Curriculums

=//__Pre-Algebra Curriculum:__//= =Chapter One: Tools of Algebra= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Use a four-step plan to solve problems and choose the appropriate method of computation. 2) Translate verbal phrases into numerical expressions and evaluate expressions. 3) Identify and use properties of addition and multiplication. 4) Write and solve simple equations. 5) Locate points and represent relations.

=Chapter Two: Integers= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Compare and order integers and find the absolute value of an expression. 2) Add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers. 3) Evaluate and simplify algebraic expressions. 4) Find the average of a set of data. 5) Graph points and show algebraic relationships on a coordinate plane.

=Chapter Three: Equations= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Use the Distributive Property to simplify expressions. 2) Solve equations using the Properties of Equality. 3) Write and solve two-step equations. 4) Use formulas to solve real-world problems and problems from geometry. =Chapter Four: Factors and Fractions= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Identify, factor, multiply, and divide monomials. 2) Evaluate expressions containing exponents. 3) Factor algebraic expressions by finding the GCF. 4) Simplify fractions using the GCF. 5) Write numbers in scientific notation.

MIDTERM = = = = = = = = =Chapter Five: Rational Numbers= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Write fractions as decimals and write decimals as fractions. 2) Add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers. 3) Use the least common denominator to compare fractions and to solve equations. 4) Use the mean, median, and mode to analyze data. 5) Find the terms of arithmetic and geometric sequences.

=Chapter Twelve: More Statistics and Probability= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Display and interpret data in stem and leaf plots, box and whisker plots, and histograms. 2) Find measures of variation. 3) Recognize misleading statistics. 4) Count outcomes using tree diagrams, the Fundamental Counting Principle, permutations, or combinations. 5) Find probabilities and odds.

=Chapter Six: Raito, Proportion, and Percent= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Write ratios as fractions to find unit rates. 2) Use ratios and proportions to solve problems, including scale drawings. 3) Write decimals and fractions as percents and vice versa. 4) Estimate and compute with percents. 5) Find simple probability. =Chapter Seven: Equations and Inequalities= //Key Concepts and Skills// 1) Solve equations with variables on each side with grouping symbols. 2) Write and graph inequalities. 3) Solve inequalities using Properties of Inequalities. 4) Solve multi-step inequalities.