CADIGAN, ALLISON
Mrs. Cadigan
About me:
- I love spending time with my family!
- Hometown: Wall, New Jersey
- High School: Wall High School
- College: University of Delaware
- Major: Elementary Education with specialization in Middle School Mathematics
- Favorite Subject: Math! Especially Pre-Algebra, Algebra, & Algebra 2
- Years at Wall Intermediate: 19th year ~ 15th year in 7th grade!!
- My Sports: I love to play soccer, but Football is my favorite thing to watch!!
- Favorite Sports Teams: G-I-A-N-T-S GIANTS!!!!!!
- Favorite Music: Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, & Zac Brown Band
- Favorite TV Shows: Big Bang Theory! (I'm obsessed with re-runs)
- Favorite Movies: Disney Movies ~ I would watch them even if my kids didn't want to!! :-)
Looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!!
Supplies:
- 1 Half-Inch Binder
- Lined Paper
- 1 Two-Pocket Folder
- Expo Markers and Pencils
- 4-Function Calculator
- Earbuds or Headphones
Here are the HMH Units we will be covering this year:
- Unit 1: Proportional Relationships
- Unit 2: Rational Number Operations
- Unit 3: Model with Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
- Unit 4: Geometry
- Unit 5: Sampling and Data Analysis
- Unit 6: Probability
Course Overview
7th Grade Math
UNIT 1: USING INTEGERS AND RATIONAL NUMBERS
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1-1: Relate Integers and Their Opposites
- Understand how integers and their opposites are related
1-2: Understand Rational Numbers
- Identify rational numbers and write them in decimal form
1-3: Add Integers
- Add positive and negative integers.
- Model integer addition in real-life applications.
1-4: Subtract Integers
- Understand subtraction of integers as adding the additive inverse, p - q = p + (-q)
1-5: Add and Subtract Rational Numbers
- Use properties of operations to add and subtract rational numbers.
1-6: Multiply Integers
- Multiply positive and negative integers.
- Apply integer multiplication to real-life applications.
1-7: Multiply Rational Numbers
- Find the product of rational numbers
1-8: Divide Integers
- Understand how to divide integers by applying the rules of multiplying integers.
- Determine equivalencies among integer quotients.
1-9: Divide Rational Numbers
- Understand how the signs of integers in a multiplication sentence relate to the signs in a related division sentence.
1-10: Solve problems with Rational Numbers
- Decide which operations to use to solve problems.
- Use precision when solving problems with rational numbers.
UNIT 2: ANALYZE AND USE PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
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2-1: Connect Ratios, Rates, and Unit Rates
- Use ratios and rates to describe the relationship between two quantities.
- Find equivalent ratios and use unit rates to solve multi-step problems.
2-2: Determine Unit Rates with Ratios of Fractions
- Find unit rates with ratios of fractions
- Use unit rates to solve multi-step problems.
2-3: Understand Proportional Relationships: Equivalent Ratios
- Determine whether quantities are proportional by testing for equivalent ratios.
2-4: Describe Proportional Relationships: Constant of Proportionality
- Use the constant of proportionality to write equations that represent proportional relationships
- Use equations to solve problems involving proportional relationships.
2-5: Graph Proportional Relationships
- Use a graph to recognize proportionality
- Identify a constant of proportionality from a graph
- Interpret a point on a graph of a proportional relationship
2-6: Apply Proportional Reasoning to Solve Problems
- Explain whether a situation represents a proportional relationship.
UNIT 3: ANALYZE AND SOLVE PERCENT PROBLEMS
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3-1: Analyze Percent of Number
- Understand that equivalent rates can be used to find percents.
- Analyze percents of numbers in a real-world context
3-2: Connect Percent and Proportion
- Construct a percent proportion
- Use a percent proportion to find an unknown part, whole, or percent.
3-3: Represent and Use the Percent Equation
- Understand the relationship between proportional reasoning and percent.
- Interpret the results of a percent equation in a real-life scenario.
3-4: Solve Percent Change and Percent Error Problems
- Solve real-world problems involving percent change and percent error
- Understand the percent equation and the different ways it can be used
3-5: Solve Markup and Markdown Problems
- Understand and calculate markups and markdowns
- Relate percent change to percent markup and percent markdown
3-6: Solve Simple Interest Problems
- Identify the parts of interest problems and how the values are related
- Understand what simple interest is and how it is calculated
UNIT 4: GENERATE EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS
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4-1: Write and Evaluate algebraic Expressions
- Understand how variables are used to represent unknown values in problems
4-2: Generate Equivalent Expressions
- Recognize when two expressions are equivalent
- Use properties of operations to write equivalent expressions
4-3: Simplify Expressions
- Combine like integer and rational terms
4-4: Expand Expressions
- Use the Distributive Property to expand expressions
4-5: Factor Expressions
- Understand expanding an expressions is the reverse of factoring
- Identify the GCF of an algebraic terms in expressions
4-6: Add Expressions
- Use Properties of operations to add expressions
- Model addition of expressions in real-life applications
4-7: Subtract Expressions
- Use Properties of operations to subtract expressions
- Model subtraction of expressions in real-life applications
4-8: Analyze Equivalent Expressions
- Write equivalent expressions to show how quantities are related in real-life applications
UNIT 5: SOLVE PROBLEMS USING EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
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5-1: Write Two-Step Equations
- Analyze word problems to write two-step equations
- Understand the relationship between the terms of the equation and the values they represent
5-2: Solve Two-Step Equations
- Use models to solve two-step equations
- Compare algebraic and arithmetic solutions
5-3: Solve Equations Using the Distributive Property
- Solve equations using the Distributive Property
5-4: Solve Inequalities Using Addition or Subtraction
- Graph the solution of inequalities on a number line
- Solve inequalities using the Addition and Subtraction Properties of Inequality
5-5: Solve Inequalities Using Multiplication of Division
- Write inequalities and solve them using Multiplication and Division Properties in Inequality
- Graph the solutions of an inequality on a number line.
