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Department of
Mathematics
Grades 6-8
2012
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF THE BOROUGH OF EATONTOWN
MEMBERS
Mrs. Donna Mazzella-Diedrichsen, President
Mrs. Julie Robertson, Vice-President
Mr. John Bennett
Mrs. Sharyn Chasey-Palenzuela
Mr. Robert English
Mrs. Toni Fornicola
Mr. Mark Kramer
Mr. Carl Lawson
Mr. Peter Siino
ADMINISTRATION
Mr. Scott T. McCue, Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Kathleen Mandeville, Business Administrator
Mr. Lee Lasser, Supervisor of Special Services
PRINCIPALS
Mr. Ronald Danielson, Memorial School
Mrs. Valerie Cioffi, Meadowbrook
Mr. Kevin Iozzi, Vetter School
Mrs. Kimberly Muir, Woodmere
Table of Contents
Eatontown Vision of Curriculum Excellence ....5
Statement of Philosophy ....6
NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards for Mathematics ........7-12
Cross Curriculum Content Standards 13
Career Education/Consumer Family Life Skills ...14
Methodology..15
Grade 6 Essential Questions..16
Rations and Proportional Relationships ..........17-24
The Number System ............25-33
Expressions and Equations34-42
Geometry .........43-50
Statistic and Probability ..........51-58
Grade 7 Essential Questions...59
Rations and Proportional Relationships ..........60-67
The Number System ............68-76
Expressions and Equations77-84
Geometry .........85-92
Statistic and Probability .........93-101
Grade 7 Appendix .102-108
Grade 8 Essential Questions.109
Functions ..................110-117
The Number System .........118-125
I) STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
The Mathematics Department is committed to providing learning opportunities that foster
high levels of student achievement and promotes lifelong learning experiences. The program
is aligned to the specifications in the Common Core Standards. Mathematics has deeply
permeated our lives. We need only to consider our immediate surroundings to recognize the
impact that current knowledge about the mathematical world has on the way we live. The goal
of Mathematics is not to define as many terms or propose as many laws as possible. Rather,
the goal is to select those terms and laws that describe the universe in the simplest way.
Desirable outcomes of the Mathematics program include providing students with a clear and
logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of Mathematics in an appropriate
language. Students will also increase their knowledge and develop critical thinking and
problem-solving skills through practical applications of the exercises. The number of
mathematic applications is very large in the real world. The excitement that students feel in
understanding the mathematical explanation for some phenomenon that they see or experience
almost daily is one of the best motivations for building math literacy. Students will develop a
heightened perception and apply math principles to everyday phenomena as they successfully
complete the curriculum.
As educators, we must ensure that the students of Eatontown are equipped with the
mathematical educational abilities and problem solving skills to be prepared to live and work
successfully in our ever increasing global, technological society. The ability to communicate,
reason, make decisions, think critically, choose algorithms and use different ways to problem
solve develop invaluable confidence building tools for lifelong success in a competitive math
literate society. The contents of the Math Curriculum provide a developmental concept
progression to empower students by building on and integrating the following objectives:
To become confident problem solvers
To use various types of mathematical reasoning
To communicate mathematical thinking coherently
To apply mathematics in context outside of mathematics
To organize and record mathematical ideas
This curriculum is designed in the realization that math is vital to the everyday experiences of
everyone. Our students must be well-versed in higher order thinking, the arts, and the ever
changing diversified technology skills required in todays careers.
The Mathematics Curriculum will contribute to Eatontowns children by also addressing their
technology literacy skills. Technology literacy will be grade appropriate, using both
technology tools and computer software to prepare learners to be productive members of the
worldwide work-place.
ARTICULATION
Articulation meetings are periodically held intra, as well as inter-departmentally to address
programmatic directions in Mathematics.
In Grade 6, instructional time should focus on four critical areas: (1) connecting ratio and rate to
whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve
problems; (2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of
number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers; (3) writing,
interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and (4) developing understanding of
statistical thinking.
1. Students use reasoning about multiplication and division to solve ratio and rate problems about
quantities. By viewing equivalent ratios and rates as deriving from, and extending, pairs of
rows (or columns) in the multiplication table, and by analyzing simple drawings that indicate
the relative size of quantities, students connect their understanding of multiplication and
division with ratios and rates. Thus students expand the scope of problems for which they can
use multiplication and division to solve problems, and they connect ratios and fractions.
Students solve a wide variety of problems involving ratios and rates.
2. Students use the meaning of fractions, the meanings of multiplication and division, and the
relationship between multiplication and division to understand and explain why the
procedures for dividing fractions make sense. Students use these operations to solve
problems. Students extend their previous understandings of number and the ordering of
numbers to the full system of rational numbers, which includes negative rational numbers, and
in particular negative integers. They reason about the order and absolute value of rational
numbers and about the location of points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
3. Students understand the use of variables in mathematical expressions. They write expressions and
equations that correspond to given situations, evaluate expressions, and use expressions and
formulas to solve problems. Students understand that expressions in different forms can be
equivalent, and they use the properties of operations to rewrite expressions in equivalent
forms. Students know that the solutions of an equation are the values of the variables that
make the equation true. Students use properties of operations and the idea of maintaining the
equality of both sides of an equation to solve simple one-step equations. Students construct
and analyze tables, such as tables of quantities that are in equivalent ratios, and they use
equations (such as 3x = y) to describe relationships between quantities.
4. Building on and reinforcing their understanding of number, students begin to develop their ability
to think statistically. Students recognize that a data distribution may not have a definite center
and that different ways to measure center yield different values. The median measures center
in the sense that it is roughly the middle value. The mean measures center in the sense that it
is the value that each data point would take on if the total of the data values were redistributed
equally, and also in the sense that it is a balance point. Students recognize that a measure of
variability (interquartile range or mean absolute deviation) can also be useful for summarizing
data because two very different sets of data can have the same mean and median yet be
distinguished by their variability.
Students learn to describe and summarize numerical data sets, identifying clusters, peaks, gaps, and
symmetry, considering the context in which the data were collected. Students in Grade 6 also
build on their work with area in elementary school by reasoning about relationships among
shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume. They find areas of right triangles, other
triangles, and special quadrilaterals by decomposing these shapes, rearranging or removing
pieces, and relating the shapes to rectangles. Using these methods, students discuss, develop,
and justify formulas for areas of triangles and parallelograms. Students find areas of polygons
and surface areas of prisms and pyramids by decomposing them into pieces whose area they
can determine. They reason about right rectangular prisms with fractional side lengths to
extend formulas for the volume of a right rectangular prism to fractional side lengths. They
prepare for work on scale drawings and constructions in Grade 7 by drawing polygons in the
coordinate plane.
Grade 6 Overview
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.
Geometry
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
Mathematical Practices
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
Geometry
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.
Mathematical Practices
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
In Grade 8, instructional time should focus on three critical areas: (1) formulating and reasoning
about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a
linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (2) grasping the
concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; (3) analyzing
two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and
congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.
1. Students use linear equations and systems of linear equations to represent, analyze, and solve a
variety of problems. Students recognize equations for proportions (y/x = m or y = mx) as
special linear equations (y = mx + b), understanding that the constant of proportionality (m) is
the slope, and the graphs are lines through the origin. They understand that the slope (m) of a
line is a constant rate of change, so that if the input or x-coordinate changes by an amount A,
the output or y-coordinate changes by the amount mA. Students also use a linear equation to
describe the association between two quantities in bivariate data (such as arm span vs. height
for students in a classroom). At this grade, fitting the model, and assessing its fit to the data
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are done informally. Interpreting the model in the context of the data requires students to
express a relationship between the two quantities in question and to interpret components of
the relationship (such as slope and y-intercept) in terms of the situation.
Students strategically choose and efficiently implement procedures to solve linear equations in one
variable, understanding that when they use the properties of equality and the concept of
logical equivalence, they maintain the solutions of the original equation. Students solve
systems of two linear equations in two variables and relate the systems to pairs of lines in the
plane; these intersect, are parallel, or are the same line. Students use linear equations, systems
of linear equations, linear functions, and their understanding of slope of a line to analyze
situations and solve problems.
2. Students grasp the concept of a function as a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output.
They understand that functions describe situations where one quantity determines another.
They can translate among representations and partial representations of functions (noting that
tabular and graphical representations may be partial representations), and they describe how
aspects of the function are reflected in the different representations.
3. Students use ideas about distance and angles, how they behave under translations, rotations,
reflections, and dilations, and ideas about congruence and similarity to describe and analyze
two-dimensional figures and to solve problems. Students show that the sum of the angles in a
triangle is the angle formed by a straight line, and that various configurations of lines give rise
to similar triangles because of the angles created when a transversal cuts parallel lines.
Students understand the statement of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse, and can
explain why the Pythagorean Theorem holds, for example, by decomposing a square in two
different ways. They apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find distances between points on the
coordinate plane, to find lengths, and to analyze polygons. Students complete their work on
volume by solving problems involving cones, cylinders, and spheres.
Grade 8 Overview
The Number System
Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
Functions
Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
Use functions to model relationships between quantities.
Geometry
Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.
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Mathematical Practices
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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III)
Common Core
Mathematics
Technology
LAL
Science
Art
PE & Health
WL
Social Studies
The Number
System
Expressions and
Equations
Functions
Geometry
Statistics and
Probability
V) METHODOLOGY
Teachers should use a variety of instructional techniques, including, but not limited to the various
components provided by the publisher. These techniques include, but are not limited to the following:
Textbooks
Testing materials
Computer software
Audio visual materials
Videos
CDs/ DVDs
Audio tapes
Projector
Testing materials
Internet sites provided by the program
Math Prompts
Teachers select/develop activities that encourage students to develop the ability to locate information
used in answering questions; use appropriate tools, equipment, and experiences to extend their
senses; gather, analyze, and interpret data and art performance; construct reasonable explanations and
communicate their findings about investigations; demonstrate basic motor skills; achieve lifelong
wellness skills through knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practices. These activities include, but are
not limited to the following:
Demonstrations
Power point presentations
Cooperative learning groups
Internet websites
Student projects
Student interviews
Student surveys
Peer interaction
Teacher developed activities
Text book examples
Writing/art activities
Student critique of production art/assignments
Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of Math content and process skills through a
variety of assessment formats. These activities include, but are not limited to the following:
Rubrics
Oral assessments
Student projects and presentations
Student reports
Teacher observation
Written evaluation
Acuity
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Grade 6
Essential Questions
How can ratios and proportions be used to solve real world problems?
