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UNIT
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SKILLS
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TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED
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1. Problem-Solving, Numbers & Algebra |
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4-step problem-solving plan
· Problem-solving using patterns · Problem-solving using guess and check · Estimating using rounding · Order of operations · Algebraic expression · Powers and exponents · Solving equations using mental math · Standardized test practice |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity |
2.
Statistics:
Graphing Data |
· Bar graphs, line graphs |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity |
3. Adding and Subtracting Decimals | ·
Decimals through ten-thousandths
· Length in the metric system (CSMP - G1) · Rounding decimals · Estimating sums and differences · Problem-solving – reasonable answers · Adding and subtracting decimals · Standardized test practice |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Lab activity · CSMP worksheets |
4a. Multiplying and Dividing Decimals | ·
Multiplying decimals by whole numbers and decimals
· Associative, commutative, distributive properties · Problem-solving – solve a simpler problem · Dividing by whole numbers and decimals · Standardized test practice |
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Project-based – Math/Technology project
· Skills creating and using spreadsheets on the computer |
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SKILLS
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TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED
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4b. Geometry and
Measurement |
· Perimeter and area - CSMP (rectangles) |
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CSMP Arcade of Problems worksheet
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5. Using Number Patterns, Fractions and Ratios |
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Prime factorization (prime and composite numbers)
· Problem-solving – make a list · Greatest common factor · Simplifying fractions and ratios · Experimental probability · Mixed numbers and improper fractions · Length in the customary system · Least common multiple · Comparing and ordering · Writing decimals and fractions · Standardized test practice |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task assessment · Lab activity |
6. Adding and Subtracting Fractions | ·
Rounding fractions and mixed numbers
· Estimation with fractions · Problem-solving – eliminating possibilities · Adding and subtracting with common denominators and unlike denominators · Adding and subtracting mixed numbers · Adding and subtracting measures of time |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity |
7. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions | ·
Estimate products using compatible numbers and rounding
· Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers · Circumference of circles · Dividing fractions and mixed numbers · Changing units within the customary system · Problem-solving – extending patterns · Patterns and functions – sequences · Standardize test practice |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity |
8. Exploring Ration , Proportion and Percent | ·
Ratios (lab activity)
· Ratios and rates · Solving proportions · Scale drawings · Percents · Percents and fractions · Percents and decimals · Estimating with percents · Percent of a number · Standardized test practice |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity |
9. Geometry:
Investigating Patterns |
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Angles (kinds and measuring)
· Problem-solving – using logical reasoning · Lab activity – kinds of triangles – hypotenuse, base, etc. · Two dimensional figures · Lines of symmetry - reflections (CSMP - G4-69) · Similar and congruent figures · Translations (slides) – turns · Investigation with ratios |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity · Arcade of Problems worksheet |
10. Geometry:
Area and Volume |
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Area of irregular shapes
· Area of parallelograms · Area of triangles · Area of circles · Circle graphs · Three dimensional figures · Problem-solving – make a model · Volume of rectangular prisms · Standardized test practice |
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Multiple choice
· Free response · Performance task · Lab activity |
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SKILLS
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TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED
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11. Investigating Integers |
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Integers
· Comparing and ordering Integers · Problem-solving: work backward · The coordinate system |
· Performance task |
12. Algebra:
Exploring Equations |
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Solving one-step equations using models
· Solve problems by using an equation · Standardized test practice |
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Free response
· Performance assessment |
13. Using Probability
(CSMP Lessons, P1 - P8) |
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Theoretical probability
· Making predictions using samples · Finding outcomes – tree diagram · Simulations |
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Performance assessments
· CSMP worksheets · In-class observation |
Travel Project | ·
Problem-solving
· Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division · Decision-making/evaluating decisions · Estimation · Percent · Graphing · Integrating technology |
· Checklist – style rubric |