MRS. DORRIS

1.    Single subject spirals (I will keep in class for bellwork)
2.      1½” Binder with 4 designated dividers for math work only (Labeled as:  keep sheets, graded papers, notes/homework, vocabulary)
3.      Wide ruled paper and PENCILS!!!!!!! You are not allowed to do any assignments in ink.
4.     Graph Paper (1/4 inch grid ONLY)
5.      Pencil pouch that you carry from class to class should contain pencils, grading pens, highlighters, post-its, and pencil sharpener at all times.
6.     Protractor
7.      Safety compass (can be purchased in school bookstore)
8.      Ruler (metric and customary)
9.      CALCULATOR – (Texas Instruments) TI30XS is the one I suggest
Needs to have:  multi-line view, fraction capability, square root, pi, exponents
10.    A good attitude!!  You can be successful in math this year!!

General Math Vocab
List 1
1. sum
2. difference
3. quotient
4. product
5. divisible
6. expanded notation
7. round
8. estimation
9. clustering
10. mixed number
11. improper fraction
12. trace

List 2 (chapter 3)
1. absolute value
2. additive inverse
3. coordinate grid
4. coordinate plane
5. graph
6. integer
7. negative integer
8. opposite
9. analyze

List 3 (chapter 3)
1. ordered pair
2. origin
3. positive integer
4. quadrant
5. x-axis
6. x-coordinate
7. y-axis
8. y-coordinate
9. infer

List 4 (chapter 1)
1. algebra
2. algebraic expression
3. arithmetic sequence
4. base
5. coefficient
6. constant
7. cubed
8. defining the variable
9. equation
10. equivalent expressions
11. modeling
12. evaluate

List 5 (chapter 1)
1. exponent
2. exponential form
3. factors
4. geometric sequence
5. gram
6. kilogram
7. liter
8. meter
9. metric system
10. numerical expression
11. order of operations
12. powers
13. properties
14. formulate

List 6 (chapter 1)
1. scientific notation
2. sequence
3. solution
4. solving an equation
5. squared
6. standard form
7. term
8. variable
9. describe

List 7 (chapter 2)
1. bar graph
2. box-and-whisker plot
3. cluster
4. data
5. frequency table
6. histogram
7. interquartile range
8. interval
9. leaf
10. support

List 8 (chapter 2)
1. line graph
2. line plot
3. lower extreme
4. lower quartile
5. mean
6. measures of central 7.tendency
8. median
9. mode
10. explain

List 9 (chapter 2)
1. outlier
2. range
3. scale
4. scatter plot
5. statistics
6. stem
7. stem-and-leaf plot
8. upper extreme
9. upper quartile
10. summarize

List 10 (chapter 5)
1. bar notation
2. common denominator
3. composite number
4. equivalent fractions
5. factor tree
6. greatest common factor (GCF)
7. least common denominator (LCD)
8. least common multiple (LCM)
9. multiple
10. compare

List 11 (chapter 5)
1. percent
2. prime factorization
3. prime number
4. ratio
5. rational numbers
6. repeating decimals
7. simplest form
8. terminating decimals
9. Venn diagram
10. contrast

List 12 (chapter 6)
1. area
2. center
3. circle
4. circumference
5. compatible numbers
6. cup
7. diameter
8. formula
9. gallon
10. predict

List 13 (chapter 6)
1. multiplicative inverse
2. ounce
3. perimeter
4. pint
5. pound
6. quart
7. radius
8. reciprocal
9. ton
10. denominator
11. yard
12. day
13. year

List 14
1. set
2. side
3. sphere
4. pyramid
5. prism
6. arc
7. capacity
8. decimal point
9. Celsius
10. addend
11. acre

List 15 (review)
1. trace
2. analyze
3. infer
4. evaluate
5. formulate
6. describe
7. support
8. explain
9. summarize
10. compare
11. contrast
12. predict

List 16 (chapter 7)
1. base
2. cross products
3. equivalent ratios
4. part
5. percent proportion
6. proportion

List 17 (chapter 7)
1. ratio
2. average
3. percent
4. bias
5. conjecture
6. odds
7. probability
8. simplify

List 18
1. rate
2. scale
3. scale drawing
4. scale factor
5. scale model
6. unit rate

List 19
1. reduce
2. simulation
3. tree diagram
4. pi
5. equiangular triangle
6. number line
7. similarity