How are percents, decimals, and fractions related to one another?
What is a proportional relationship?
What is a scale drawing?
What is the percent of a quantity as a rate per 100?
How does one convert units of measurement?
How can we find and use common factors and multiples?
How can we represent and use integers?
How can we locate rational numbers on a number line?
How can we graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane?
How can we represent and solve situations involving variable quantities?
How can we solve one variable equations and inequalities?
How can we represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent
variables?
How can we translate and evaluate verbal expressions as algebraic expressions?
How do you solve for area, surface area, and volume?
How would one classify a figure by its vertices?
How would one use a net of rectangles and triangles to make a three dimensional figure?
How can the collection, organization, interpretation, and display of data be used to answer
questions?
How can I use the measures of center and variability to interpret data?
UNIT
Grade 6
Ratios and
Proportional
Relationships
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title: Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Grade Level: 6
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 6 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 6 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
What evidence will show that students understand ratios and proportional relationships?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 6 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Task Title: Scale Drawings
X Formative
X Summative
Teacher Observation
20
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects especially in creating the scale
model such as the drawing program, calculator, PowerPoint, and other math programs.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: Space Word Problems Starring Ratios and Proportions: Math Word
Problems Solved by Rebecca Wingard-Nelson
If You Hopped Like A Frog by David M. Swartz
Pythagoras and the Ratios: A Math Adventure by Julie Ellis
How Tall, How Short, How Far Away by David Adler
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software: Study Island, Promethean Planet
Other References:
Understanding By Design, McTighe and Wiggins
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UNIT
Grade 6
The Number
System
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title: The Number System
Grade Level: 6
Subject/Topic Areas: Multi-Digit Numbers and Decimals, Fractions, Common Factors and
Multiples, Positive and Negative Numbers, Rational Numbers, Comparing and Ordering Rational
numbers, Graphing on Coordinate Planes
Key Words: Estimation, multiply, divide, divisibility, reciprocal, decimals, fractions, least common
multiple, greatest common factors, positive and negative, number line, rational numbers, absolute
value, ordered pairs, quadrants, reflection.
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
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Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number
line; recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself, e.g., (3) = 3, and
that 0 is its own opposite.
Understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate
plane; recognize that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are
related by reflections across one or both axes.
Find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram;
find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane.
Interpret statements of inequality as statements about the relative position of two numbers on a
number line diagram. For example, interpret 3 > 7 as a statement that 3 is located to the right of 7
on a number line oriented from left to right.
Write, interpret, and explain statements of order for rational numbers in real-world contexts. For
example, write 3 oC > 7 oC to express the fact that 3 oC is warmer than 7 oC.
Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line; interpret
absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation. For example,
for an account balance of 30 dollars, write |30| = 30 to describe the size of the debt in dollars.
Distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements about order. For example, recognize that
an account balance less than 30 dollars represents a debt greater than 30 dollars.
6.NS.8. Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate
plane. Include use of coordinates and absolute value to find distances between points with the same first
coordinate or the same second coordinate.
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize
information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate
knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking,
collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in
diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 6 The Number System
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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What is LCM/GCF?
What is the inverse of ?
When are inverses used
when dividing fractions?
Where is -3 located on a
number line?
What is the absolute value
of -7? Is it different than
the absolute value of +7?
What quadrant on a
coordinate plane is (-3, 4)
located?
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 6 The Number System
What evidence will show that students understand the number system?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Student Self-Assessment
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 6 The Number System
Task Title: Connect the Dots
X Formative
X Summative
Teacher Observation
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects including Microsoft Excel,
PowerPoint, and other graphing applications.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: Extreme Temperatures: Learning About Positive and Negative Numbers
by John Strazzabosco
A Fly on the Ceiling by Julie Glass
Sir Cumference and the Viking's Map by Cindy Neuschwander
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software: Study Island, Promethean Planet
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UNIT
Grade 6
Expressions
and
Equations
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title:
Grade Level: 6
Subject/Topic Areas: Writing and Evaluating Algebraic Expressions, Equivalent Expressions, Onevariable Equations, Inequalities, Function Tables
Key Words: Square root, exponents, function table, variable, equation, operation, inverse operation,
expression, inequality, coefficient
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
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Students will be able to write and evaluate algebraic expressions using whole number and
exponents. Students will identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (sum,
factor, coefficient). They will identify when two expression are equivalent. Student will
write and solve one variable equations and inequalities. Students will use function tables
to solve and equation.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 6 Expressions and Equations
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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What is a variable?
What is an equation?
How can one use a
function table to solve
an equation?
What is an inequality?
What operation would
you use when given the
word less than/more
than/ decreased by/ sum/
product, etc.?
