Dear Parents,
This is the course outline the students received at the beginning of the year. If you have any questions about the outline, please contact me.
Thank you.
Judy Doctoroff
jdoctoroff@grayacademy.ca
Grade Seven Math Outline
Teacher: Judy Doctoroff
Text: Mathpower 7
1. Divisibility rules
Chapter 1.8
2. Operations with decimals
Chapter 3
3. Relationship between decimals and fractions
Chapter 2.6, 2.7
4. Compare and order fractions and decimals
Chapter 2
5. Adding and subtracting fractions
Grade 8, chapter 2
6. Adding and subtracting integers
Chapter 4
7. Problem solving with percent
Chapter 5
8. Complete patterns
Chapter 7
9. Graph table of values and analyze same
Chapter 7
10. Graph coordinate plane
Chapter 7
11. Expression vs. equation (2x vs. 2x = 6)
Chapter 7,8
12. Substituting values for variables
Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
13. Solve one step algebraic equations
Chapter 8
14. Solve two-step equations
Grade 8, chapter 6
15. Circles (radius, diameter, circumference, 360)
Chapter 9
16. Area of triangles, parallelograms, circles
Grade 8, chapter 7.6,7.7, 7.8, 7.9
17. Perpendicular and parallel lines
Chapter 9.7, 9.8
18. Bisectors of angles and lines
Chapter 9, p. 276-277
19. Transformations
Chapter 10
20. Mean, median, mode, range
Chapter 11
21. Circle graphs
Chapter 11
22. Probability as ratio, fraction, percent
Chapter 12
Main Topics
Operations with decimals, fractions, integers and percent. (7 units) : Terms 1 and 2
Algebra (7 units) : Terms 2 and 3
Geometry (5 units) : Terms 3 and 4
Statistics (2 units) : Term 4
Probability (1 unit) : Term 4
Course work:
Textbook assignments and journal: These assignments are not graded. They are used to give the teacher an idea of how well the student is grasping the material in class.
Handout assignments : graded
Quizzes, tests : graded
Marks are cumulative for each term.
Late assignments: 10% reduction per day up to 50%. Any assignment not handed in after 5 days will be zero.
Handout assignments represent 75% of the term mark; tests and quizzes are 25% of the term mark.
Assessment is used for various purposes.
Assessment for learning: where assessment helps teachers gain insight into what students understand in order to plan and guide instruction, and provide helpful feedback to students.
Assessment as learning: where students develop an awareness of how they learn and use that awareness to adjust and advance their learning, taking an increased responsibility for their learning.
Assessment of learning: where assessment informs students, teachers and parents, as well as the broader educational community, of achievement at a certain point in time in order to celebrate success, plan interventions and support continued progress