List 20
1. abacus
2. closed figure
3. cone
4. congruent
5. consecutive
6. cube
7. decimal
8. intersection
9. hundredth
10. gross
11. grid

List 21 (chapter 4)
1. domain
2. function
3. function table
4. inequality
5. inverse operations
6. expression
7. equation
8. greater than
9. less than

List 22 (chapter 4)
1. linear equation
2. range
3. slope
4. two-step equation
5. work backward strategy
6. solve
7. Subtraction Property of Equality
Addition Property of Equality
8. Division Property of Equality
9. compound inequality (intersection, union p.175)

List 23 (chapter 10)
1. acute angle
2. acute triangle
3. angle
4. circle graph
5. complementary angles
6. congruent angles
7. congruent segments
8. decagon
9. degrees
10. equilateral triangle
11. heptagon
12. hexagon
13. indirect measurement
14. isosceles triangle

List 24 (chapter 10)
1. line of symmetry
2. line symmetry
3. nonagon
4. obtuse angle
5. obtuse triangle
6. octagon
7. parallelogram
8. pentagon
9. polygon
10. quadrilateral
11. reflection
12. regular polygon
13. rhombus
14. right angle
15. protractor

List 25 (chapter 10)
1. right triangle
2. scalene triangle
3. similar figures
4. square
5. straight angle
6. supplementary angles
7. tessellation
8. transformation
9. translation
10. trapezoid
11. triangle
12. vertex
13. vertical angles
14. line segment
15. ray
16. line
17. perpendicular

List 26 (chapter 11)
1. base
2. complex figure
3. height
4. hypotenuse
5. irrational number
6. leg

List 27 (chapter 11)
1. perfect square
2. Pythagorean Theorem
3. radical sign
4. square/squared
5. square roots

List 28
1. geometry
2. fraction
3. fluid ounce
4. figure
5. Fahrenheit
6. face
7. even number
8. endpoints
9. edge
10. divisor
11. dividend

List 29 (chapter 12)
1. cylinder
2. precision
3. precision unit
4. rectangular prism
5. significant digits
6. solid
7. surface area
8. volume

List 30 (chapter
1. discount
2. percent equation
3. percent of change
4. percent of decrease
List 31
1. digit
2. diagonal
3. numerator
4. multiplication
5. open figure
6. parallel lines
7. place value
8. plane
9. point
10. mile
11. round
12. Roman numerals

List 32 (chapter
1. percent of increase
2. population
3. principal
4. random sample
5. sales tax
6. simple interest
7. survey

List 33
1. remainder
2. rectangle
3. odd number
4. Arabic numeral
5. zero
6. whole number
7. tenth
8. symmetry

SEVENTH GRADE STANDARD MATH
1st Nine Weeks
CH 3:  Algebra:  Integers (15 days)
3-1: Integers & Absolute Value
3-2: Comparing & Ordering Integers
3-3: Coordinate Plane
3-4a: Adding Integers
3-4: Adding Integers
3-5a: Subtracting Integers
3-5: Subtracting Integers
3-6a: Problem-Solving – Using Patterns
3-6: Multiplying Integers
3-7: Dividing Integers

CH 1: Decimal Patterns & Algebra (15 days)
1-1: Plan for Problem Solving
1-2: Powers & Exponents
1-3: Order of Operations
1-4: Variables & Expressions
1-5a: Problem-Solving – Guess & Check
1-5: Algebra: Equations
1-6: Algebra: Properties
1-7: Sequences
1-8: Metric System
1-9: Scientific Notation

CH 2: Statistics: Analyzing Data (10 days)
2-2a: Use a Graph
2-2: Making Predictions
2-3: Line Plots
2-4: Mean, Median, and Mode
2-5: Stem-and-Leaf Plots
2-6: Box-and-Whisker Plots
2-7: Bar Graphs & Histograms
2-8: Misleading Statistics

2nd Nine Weeks
CH 5: Fractions, Decimals, & Percents (10 days)
5-1a: Exploring Factors
5-1: Prime Factorization
5-2a: Making an Organized List
5-2: Greatest Common Factor
5-3: Simplifying Fractions
5-4: Fractions & Decimals
5-5: Fractions & Percents
5-6: Percents & Decimals
5-7: LCM
5-8: Comparing & Ordering Rational Numbers

