Math 6 Enriched Syllabus 2016-2017 Walker-Grant Middle School
Ashley Rea
(540) 372-1145 Ext: 2217
Course Goals:
This year, you will master the Standards of Learning for Grade 6 and Grade 7 Mathematics. You will apply these standards to become mathematical problem solvers who communicate mathematically, reason mathematically, make mathematical connections, and use mathematical representations to model and interpret practical situations.
Online Textbook: Big Ideas Mathematics, Pre-Algebra
Supplies for Class:
Lined paper 3 inch binder 5 section dividers Highlighters
Pencils & Erasers Glue Stick Scissors Calculator (for home use)
WGMS Student Expectations:
1) Come prepared for class
2) Be on time for class (see tardy policy below)
3) Listen and follow directions
4) Be respectful to all adults, peers, and property
Tardy Policy:
1st Tardy — Warning
2nd Tardy — Phone Call to Parent
3rd Tardy — Phone Call to Parent; After-School Detention
4th Tardy — Discipline Referral; In-School Suspension
5th Tardy — Discipline Referral; In-School Suspension; Parent Conference
Homework Policy: Homework will be assigned as practice of previously introduced material. Homework will be of reasonable length in terms of time and ability of students. Homework is expected to be completed the night it is assigned and cannot be made up (unless the student is absent).
Make-Up Work Policy: Students who are absent from class will have one day per day of absence to make up the assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for make-up work.
Teacher Blog: I have a class web page which displays assignments, pictures, study guides, etc. Parents can visit the web page to keep up-to-date on classroom events. My teacher blog is located at the Walker-Grant Middle School web page under Staff Webpages. http://www.cityschools.com/adixon/
Remind APP: Please subscribe to my teacher Remind APP to receive text alerts about homework, upcoming quizzes and tests, and other important information.
Course Outline:
Quarter 1 / Quarter 2 / Quarter 3Probability (7.9) (7.10)
- Theoretical and Experimental
- Law of Large Numbers
- Tree Diagrams and the Counting Principle
- Compound Events / Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (7.1)
- Conversions
- Compare and Order with Scientific Notation
- Practical Problems / Proportions (7.4)
- Ratios
- Practical Problems
Statistics (7.11)
- Review Measures of Center
- Frequency Distributions
- Histograms
- Stem and Leaf Plots
- Compare and Contrast / Order of Operations (7.13) (7.16)
- Algebraic Vocabulary
- Distributive Property
- Write Verbal Expressions
- Evaluate Expressions
Volume and Surface Area (7.5)
- Review Perimeter and Area
- Review Rectangular Prisms
- Cylinders
- Practical Problems / Consumer Math (7.4)
- Percent of a Number
- Tax, Tip, Total Cost
- Discount and Sale Price
Integers and Absolute Value (7.1)(7.3)(7.16)
- Model and Calculate Integer Operations
- Identity Property
- Inverse Property
- Zero Property
Properties (7.16)
- Commutative Property
- Associative Property / Equations and Inequalities (7.14) (7.15)
- Review Graphing Inequalities
- Inverse Operations
- Model and Solve
- Properties
Practical Problems / Similar Figures and Quadrilaterals (7.6) (7.7)
- Corresponding Sides
- Corresponding and Congruent Angles
- Similarity Statements
Perfect Squares and Negative Exponents (7.1)
Scientific Notation (7.1)
- Convert between Standard Form and Scientific Notation
- Compare and Order / Patterns and Sequences (7.2)
- Arithmetic and Geometric
- Tables
Functions (7.12)
- Review Coordinate Plane
- Function Vocabulary
- Tables and Graphs / Transformations (7.8)
- Translations
- Reflections
- Rotations
- Dilations
Quarter 4 will be utilized to review all topics from the school year to best prepare for the upcoming Math SOLs.
Clip and return by the end of the first week of school.
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