Idaho Arts Charter School
Mathmatics Department

   7th Grade Pre-Algebra
   Resource Algebra I
   Study Skills
   Algebra 1
   Algebra 2
   Geometry

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7th Grade Pre-Algebra
Pre-Algebra is the base foundation for all mathematics in high school as well as college courses. Because of this, middle school focuses on the basics of Pre-Algebra. There are 13 chapters in the textbook that is used, but in 7th grade we will only be focusing on the first seven. 8th grade will focus on chapters eight through thirteen. Some of the topics covered are:

• Integers, Equations, and Inequalities
• Factors, Fractions & Rational Numbers
• Ratio, Proportions, & Percents

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Resource Algebra I
Resource Algebra I is similar to a regular Algebra I course in High School, except that we complete it in smaller chunks and use lots of repetition. We cover topics like expressions and equations; tables, stem and leaf plots, and scatter plots; mean, median and mode, radicals and square roots, monomials, polynomials, and trinomials; functions, slope, and inequalities; Pythagorean Theorem; using different formulas; proportions and probability; and graphing.

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Study Skills
Study skills classes are a mixture of several components. The most important being that it is a quiet environment to work on homework and ask question when needed to complete assignments as well as having availability to computers. Also during this time extra time is given for remediation of Math, Reading, English, and Written Language skills as needed for each student. Other topics discussed are: organization; time management; study habits; learning styles; note taking; and test taking.

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Algebra 1:
This year long course is design to reinforce mathematical concepts taught in Pre-Algebra. The content will expand the student's knowledge of linear equations, polynomial functions, radical expressions, and statistics. This course is a pre-requisite for Geometry.

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Algebra 2:
This course is design to prepare students for advanced mathematics such as Pre-Calculus and Elementary Statistics. Content covers linear equations, inequalities, systems and matrices. A comprehensive study of quadratics and polynomial functions, radical equations and complex numbers, rational expressions, exponential relations and conic section are included.

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GEOMETRY Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Algebra 1 and teacher recommendation. The objective of this course is to help the student understand plane and space relationships. Topics covered are: basic spatial concepts, deductive proofs, parallelism, perpendicularity, congruence, quadrilaterals, ratio and proportion, similar polygons, the Pythagorean Theorem, right triangle trigonometry, circles, coordinate geometry, regular polygons, areas, volumes, compass and straight edge constructions, and optional subjects as time allows.

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