CH 6: Applying Fractions (15 days)
6-1: Estimating with Fractions
6-2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions
6-3: Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers
6-3b: Problem-Solving – Eliminating Possibilities
6-4: Multiplying Fractions & Mixed Numbers
6-6: Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers

9-1: Simple Events
9-2: Tree Diagrams

6-7: Changing Customary Units
6-8: Perimeter & Area
6-9a: Hands-on-Lab – Circumference
6-9: Circles & Circumference

CH 7: Proportional Reasoning (15 days)
7-1: Ratios
7-2: Rates
7-2b: Rate of Change
7-3: Solving Proportions
7-4a: Problem-Solving – Draw a Diagram
7-4: Scale Drawings
7-5: Fractions, Decimals, & Percents
7-6: Percents > 100%; < 1%
7-7: Percent of a Number

3rd Nine Weeks
10-2: Making Circle Graphs (5 days)
7-8: Percent Proportion
8-1b: Reasonable Answers

CH 4:  Linear Equations & Functions (12 days)
4-1: Writing Expressions & Equations
4-2a: Solving Equations with Models
4-2: Solving Addition & Subtraction Equations
4-3: Solving Multiplication Equations
4-4a: Work Backward
4-4: Solving Two-Step Equation

6-5: Solving Equations

4-5: Inequalities
4-6: Functions & Linear Equations

CH 10: Geometry (13 days)
10-1a: Measuring Angles
10-1: Angles
10-3: Angle Relationships
10-4: Triangles
10-5: Quadrilaterals
10-6: Similar Figures
10-7: Polygons & Tessellations
10-8: Translations
10-9: Reflections
10-9b: Rotations

CH 11: Measuring Two-Dimensional Figures (9 days)
11-1: Squares & Square Roots
11-4: Area of Parallelograms
11-5a: Hands On Lab – Triangle
11-5: Area of Triangles & Trapezoids
11-6: Area of Circles
11-7a: Solve a Simple Problem
11-7: Area of Complex Figures

4th Nine Weeks
CH 12: Three-Dimensional (3 days)
12-1: Drawing Three-Dimensional Figures
12-1b: Make a Model
12-2: Volume of Rectangular Prisms

TCAP Review and TCAP (10 days)

CH 8:  Percent and Estimation (15 days)
8-1: Percent & Estimation
8-2: Percent Equation
8-3: Using Statistics to Predict
8-4 Percent of Change
8-5: Sales Tax & Discount
8-6: Simple Interest

CH 11: Measuring 2-Dimensional Figures (5 days)
11-2: Estimating Square Roots
11-3: Pythagorean Theorem

CH 12: Three-Dimensional Figures (10 days)
12-2: Volume of Cylinders
12-4a: Nets & Surface Areas
12-3: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
12-4: Surface Area of Cylinders
12-5: Precision & Measurement

Enriched Vocabulary
List 1 (Chapter 1)
1. absolute value
2. additive inverse
3. algebraic expression
4. conjecture
5. coordinate
6. counterexample
7. defining a variable
8. equation
9. evaluate
10. inequality
11. integer
12. inverse operations
13. negative number
14. analyze

List 2 (Chapter 1)
1. numerical expression
2. open sentence
3. opposites
4. order of operations
5. powers
6. property
7. solution
8. solve
9. variable
10. infer

List 3 (Chapter 2)
1. bar notation
2. base
3. dimensional analysis
4. exponent
5. like fractions
6. multiplicative inverses
7. power
8. rational number
9. reciprocals
10. repeating decimal
11. scientific notation
12. terminating decimal
13. unlike fractions
14. evaluate

List 4
1. sum
2. difference
3. quotient
4. product
5. divisible
6. expanded notation
7. round
8. estimation
9. clustering
10. mixed number
11. improper fraction
12. trace

List 5 (Chapter 3)
1. abscissa
2. converse
3. coordinate plane
4. hypotenuse
5. irrational number
6. legs
7. ordered pair
8. ordinate
9. origin
10. perfect square
11. principal square root
12. evaluate

List 6 (Chapter 3)
1. Pythagorean Theorem
2. Pythagorean triple
3. Quadrants
4. radical sign
5. real number
6. right triangle
7. square root
8. x-axis
9. x-coordinate
10. y-axis
11. y-coordinate
12. formulate

List 7 (Chapter 4)
1. congruent
2. corresponding parts
3. cross products
4. dilation
5. indirect measurement
6. polygon
7. proportion
8. rate
9. rate of change
10. ratio
11. describe