5-6: Solve Two-Step Inequalities
- Write and solve two-step inequality to solve a problem.
- Solve an inequality by multiplying or dividing a negative rational number.
5-7: Solve Multi-Step Inequalities
- Explore the relationship between two-step inequalities and multi-step inequalities.
- Apply the distributive property to simplify and solve multi-step inequalities
UNIT 6: USE SAMPLING TO DRAW INFERENCES ABOUT POPULATIONS
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6-1: Populations and Samples
- Distinguish between a population and a sample
- Establish whether a sample is representative of a population
- Generate random samples
6-2: Draw Inferences From Data
- make qualitative inferences from a sample data set
- Make quantitative inferences from a sample data set.
- Make estimates about a population based on a sample data set, and assess whether the inferences are valid.
6-3: Make Comparative Inferences About Populations
- Use box-plots to compare and make inferences about populations
- Use the median and IQR of datasets to informally compare and make inferences about two populations
6-4: Make More Comparative Inferences About Populations
- Use mode, range, mean, and mean absolute deviation (MAD) to compare populations
UNIT 7: PROBABILITY
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7-1: Understand Likelihood and Probability
- Use Probability to describe the likelihood that an event will occur
- Relate Probability to mathematical fairness
7-2: Understand Theoretical Probability
- Understand Theoretical Probability and how it can be used.
- Use theoretical probability to predict an outcome
7-3: Understand Experimental Probability
- Compare theoretical and experimental probability
- Use experimental probability to make predictions
- explain differences between theoretical and experimental probability.
7-4: Use Probability Models
- Develop a probability model
- Use a probability model to evaluate a situation
- Use a probability model to make an estimate
7-5: Determine Outcomes of Compound Events
- Use a tree diagram, a table, or an organized list to represent a sample space for a compound event
7-6: Find Probability of Compound Events
- Organize information about a compound event on a table, a tree diagram, or an organized list
- Find the probability of a compound event
7-7: Simulate Compound Events
- Use different tools to simulate a compound event
- Model a real-world situation involving a compound event and predict its outcome using a simulation
UNIT 8: SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING GEOMETRY
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8-1: Solve Problems Involving Scale Drawings
- Use a scale drawing as a representational of actual lengths and area.
8-2: Draw Geometric Figures
- Sketch quadrilaterals with given conditions
- Name and Classify quadrilaterals according to their properties
8-3: Draw Triangles with Given Conditions
- Construct Triangles with given conditions
- Conclude whether or not a triangle is formed and what type of triangle it is.
8-4: Solve Problems Using Angle Relationships
- Calculate the measures of angles by using angle relationships
8-5: Solve Problems Involving Circumference of a Circle
- Calculate the circumference, radius, or diameter of a circle
- Recognize the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle and pi.
8-6: Solve Problems Involving Area of a Circle
- Find the area of a circle
- Use the area to find the radius and diameter
- Solve Problems involving the area of circle
8-7: Describe Cross Sections
- Describe cross sections of right rectangular prisms and pyramids
- solve problems involving cross sections
8-8: Solve Problems Involving Surface Area
- Find the surface area of two-dimensional composite shapes.
- Find the surface area of three-dimensional composite shapes
8-9: Solve Problems Involving Volume
- Calculate the volume of various three-dimensional figures
- Solve problems involving the volume of three-dimensional figures
UNIT 9: PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY
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9.1 - Personal Budgets
- Identify components of a budget
- Determine the difference between fixed and variable expenses
9.2 - Minimum Household Budgets
- Identify necessary expenses and the amount of money needed to cover expenses
9.3 - Sales Tax
- Calculate sales tax on various items
- Determine the difference between taxable and non-taxable items
9.4 - Income Tax
- Calculate income tax
- Discuss the types of income tax
- Observe the impact of taxes on a paycheck
9.5 - Calculating Interest
- Calculate simple interest
- Calculate compound interest
- Understand interest is earned over a period of time
9.6 - Comparing Simple and Compound Interest
- Determine how time and interest rates can affect the amount of interest earned
9.7 - Net Worth
- Compare and identify assets vs. liabilities
- Use assets and liabilities to determine net worth
9.8 - Monetary Incentives
- Identify and understand monetary incentives used by retailers to obtain consumers purchases.
- identify the advantages and disadvantages of different monetary incentives
Class Expectations
CHOICES:
When you make good choices:
Poor Choices:
PROCEDURES:
Beginning of Class:
Before class starts, you should be in your seat and should begin working on the Warm Up. This means that you should not be chatting. Be ready to work & learn!
During Class:
Remain engaged in math work until I have dismissed you for the day!
1. You are responsible for getting your missed work. Don't forget to check the class daily folders and get the notes that you missed.
2. If you miss a quiz or test, remember to set up a time with me to make it up.
If you would like to come early to school for extra help, please let me know ahead of time so that I can prepare the materials you need. I stay on Thursday in Room 502.