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 6 Expressions and Equations
What evidence will show that students understand expressions and equations?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Student Self-Assessment
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 6 Expressions and Equations
Task Title: Pulsar and Simple Equations
X Formative
X Summative
Teacher Observation
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects including the internet, Excel,
graphing programs, and PowerPoint.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: This Plus That: Lifes Little Equations by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
A Gebra Named Al by Wendy Isdell
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software: Study Island, Promethean Planet
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UNIT
Grade 6
Geometry
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title: Geometry
Grade Level: 6
Subject/Topic Areas: Area, Surface Area, Volume, Polygons on Coordinate Planes, Nets
Key Words: Area, parallelogram, solid figures, nets, volume, surface area, formulas, polygons
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
Time Frame: 3-5 Weeks
School District: Eatontown Public Schools
School: Meadowbrook, Vetter and Woodmere
Link to Common Core Standards/Interdisciplinary Standards
6.G.1. Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or
decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical
problems.
6.G.2. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the
appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge
lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional
edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
6.G.3. Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side
joining points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. Apply these techniques in the context of solving
real-world and mathematical problems.
6.G.4. Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface
area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in
order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and
problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational
cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 6 Geometry
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 6 Geometry
What evidence will show that students understand geometry?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Student Self-Assessment
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
45
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 6 Geometry
Task Title: Geometric Clubhouse
X Formative
X Summative
Teacher Observation
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects especially calculators, Excel,
and other math programs.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Books: Houghton Mifflin Math Teachers Edition, 2005
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software: Study Island, Promethean Planet
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UNIT
COVER
Grade 6
Statistics and
Probability
PAGE
Unit Title: Statistics and Probability
Grade Level: 6
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 6 Statistics and Probability
What are the overarching essential
questions?
How
to
identify
representative samples.
The collection of data and
describe it by its measure of
center (mean, median, mode)
and
variations
(range,
quartiles).
How to graph information
using histograms, line plots,
and box-and-whisker plots.
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 6 Statistics and Probability
What evidence will show that students understand statistics and probability?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
53
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 6 Statistics and Probability
Task Title: Taking a Survey
X Formative
X Summative
Teacher Observation
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects including Excel, PowerPoint,
and other math programs that help students organize and analyze data.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: A Very Improbable Story: A Math Adventure by Edward Einhorn
Talley OMalley by Stuart Murphy
Lemonade for Sale by Stuart Murphy
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software: Study Island, Promethean Planet
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Grade 7
Essential Questions
What is a complex fraction and how does it relate to unit rate?
What strategies can be used to check for proportionality?
How can proportions be used to solve percent problems?
How can adding and subtracting integers be represented on a number line?
Why is subtracting rational numbers the same as adding the additive inverse?
How can the properties of operations be applied to adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing?
What strategies are used to convert rational numbers into equivalent forms?
What strategies can be used to simplify expressions with rational coefficients?
How can writing equations and inequalities help solve mathematical and real life problems?
How can we interpret the solution of an inequality by graphing it?
How can proportions be used to solve scale drawings?
How can geometric shapes be drawn to meet given conditions?
How can geometric facts and formulas be used to solve real world situations?
How can the likelihood of the occurrence of an event be expressed?
How can the theoretical probability of an event be predicted?
Can the theoretical probability of an event be compared to the experimental probability using a
simulation?
How can the probability of compound events be calculated?
How can the outcomes of compound events be represented?
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UNIT
Grade 7
Ratios and
Proportional
Relationships
COVER
PAGE
Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional
relationships.
Represent proportional relationships by equations. For example, if total cost t is proportional to the number n of items purchased at a
constant price p, the relationship between the total cost and the number of items can be expressed as t = pn.
Explain what a point (x, y) on the graph of a proportional relationship means in terms of the situation, with special attention to the
points (0, 0) and (1, r) where r is the unit rate.
7.RP.3. Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems. Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns,
gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error.
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems
individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 7 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 7 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
What evidence will show that students understand ratios and proportional relationships?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 7 Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Task Title: Oops! I Shrunk My Partner
X Formative
X Summative
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students can use Excel,
PowerPoint, and other math programs to complete this unit.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: The Golden Ratio: The Story of PI, the Worlds Most Astonishing
Number, by, Mario Livio
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
Other References:
Teacher Based Materials
Understanding Design, McTighe and Wiggin
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UNIT
Grade 7
The Number
System
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title: The Number System
Grade Level: 7
Subject/Topic Areas: Compare and Order Integers, Absolute Value, Integer Operations, Rational
Number Properties and Identities, Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Key Words: Negative-positive integer, absolute value, opposite, rational number, Commutative,
Associative, Distributive Properties, Additive/Multiplicative Identities and Inverses
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
School: Memorial
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Convert a rational number to a decimal using long division; know that the decimal form of a rational number
terminates in 0s or eventually repeats.
7.NS.3. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers.
Understand that multiplication is extended from fractions to rational numbers by requiring that
operations continue to satisfy the properties of operations, particularly the distributive property, leading
to products such as (1)(1) = 1 and the rules for multiplying signed numbers. Interpret products of
rational numbers by describing real-world contexts.
Understand that integers can be divided, provided that the divisor is not zero, and every quotient of
integers (with non-zero divisor) is a rational number. If p and q are integers, then (p/q) = (p)/q = p/(
q). Interpret quotients of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts.
Convert a rational number to a decimal using long division; know that the decimal form of a rational
number terminates in 0s or eventually repeats.
