Math

 

Success is the sum of small efforts, Repeated day in and day out.

 

Here are some of the topics your student will focus on this year:

 

For Students Enrolled in Course 2:

 

• developing problem-solving skills and strategies

• evaluating and simplifying algebraic expressions

• solving algebraic equations

• using proportional reasoning

• constructing geometric figures

• finding volumes and surface areas of cones, cylinders, and spheres

• graphing data sets and analyzing statistical sampling methods

• identifying events, outcomes, and sample spaces

 

For Students Enrolled in Course 3:  

 

 • using the properties of exponents to simplify expressions

• writing numbers in scientific notation

• solving equations, including systems of equations

• working with linear functions

• solving problems using the Pythagorean Theorem

• using geometric transformations

• working with congruent and similar figures

• finding probabilities Family Letters and Activities

 

You can help your student develop skills and strategies in mathematics by practicing at home. . You can support your student’s efforts by taking advantage of opportunities to use math in everyday situations. Allow your student’s math class-work or homework to help you determine the topic and the appropriate level of challenge.

 

While reading news sources, ask your student to:

• express gains and losses in articles about business or sports as integers

• use information in advertisements to create algebraic equations that express relationships between prices

• apply methods of analyzing scale drawings to reading maps

• identify uses of different statistical sampling methods While traveling, invite your student to:

• discuss whether how far you travel is directly or indirectly proportional to your speed

• look at buildings and other structures to find examples of complementary, supplementary, vertical, and adjacent angles

• create and solve equations or inequalities involving distance, time, and rate of travel I look forward to working with your student and you this year.

 

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