This course continues the trajectory towards a more formalized understanding of mathematics that occurs at the high school level that began in Math 6. Students extend ratio reasoning to analyze proportional relationships and solve real-world and mathematical problems; extend previous understanding of the number system and operations to perform operations using all rational numbers; apply properties of operations in the context of algebraic expressions and equations; draw, construct, describe, and analyze geometrical figures and the relationships between them; apply understandings of statistical variability and distributions by using random sampling, making inferences, and investigating chance processes and probability models. As in all mathematics courses, the Standards for Mathematical Practice are woven throughout the course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of situational problems. This course is designed to facilitate learning outcomes to meet the needs of diverse learners through curriculum accommodations, specialized instruction and differentiation as appropriate.
