(Recorded Course) Glencoe Middle School Math 1, Part Two with Emily Nardozzi

Continue your middle school math studies with this foundational course.

How to get the most out of Glencoe Middle School Math 1, Part Two with Emily Nardozzi:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • 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.

Special notes: This is Part Two of a two-part course. New students are welcome to join us midyear if there are open seats and they have the prerequisite. Mrs. Nardozzi provides recorded 10 to 20-minute recorded lessons in addition to the 14 live classes

Total Classes: 14

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.

Instructor Email: emily.nardozzi@gmail.com

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 shipping: 

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.