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize
information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration,
and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic
and organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 7 The Number System
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 7 The Number System
What evidence will show that students understand the number system?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Student Self-Assessment
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
71
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 7 The Number System
Task Title: Stained Glass Windows
X Formative
X Summative
Completed Chart
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Technology used to complete
this unit may include Excel, PowerPoint, and other math programs.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: Elliptic Tales: Curves, Counting, and Number Theory, by Abner Ash
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
McDougal Littell CD ROM Resources
Study Island
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UNIT
Grade 7
Expressions
and
Equations
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title:
Expressions and Equations
Grade Level: 7
Subject/Topic Areas: Write and Simplify Expressions, Write and Solve Equations, Estimate and
Check for Reasonableness, Solve and Graph Inequalities
Key Words: Expression, equation, inequality, simplify, solve, verbal model, terms, like terms,
coefficients, constant terms, inverse operations
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
Time Frame: 6 weeks
School District: Eatontown Public Schools
School: Memorial
Link to Common Core Standards/Interdisciplinary Standards
7.EE. 1. Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions with
rational coefficients.
7.EE.2. Understand that rewriting an expression in different forms in a problem context can shed light on the
problem and how the quantities in it are related. For example, a + 0.05a = 1.05a means that increase by5% is the
same as multiply by 1.05.
7.EE.3. Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in
any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to
calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of
answers using mental computation and estimation strategies.
7.EE.4. Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple
equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.
7.EE.4a. Solve word problems leading to equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r, where p, q, and r are
specific rational numbers. Solve equations of these forms fluently. Compare an algebraic solution to an arithmetic
solution, identifying the sequence of the operations used in each approach.
7.EE.4b. Solve word problems leading to inequalities of the form px + q > r or px + q < r, where p, q, and r are
specific rational numbers. Graph the solution set of the inequality and interpret it in the context of the problem.
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize
information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration,
and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic
and organizational cultures.
IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 7 Expressions and Equations
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 7 Expressions and Equations
What evidence will show that students understand expressions and equations?
Performance Tasks, Projects
79
Student Self-Assessment
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 7 Expressions and Equations
Task Title: Its in the Bag
X Formative
X Summative
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may use Excel,
PowerPoint, calculators, and other math programs to complete and to share their
work/solutions.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
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UNIT
Grade 7
Geometry
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title: Geometry
Grade Level: 7
Subject/Topic Areas: Create Proportions Using Scale, Draw Geometric Shapes, Shapes That are
Formed When 3-D Figures are Intersected, Circles, Angles, Formulas, Find Missing Angles and Side
Lengths
Key Words: Proportion, scale, scalar, , intersect, parallel lines, transversal, plane, protractor,
supplementary-complementary-vertical-adjacent angles,; scalene, isosceles, equilateral, equiangular,
acute, obtuse, right triangles, rectangular prism/pyramid, quadrilateral, polygon, cube,;
circumference, area, surface area, volume
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
Time Frame: 10 weeks
School District: Eatontown Public Schools
School: Memorial
Link to Common Core Standards/Interdisciplinary Standards
7.G.1 Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing
and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
7.G.2. Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology) geometric shapes with given conditions. Focus on constructing
triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no
triangle.
7.G.3. Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three dimensional figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular
prisms and right rectangular pyramids.
7.G.4. Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal derivation of the
relationship between the circumference and area of a circle.
7.G.5. Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent angles in a multi-step problem to write and solve simple
equations for an unknown angle in a figure.
7.G.6. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects
composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve
problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving
skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 7 Geometry
What are the overarching essential
questions?
86
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 7 Geometry
What evidence will show that students understand geometry?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 7 Geometry
Task Title:
X Formative
X Summative
Completed Design
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may use calculators,
Excel, PowerPoint, and other math programs to help complete their study/work.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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develop and
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure) by Cindy
Neuschwander
Manuals:
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
McDougal Littell CD ROM Resources
Study Island
92
UNIT
COVER
Grade 7
Statistics and
Probability
PAGE
Unit Title: Statistics and Probability
Grade Level: 7
Subject/Topic Areas: Make Inferences, Generalizations, Predictions and Conclusions from Sample
Data; Find, Compare and Contrast Measures of Center of Data; Express Data as a Multiple of a
Measure of Variability; Determine Probability and Likelihood of an Event; Collect Data of an
Experiment; Create and Interpret Results of a Chance Event; Use the Counting Principle; Design and
Interpret Results of a Simulation; Create and Interpret Box and Whisker Plots
Key Words: Random or representative sample, prediction, conclusion, measures of center, measure
of variability, frequency, outcome, generalizations, experimental and theoretical probability,
compound events, replacement, without replacement, Counting Principle, tree diagram, simulation,
box and whisker plots, upper and lower extremities, upper and lower quartiles
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
School: Memorial
7.SP.1. Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a sample of the population; generalizations
about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is representative of that population. Understand that random sampling tends to
produce representative samples and support valid inferences.
7.SP.2. Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a population with an unknown characteristic of interest. Generate multiple
samples (or simulated samples) of the same size to gauge the variation in estimates or predictions. For example, estimate the mean word length
in a book by randomly sampling words from the book; predict the winner of a school election based on randomly sampled survey data. Gauge
how far off the estimate or prediction might be.
