Mathematics

Success in Algebra 1 is widely considered to be a determining factor in success in upper-level mathematics coursework.  The skills in Advanced Algebra 1 build on algebraic thinking which students have experienced in kindergarten through middle school. 

Algebra 1 content includes arithmetic concepts, proportional reasoning, and functions.  Graphing utilities (calculators, computers, and other technology tools) will be used to assist in teaching and learning. Advanced Algebra 1 provides instruction on all the Algebra 1 Standards and the following content from Algebra 2: absolute value equations and inequalities, simplifying radical expressions, and polynomial expressions with two variables,  

At the end of the year, students will take the Algebra 1 Standards of Learning test.  

This course includes emphasis on two- and three- dimensional reasoning skills, coordinate and transformational geometry, and the use of geometric models to solve problems. The intent of this course is to provide students with many opportunities to explore, conjecture, reason logically, formulate and solve problems, and communicate mathematically. Graphing utilities, computers, dynamic geometry software, and other appropriate technology tools will be used to assist in teaching and learning. In Advanced Geometry, students are provided instruction on all the Geometry Standards along with the following content: Truth Tables and Two-Column Proofs, The Unit Circle, and The Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. Students in this course will complete the Geometry Standards of Learning Test and are expected to continue their studies with Advanced Algebra II.  

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. 

Success in Algebra 1 is widely considered to be a determining factor in success in upper-level mathematics coursework.  The skills in Advanced Algebra 1 build on algebraic thinking which students have experienced in kindergarten through middle school. 

Algebra 1 content includes arithmetic concepts, proportional reasoning, and functions.  Graphing utilities (calculators, computers, and other technology tools) will be used to assist in teaching and learning. Advanced Algebra 1 provides instruction on all the Algebra 1 Standards and the following content from Algebra 2: absolute value equations and inequalities, simplifying radical expressions, and polynomial expressions with two variables,  

At the end of the year, students will take the Algebra 1 Standards of Learning test.  

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. This course includes emphasis on two- and three- dimensional reasoning skills, coordinate and transformational geometry, and the use of geometric models to solve problems. The intent of this course is to provide students with many opportunities to explore, conjecture, reason logically, formulate and solve problems, and communicate mathematically. Graphing utilities, computers, dynamic geometry software, and other appropriate technology tools will be used to assist in teaching and learning. In Advanced Geometry, students are provided instruction on all the Geometry Standards along with the following content: Truth Tables and Two-Column Proofs, The Unit Circle, and The Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. Students in this course will complete the Geometry Standards of Learning Test and are expected to continue their studies with Advanced Algebra II. 

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. In IBMYP Math 6, students will develop an understanding of integers and their operations, deepen their knowledge of positive rational numbers (including fractions, decimals, percents, and exponents), learn about the coordinate plane and congruence, develop and apply formulas for area, circumference, and perimeter, explore the data cycle with circle graphs, and build a foundation for algebraic thinking with one-step equations, inequalities, and proportional relationships. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 6 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. Placement in this accelerated course is based on demonstration of readiness after Grade 5 Mathematics. In IBMYP Math 6 Extended, students learn all the Grade 6 Mathematics content and approximately half of the Grade 7 Mathematics content.  As such, instruction moves at a more accelerated rate compared to Math 6. Through the instruction of Grade 6 Mathematics content, students will develop an understanding of integers and their operations, deepen their knowledge of positive rational numbers (including fractions, decimals, percents, and exponents), learn about the coordinate plane and congruence, develop and apply formulas for area, circumference, and perimeter, explore the data cycle with circle graphs, and build a foundation for algebraic thinking with one-step equations, inequalities, and proportional relationships. The Grade 7 Mathematics Standards are taught in connection with the Grade 6 Mathematics Standards. Students explore the relationships between quadrilaterals, extend their understanding of rational numbers to include negative numbers and scientific notation, develop proportional reasoning and apply this concept to similarity and dilations, and solve two-step equations. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 6 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. In IBMYP Math 7, students will extend their understanding of rational numbers to include negative values, scientific notation, and square roots, develop and apply formulas for volume and surface area, explore the relationships between quadrilaterals, explore the data cycle with histograms, develop proportional reasoning and apply this concept to similarity and dilations, solve two-step linear equations and one- and two-step inequalities, and investigate theoretical and experimental probability. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 7 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. Placement in this accelerated course is based on demonstration of readiness after Grade 5 Mathematics or successful completion of IBMYP Math 6 Extended. In Math 7 Extended, students learn approximately half of the Grade 7 Mathematics Standards and all the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards.  As such, instruction moves at a more accelerated rate compared to Math 7 or Pre-Algebra. The Grade 7 Mathematics Standards are taught in connection with the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards. Students will develop and apply formulas for volume of rectangular prisms and volume and surface area of cylinders, explore the data cycle with histograms, simplify and evaluate expressions using the order of operations, solve one- and two-step inequalities, and investigate theoretical and experimental probability. The Grade 8 Mathematics Standards are the foundation for high-school level mathematics courses. Students will develop an understanding of the real number system, apply proportions to solve consumer math problems, explore angle relationships, determine the surface area of square-based pyramids and surface area and volume of cones, work with transformations on the coordinate plane, learn the Pythagorean Theorem, solve problems involving the area of perimeter of composite figures, investigate independent and dependent probability, explore the data cycle with boxplots and histograms, develop an understanding of linear functions, and solve multistep equations and inequalities. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) math courses promote both inquiry and application, helping students to develop problem-solving techniques that transcend the discipline and are useful in the world outside school. Pre-Algebra is the foundation for high-school level mathematics courses. The Grade 8 Mathematics Standards are taught in this course. Students will develop an understanding of the real number system, apply proportions to solve consumer math problems, explore angle relationships, extend their understanding of volume and surface area to square-based pyramids and cones, work with transformations on the coordinate plane, learn the Pythagorean Theorem, solve problems involving the area and perimeter of composite figures, investigate independent and dependent probability, explore the data cycle with boxplots and scatterplots, develop an understanding of linear functions, and solve multistep equations and inequalities. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

