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Coordinate Plane
Data: Graphs & Charts
Decimals
Elapsed Time
Exponents
Expressions & Equations
Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Geometry
Inequalities
Irrational Numbers
Laws of Exponents
Measurement
Negative Numbers
Number System
Percent
Polynomials
Probability & Statistics
Properties
Proportions
Pythagorean Theorem
Rates & Ratios
Similar Figures & Scale
Squares, Cubes, & Roots
Transformations
Transversals & Parallel Lines
Trigonometry
Variables
Vertical Angles
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Coordinate Plane
Level A:
1. Coordinate Plane: Intro
a. origin, quadrants, ordered pair, coordinates, x-axis, y-axis, horizontal, vertical
b. graphing points
2. Distance Between Two Points
a. Q1 only – horizontal and vertical
b. All 4 Q’s – horizontal and vertical
3. Drawing Polygons on a Coordinate Plane
a. Q1 only
b. All 4 Q’s
c. Calculate Perimeter and Area (Q1 only)
d. Calculate Perimeter and Area (Q1 to Q4)
4. Reflections Over One Axis
Level B:
1. Graphing Linear Equations
2. Graphing Non-Complex Quadratic and Cubic Equations
3. Reflections Over More Than One Axis
Level C:
1. Distance Between Two Points: Diagonals
a. Distance Formula/Pythagorean Theorem
2. Other Transformations:
a. Rotations, Translations, Dilations
Data: Graphs, Diagrams, Tables, Charts
See Also: “Coordinate Plane”
Level A:
1. Basic Review: Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Circle Graphs
2. Evaluate Data: interpret and make predictions based on graphs, diagrams, tables, or charts
3. Venn Diagrams: interpret
4. Venn Diagrams: create
5. Coordinate Plane: read & interpret data
6. Connect circle graphs to percents
Level B:
1. Interpret data to solve multi-step word problems.
2. Solve percent problems based on data provided in graphs or tables.
Decimals
Level A:
1. Basic Review Topics For Level A:
a. Place Value
b. Read & Write up to thousandths
2. Locating & Plotting on a number line.
3. Comparing & Ordering to thousandths, including <, >, =
4. Rounding
5. Connecting Decimals & Fractions
6. Converting among/between fractions, decimals, percents
7. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide
Level B:
1. Terminating & Repeating Decimals
2. Using division to convert a fraction into a decimal.
Level C:
1. Negative Decimals
2. Scientific Notation
Elapsed Time
Level A:
1. Basic Review: Telling Time on an analog clock
2. Elapsed Time: Analog Clocks
3. Elapsed Time: Digital Clocks
4. Elapsed Time: Adding and Subtracting time intervals.
Level B:
1. Elapsed Time: Involving conversions of units
2. Elapsed Time: Spanning days, weeks, months, years
Exponents, Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots
Level A:
1. Basic Exponents & Powers of 10
2. Squared & Cubed
Level B:
1. Perfect Squares up to 225
2. Perfect Cubes up to 125
3. Square Roots of Perfect Squares
4. Cube Roots of Perfect Cubes
Level C:
1. Irrational Numbers: Introduction To
2. Square Roots of non-perfect squares (estimating)
3. Cube Roots of non-perfect cubes (estimating)
4. Cube Roots of negative numbers
5. Pythagorean Theorem/Distance Formula
6. Negative Bases
7. Negative Exponents
8. Scientific Notation
9. Laws of Exponents
Expressions & Equations
See Also: “Polynomials”
E&E: Intro to Algebra
Level A:
1. Order of Operations/PEMDAS
2. Variables, Constants, Coefficients
3. Terms, Monomials, Polynomials
4. Writing Simple Expressions
5. Expressions vs. Equations vs. Inequalities
E&E: Substitution of Variables
