Springer Middle School
Math
The math department teaches various levels of math to meet the needs of every student. These levels include grade-level, pre-algebra, algebra 1, and high school geometry. We provide a great math experience that prepares all students for high school and beyond.
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Teachers use standards-aligned high quality instructional materials that prioritize student sense making and mathematical explanations in a collaborative classroom environment. Read more about our curriculum, Illustrative Mathematics, here.
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Students use mathematical practices to solve real world math problems.
Topics Covered
- 6th grade: Area, Ratios, Unit Rate and Percentages, Dividing Fractions, Base Ten Arithmetic, Expressions and Equations, Rational Numbers, and Data Sets and Distributions.
- 7th grade: Scale Drawing, Proportional relationships, Circles, Percentages, Rational Numbers and Arithmetic, Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities, Angles, Triangles, and Prisms, and Probability and Sampling.
- 8th Grade: Rigid Transformations, Dilations and Similarity, Linear Relationships, Linear Equations and Systems, Functions and Volume, Associations in Data, Exponents and Scientific Notation, Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers.
- Algebra 1: Graphing and Writing Linear Equations, Writing and Graphing Linear Inequalities, Linear Systems, Exponents and Exponential Equations, Polynomials, Irrational Numbers, and Quadratic Equations.
- Geometry: Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles, Parallel Lines and Planes, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Similar Polygons, Right Triangles and Trigonometry, Circles, Volume of Solids, Coordinate Geometry.
Parents and guardians can support math learning at home:
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Ensure your child is completing the Zearn lessons that accompany each lesson in their math book. These can be accessed through Classlink on your child's chromebook.
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Read the letter to families and watch the embedded videos with your child. There is one for each unit. These have been added to Schoology by your child's math teacher.
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Review lesson summaries with your child. These can be found at the end of each lesson in your child's math book.