Grade 7 WNCP Math Curriculum Changes

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curriculum change Number Demonstrate an understanding of adding and subtracting positive fractions and mixed numbers, with like and unlike denominators, concretely, pictorially and symbolically (limited to positive sums and differences) Write a whole number as: - An expanded numeral, using powers of 10 - Scientific notation, and vice versa Read and write numbers to any number of decimal places Compare and order integers Use patterns, manipulatives and diagrams to demonstrate the concepts of multiplication and division by a decimal Use estimation strategies to justify or assess the reasonableness of calculations Estimate and calculate percentages Convert, mentally among fractions, decimals and percents to facilitate the solution of problems Define and use power, base and exponent to represent repeated multiplication (moved to Grade 9) Demonstrate and describe equivalent mixed numbers and improper fractions concretely, pictorially, and symbolically (moved to Grade 6) Multiply and divide integers concretely, pictorially, and symbolically (moved to Grade 8) Illustrate and explain the order of operations, using paper and pencil or a calculator (moved to Grade 6) Distinguish between rate and ratio, and use them to solve problems (moved to Grade 8) Explain, demonstrate and use proportion in solving problems (moved to Grade 8) Shape and Space (Measurement) Develop and apply a formula for determining the area of: - Triangles - Parallelograms - Circles (moved from Grade 8) Investigate, identify and name pairs of angles pertaining to parallel lines and transversals, including: - Corresponding - Vertically opposite - Interior on the same side of the transversal - Exterior on the same side of the transversal - Alternate angles Describe the relationships between the pairs of angles pertaining to parallel lines and transversals Explain, in more than one way, why the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180 Explain how time zones are determined Research and report how measurement instruments are used in the community

es by topic. Patterns and Relations Demonstrate an understanding of preservation of equality by: - Modeling preservation of equality, concretely, pictorially and symbolically - Applying preservation of equality to solve equations Explain the difference between an expression and an equation Model and solve problems that can be represented by one-step linear equations of the form x+a=b, concretely, pictorially and symbolically, where a and b are integers (moved from Grade 8) Model and solve problems that can be represented by linear equations of the form: ax+b=c ax=b x/a=b a 0 concretely, pictorially and symbolically, where a, b and c are whole numbers Write mathematical expressions that arise from problemsolving contexts Illustrate the solution process for a one-step, single variable, first degree equation, using concrete materials or diagrams Shape and Space (3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes) Perform geometric constructions, including: - Perpendicular line segments - Parallel line segments - Perpendicular bisectors - Angle bisectors (angle bisectors and perpendicular bisectors were an outcome in 1995 curriculum) Use mathematical reasoning to determine the measures of angles in a diagram Create, analyze and describe designs, using translations (slides), rotations (turns) and reflections (flips) Shape and Space (Transformations) Identify and plot points in the four quadrants of a Cartesian plane using integral ordered pairs Perform and describe transformation (translations, rotations, or reflections) of a 2-D shape in all four quadrants of a Cartesian plane (limited to integral number vertices) Use informal concepts of congruence to describe images after translations, rotations, and reflections Relate reflections to lines and planes of symmetry

Statistics and Probability (Data Analysis) No new content Formulate questions for investigations, form a real-world context Read and interpret graphs Select, defend and use appropriate methods of collecting data: - Designing and using questionnaires - Interviews - Experiments - Research (moved to Grade 6) Describe issues to be considered when collecting data; e.g. appropriate language, ethics, cost, privacy, cultural sensitivity (moved to Grade 9) Statistics and Probability (Chance and Uncertainty) Express probabilities as ratios, fractions and percents Identify the sample space (where the combined sample space has 36 or fewer elements) for a probability experiment involving two independent events (moved from Grade 8) Conduct a probability experiment to compare the theoretical probability (determined using a tree diagram, table or another graphic organizer) and experimental probability of two independent events No content removed Optional implementation September 2007/Full implementation September 2008