Course Summary:
This course is designed to give students an engaging and efficient learning experience exploring all of the most important skills and concepts in 7th grade mathematics. The course layout will allow students to progress through the course at their own pace with a straightforward and student-friendly video lesson and practice lesson format. Students will be expected to watch the video lesson, and then take the practice assessment attched to the lesson. Once they have completed the practice assessment, the following video will review and explain each item on the assessment. At the end of each assessment review video, students will need to pass a brief quiz to move forward in the course, providing frequent checks for understanding and encouraging students to reflect on their own learning. Videos are designed to be manageable in length and contain hooks to real world concepts to help students stay engaged in the content.
The course begins with a comprehensive review of basic numeracy skills necesary for 7th grade mathematics. Topics covered include integers, exponents, square roots, fractions, decimals, percents and more. Special emphasis is put on laying the groundwork for the coordinate plane and algebra with a deep dive into integers and the number line. The second and third sections address geometry and concepts related to geometry such as congruence and similarity. Students will find that these sections build in rigor as the lessons progress culminating by learning about the concepts of surface area and volume. The last two sections of the course focus on pre-algebra, where students will learn to interpret and solve simple algebraic expressions and equations, and are exposed to managing and interpreting data. Students will explore meaningful connections between tabular data and graphical representations, and learn about the applications of probability in the real world.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for all students entering 7th grade who have demonstrated proficiency in 6th grade mathematics. Content and pacing is geared to meet needs of students performing at or above grade level, or advanced 6th grade students. This course is also appropriate for 8th grade students looking for a comprehensive review of 7th grade math.
Course Includes:
- 8+ hours of video
- 25 video lessons
- 25 practice review video lessons
- 25 practice assessments
- 25 embedded quizzes
- 1 final exam - PDF and digital version
- 1 final exam answer key
- 1 quiz answer sheet for all digital quizzes
Expected Content Outcomes:
Students who complete this course will be able to:
- Add, subtract, multiply and divide integers, exponents, fractions and decimals
- Solve problems involving percent, ratios and rates
- Classify angles and solve problems in involving angles in shapes
- Compute area, surface area and volume
- Navigate and make sense of the coordinate plane
- Manipulate and evaluate simple algebraic expressions and equations
- Analyze, organize and interpret data in multiple formats
- Solve and reason with problems involing theoretical and experimental probability
Expected Practice Outcomes:
Students who complete this course will gain practice in:
- Making sense of and perservering in solving problems
- Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively
- Constructing viable mathematical arguments
- Modeling with mathematics
- Using appropriate tools strategically
- Attending to precision appropriately
- Looking for patterns and making use of structure
Course Lesson Sequence:
- Integers
- Exponents
- Squares and Square Roots
- Factors and Multiples
- Ratios and Rates
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percents
- Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
- Angles
- Angles and Lines in Shapes
- Congruent and Similar Figures
- Solids and Area
- Surface Area
- Volume
- Coordinates
- Transformations
- Patterning
- Algebraic Expressions
- Equations
- Data Management
- Mean, Median and Mode
- Theoretical Probability
- Experimental Probability
- Applications of Probability