Level A:
1. Evaluating simple expressions
Level B:
1. Evaluating multi-variable expressions and nonlinear expressions
2. Evaluating expressions that involve fractions, decimals, mixed numbers, and negative integers
E&E: Equivalent Expressions
Level A:
1. Distributive Property
2. Combining Like Terms
3. Identify and Generate Equivalent Expressions (Basic)
Level B:
1. Factor One-Variable Expressions
2. Identify and Generate Equivalent Expressions (More Complex)
Level C:
1. Factor Multi-Variable Expressions
2. Identify and Generate Equivalent Expressions (Most Complex)
a. Negative Coefficients
b. Laws of Exponents
E&E: One-Variable Equations
Level A:
1. Write & Solve: one-step equations
Level B:
1. Write & Solve: two-step equations
2. Write & Solve: variables on both sides
3. Write & Solve: non-complex quadratic and cubic equations
Level C:
1. Write & Solve: more complex, multi-step equations
2. Write & Solve: absolute value equations
E&E: Two-Variable Relationships
Level C:
1. Two-Variable Equations: Intro To
2. Dependent and Independent Variables
3. Manipulating Equations: solving for a variable
4. Solutions of two-variable equations
5. Graphing two-variable linear equations
6. Slope
7. y = mx + b
8. Slope of parallel and perpendicular lines
9. Graphing non-linear equations: quadratic, cubic, absolute value
10. Solving systems of linear equations
Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Level A:
1. Basic Review Topics For Level A:
a. Benchmark Fractions & Mixed Numbers
b. Locating & Plotting on a number line.
c. Using line plots to add and subtract: halves, fourths, eighths
d. Equivalent Fractions
e. Simplifying Fractions
f. Mixed Numbers, Improper Fractions, Whole Numbers
g. Comparing & Ordering, including <, >, =
2. Connecting Fractions & Percents
3. Converting among/between: fractions, decimals, percents
4. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide
Level C:
1. Negative Mixed Numbers
Geometry
Level A – Basic Review:
Geometry: Angles
Level A:
1. Basic Review for Level A:
protractor, degrees, vertex, right, acute, obtuse, straight, circle = 360 degrees, parallel, perpendicular
2. Measuring Angles
3. Adjacent Angles: sum of measurements
4. Triangles: sum of angles equals 180 degrees
5. Supplementary and Complementary Angles
6. Reflex Angles
7. Angle Bisectors
Level C:
1. Vertical Angles
2. Transversals & Parallel Lines
a. interior angles, exterior angles, alternate angles, corresponding angles
b. angle measurements: parallel lines cut by a transversal
3. Solving for unknown angle measurements in complex diagrams
Geometry: Circles
Level A:
1. Basic Review: 360 degrees, center, radius, diameter, arc, chord
2. Central angles, sectors, tangents, secants
Level B:
1. Pi
2. Area
3. Circumference
4. Central Angle Measurements:
a. Calculate angle measurements based on data provided.
b. Create accurate circle graphs that represent data provided.
Geometry: Coordinate Plane
See: “Coordinate Plane”
Geometry: Perimeter, Area, Volume, Surface Area, Nets
Level A:
1. Perimeter & Area: triangles, squares, rectangles
2. Volume: cubes, rectangular prisms
3. Surface Area: cubes, rectangular prisms
4. Nets: comprised of squares, rectangles, triangles, circles
5. 3D Views: basic
Level B:
1. Perimeter & Area: other polygons, irregular shapes
2. Volume: other prisms, pyramids
3. Surface Area: other prisms, pyramids
4. Area: inscribed and circumscribed polygons
5. Perimeter, Area, Volume, Surface Area: fractional edge lengths
6. 3D Views: more complex
Level C:
1. Volume: cylinders, cones, spheres
2. Surface Area: cylinders, cones, spheres
3. Similar Shapes: calculate perimeter, area, and volume of actual shapes based on scale models or drawings.
Geometry: Similar Shapes & Scale Drawings
See: “Similar Figures & Scale Drawings”
Geometry: Transformations & Symmetry
See: “Transformations & Symmetry”
Geometry: Trigonometry
See: “Trigonometry”
point, line segment, line, ray, angle, acute, obtuse, straight, parallel, perpendicular, intersecting, circle, triangle, right triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, quadrilateral, square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, polygon, cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, sphere, similar, congruent, line symmetry, perimeter, area, volume
Inequalities
Level A: One-Step Inequalities
1. Basic Review: <, >, <=, >=
2. Writing one-step inequalities with variables
3. Solving one-step inequalities
4. Graphing solutions on a number line
Level B: Multi-Step and Compound Inequalities (linear)
1. Writing & Solving two-step and multi-step inequalities
2. Writing & Solving inequalities with variables on both sides
3. Writing & Solving compound inequalities
4. Graphing solutions on a number line
Level C: Absolute Value and Systems of Inequalities
1. Writing & Solving inequalities that involve absolute value
2. Solving systems of two-variable linear inequalities
3. Graphing solutions on a number line or coordinate plane
Irrational Numbers
Level C:
1. Irrational Numbers: basic examples
2. Pi
3. Square Roots of non-perfect squares
4. Cube Roots of non-perfect cubes
Measurement
See Also: “Elapsed Time”
See Also: “Geometry: Perimeter, Area, Volume, Surface Area, Nets”
Level A:
1. Basic Review Topics For Level A:
a. Metric System vs. Customary System
b. Converting Units
i. Length/Distance: inches, feet, yards, miles, mm, cm, m, km
ii. Weight/Mass: ounces, pounds, tons, mg, g, kg
iii. Capacity: fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, ml, l
iv. Time: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, millenniums
Level B:
1. Converting Units:
a. Temperature: Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin
Level C:
1. Pythagorean Theorem/Distance Formula
2. See Also: “Similar Figures and Scale Drawings”
Negative Numbers
Level A:
1. Number Lines & Coordinate Plane
2. Comparing & Ordering
3. Absolute Value
4. Opposite Numbers
5. Negative Temperatures
6. Below Sea Level
Level B:
1. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide
2. Evaluating expressions that contain negative integers
Level C:
1. Distributive Property: with negative coefficients
2. Combining Like Terms: with negative coefficients
3. Negative Mixed Numbers
4. Negative Decimals
5. Negative Exponents
Number System
Number System: Decimals
See: “Decimals”
Number System: Fractions
See: “Fractions & Mixed Numbers”
Number System: Exponents
See: “Exponents, Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots”
Number System: Negative Numbers
See: “Negative Numbers”
Number System: Irrational Numbers
See: “Irrational Numbers”
Level A:
1. Basic Review Topics For Level A:
a. Place Value
b. Reading & Writing: up to trillions
c. Comparing & Ordering: up to trillions
d. Rounding: up to trillions
e. Vocabulary: sum, difference, product, quotient
f. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide: multi-digit whole numbers
g. Patterns: numbers and shapes
h. Divisibility: including odd/even numbers and skip counting
i. Properties: Commutative, Associative
j. Prime & Composite Numbers
k. Prime Factorization
l. Factors & Multiples
m. GCF & LCM
2. Negative Numbers: number lines
3. Negative Numbers: compare & order
4. Absolute Value
5. Opposite Numbers
6. Exponents
7. Order of Operations
8. Distributive Property
Level B:
1. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide: Negative Numbers
Level C:
1. Negative Mixed Numbers
2. Negative Decimals
3. Negative Exponents
Percent
Level A:
1. Benchmark Percents
2. Estimating the percent of a number
3. Converting among fractions, decimals, percents
4. Basic Percent Problems:
-Calculating the percent, given the part and the whole.
-Calculating the whole, given the part and the percent.
-Calculating the part, given the whole and the percent.
