PREALGEBRA

Course outline and approximate timeline for the 2007-08 school year.

MCS Book, Chapter 1 – 2 weeks

Algebraic expressions (1.2)

Exponents (1.3)

Order of operations (1.4)

Formulas (1.5)

Comm, Assoc, Dist Properties (1.7,1.8)

Accentuate the Negative (ATN) – 3 weeks

Integers

Absolute Value

Adding/subtracting integers

Multiplying/dividing integers

Filling and Wrapping (FAW) - 6 weeks

3-D shapes

Area, perimeter

Volume

Surface Area

Pythagorean theorem

Samples and Populations (SAP) – 2 weeks

Statistics (measures of central tendency)

Box and whisker plots

Stem and leaf plots

Probability

Algebra Menu - 2 weeks

Algebraic expressions

Patterns

Tables, equations, graphs

Variables and Patterns (VAP) – 2 weeks

Coordinate Graphs

Independent/Dependent variables

Linear relationships

Excel spreadsheets/graphs

Moving Straight Ahead (MSA) – 6 weeks

Linear relationships

Y=mx+b

Tables and graphs

Solving 1 step and 2 step equations

Graphing calculators

Stretching and Shrinking (SAS) - 4 weeks

Proportions

Scale Factor

Similar/congruent figures

Pythagorean Theorem

Comparing and Scaling (CAS) – 4 weeks

Percents

Unit conversions

Proportional reasoning

Exponent Rules

MCS Book, Chapter 9 - 2 weeks

Integers

Solving equations

Graphing inequalities (9.6)

Solving inequalities (9.6-9.8)