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Welcome To Honors Math
Needs
Textbook, workbook, notebook, theme paper, folder, homework book, sharpened pencils with erasers,
red pen, protractor/compass (as needed), calculator (should be able to calculate fractions)
Curriculum
The common core standards are followed and specific topics can be found on the Archdiocesan Website:
http://www.catholicschools-phl.org/curriculum/elementary-school-curriculum/
An overview of topics is included with this handout.
The following website explains and answers questions regarding the common core:
http://www.corestandards.org/
The series used in math class is Sadlier-Oxford. On the website is a student center which may be used
for extra practice. The website address is: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/math
A helpful math website is Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/ Free accounts can be set up
and there is access to various tutorials for reinforcement.
Grades
As established by the Archdiocese, there are 4 components to math class which include: computation,
problem solving, writing and modeling. Assignments will be based on these 4 topics. Grades are
determined, but not held to: tests, homework assignments, projects, writing, modeling examples,
problem solving, class work and group work.
I am looking forward to a very successful and productive year. Success in the Honors Math Program
is dependent on the student’s serious approach to studies. If there are any problems or concerns
throughout the year, please e-mail me or send in a note. Please include the best way and time to get
back to you. [email protected]
Sincerely,
Tips for Math Success
1. Complete all assigned homework. Homework is given on a daily basis. Every student starts with
one homework grade of 100%. Anytime a homework assignment is late five points will be
deducted from the grade and the completed assignment is due the next class day.
2. Neatness is essential. Keep your notebook up to date and organized.
3. Problems must be solved in pencil. Red pen/pencil is for corrections only.
4. All work must be shown; no skipping steps. Steps are written one under the other, not side by
side. Small calculations may be completed in the margin or on the calculator as instructed.
5. Circle or box your answers so they may be easily seen and read. Word problem answers must
have a label.
6. Ask questions in class. There are other students sitting in the classroom with the same
questions you have. You will be helping them as well as yourself. The moment you realize you
are confused, ask.
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Studying for Math Tests
Math is learned by DOING; complete all your homework every night.
This is the best way to prepare for a test. Homework allows for a way to learn the
fundamentals in math and to develop habits of neatness and accuracy. If you get stuck
do not give up! Look back to your book, notes and examples for ideas related to the
problem. Try; never return to class with nothing to show for your efforts. “I did not get
it,” is not a valid excuse for an incomplete assignment.
Correct you homework errors. Do not just change your answers. Try to understand how you
made your mistakes and what you need to do and remember not to make the same mistakes in
the future.
Make a list of specific objectives that will be on the test.
Find examples for each objective you have listed and practice.
Look for and try to remember general patterns. Look over previous assignments.
Do not just scan your homework and previous assignments. Pick up a pencil and work
problems.
Teach the topic you are trying to learn. If you can explain it to another classmate well enough
for them to understand then you know it.
Grade 5 Overview
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Write and interpret numerical expressions.
Analyze patterns and relationships.
Number and Operations in Base Ten
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Understand the place value system.
Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
Number and Operations—Fractions
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Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and
divide fractions.
Measurement and Data
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Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
Represent and interpret data.
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication
and to addition.
Geometry
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Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Grade 6 Overview
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.
The Number System
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Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions
by fractions.
Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
Expressions and Equations
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Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent
variables.
Geometry
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Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
Statistics and Probability
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Develop understanding of statistical variability.
Summarize and describe distributions.
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Grade 7 Overview
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical
problems.
The Number System
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Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract,
multiply, and divide rational numbers.
Expressions and Equations
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Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.
Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and
equations.
Geometry
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Draw, construct and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between
them.
Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and
volume.
Statistics and Probability
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Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population.
Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.
Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models.
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Grade 8 Overview
The Number System
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Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational
numbers.
Expressions and Equations
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Work with radicals and integer exponents.
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
Functions
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Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
Geometry
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Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry
software.
Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones and
spheres.
Statistics and Probability
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Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data.
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Algebra Overview
Seeing Structure in Expressions
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Interpret the structure of expressions
Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems
Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Functions
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Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials
Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials
Use polynomial identities to solve problems
Rewrite rational functions
Creating Equations
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Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
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Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning
Solve equations and inequalities in one variable
Solve systems of equations
Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically
Mathematical Practices
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.