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Total Classes: 14 live plus 7 pre-recorded
Duration: 55 minutes live classes, 10-20 minutes recorded
Prerequisite: Students should have already been introduced to fractions and should be able to perform basic math operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing).
Suggested Credit: One full semester math.
Suggested Grade Level: 6th (advanced 5th graders welcome)
Instructor: Emily Nardozzi, M.Ed.
Course Description: Middle School Math 1 covers fractions, decimals, integers, data analysis, algebraic expressions and equations, functions and inequalities, using formulas, and surface area and volume in a way that will be easy to understand and will provide a strong foundation for the coming math courses.
Course Outline:
Week One: 8.1 – 8.3
-Integers
-Adding and Subtracting Integers
Week Two: 8.4 – 8.6
-Multiplying and Dividing Integers
-The Coordinate Plane
Week Three: 9.1 – 9.3
-Properties
-Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
Week Four: 9.4 – 9.5
-Solving Multiplication and Two-Step Equations
Week Five: 9.6 – 9.7
-Functions and Graphing Functions
Week Six: 10.1 – 10.3
-Ratios
-Solving Proportions
-Scale Drawings and Models
Week Seven: 10.4 – 10.6
-Percents, Fractions, and Decimals
Week Eight: 10.7
-Percent of a Number
Week Nine: 11.1
-Theoretical Probability
Week Ten: 11.2, 11.4
-Outcomes
-Probability and Area
Week Eleven: 12.1 – 12.3
-Length, Capacity, and Weight in the Customary System
-Length in Metric System
Week Twelve: 12.4 – 12.5
-Mass and Capacity in the Metric System
-Changing Metric Units
Week Thirteen: 14.1 – 14.3
-Area of Parallelograms, Triangles, and Circles
Week Fourteen: Review
Course Materials: Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 1, Student Edition (Glencoe Mathematics), 2006 Edition. We recommend purchasing the book used as they can be found for as little as $0.99 plus s/h: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078652537/catholictreas-20 (click on Used).
Homework: 3-4 lessons per week with 10-20 homework problems per lesson, 2 short quizzes per week, and a chapter test approximately every other week.
- Teacher: Emily Nardozzi