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Mathematics

Areas of Focus from Math 7

(For Math 6 to Math 7 Honors)

Students enrolling in Math 7 Honors who have completed Math 6 as 6th graders will be learning 8th grade standards. Below are some of the 7th grade standards students will “skip” when they enroll in Math 7 Honors from Math 6. These “Areas of Focus” can help families determine what skills their students may need additional support in learning as they transition to Math 7 Honors.

Standard 7.3
The student will solve single-step and multistep practical problems, using proportional reasoning. 

• Areas of Focus:

• Write and solve a proportion to find a missing value.  

• Apply proportional reasoning to solve a practical problem, including scale drawings. 
• Solve a problem involving tips, tax, and discounts. 

Standard 7.10
The student will

1. determine the slope, m, as rate of change in a proportional relationship between two quantities and write an equation in the form y = mx to represent the relationship;

2. graph a line representing a proportional relationship between two quantities given the slope and an ordered pair, or given the equation in y = mx form where m represents the slope as rate of change.

3. determine the y-intercept, b, in an additive relationship between two quantities and write an equation in the form y = x + b to represent the relationship;

4. graph a line representing an additive relationship between two quantities given the y-intercept and an ordered pair, or given the equation in the form y = x + b, where b represents the y-intercept; and

5. make connections between and among representations of a proportional or additive relationship between two quantities using verbal descriptions, tables, equations, and graphs.

Areas of Focus:

• Make connections between and among representations of a linear relationship in the form y = mx or y = x + b.  Representations include verbal descriptions (including practical problems), tables, equations, and graphs. 
• Understand and apply the terms slope and y-intercept to a linear relationship in the form y = mx or y = x + b.
• Write an equation to represent a linear relationship in the form y = mx or y = x + b.
• Graph a line given an equation in the form y = mx or y = x + b.

Standard 7.11
The student will evaluate algebraic expressions for given replacement values of the variables. 

Areas of Focus:

• Substitute a replacement value for a variable and simplify using the order of operations.
• Expressions include absolute value, brackets, and square roots of perfect squares.

Standards 7.12 and 7.13 

The student will solve two-step linear equations in one variable, including practical problems that require the solution of a two-step linear equation in one variable.

Areas of Focus:

• Solve a two-step equation.
• Equations include rational coefficients and numerical terms.
• Write and solve a two-step equation to represent a practical problem.

The student will solve one- and two-step linear inequalities in one variable, including practical problems, involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and graph the solution on a number line. 

Areas of Focus:

• Solve a one-step inequality with multiplication or division, including a negative coefficient.
• Solve a two-step inequality.
• Inequalities include rational coefficients and numerical terms.
• Write and solve a one- or two-step inequality to represent a practical problem.