Focus of SCCS Middle School Mathematics

Mathematics reflects order and unity as seen in God’s universe; therefore, it plays an integral role in the Catholic school. At SCCS Middle School, we approach mathematics with an understanding that it is a part of a person’s daily life. More than just skills to be memorized and mastered, mathematics includes problem solving, reasoning, and communicating. All students need and deserve an opportunity to become mathematically powerful.

Mathematics is the science of numbers and spatial form. The discipline of mathematics includes the understanding, measurement, and interpretation of quantitative and spatial relationships, as well as mathematical computation.

Our goals for SCCS Middle School graduates:

1. Learn to value mathematics;

2. Become confidant in your mathematical ability;

3. Become mathematical problem solvers;

4. Learn to communicate mathematically; and

5. Learn to reason mathematically.

To varying degrees, all people use mathematics throughout their lifetimes. The SCCS Middle School mathematics program provides our students with the basis for further exploration in the sciences. Likewise, the students develop essential, lifelong skills that will allow them to function well in an increasingly complex society.

Subject: Mathematics

Embedded subjects: Number Properties and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Representations, and Communication.

Frequency of class: Every day, approximately 45 minutes

Grade: 6^th grade (grade level)

Methods of Assessment: Chapter tests, bi-chapter quizzes, daily homework, and projects when appropriate.

Course Content:

• Number Sense, Patterns, and Algebraic Thinking
• Decimal Operations
• Data and Statistics

• Number Patterns and Fractions
• Fraction Operations
• Integers

• Equations, Inequalities, and Functions
• Ratios and Proportions

• Geometric Figures
• Measurement and Area
• Surface Area and Volume

• Probability

Subject: Mathematics – Pre-Algebra

Embedded subjects: Number Properties and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Representations, and Communication.

Frequency of class: Everyday, approximately 45 minutes

Grade: 6^th grade (advanced) and 7^th grade (grade level)

Textbook(s): McDougal Littell – Pre-Algebra

Methods of Assessment: Chapter Tests, bi-chapter quizzes, daily homework, and projects when appropriate.

Course Content:

• Variables, Expressions, and Integers
• Solving Equations
• Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities
• Factors, Fractions, and Exponents
• Rational Numbers and Equations
• Ratio, Proportions, and Probability
• Percents
• Linear Functions
• Real Numbers and Rights Triangles
• Measurement, Area, and Volume
• Data Analysis and Probability
• Polynomials and Nonlinear Functions

Embedded subjects: Number Properties and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Representations, and Communication.

Frequency of class: Everyday, approximately 45 minutes

Grade: 7^th grade (advanced) and 8^th grade (grade level)

Textbook(s): McDougal Littell – Algebra 1

Methods of Assessment: Chapter Tests, bi-chapter quizzes, daily homework, and projects when appropriate.

Course Content:

• Connections to Algebra
• Properties of Real Numbers
• Solving Linear Equations
• Graphing Linear Equations and Functions
• Writing Linear Equations
• Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities
• Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
• Exponents and Exponential Functions
• Quadratic Equations and Functions
• Polynomials and Factoring
• Rational Equations and Functions
• Radicals and Connections to Geometry

Embedded subjects: Number Properties and Operations, Algebra, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, Problem Solving, and Communication.

Frequency of class: Every day, approximately 45 minutes

Grade: 8^th grade (advanced)

Textbook(s): McDougal Littell - Geometry

Methods of Assessment: Chapter tests, bi-chapter quizzes, daily homework, and projects when appropriate.

Course Content:

• Basics of Geometry
• Reasoning and Proof
• Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
• Congruent Triangles
• Properties of Triangles
• Quadrilaterals
• Transformations
• Similarity
• Right Triangles and Trigonometry
• Circles
• Area of Polygons and Circles
• Surface Area and Volume