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Pathways
Scope and Sequence
The Pathways curriculum
teaches students problem-solving in real-world settings. Projects
(indicated in blue) and Side Trips teach essential math standards
that prepare students for algebra and geometry.
Course
One: Semester One
| Week |
What's
covered |
| 1 |
Whole
numbers and decimal operations: mental, paper, and calculator-based
Statistics: mean, median, and mode |
| 2-3 |
Fractions
Reviewing and justifying operations on fractions |
| 4-7 |
Dream
Home 
Proportional reasoning: scale and percent
Measurement: area, perimeter, and volume
2-D to 3-D geometric visualization
Decimal operations and rounding |
| 8-9 |
Problems
with Proportions
Numbers and algebra: understanding, manipulating, and using
proportions |
| 10-11 |
Areas
and Perimeters
Measurement: relationship between area and possible perimeters
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| 12-13 |
Codes
Inc.: Compressions
Percents: designing algorithms
Order of operations |
| 14-16 |
Investigating
Percents
Justifying and using operations on percent |
| 17-18 |
Rational
Expedition |
Course
One: Semester Two
| Week |
What's
covered |
| 1-2 |
Plan
an Event
Computing with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals |
| 3-4 |
Displaying
Data
Statistics: graphical representations for data |
| 5-8 |
The
Tigre River
Functions: linear, exponential, and recursive
Complex rates |
| 9-10 |
Patterns
to Functions
Geometric and number patterns, rules for functions |
| 11-12 |
Working
with Integers
Justifying and using operations on positive and negative numbers |
| 13-15 |
Geometry
in Quilting
Geometry of triangles: vocabulary, visualization, and concepts |
| 16-18 |
Probability
Simple probabilities and sample spaces |
Course
Two: Semester One
| Week |
What's
covered |
| 1-5 |
Antarctica
Patterns and functions
Algebra |
| 6-7 |
Variation
Functions: multiple representation and classification |
| 8-9 |
Connecting
to Algebra
Variables, terms, and expressions |
| 10-11 |
Functions
in the Real World
Interpreting graphs of functions: rate, time, and distance |
| 12-13 |
Beyond
Natural Numbers
Number theory: relations among natural and rational numbers,
integers |
| 14-15 |
Lottery
Likelihood
Probability: sample space and multiple events |
| 16-18 |
Mobile
Math |
Course
Two: Semester Two
| Week |
What's
covered |
| 1-4 |
Codes
Inc.: Privacy
Patterns and functions
Algebra |
| 5-6 |
Codes
Inc.: Number Theory
Primes, factors, multiples, and modular arithmetic |
| 7 |
Prove
It
Proofs: conjecture, analysis, and creation
Number theory: parity |
| 8-9 |
Equivalent
Expressions
Distributive/commutative properties, like terms, algebraic notation,
patterns, and relationships |
| 10-15 |
Design
a Tour
Geometric definitions and scale
Slope, algebraic expressions, and discrete math |
| 16 |
Pythagorean
Theorem
Geometry, measurement, and algebra |
| 17-18 |
Statistics
and Graphs
Statistics: displaying and analyzing data using box-and-whisker
graphs |
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