
  • Fractions, decimals, and percents
  • Application: Select, apply, and translate among ratio, proportion, and percent to solve problems as they relate to equations
  • Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates
  • Compute simple and compound interest

9. Graphing

  • The coordinate system
  • Graph with x, y tables
  • Solve for y in terms of x
  • Identify solutions of linear equations
  • Analysis of linear functions

10. Geometry

  • Analyze characteristics and properties of two and three dimensional geometric shapes
  • Integrate equations and geometry
  • Characteristics of parallel and perpendicular lines, special angles, and polygons
  • Congruency and similarity of geometric shapes
  • Right triangles (30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles)
  • Transformations (reflections, rotations, and translations)

11. Perimeter, Area, and volume

  • Perimeter and Area of regular polygons and irregular figures
  • Circumference and area of circles
  • Surface area of prisms and cylinders
  • Volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones
  • Application: use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems

12. Data Analysis and probability

  • Statistical analysis of data
  • Understand and apply basic concepts of probability
  • Experimental and theoretical probability
  • Mutually exclusive and overlapping events
  • Permutations and combinations
  • Odds, independent and dependent events

 13. Exponents

  • Find squares and square roots
  • The Pythagorean Theorem
  • Negative Exponents
  • Exponential relationships among monomials and binomials

14. Polynomials

  • Monomials, including positive and negative exponents
  • Adding and subtracting polynomials
  • Multiplying polynomials

15. Trigonometric Functions 

  • Sine, cosine, and tangent functions
  • Integration of trigonometric functions with science

 

 

 

 

 

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