7.SP.3. Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical data distributions with similar variabilities, measuring the difference
between the centers by expressing it as a multiple of a measure of variability. For example, the mean height of players on the basketball team is
10 cm greater than the mean height of players on the soccer team, about twice the variability (mean absolute deviation) on either team; on a dot
plot, the separation between the two distributions of heights is noticeable.
7.SP.4. Use measures of center and measures of variability for numerical data from random samples to draw informal comparative inferences
about two populations. For example, decide whether the words in a chapter of a seventh-grade science book are generally longer than the words
in a chapter of a fourth-grade science book.
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7.SP.5. Understand that the probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the
likelihood of the event occurring. Larger numbers indicate greater likelihood. A probability near 0 indicates
an unlikely event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely, and a
probability near 1 indicates a likely event.
7.SP.6. Approximate the probability of a chance event by collecting data on the chance process that produces
it and observing its long-run relative frequency, and predict the approximate relative frequency given the
probability. For example, when rolling a number cube 600 times, predict that a 3 or 6 would be rolled
roughly 200 times, but probably not exactly 200 times.
7.SP.7. Develop a probability model and use it to find probabilities of events. Compare probabilities from a
model to observed frequencies; if the agreement is not good, explain possible sources of the discrepancy.
Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal probability to all outcomes, and use the model to
determine probabilities of events. For example, if a student is selected at random from a class, find the
probability that Jane will be selected and the probability that a girl will be selected.
Develop a probability model (which may not be uniform) by observing frequencies in data generated from a
chance process. For example, find the approximate probability that a spinning penny will land heads up or
that a tossed paper cup will land open-end down. Do the outcomes for the spinning penny appear to be
equally likely based on the observed frequencies?
7.SP.8. Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulation.
Understand that, just as with simple events, the probability of a compound event is the fraction of outcomes
in the sample space for which the compound event occurs.
Represent sample spaces for compound events using methods such as organized lists, tables and tree
diagrams. For an event described in everyday language (e.g., rolling double sixes), identify the outcomes in
the sample space which compose the event.
Design and use a simulation to generate frequencies for compound events. For example, use random digits as
a simulation tool to approximate the answer to the question: If 40% of donors have type A blood, what is the
probability that it will take at least 4 donors to find one with type A blood?
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize
information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate
knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills - All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking,
collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers
in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 7 Statistics and Probability
What are the overarching essential
questions?
95
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 7 Statistics and Probability
What evidence will show that students understand statistics and probability?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 7 Statistics and Probability
Task Title:
Hershey Kisses
X Formative
X Summative
Completed Charts/Analysis
Performance Activities
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Technology may include
Excel, PowerPoint, ActivInspire, and other math programs to help students solve and
share their data.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
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Grade 8
Essential Questions
How are proportional relationships related to rate of change (slope)?
How can rate of change be represented in various ways?
What does the rate of change and y-intercept represent in a real-world situation?
How can we compare and analyze two quantities on a graph?
How can you determine if a function is linear or non-linear?
What are the characteristics of rational and irrational numbers?
Whats the best way to represent large and small numbers?
How to evaluate square and cube roots.
How to solve linear equations that yield one, no, and infinitely many solutions.
How to represent functions using verbal rules, equations, tables and graphs.
Whats the best way to represent large and small numbers?
How can we use the properties of exponents?
How do we evaluate and simplify radical expressions?
How are angles, lines, and figures affected by various transformations?
How can we verify experimentally the properties of rotations, reflections, and translations?
What do we know about angle measures when a transversal interests parallel lines?
How can scatter plots distinguish correlation between two quantities?
How do you recognize and interpret a non-linear correlation between data points?
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UNIT
Grade 8
Functions
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title: Functions
Grade Level: 8
Subject/Topic Areas: Defining Functions and Relations Using Graphs, Tables and Verbal
Descriptions; Compare Two Functions Represented In Different Ways; Write an Equation of a Linear
Function and Determine if Function is Linear or Non-Linear Functions
Key Words: Function, linear, non-linear, input, output, domain, range, relation, vertical line test,
solution, x-intercept, y-intercept, slope, rise, run, slope intercept form, perpendicular, parallel,
function notation, best fitting line, system of linear equations, linear inequalities, bivariate
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
School District: Eatontown Public Schools
Link to Common Core/Interdisciplinary Standards
8.F.1. Understand that a function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output. The graph of a function is the set of ordered pairs consisting
of an input and the corresponding output.
8.F.2. Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way (algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal
descriptions). For example, given a linear function represented by a table of values and a linear function represented by an algebraic expression,
determine which function has the greater rate of change.
8.F.3. Interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function, whose graph is a straight line; give examples of functions that are not linear.
For example, the function A = s2 giving the area of a square as a function of its side length is not linear because its graph contains the points (1,1),
(2,4) and (3,9), which are not on a straight line.
8.F.4. Construct a function to model a linear relationship between two quantities. Determine the rate of change and initial value of the function from
a description of a relationship or from two (x, y) values, including reading these from a table or from a graph. Interpret the rate of change and initial
value of a linear function in terms of the situation it models, and in terms of its graph or a table of values.
