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7th Grade

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Ss. Joseph and Dominic Academy
7th Grade Curriculum
  

 

Problem Solving

Number Sense & Operations

7.PS.1 Use a variety of strategies to understand new mathematical content and to develop more efficient methods

7.N.1 Distinguish between the various subsets of real numbers (counting/natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, and irrational numbers)

7.PS.2 Construct appropriate extensions to problem situations

7.N.2    Recognize the difference between rational and irrational numbers (e.g., explore different approximations of )

7.PS.3 Understand and demonstrate how written symbols represent mathematical ideas

7.N.3    Place rational and irrational numbers (approximations) on a number line and justify the placement of the numbers

7.PS.4 Observe patterns and formulate generalizations

7.N.4    Develop the laws of exponents for multiplication and division

7.PS.5 Make conjectures from generalizations

7.N.5    Write numbers in scientific notation

7.PS.6 Representproblem situations verbally, numerically, algebraically, and graphically

7.N.6    Translate numbers from scientific notation into standard form

7.PS.7 Understand that there is no one right way

 to solve mathematical problems but that different methods have advantages and disadvantages

7.N.7    Compare numbers written in scientific notation

7.PS.8Understand how to break a complex problem

into simpler parts or use a similar problem type to

solve a problem         

7.N.8    Find the common factors and greatest common factor of two or more numbers

7.PS.9Work backwards from a solution

7.N.9    Determine multiples and least common multiple of two or more numbers

7.PS.10 Use proportionality to model problems

7.N.10 Determine the prime factorization of a given number and write in exponential form

7.PS.11 Work in collaboration with others to solve problems

7.N.11 Simplify expressions using order of

 operations Note: Expressions may include absolute value and/or integral exponents greater than 0.

7.PS.12 Interpret solutions within the given constraints of a problem

7.N.12 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers

7.PS.13 Set expectations and limits for possible solutions

7.N.13 Add and subtract two integers (with and without the use of a number line)

7.PS.14 Determine information required to solve the problem

7.N.14 Develop a conceptual understanding of negative and zero exponents with a base of ten and relate to fractions and decimals (e.g., 10-2 = .01 = 1/100)

7.PS.15 Choose methods for obtaining required information

7.N.15 Recognize and state the value of the square root of a perfect square (up to 225)

7.PS.16 Justify solution methods through logical argument

7.N.16 Determine the square root of non-perfect squares using a calculator

7.PS.17 Evaluate the efficiency of different representations of a  Problem

7.N.17 Classify irrational numbers as non-repeating/non-terminating decimals

Algebra         

7.A.1    Translate two-step verbal expressions into algebraicexpressions

7.N.18 Identify the two consecutive whole

numbers between which the square root of a non-perfect square whole number less than 225 lies (with and without the use of a number line)

7.A.2    Add and subtract monomials with exponents of one

7.N.19 Justify the reasonableness of answers using estimation

7.A.3    Identify a polynomial as an algebraic expression containing one or more terms

Geometry

7.A.4   Solve multi-step equations by combining like

terms, using the distributive property, or moving

variables to one side of the equation

7.G.1   Calculate the radius or diameter, given the circumference or area of a circle

7.A.5    Solve one-step inequalities (positive coefficients only) (See 7.G.10)

7.G.2   Calculate the volume of prisms and cylinders, using a givenformula and a calculator

7.A.6    Evaluate formulas for given input values (surface area, rate, and density problems)

7.G.3   Identify the two-dimensional shapes that make up the faces and bases of three-dimensional shapes (prisms, cylinders, cones, and pyramids)

7.A.7    Draw the graphic representation of a pattern from an equation or from a table of data

7.G.4   Determine the surface area of prisms and cylinders, using a calculator and a variety of methods

7.A.8    Create algebraic patterns using charts/tables, graphs, equations, and expressions

7.G.5   Identify the right angle, hypotenuse, and legs of a right triangle

7.A.9    Build a pattern to develop a rule for determining the sum of the interior angles of polygons

7.G.6   Explore the relationship between the lengths of the three sides of a right triangle to develop the Pythagorean Theorem

7.A.10 Write an equation to represent a function from a table of values

 

 

 

 

Geometry

Measurement

7.G.7  Find a missing angle when given angles of a quadrilateral

7.M.1  Calculate distance using a map scale

7.G.8   Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the unknown length of a side of a right triangle

7.M.2   Convert capacities and volumes within a given system

7.G.9   Determine whether a given triangle is a right triangle by applying the Pythagorean Theorem and using a calculator

7.M.3   Identify customary and metric units of mass

7.G.10 Graph the solution set of an inequality (positive coefficients only) on a number line (See 7.A.5)

7.M.4  Convert mass within a given system

Probability & Statistics

7.M.5  Calculate unit price using proportions

7.S.1   Identify and collect data using a variety of methods

7.M.6  Compare unit prices

7.S.2  Display data in a circle graph

7.M.7  Convert money between different currencies with the use of an exchange rate table and a calculator

7.S.3    Convert raw data into double bar graphs and double line graphs

7.M.8   Draw central angles in a given circle using a protractor (circle graphs)

7.S.4    Calculate the range for a given set of data

7.M.9 Determine the tool and technique to measure with an appropriate Level of precision: mass

7.S.5    Select the appropriate measure of central tendency

7.M.10 Identify the relationships between relative error and magnitude when dealing with large numbers (e.g., money, population)

7.S.6    Read and interpret data represented graphically (pictograph, bar graph, histogram, line graph, double line/bar graphs or circle graph)

7.M.11Estimate surface area

7.S.7    Identify and explain misleading statistics and graphs

7.M.12 Determine personal references for customary /metric units of mass

7.S.8   Interpret data to provide the basis for predictions and to establish experimental probabilities

7.M.13 Justify the reasonableness of the mass of an object

7.S.9    Determine the validity of sampling methods to predict outcomes

 

7.S.10 Predict the outcome of an experiment

 

7.S.11 Design and conduct an experiment to test predictions

 

7.S.12 Compare actual results to predicted results