Summer Accelerated Math Information

SS/MAT670 - PRE-ALGEBRA 1

Equipment:  A scientific calculator is required. The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators may be used.

In Pre-Algebra 1, students build on their knowledge of numbers as they explore four critical areas of mathematics. Ratios and Proportional Reasoning: Connect ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division, and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; The Number System: Complete understanding of division of fractions, extend the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers, and apply and extend understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers; Expressions and Equations: writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and Statistics and Probability: Develop understanding of statistical thinking.

SS/MAT780 - PRE-ALGEBRA 2

Prerequisite: Must complete Pre-Algebra 1 to enroll in this class

NO Credit

Equipment: A scientific calculator is required. The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators is strongly recommended.

In Pre-Algebra 2, students build on their knowledge of numbers as they explore five critical areas of mathematics. Ratios and Proportional Reasoning: developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; Expressions and Equations: formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; Functions: grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; Geometry: solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem. Statistics and Probability: drawing inferences about populations based on samples.

SS/MAL146: ACCELERATED ALGEBRA 1
Grades 7-8
1.0 Credit 

Equipment: A scientific calculator is required. The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators is strongly recommended.

Required:      Completion Pre-Algebra 2. Students considering this option should contact their school counselor OR have a qualifying score on Algebra Readiness Assessments.

This course expands on the students understanding of using arithmetic operations and properties to include the symbolic language of algebra. Students will formalize their understanding of functions with a focus on linear functions, exponential functions, and quadratic functions. Other topics that will be studied are writing equations to model linear equations, solving systems of linear equations and inequalities, solving quadratic equations with real roots, exponent laws and properties, arithmetic and geometric sequences, patterns of association in bivariate data, and the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will continue to develop problem solving, reasoning and proof, communication, and mathematical modeling skills aligned to the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

SS/MGE146: Accelerated Geometry
Grades 8-9
1.0 Credit

Equipment: The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators is required.

Accelerated Geometry is appropriate for those students who have successfully completed Algebra 1 and would like to accelerate their progress through the Northshore School District math program. This course would prepare the student to take Algebra 2 Trigonometry in the fall of 2024.