Salem Middle School: 2016 - 2017 Common Core Math 7 Plus Curriculum Plan

Quarter 1

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

Unit 1: Integers and Expressions

Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide
Order of operations
Problem-solving
Zero Pairs
Simplify expressions involving
combining like terms and
distributive property

Unit 4: Inequalities
Solve one-, two-, and multiple-step
inequalities involving integers,
fractions, and decimals
Set-up and solve one and two-step
inequalities involving real world
problems

Quarter 2

Unit 7: Data Collection and Analysis

Taking samples and drawing
inferences
Measures of center and variability:
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

Unit 2: Operations with Rational

Numbers
Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide
positive and negative fractions and
decimals
Use combining like terms and the
distributive property to simplify
expressions containing fractions and
decimals.
Convert between fractions and
decimals
Identify and work with rational and
irrational numbers
Unit 3: Equations
Solve one-, two-, and multiple-step
equations involving integers,
fractions, and decimals.
Solve equations involving combining
like terms and distributive property
Set-up and solve equations involving
real world problems
Solve equations involving square and
cube roots

Unit 5: Proportional Reasoning and

Slope
Determine unit rate and set-up and
solve proportions (review)
Identify constant of proportionality
Graph proportional relationships
Slope using similar triangles
Slope-intercept form (y = mx + b)
Scale drawings and scale factor

Unit 8: Geometric Properties

Draw geometric shapes (a focus on
triangles) with given parameters
(angle measure, parallel sides, etc.)
Understand types of angles
(interior and exterior) and their
properties

Unit 10: Two-Dimensional and

Three-Dimensional Geometry
Cross-sections of prisms and
pyramids.
Real world problems involving area,
surface area, and volume of 2D and
3D figures, including polygons,
cubes, rectangular prisms,
triangular prisms, cylinders,
spheres, and cones
Translations
Unit 11: Exponents and Scientific
Notation
Simplify expressions using
properties of exponents
Express numbers in scientific
notation
Real-world percent applications
(tax, tip, etc.)

Unit 6: Probability
Develop and use probability models
to draw inferences
Simple and compound events
Represent sample spaces through
tree diagrams, lists, and tables
Determine probability of compound
events

Unit 9: Transformations
Transformations: rotations,
reflections, and translations
Similar and congruent figures
Translations on the coordinate
plane, including dilations

Review and EOG

Note:
This is a general outline of objectives
and topics that will be covered this
year. Please understand that the
order of some units and topics may be
adjusted due to changes made at the
county level.