Continue mastering middle school math with this Saxon math course where you’ll learn arithmetic calculation, measurements, geometry, and an introduction to pre-algebra, ratios, probability and statistics. Calculate with fractions, work with the metric system and repeating decimals, and more.
How to get the most out of Saxon Math 8/7, Part One with Monica Breier:
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First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.
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Then have a notebook, compass, protractor, ruler, graph paper, and scientific calculator ready and available for class notes each live and recorded session.
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Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.
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Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
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Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Total Classes: 14
Duration: 45 minutes per live class
Prerequisite: Saxon 7/6 or equivalent. Saxon placement test can be found at https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/curriculum/placement-tests/saxon-placement-tests/
Suggested Grade Level: 8th grade or advanced 7th grade
Suggested Credit: One full semester Math
Instructor: Monica Breier
Instructor Email: breiermm@gmail.com
Course Description: This course will introduce topics of algebraic thinking and investigative skills for math. Students will use all of their computation skills, which are essential learning for our students, but develop even greater uses for them in scientific notation and work with integers, or signed numbers. Graphing more complex plots like box-and-whisker and stem-and-leaf will be introduced and mastered. The geometry will build on what the Saxon 7/6 course developed with symmetry, proportions, and circumference and area of figures. Algebraic ideas begin with order of operations and repeating numbers, but continue with problem solving and percents. A student taking this class will be ready for Algebra 1 in the next year, or can complete Algebra 1/2 if more reinforcement of the concepts is needed.
Course Outline:
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Week 1-3: Lessons 1-10
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Week 4-5: Lessons 11-20
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Week 6-7: Lessons 21-30
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Week 8-9: Lessons 31-40
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Week 10-11: Lessons 41-50
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Week 12-14: Lessons 51-60
Course Materials: Saxon 8/7 Homeschool Kit, Third Edition (https://setonbooks.com/math/1760-saxon-87-homeschool-3rd-edition-home-study-kit.html). Other materials include compass, protractor, ruler, graph paper, and scientific calculator.
Homework: Daily assignments (aside from test days) taking 20-30 minutes, with weekly quizzes and tests occurring every week to two weeks.
- Teacher: Monica Breier