JACKSON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
| Students are placed in math courses based on information obtained from the previous year's teacher as well as from available test data, such as NWEA RIT scores and the previous year's ISTEP results. |
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
| Standard 7th-grade Math | Advanced 7th-Grade Math | Standard 8th-Grade Math | Pre-Algebra | Algebra | Geometry |
7TH-GRADE ONLY
This required course is designed to reinforce and expand upon concepts and skills introduced in the 6th grade. The curriculum spans a wide range of proficiencies which include translating, reasoning, connecting, estimating, place-value, operations with rational numbers, evaluating expressions, solving simple equations, measurement, perimeter, area and volume formulas, ratios, proportions, percents, appropriate use of calculators, probability, statistics, data collection, graphing, and data analysis.
7TH-GRADE ONLY
Prognostic test scores, teacher
recommendation, or a combination of both will determine placement
in this course. This course replaces the standard required
mathematics course. This course introduces and explores topics
that provide a foundation for taking either Pre-Algebra or
Algebra I in the 8th grade. Students will be exposed to abstract
applications with rational numbers, variable expressions,
equations, inequalities, ratios, proportions, percents, number
theory, graphing in a coordinate plane, geometry and its
applications, square roots and right triangles, irrational
numbers, polynomials, probability, and statistics.
8TH-GRADE ONLY
Students use rational numbers, irrational numbers, exponents, powers, roots, ratios, proportions, and percentages. They solve simple linear equations and inequalities; graph functions and understand the concepts of slope and rate; construct shapes that meet given conditions and apply geometric concepts to solve problems; convert between units of measure and use rates and scale factors to solve problems; collect, organize, represent, and interpret relationships in data sets that have one or more variables; make decisions about how to solve problems and communicate their ideas.
PRE-ALGEBRA (ADVANCED 8TH-GRADE MATH)
8TH-GRADE ONLY
Prognostic test scores, teacher recommendation, or a combination of both will determine placement in this course. This course replaces the standard required mathematics course. This course emphasizes exponents, square-roots, irrational numbers, and applications for simple equations and inequalities with rational numbers. Students will also be introduced to factoring, notations, manipulations, and problem-solving techniques necessary for success in Algebra at the high school level.
7TH- AND 8TH-GRADES
This course replaces the standard required mathematics course. Topics in this course include operations with exponents, radicals, and variable expressions; solving and graphing linear equations and inequalities; relations and functions; pairs of linear equations and inequalities; factoring polynomials; algebraic fractions; quadratic, cubic, and radical equations; and mathematical reasoning and problem solving.
Students taking this course may choose to obtain high school credit for it. All students in the course will be required to take a state-wide End of Course Assessment in May.
This course may be organized in a 6th/7th/8th grade combination format. Placement in this course as a 6th-grader or 7th-grader is based on the selection process of the Accelerated Learning Program.
7TH- AND 8TH-GRADES
This course replaces the standard required mathematics course. This rigorous course is for students who successfully completed Algebra I. It is taught comparably to the Geometry HD course offered at MCCSC high schools. The course consists of a study of the undefined terms, the axioms, and the theorems of Euclidean geometry. Emphasis is placed on understanding the deductive processes involved in proofs, numerical and algebraic exercises and geometric constructions. The topics covered include inductive and deductive reasoning, triangles, perpendicular and parallel lines, constructions, area, the Pythagorean theorem, circles and area, loci, and similar and regular polygons.
Students taking this course may choose to obtain high school credit for it.
This course is organized in a 7th/8th
grade combination format. Placement in this
course is based on the selection process of the Accelerated
Learning Program.
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Last updated Feb. 5, 2009