8.F.5. Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by analyzing a graph (e.g., where the function is increasing or
decreasing, linear or nonlinear). Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a function that has been described verbally.
8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems
individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to
function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 8 Functions
What are the overarching essential
questions?
111
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 8 Functions
What evidence will show that students understand ratios and proportional relationships?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
112
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 8 Functions
Task Title: Slope Intercept
X Formative
X Summative
Completed Graph
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may use technology
such as Excel, PowerPoint, and other math programs to complete their study/work.
114
What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Suggested Student Reading: Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Whos Boss by Danica McKeller
116
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
McDougal Littell CD ROM Resources
Study Island
Other References:
Understanding By Design, McTighe and Wiggins
Teacher Based Materials
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UNIT
COVER
Grade 8
The Number
System
PAGE
Unit Title: The Number System
Grade Level: 8
Subject/Topic Areas: Define Irrational Number; Distinguish Between Rational and Irrational; Write
a Rational Number as a Fraction or Rounded Decimal; Estimate Irrational Numbers to Compare and
Order
Key Words: Rational, irrational number; decimal expansion, truncating, estimation, evaluate
expressions, real numbers, number line
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
Time Frame: 2 weeks
School District: Eatontown Public Schools
School: Memorial
Link to Common Core Standards/Interdisciplinary Standards
8.NS.1. Know that numbers that are not rational are called irrational. Understand informally that
every number has a decimal expansion; for rational numbers show that the decimal expansion repeats
eventually, and convert a decimal expansion which repeats eventually into a rational number.
8.NS.2. Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers,
locate them approximately on a number line diagram, and estimate the value of expressions (e.g., 2).
For example, by truncating the decimal expansion of 2, show that 2 is between 1 and 2, then
between 1.4 and 1.5, and explain how to continue on to get better approximations.
8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and
synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and
communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking,
collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and
workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
118
IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 8 The Number System
What are the overarching essential
questions?
119
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 8 The Number System
What evidence will show that students understand the number system?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
120
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 8 The Number System
Task Title:
Card Game
X Formative
X Summative
Game Play
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may utilize various
computer programs in order to create the game cards.
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A quantity can be
represented numerically in
various ways. Problem
What numbers are included in the real number system.
solving depends on
What ways can we express a given quantity.
choosing wise ways.
What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Manuals:
Common Core Standards-Mathematics
McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra Teachers Edition
McDougal Littells Pre-Algebra Resource Kit
124
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
125
UNIT
Grade 8
Expressions
and
Equations
COVER
PAGE
Unit Title:
Grade Level: 8
Subject/Topic Areas: Generate Equivalent Expressions; Understand and Utilize Exponents Rules,
Square and Cube Roots; Connect Square Roots and Rational Numbers; Express Numbers in
Scientific Notation; Perform All Four Operations with Numbers Written in Scientific Notation;
Define Unit Rate/Constant Rate; Represent Slope in Graphs, Tables and Equations; Find the Slope of
a Line; Use Similar Triangles to Explain Slope; Discover Slope Intersect Equations; Solve Multi-Step
Equations with Infinite, Finite, and No Solutions; Solve Linear Systems of Equations using Graphing,
Substitution and Combination/ Elimination; Solve Real World Situations by Writing Two Bivariate
Linear Equations
Key Words: Equivalent expressions, properties, exponent rules, radical square root-cube root,
irrational, scientific notation, proportional relationships, unit/constant rate, slope, linear systems of
equations, Delta symbol, intersection, distributive property, bivariate, combination, elimination,
similar triangles
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
School: Memorial
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8.EE.5. Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph.
Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. For example,
compare a distance-time graph to a distance-time equation to determine which of two moving
objects has greater speed.
8.EE.6. Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct
points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line
through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
8.EE.7. Solve linear equations in one variable.
Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution, infinitely many
solutions, or no solutions. Show which of these possibilities is the case by
successively transforming the given equation into simpler forms, until an equivalent
equation of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b results (where a and b are different
numbers).
Solve linear equations with rational number coefficients, including equations whose
solutions require expanding expressions using the distributive property and collecting
like terms.
8.EE.8. Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations. Understand that solutions to
a system of two linear equations in two variables correspond to points of intersection of their
graphs, because points of intersection satisfy both equations simultaneously.
Solve systems of two linear equations in two variables algebraically, and estimate
solutions by graphing the equations. Solve simple cases by inspection. For example,
3x + 2y = 5 and 3x + 2y = 6 have no solution because 3x + 2y cannot simultaneously
be 5 and 6.
Solve real-world and mathematical problems leading to two linear equations in two
variables. For example, given coordinates for two pairs of points, determine whether
the line through the first pair of points intersects the line through the second pair.
8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and
synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create
and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills All students will demonstrate the creative, critical
thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both
global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.
127
IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 8 Expressions and Equations
What are the overarching essential
questions?
