FRELINGHUYSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

COURSE PROFICIENCIENS

COURSE: MATHEMATICS GRADE 7

I. COURSE OVERVIEW

A. Students will become mathematically literate individuals who reason and engage in creative problem solving.

B. Students will recognize the interrelationships of mathematics with other disciplines and will appreciate the impact of math in our society.

C. Students will develop confidence in their mathematical abilities.

II. PROFICIENCIES

A. In a seventh grade math course, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Understand that variables in a situation are those quantities that change.

2. Understand and search for patterns showing relationships among variables.

3. Create tables, graphs, and simple symbolic rules that describe patterns.

4. Choose sensible units for measuring.

5. Read, write, and interpret large numbers.

6. Investigate standard, specific, and calculator notation.

7. Use exponents.

8. Use estimates and rounded values to compare objects and events.

9. Assess accuracy and reliability of numbers.

10. Enlarge and reduce figures.

` 11. Explore similar figures and compare them.

12. Explore algebraic rules.

13. Recognize similarity and equivalent fractions.

14. Find the effect of scale factors on the length and area ratios.

15. Set up and solve proportions.

16. Use patterns to make predictions.

17. Develop strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers.

18. Develop strategies for analyzing experimental and theoretical probabilities.

B. The New Jersey Core Content Standards will be addressed.