7th Grade Math Essentials for 1st Semester 2008-2009
The following are the essential goals that we will be teaching during the 1st Semester. This is not the exact order in which we will teach them.
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: I will understand and compute rational numbers.
1.01 I can ………
_____ set up proportions
_____ cross multiply and divide
_____ find percent of increase
_____ find percent of decrease
_____ find percent of change
_____ use the formula I=P*R*T
_____find discounts, sale price, commission, tips, and taxes
1.02 I can ………
_____ follow the rules of operations of rational numbers
_____ explain how and why the size of a shape changes
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: I will understand and use graphs and data analysis.
4.01 I can ………
_____ collect data
_____ organize the data into a histogram
_____ organize a box and whiskers plot
_____ make a graph with equal sections
4.03 I can ………
_____ tell how a graph changes when some data is added to the set of data that I already have
_____ tell you how a graph changes when some data is taken away from the set of data that I already have
4.04 I can ………
_____ identify the outliers in a set of data
_____ find mean with and without outliers
_____ find median with and without outliers
_____ find mode with and without outliers
_____ find range with and without outliers
_____ tell you what changes in a graph with and without outliers
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: I will understand how to set up and solve equations and formulas using algebra concepts
5.02 I can ………
_____ take a word problem and make it a number problem with an equal sign
_____ take a word problem and make it a number problem using greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, and
less than or equal to signs
_____ take a number problem with a letter and solve that problem
5.03 I can ………
_____ use inverse operations
_____ isolate the variable
_____ solve problems using greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, and less than or equal to signs