List 8 (Chapter4)
1. rise
2. run
3. scale
4. scale drawing
5. scale factor
6. scale model
7. similar
8. slope
9. unit rate
10. support

List 9 (Chapter 5)
1. base
2. compatible numbers
3. discount
4. interest
5. markup
6. part
7. percent
8. percent equation
9. percent of change
10. percent of decrease
11. percent of increase
12. percent proportion
13. principal
14. selling price
15. explain

List 10 (Chapter 10)
1. coefficient
2. constant
3. equivalent expressions
4. like terms
5. simplest form
6. simplifying the expression
7. term
8. two-step equations
9. summarize

List 11
1. reduce
2. simulation
3. equiangular triangle
4. number line
5. abacus
6. consecutive

List 12
1. cube
2. decimal
3. intersection
4. gross
5. grid
6. hundredth
7. congruent

List 13 (Chapter 11)
1. sequence
2. term
3. arithmetic sequence
4. common difference
5. geometric sequence
6. common ratio
7. function
8. function table
9. independent variable
10. dependent variable
11. compare

List 14 (Chapter 11)
1. domain
2. range
3. linear functions
4. x-intercept
5. y-intercept
6. slope formula
7. slope-intercept form
8. contrast

List 15
1. multiplicative inverse
2. perimeter
3. reciprocal
4. ton
5. bias
6. conjecture
7. divisor
8. dividend
9. odd number

List 16
1. Celsius
2. acre
3. similarity
4. simulation
5. geometry
6. fraction
7. figure
8. Fahrenheit
9. even number
10. endpoints
11. edge

List 17 (Chapter 7)
1. altitude
2. base
3. center
4. circle
5. circumference
6. complex figure
7. complex solid
8. cone
9. predict

List 18 (Chapter 7)
1. cylinder
2. diameter
3. edge
4. face
5. lateral area
6. lateral face
7. pi
8. plane
List 19 (Chapter 7)
1. polyhedron
2. prism
3. pyramid
4. radius
5. slant height
6. solid
7. surface area
8. vertex
9. volume
List 20
1. digit
2. diagonal
3. multiplication
4. open figure
5. parallel lines
6. place vale
7. plane
8. point
9. mile
10. round
11. Roman numerals
List 21 (TCAP words – REVIEW)
1. trace
2. analyze
3. infer
4. evaluate
5. formulate
6. describe
7. support
8. explain
9. summarize
10. compare
11. contrast
12. predict
List 22 (Chapter 9)
1. box-and-whisker plot
2. circle graph
3. histogram
4. interquartile range
5. lower quartile
6. mean
7. measures of central tendency

List 23 (Chapter 9)
1. measures of variation
2. median
3. mode
4. outlier
5. quartiles
6. range
7. upper quartile

List 24 (Chapter
1. biased sample
2. combination
3. complementary events
4. compound events
5. convenience sample
6. dependent events
7. experimental probability
8. factorial
9. Fundamental Counting Principle
10. independent events
11. outcome
12. permutation

List 25 (Chapter
1. population
2. probability
3. random
4. sample
5. sample space
6. simple event
7. simple random sample
8. stratified random sample
9. systematic random sample
10. theoretical probability
11. tree diagram
12. unbiased sample
13. voluntary response sample

List 26 (Chapter 6)
1. acute angle
2. acute triangle
3. adjacent angles
4. alternate exterior angles
5. alternate interior angles
6. angle of rotation
7. center of rotation
8. complementary angles
9. congruent polygons
10. corresponding angles
11. equilateral triangle
12. isosceles triangle
13. line of reflection

List 27 (Chapter 6)
14. line of symmetry
15. line symmetry
16. obtuse angle
17. obtuse triangle
18. parallel lines
19. parallelogram
20. perpendicular lines
21. quadrilateral
22. rectangle
23. reflection
24. rhombus
25. right angle
26. right triangle

List 28 (Chapter 6)
27. rotation
28. rotational symmetry
29. scalene triangle
30. square
31. straight angle
32. supplementary angles
33. transformation
34. translation
35. transversal
36. trapezoid
37. triangle
38. vertical angles

List 29 (Chapter 11)
1. system of equations
2. substitution
3. boundary
4. half-plane

List 30 (Chapter 12)
1. monomial
2. nonlinear function
3. polynomial
4. quadratic function