128
DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 8 Expressions and Equations
What evidence will show that students understand expressions and equations?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Student Self-Assessment
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
129
Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 8 Expressions and Equations
Task Title:
Population Project
X Formative
X Summative
Equation Solutions
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X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may use various
math programs and technology to help solve the equations.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Manuals:
Common Core Standards-Mathematics
McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra Teachers Edition
McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra Resource Kit
McDougal Littell Algebra Teachers Edition
McDougal Littell Algebra Resource Kit
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
134
UNIT
Grade 8
Geometry
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PAGE
Unit Title:
Geometry
Grade Level: 8
Subject/Topic Areas: Define and Perform Rigid Transformations; Match Lines/Line Segment to
Lines/Line Segments, Angles to Angles, Parallel Lines to Parallel Lines; Perform Transformations
with Coordinate Points; Compare and Contrast Similarity and Congruency; Use and Explain a Proof
of the Pythagorean Theorem to Find Missing Lengths; Use Formulas to Find Area of a Circle,
Volume of Cylinders, Cones and Spheres; Identify and Find Angle Measures, Vertical,
Corresponding, Alternate Interior, Alternate Exterior Angles; Establish Facts About the Angle Sum
and exterior Angles of Triangles
Key Words: Transformation, reflection, rotation, translation, dilation, rigid motion, line, line
segment, parallel lines, angles, pre-image, similar, congruent, Pythagorean Theorem, legs,
hypotenuse, proof, volume, area, cylinder, cone, sphere, coordinate plane; vertical, alternate interior,
alternate exterior, and corresponding angles
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
8.G.5. Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior
angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a
transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles. For example,
arrange three copies of the same triangle so that the sum of the three angles appears
to form a line, and give an argument in terms of transversals why this is so.
8.G.6. Explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.
8.G.7. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right
triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.
8.G.8. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a
coordinate system.
8.G.9. Know the formulas for the volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres and use
them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage,
evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and
collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills All students will demonstrate the creative,
critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function
successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and
organizational cultures.
Students will be able to define and perform rotations, reflections, translations and
dilations. They will match lines to lines, line segments to line segments, parallel lines to
parallel lines, and angles to angles. Students will prove that area and shape will not
change a figure that is rotated, translated or reflected. Students will plot coordinates to
describe the effect of transformations on the pre-image. Students will compare and
contrast similarity and congruency. Students will explain a proof of the Pythagorean
Theorem and its converse. Students will apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing
measures in a right triangle. Students will determine the distance between two points by
constructing a right triangle. Students will apply the formula for area of a circle, volume
of a cylinder, cone or sphere. Students will identify angles using the properties of
intersecting parallel lines by a transversal. Students will be able to establish facts about
the angle sum and exterior angles of a triangle.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 8 Geometry
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 8 Geometry
What evidence will show that students understand geometry?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 8 Geometry
Task Title: Design a Ramp
X Formative
X Summative
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may use Excel,
PowerPoint, and other math programs to analyze and display their data.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
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3.
4.
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6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Manuals:
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software:
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UNIT
COVER
Grade 8
Statistics and
Probability
PAGE
Unit Title: Statistics and Probability
Grade Level: 8
Subject/Topic Areas: Construct and Interpret Scatter Plots for Bivariate Data; Determine the Line of
Best Fit; Determine the Meaning of Slope and y-intercept; Investigate Patterns of Association in
Bivariate Data
Key Words: Bivariate, outlier, striking deviation, line of best fit, linear fit, model fit, non-linear
curve, slope, y-intercept, patterns, frequency, relative frequency, correlation, clustering, scatter plot
Unit Designer/s: Math Curriculum Committee
Time Frame: 2 weeks
School District: Eatontown Public Schools
School: Memorial
Link to Common Core/Interdisciplinary Standards
8.SP.1. Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between
two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and
nonlinear association.
8.SP.2. Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter
plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the
closeness of the data points to the line.
8.SP.3. Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems in the context of bivariate measurement data, interpreting the
slope and intercept. For example, in a linear model for a biology experiment, interpret a slope of 1.5 cm/hr as meaning that
an additional hour of sunlight each day is associated with an additional 1.5 cm in mature plant height.
8.SP.4. Understand that patterns of association can also be seen in bivariate categorical data by displaying frequencies and
relative frequencies in a two-way table. Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical
variables collected from the same subjects. Use relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible
association between the two variables. For example, collect data from students in your class on whether or not they have a
curfew on school nights and whether or not they have assigned chores at home. Is there evidence that those who have a
curfew also tend to have chores?
8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in
order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and
problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and
organizational cultures.
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IDENTIFY DESIRED
RESULTS
Grade 8 Statistics and Probability
What are the overarching essential
questions?
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DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE
EVIDENCE
Grade 8 Statistics and Probability
What evidence will show that students understand statistics and probability?
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher Observation
Class Participation
Problem of the Day
Student Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Rubrics
PERFORMANCE TASK
BLUEPRINT
Grade 8 Statistics and Probability
Task Title: Consumer Spending
X Formative
X Summative
X Checklist
X Understanding
X List
X Assignment
X Summative
Describe the Assessment and State the Objective: The students will be able to respond
to teacher created materials, oral response questions and discussion applicable to each
chapter. Utilize technology in their assignments/projects. Students may use Excel,
PowerPoint, and other math programs to analyze and to represent their data.
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What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate THE TARGETED UNDERSTANDINGS?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Manuals:
Common Core Standards-Mathematics
McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra Teachers Edition
McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra Resource Kit
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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
Computer Software: McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra CD-ROM
Study Island
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