Level B:
1. More complex percent problems
2. Using equations to solve percent problems
3. Using proportions to solve percent problems
4. Percent Change/Percent Increase/ Percent Decrease
5. Sale Prices/Percent Discounts
6. Sales Tax Problems
7. Calculating Tips
8. Simple Interest (I = PRT)
Level C:
1. Percents greater than 100%
2. Percents less than 1%
3. Non-Integer Percents (ex: 6.25%)
4. Multiple Discount Problems
5. Compound Interest
6. Mortgages, Car Loans, Credit Cards
Polynomials
See Also: “Expressions & Equations”
Level A:
1. Variables, Constants, Coefficients, Terms
2. Monomials, Binomials, Trinomials, Polynomials
3. Distributive Property: basic ..... 6(2x + 5)
4. Combining Like Terms: positive coefficients
Level B:
1. Distributive Property: more complex ..... 3x(5y + 3x – 4)
2. Simplifying Polynomials: basic and multi-step
3. Factoring Polynomials: one-variable
Level C:
1. Multiplying Monomials, Binomials, Trinomials
2. Laws of Exponents
3. FOIL
4. Distributive Property: negative coefficients ..... -5x(-10xy - y + 2x)
5. Combining Like Terms: negative coefficients
6. Simplifying Polynomials: more complex
7. Factoring Polynomials: multi-variable
Probability & Statistics
Level A:
1. Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Outlier
2. Calculating the probability of simple events
3. Expressing probability as a fraction or a percent
4. Total Outcomes: tree diagrams and the counting principle
Level B:
1. Mutually Exclusive vs. Mutually Inclusive
2. Independent and Dependent Events
3. Calculating the probability of compound events
4. Probabilities involving: NOT, AND, OR
Level C:
1. Factorials
2. Permutations
3. Arrangements
4. Combinations
5. Experimental and Geometric Probability
6. Conditional Probability
Properties, Pythagorean Theorem, Laws of Exponents
Level A:
1. Associative and Commutative
2. Distributive
Level C:
1. Pythagorean Theorem/Distance Formula
a. See Also: "Coordinate Plane"
b. See Also: "Exponents, Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots"
c. See Also: "Measurement"
2. Laws of Exponents
a. See Also: "Exponents, Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots"
b. See Also: "Expressions & Equations: Equivalent Expressions"
c. See Also: "Polynomials"
Rates, Ratios, Proportions
See Also: “Percent"
See Also: “Measurement”
See Also: “Similar Figures & Scale Drawings”
Level A
1. Basic Ratios & Rates
2. Equivalent Ratios & Rates
3. Tables: explore ratios and rates
4. Unit Rates & Unit Prices: basic
Level B:
1. Ratios, Rates, Unit Rates, Unit Prices: more complex
2. Ratios & Unit Rates: involving fractions
3. Proportions & Equal Ratios
4. Solving Proportions Using Unit Rates
5. Cross Multiplication/Cross Products
6. Constant of Proportionality (Unit Rate)
7. Using equations to represent proportional relationships
8. Using proportions to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems
Level C:
1. See Also: "Similar Figures & Scale Drawings"
Similar Figures & Scale Drawings
Level A:
1. Basic Review: Similar and Congruent Shapes
Level B:
1. Using ratios to determine similarity
2. Calculating the missing dimensions of similar figures
Level C:
1. Scale: maps, drawings, models
2. Scale: calculating actual measurements based on scale
3. Scale: converting units and rates within scale problems
4. Area & Perimeter of actual figures based on scale, converting units when necessary
Transformations & Symmetry
Level A: Basic
Level B: More Complex
Level C: Most Complex
Topics For All Levels:
1. Transformations:
Translations (slides), Reflections (flips), Rotations (turns), Dilations (resizing)
2. Symmetry:
Line Symmetry, Rotational Symmetry, Point Symmetry
Transversals & Parallel Lines
See: “Geometry: Angles”
Trigonometry
Level C:
1. Sine, Cosine, Tangent
2. Indirect Measurement: using similarity ratios/proportions
3. Indirect Measurement: using trigonometric ratios
Vertical Angles
See: “Geometry: Angles”
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