Math 7 Extended

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.