7thGradeMath20162017

Unit 1: The
Number
System

Unit Synopsis:

Learning
Activities

Enrichment

Student
Resources

Possible Learning Objectives

1. Icandifferentiaterationalnumbers7.NS.2d
Lesson
01

Icanidentifyrationalnumbers
(Integers,WholeNumbers,
Decimals,Fractions)

Lesson
02

Icanlocaterationalnumbersona
numberline

1.1:
Teacherwillreviewtheclear
expectationsandunitgoals
teacherwillreviewwriting
numbersindifferentforms
studentswillbeabletoidentify
rationalandirrationalnumber
teacherwillhavestudentswatch
videosonidentifyingrationaland
irrationalnumbers
studentwillplay2gamesthathave
themidentifyrationalandirrational
numbers(onegametimedandthe
othernot)

1.2:
Teacherwillbuildonprior
knowledgeofthenumberlineand
setsofnumbers.
Startingwithcounting
numbers
GoingtoWholenumbers
Integers
andfinallyRationalnumbers
tocompletethenumberline
TeacherwillmodelCreating/
Buildingnumberlines(horizontally&
vertically)withstudents
Studentswillbuildtheirown
numberlineusingthedifferent
numbersets.
studentwillwatchavideoon
locatingarationalnumberteacher
willdiscussthevideowithclassto
clearupanymisconceptions
Studentswillwatchapowerpoint
presentationonthesetsofreal

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Lesson
03

Icanconvertrationalnumbers
(Changingfractionstopercent
anddecimalorviceversa)

Lesson
4

Icancompareandorderrational
numbers
17/12gallons<1gallons

Quiz

Teacher Skill Quiz (MC)

Task

Mini Task

numbers
Studentwillcompleteskill
problems,teacherwillpauseevery
35problemstoreview
1.3
TeacherwillusePowerpointto
illustrateconversions.
Teacherwillmodelthestepsforlong
division
Teacherwillgooverthestepsfor
convertingafractiontoadecimal,
decimaltoapercent,percenttoa
decimalsandfractiontoapercent
Studentswillcreatetheirownsteps
tofollowonconversions
Studentwillcompleteskill
problems,teacherwillpauseevery
35problemstoreview

1.4
Teacherwillreviewthecomparing
symbols(<,>)
Teacherwillexplainthatinorderto
comparerationalnumbersthe
numbersshould1stbeexpressedin
thesameway
______________________________
()0(+)
Totheleftisalwayslesstotherightis
alwaygreater
studentswillusetheirnumberlineto
compareandorderrationalnumbers
Studentwillcompleteskillproblems
teacherwillpauseevery35problems
toreview
ColorbyClassifyingRational
Number

AbsoluteValueandIntegers
Bingo/ChoiceBoard

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MQ

Mastery Assessment 1

studentmustselect5inarowor
diagonally

2.Icanaddandsubtractrationalnumbers7.NS.1
Lesson
1

Lesson

Lesson
3

Icandeterminetheabsolutevalue 2.1
ofrationalnumbers(integers)
Teacherwillintroducetheinteger
definitionofabsolutevalueand
opposite(inverse)
studentwillusthenumberlineto
helpfindtheabsolutevalueofa
rationalnumber(reminder:Howfara
numberisfromzero)
Studentwillcompleteskillproblems
teacherwillpauseevery35problems
toreview
studentwillplaytheabsolutevalue
war(Decidewhichcardhasthe
highestabsolutevalue.Theplayer
whoplacedthatcarddownwinsthat
roundandgetsbothcards.)

Icanuseadditiveinversein
2.2
addingandsubtractingrational
Teacherwilldiscussthetwocasesof
numbers
addition:likesignsvs.unlikesigns
Studentwillcompleteskill
problemsteacherwillpauseevery35
problemstoreview
studentswillusethenumberlineto
addorsubtractrationalnumber
studentswillusechips(red/yellow)
toaddorsubtractrationalnumber

Icanusepropertiesofoperations 2.3
inaddingandsubtractingrational Teacherwilldifferentiatebetween
numbers
commutativeandassociative

propertiesofaddition
Teacherwillintroducethe
distributive,inverse,identity,and
equivalentproperties
Studentwillcompleteskillproblems
teacherwillpauseevery35problems

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Period
4

I can solve real-world and

mathematical problems involving
adding and subtracting rational
numbers

Quiz

TeacherSkillQuiz(MC)

Task

Teacher Task

MQ

Mastery Assessment 2

toreview
2.4
Teacherwillassign:pastexam
questions/comprehensivetasks
Studentwillcompleteskillproblems
frompaststateexamsteacherwill
pauseandgooverthem

Checkbook

3.Icanmultiplyanddividerationalnumbers7.NS.2a,b,c,7.NS.3
Lesson 1

Icanmultiplyrationalnumbers

Lesson 2 Icandividerationalnumbers

Lesson 3

Icanusepropertiesofoperations
asstrategiestomultiplyand
dividerationalnumbers

3.1
Teacherwillshowthat:
(+)(+)=(+)
()()=(+)
(+)()=()
Studentwillcompleteskill
problems,teacherwillpauseevery
35problemstoreview
studentswillusethechipmodelto
multiplyrationalnumbers

3.2
Teacherwillexpandontheideaof
findingreciprocalstothenmultiply
whendividinginordertoshowthat
thepreviouschartholdstruefor
division.
Studentwillcompleteskill
problems,teacherwillpauseevery
35problemstoreview
studentswillusethechipmodelto
divisionrationalnumbers

3.3
Teacherwillcontinueworkstartedin
2.3Propertiesof
Operations(MultiplicativeInverse&
Distributive)

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Lesson 4

Quiz
Task

MQ
Project
Unit
Test

Icansolverealworldand
mathematicalproblemsinvolving
multiplyinganddividingrational
numbers.

Teacher Skill Quiz (MC)

Teacher Task -

Mastery Assessment 3

MakingaRationalNumber
OperationGame
MathDepartmentUnitTest

Studentwillcompleteskill
problems,teacherwillpauseevery
35problemstoreview

3.4
Teacherwillassign:pastNewYork
Stateexamquestions/comprehensive
tasks
Studentwillcompleteskillproblems
frompaststateexamsteacherwill
pauseandgooverthem

FORENSICSCIENCE(convert
betweendegreesCelsius(C)to
degreesFahrenheit(F))
PatternsofMultiplicationand
DivisionwithNumberLines

student