Longfellow Middle School RISING 7TH GRADE ORIENTATION MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

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Longfellow Middle School RISING 7TH GRADE
ORIENTATIONMATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
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Course Offerings Math 7

• Math 7 Overview

• Mathematics 7 is a challenging program for
  students in grade 7. This program includes all
  of the Virginia Standards of Learning for
  mathematics for both grades 7 and 8 to ensure
  that students who enroll in Algebra I in grade 8
  have mastered all the prerequisite SOL skills.
• The most important task in 7th grade mathematics
  is to transition elementary level math to middle
  school math in its sophistication and content.
• Math 7 teachers focus on terminology, notation
  and the nitty-gritty content
• Course Offerings for 8th Grade
• Math 8
• Algebra 1

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Math 7 Units of Study

• Statistics
• Integers
• Number Systems and Properties
• Rational Numbers
• Numerical and Algebraic Expressions
• Equations and Inequalities
• Ratio, Proportion and Percent
• Functions
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Probability

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Course Offerings- Math 7 Honors
Math 7 Honors Overview

• Fantastic topics, lots of problem solving
• Topics covered in this course tend to be of
  material that most people may never see.
• Introductory concepts to higher level math
  courses that many college bound students need.
• A different curriculum than Math 7, not an
  extension or at a faster pace.

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Course Offerings-Math 7 Honors

• The Math 7 Honors course was created based on
  students who had finished the compacted math 6
  curriculum and were not quite ready to take the
  high school level Algebra I Honors course in 7th
  grade. These students have mastered the material
  from 6th, 7th and 8th grade math. Math 7 Honors
  students are expected to know and use this
  knowledge with little to no review. Math 7
  Honors lessons build on these skills and concepts
  in a challenging and rigorous manner.

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Course Offerings - Math 7 Honors

• Students will take the 8th grade math SOL at the
  end of the school year.
• A college level text is used as a reference
  material for this course.
• Blackboard 24/7 is used extensively.
• Course offerings for 8th grade
• Math 8
• Algebra 1
• Honors Algebra 1

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Math 7 Honors Units of Study

• Set Theory and the Real Number System
• Probability
• Rational Numbers
• Numerical and Algebraic Expressions
• Equations
• Ratio, Proportions and Percents
• Functions
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Statistics
• Introduction to Trigonometry

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Algebra 1 Honors Units of Study

• This high school Algebra 1 course is designed
  for 7th graders ready to take a fast-paced,
  demanding, problem-solving based algebra course
  with little or no outside tutoring. The content
  covers all the normal algebra topics including
  properties, solving equations and inequalities,
  linear systems, functions, polynomials, rational
  expressions, irrationals, and quadratic
  equations. Many homework problems will come from
  high school and college textbooks and math
  competitions.

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Algebra 1 Course Overview

• Qualified students should have extremely good
  number sense and be able to already compute
  quickly and accurately with integers, decimals
  and fractions. The course content will be taught
  on a deep level, highlighting derivations of
  formulas and proofs of theorems.
• Course Offerings for 8th Grade
• Honors Geometry

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7th Grade Algebra 1 Honors

• Requirements for Honors Algebra 1 Grade 7
• Currently enrolled in compacted/advanced math
  course.
• 91 percentile or better on the IAAT
• Passed Advance on the Math 7 Standards of
  Learning (SOL).
• This is a high school credit course.

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Co-curricular math activities

• Math Counts

• NVCTM Contests
• VML Contest
• AMC
• Rocket City

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Course Offerings in Math 7

• Special Education
• Self Contained
• Team-Taught

• ESOL
• Fast Math

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Math Course Sequence
New 09-10
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra II
Precalculus with Trig
Precalculus with Trig
Precalculus with Trig
AP Calculus AB or AP Statistics
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Contact Information

• Marie Pelosi, Dept Chair
• marie.pelosi_at_fcps.edu
• 703-533-2600 (LMS)

• Vern Williams, Math Teacher
• vern.williams_at_fcps.edu
• 703-533-2600 (LMS)