Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

 

Course Title:     7th Grade Level II                              Grade:  7        

 

Unit:                 Number Theory                     

 

Month Presented:         October/November                Unit Length (in weeks):             4         

 

Essential Question (s):

  • Why do we estimate or round numbers?
  • When do you use scientific notation?
  • What is the purpose of learning the properties?

 

Learning Objectives:

  • To understand the basic properties of numbers.
  • To understand numerical expressions and apply the order of operations.
  • To read and write numbers through the billions.
  • To understand and apply rounding techniques.
  • To understand and write numbers in expanded and scientific notation.
  • To find and estimate square roots.*

Skills:

  • Introduce and review commutative, associative, and distributive properties.
  • Introduce and review addition and subtraction properties of zero.
  • Introduce and review multiplication and division properties of zero and one.
  • Follow order of operations.
  • Read and write numbers through the billions.
  • Rounding numbers through the thousandths place.
  • Introduce scientific notation.
  • Review/ introduce different ways of doing expanded notation.
  • Introduce perfect squares and square roots.*
  • Estimate square roots.*
  • Use calculator to find square roots.*

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

  • Note taking.
  • Games.
  • Group work/Cooperative learning.
  • Reflection and self-assessment.
  • Solution sharing.

Materials Utilized:

  • Textbook
  • Teacher generated materials.
  • Manipulatives
  • Flash cards
  • Game materials

Assessment Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Daily class performance
  • Openers/warm-ups
  • Tests and quizzes

 

* completed with Geometry (Chapter 5) in March