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Seventh Grade Curriculum Guide
Note: In the seventh grade program two different textbooks are currently used: Mathematics: Structure and
Method - Course 2 (Houghton Mifflin) for the stronger two sections, and Heath Mathematics: Connections
- Level 8 (D.C. Heath) for the other three sections. Common teaching methods, supplementary materials,
test and quizzes are frequently used by all five sections as well as common parts to the examinations.
This guide is divided into two sections each dealing with the sequence of material taught but referring to
the textbook used.
The chapters listed below refer to the textbook Mathematics: Structure and Method - Course 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Algebra
A) Stress Order of Operations
B) Review “Hands on Algebra” Lessons 1-6
C) 24 Game with whole numbers
Chapter 2: The Decimal System
A) Basic Properties – Emphasize The Distributive Property
B) Rounding off with Decimals (retaining the zeroes)
C) “Hands on Algebra” Lessons 7-10
Chapter 3: Positive and Negative Numbers
A) Develop Numbers Chart
B) Arrows as vectors on the Number Line
C) Use “Additive Inverse” in place of “Opposite”
D) Use Distributive Property to explain multiplication concept
E) Patterns for exponents (Zero and One are Unique Numbers)
F) Do Scientific Notation Enrichment Section
Chapter 4: Rational Numbers
A) Introduce Ratio
B) Prime, Unique, Complete Factorization (Repeated division method)
C) Review Greatest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple, Divisibility Rules
D) Reciprocal and Multiplicative Inverse
E) Introduce method for changing repeating decimals back to fractions (short and long method)
F) Do PML Contest (1994)
Chapter 7: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
A) Develop concept of Cross Multiplication
B) Scale drawing of a room in your house
C) Chart for changing fractions  decimals  percents
D) Review and memorize common fractions  decimals  percents (1/2, 1/3, ¼, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8,
1/9, 1/10, 1/20, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100)
E) Discount, Increase or Decrease, Commission, Discounts
F) Simple and Compound Interest (use formula with the TI-82s)
G) “Rule of 72”
H) The Stock Market Game
Chapter 6