Welcome to the 6th Grade Math and Science Course Website. Due to the integrated nature of these courses, I will be using this page as the main source of information for students and parents. The information found here will be updated at least once a week during the course of the school year.

Brief Overview

In math, the textbook follows a themed approach in order to help students make connections both with other areas of math and with the real world. Although students will learn basic concepts such as fractions, proportions and geometry, they will be doing so within less traditional themes.

 Math themes for the year include: Problem Solving, Patterns, Statistics, Mind Games, Creating, Comparing, World Wonders, and the Environment.

In science, we are following the AERO standards, which means we will be jumping around in the textbook from time to time. We are also very excited to have the FOSS kit for Weather and Water. This is an integrated unit and will cover several different topics in math and science.

Science topics for the year include: Intro to Chemistry, Motion & Forces, Energy, Electricity & Magnetism, Geology, Bacteria, Fungi & Protists, Ecosystems, and Astronomy.

The Seventh Grade Math curriculum will build on the skills students acquired in sixth grade with a greater focus on algebraic problem solving. A central focus of the class will be critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.

The Seventh Grade Math curriculum will build on the skills students acquired in sixth grade with a greater focus on algebraic problem solving. A central focus of the class will be critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.

The Integrated Mathematics program is a three-year program that teaches the same mathematical topics as a contemporary Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II sequence. This program meets the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics with its emphasis on problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and an understanding/ application of mathematical concepts.

The Integrated Mathematics program is a three-year program that teaches the same mathematical topics as a contemporary Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II sequence. This is the second phase of this integrated, three-year program.

Textbook- Integrated Mathematics, Book 2, Rubenstein,Craine, Butts. Mc Dougal Littell; 2002

Reference- Algebra 2, an Integrated approach, Larson, Kanold, Stiff . D.C. Heath & Mc Dougal Littell; 1998

               Geometry, an Integrated approach, Larson, Boswell, Stiff . D.C. Heath & Mc Dougal Littell; 1998

The Integrated Mathematics program is a three-year program that teaches the same mathematical topics as a contemporary Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II sequence. This program meets the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics with its emphasis on problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and an understanding/ application of mathematical concepts.

Course Description:

The main goal of this course is to provide a strong foundation of Pre-calculus concepts, techniques and applications and to develop students’ quantitative reasoning and problem‑solving skills.  The course begins with a thorough treatment of functions with an emphasis on trigonometric functions and their inverses. Other topics include polar and parametric representation; complex numbers; vectors in two and three dimensions; sequences and series, including an introduction to limits; matrices and determinants; combinatorics; probability; and statistics.

 Brief Overview

This course attempts to give students practical and theoretical knowledge towards their personal and business related finances in the future. We will begin with a study of personal finance, and will later apply these skills and more to the simulated creation of a business.

The use of technology will be highly emphasized in this class. Students will be required to bring a graphing calculator to class every day. In addition, we will work heavily with spreadsheets and online financial resources.

Some of the topics we will be covering during the year include: income, banking, credit and  loans, insurance, vehicle and housing costs, investments, small business start-up costs, and accounting and financial management.

Course Description:

The AP Calculus course consists of a full academic year of work that is comparable to a Calculus course in colleges and universities. The course is primarily concerned with developing students’ understanding of the concepts of calculus and providing experience with its methods and applications. It emphasizes an approach to calculus in which concepts, results and problems are expressed graphically, numerically, analytically and verbally. We begin by analysing limits and continuity and then move on to the differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential functions and apply this to curve sketching, optimization and related rates. Anti-derivation (integration) is covered in depth and includes advanced strategies and techniques. These techniques are applied to the solution of problems involving areas, volumes and basic differential equations.

Link to AP Calculus_syllabus