In Math 6, students will develop an understanding of integers and their operations, deepen their knowledge of positive rational numbers (including fractions, decimals, percents, and exponents), learn about the coordinate plane and congruence, develop and apply formulas for area, circumference, and perimeter, explore the data cycle with circle graphs, and build a foundation for algebraic thinking with one-step equations, inequalities, and proportional relationships. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 6 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

Placement in this accelerated course is based on demonstration of readiness after Grade 5 Mathematics. In Math 6 Extended, students learn all the Grade 6 Mathematics content and approximately half of the Grade 7 Mathematics content. As such, instruction moves at a more accelerated rate compared to Math 6. Through the instruction of Grade 6 Mathematics content, students will develop an understanding of integers and their operations, deepen their knowledge of positive rational numbers (including fractions, decimals, percents, and exponents), learn about the coordinate plane and congruence, develop and apply formulas for area, circumference, and perimeter, explore the data cycle with circle graphs, and build a foundation for algebraic thinking with one-step equations, inequalities, and proportional relationships. The Grade 7 Mathematics Standards are taught in connection with the Grade 6 Mathematics Standards. Students explore the relationships between quadrilaterals, extend their understanding of rational numbers to include negative numbers and scientific notation, develop proportional reasoning and apply this concept to similarity and dilations, and solve two-step equations. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 6 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

In Math 7, students will extend their understanding of rational numbers to include negative values, scientific notation, and square roots, develop and apply formulas for volume and surface area, explore the relationships between quadrilaterals, explore the data cycle with histograms, develop proportional reasoning and apply this concept to similarity and dilations, simplify and evaluate expressions using the order of operations, solve two-step linear equations and one- and two-step inequalities, and investigate theoretical and experimental probability. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 7 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

Placement in this accelerated course is based on demonstration of readiness after Grade 5 Mathematics or successful completion of Math 6 Extended. In Math 7 Extended, students learn the remaining Grade 7 Mathematics Standards and all the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards in preparation for Advanced Algebra 1. As such, instruction moves at a more accelerated rate compared to Math 7 or Pre-Algebra. The Grade 7 Mathematics Standards are taught in connection with the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards. Students will develop and apply formulas for surface area of rectangular prisms and volume and surface area of cylinders, explore the data cycle with histograms, simplify and evaluate expressions using the order of operations, solve one- and two-step inequalities, and investigate theoretical and experimental probability. The Grade 8 Mathematics Standards are the foundation for high-school level mathematics courses. Students will develop an understanding of the real number system, apply proportions to solve consumer math problems, explore angle relationships, determine the surface area and volume of square-based pyramids and surface area and volume of cones, work with transformations on the coordinate plane, learn the Pythagorean Theorem, solve problems involving the area of perimeter of composite figures, investigate independent and dependent probability, explore the data cycle with boxplots and histograms, develop an understanding of linear functions, and solve multistep equations and inequalities. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test. 

Math Support is taken in addition to a student’s regular math class. In this course, students receive instruction on foundational mathematics concepts to support them in meeting the rigor of the grade-level Standards of Learning. In a small-group setting, students engage in systematic instruction to develop their understanding of essential mathematics concepts and strategies. There is no Standards of Learning (SOL) test for this elective course. 

Math Support is taken in addition to a student’s regular math class. In this course, students receive instruction on foundational mathematics concepts to support them in meeting the rigor of the grade-level Standards of Learning. In a small-group setting, students engage in systematic instruction to develop their understanding of essential mathematics concepts and strategies. There is no Standards of Learning (SOL) test for this elective course. 

Pre-Algebra is the foundation for high-school level mathematics courses. The Grade 8 Mathematics Standards are taught in this course. Students will develop an understanding of the real number system, apply proportions to solve consumer math problems, explore angle relationships, extend their understanding of volume and surface area to square-based pyramids and cones, work with transformations on the coordinate plane, learn the Pythagorean Theorem, solve problems involving the area and perimeter of composite figures, investigate independent and dependent probability, explore the data cycle with boxplots and scatterplots, develop an understanding of linear functions, and solve multistep equations and inequalities. At the end of the year, students will take the Grade 8 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test.