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SEVENTH GRADE REGULAR MATH

1st Nine Weeks
CH 3: Algebra: Integers (15 days)
3-1: Integers & Absolute Value
3-2: Comparing & Ordering Integers
3-3: Coordinate Plane
3-4a: Adding Integers
3-4: Adding Integers
3-5a: Subtracting Integers
3-5: Subtracting Integers
3-6a: Problem-Solving – Using Patterns
3-6: Multiplying Integers
3-7: Dividing Integers

CH 1: Decimal Patterns & Algebra (15 days)
1-1: Plan for Problem Solving
1-2: Powers & Exponents
1-3: Order of Operations
1-4: Variables & Expressions
1-5a: Problem-Solving – Guess & Check
1-5: Algebra: Equations
1-6: Algebra: Properties
1-7: Sequences
1-8: Metric System
1-9: Scientific Notation

CH 2: Statistics: Analyzing Data (10 days)
2-2a: Use a Graph
2-2: Making Predictions
2-3: Line Plots
2-4: Mean, Median, and Mode
2-5: Stem-and-Leaf Plots
2-6: Box-and-Whisker Plots
2-7: Bar Graphs & Histograms
2-8: Misleading Statistics

2nd Nine Weeks
CH 5: Fractions, Decimals, & Percents (10 days)
5-1a: Exploring Factors
5-1: Prime Factorization
5-2a: Making an Organized List
5-2: Greatest Common Factor
5-3: Simplifying Fractions
5-4: Fractions & Decimals
5-5: Fractions & Percents
5-6: Percents & Decimals
5-7: LCM
5-8: Comparing & Ordering Rational Numbers

CH 6: Applying Fractions (15 days)
6-1: Estimating with Fractions
6-2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions
6-3: Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers
6-3b: Problem-Solving – Eliminating Possibilities
6-4: Multiplying Fractions & Mixed Numbers
6-6: Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers

9-1: Simple Events
9-2: Tree Diagrams

6-7: Changing Customary Units
6-8: Perimeter & Area
6-9a: Hands-on-Lab – Circumference
6-9: Circles & Circumference

CH 7: Proportional Reasoning (15 days)
7-1: Ratios
7-2: Rates
7-2b: Rate of Change
7-3: Solving Proportions
7-4a: Problem-Solving – Draw a Diagram
7-4: Scale Drawings
7-5: Fractions, Decimals, & Percents
7-6: Percents > 100%; < 1%
7-7: Percent of a Number

3rd Nine Weeks
10-2: Making Circle Graphs (5 days)
7-8: Percent Proportion
8-1b: Reasonable Answers

CH 4: Linear Equations & Functions (12 days)
4-1: Writing Expressions & Equations
4-2a: Solving Equations with Models
4-2: Solving Addition & Subtraction Equations
4-3: Solving Multiplication Equations
4-4a: Work Backward
4-4: Solving Two-Step Equation

6-5: Solving Equations

4-5: Inequalities
4-6: Functions & Linear Equations

CH 10: Geometry (13 days)
10-1a: Measuring Angles
10-1: Angles
10-3: Angle Relationships
10-4: Triangles
10-5: Quadrilaterals
10-6: Similar Figures
10-7: Polygons & Tessellations
10-8: Translations
10-9: Reflections
10-9b: Rotations

CH 11: Measuring Two-Dimensional Figures (9 days)
11-1: Squares & Square Roots
11-4: Area of Parallelograms
11-5a: Hands On Lab – Triangle
11-5: Area of Triangles & Trapezoids
11-6: Area of Circles
11-7a: Solve a Simple Problem
11-7: Area of Complex Figures

4th Nine Weeks
CH 12: Three-Dimensional (3 days)
12-1: Drawing Three-Dimensional Figures
12-1b: Make a Model
12-2: Volume of Rectangular Prisms

TCAP Review and TCAP (10 days)

CH 8: Percent and Estimation (15 days)
8-1: Percent & Estimation
8-2: Percent Equation
8-3: Using Statistics to Predict
8-4 Percent of Change
8-5: Sales Tax & Discount
8-6: Simple Interest

CH 11: Measuring 2-Dimensional Figures (5 days)
11-2: Estimating Square Roots
11-3: Pythagorean Theorem

CH 12: Three-Dimensional Figures (10 days)
12-2: Volume of Cylinders
12-4a: Nets & Surface Areas
12-3: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
12-4: Surface Area of Cylinders
12-5: Precision & Measurement