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Silver Spring International Middle School
Mathematics Department
Investigations into Mathematics Class Expectations 2015-2016
Silver Spring International Middle School
Welcome to IM! You will build on all you learned in your previous mathematics
classes to extend your knowledge of rational numbers, proportional relationships,
functions, statistics and probability, and geometric measurement.
Teacher: ___________________________________
Email: _______________________________________
UNITS OF STUDY
Unit
1
Title
Ratios and Proportional
Reasoning
Enduring Understandings
Topic 1: Understanding Proportional Relationships
Topic 2: Application of Proportional Relationships
2
Rational Number
Operations
Topic 1: Building Understanding of Rational Number Operations
Topic 2: Applying Understanding of Rational Number Operations
3
Expressing Geometric
Relationships
Topic 1: Measurement in Two and Three Dimensions
Topic 2: Angle Relationships
4
Statistics and Probability
5
The Real Number System
Topic 1:
Topic 2:
Topic 1:
Topic 2:
6
Functional Relationships
and Linear Equations
Topic 1: Connecting Proportional Relationships to Linear Equations
Topic 2: Solving Linear Equations
7
Transformations and
Geometric Measurement
Topic 1: Congruence
Topic 2: Similarity
Topic 3: Volume
Chance Events and Probability Models
Random Sampling
Magnitude and Scientific Notation
Square and Cube Roots
COMMUNICATION:
 Mathematics teachers will communicate with students and parents through Edline, progress reports,
interims, report cards, the student planner, email, and phone calls as needed.
 The teacher can be contacted through email or phone call. Teachers will respond to all requests within 24
hours.
o EMAIL: see above
o PHONE: 301-650-6544
ABSENCES: It is expected that you will attend class every day and complete each assignment. In the event of an
absence, missing work to be completed will be available the following day.
SUPPLIES NEEDED everyday:
 two pencils and paper
 Scientific,TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator