What are we learning this year?
Below are descriptions of the units that I hope to cover this year. Scroll down to view the science units.
7th Grade Math UnitsVariables and PatternsIntroducing Algebravariables; representations of relationships, including tables, graphs, words, and symbols Stretching and ShrinkingSimilaritysimilar figures; scale factors; side length ratios; basic similarity transformations and their algebraic rules Comparing and ScalingRatio, Proportion, and Percentrates and ratios; making comparisons; proportional reasoning; solving proportions Moving Straight AheadLinear Relationshipsrecognize and represent linear relationships in tables, graphs, words, and symbols; solve linear equations; slope Filling and WrappingThree-Dimensional Measurementspatial visualization, volume and surface area of various solids, volume and surface area relationship
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8th Grade Math UnitsFilling and WrappingThree-Dimensional Measurementspatial visualization, volume and surface area of various solids, volume and surface area relationship Thinking With Mathematical ModelsLinear and Inverse Variationintroduction to functions and modeling; finding the equation of a line; inverse functions; inequalities Looking for PythagorasThe Pythagorean Theoremsquare roots; the Pythagorean Theorem; connections among coordinates, slope, distance, and area; distances in the plane Growing, Growing, GrowingExponential Relationshipsrecognize and represent exponential growth and decay in tables, graphs, words, and symbols; rules of exponents; scientific notation Frogs, Fleas and Painted CubesQuadratic Relationshipsrecognize and represent quadratic functions in tables, graphs, words and symbols; factor simple quadratic expressions |
Science Units
The Need for Speed
average velocities, friction and other forces, Newton's laws of motion, solar powered cars, combustion cars, mouse trap powered cars, rockets, hovercrafts, free-body diagrams
Will it Float?
buoyant force and density calculations
Atoms and States
Atoms, electrons, neutrons, protons, elements, compounds, mixtures, solids, liquids, gases, changes of state, the periodic table, isotopes, periods, families, atomic motion, reactions, physical changes, chemical changes
Earth Day
Middle school students run the show on this day, so we'll need to work hard to prepare for it.
Starry Night
Galaxies, our solar system, apparent motion, actual motion, light, comets, asteroids, phases of the moon, seasons
Gateway Project
Design, execute, and present an experiment based on a question that you design.
