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Check out our North Carolina Standard Course of Study for 7th and 8th Grades
North Carolina Standard Course of Study for 7th Grade Math
GRADE 7 Strands: Number and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will understand and compute with rational numbers.
Objectives
1.01 Develop and use ratios, proportions, and percents to solve problems.
1.02 Develop fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers.
1.03 Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.
COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will understand and use measurement involving two- and three-dimensional figures.
Objectives
2.01 Draw objects to scale and use scale drawings to solve problems.
2.02 Solve problems involving volume and surface area of cylinders, prisms, and composite shapes.
COMPETENCY GOAL 3: The learner will understand and use properties and relationships in geometry.
Objectives
3.01 Using three-dimensional figures:
- Identify, describe, and draw from various views (top, side, front, corner).
- Build from various views.
- Describe cross-sectional views.
3.02 Identify, define, and describe similar and congruent polygons with respect to angle measures, length of sides, and proportionality of sides.
3.03 Use scaling and proportional reasoning to solve problems related to similar and congruent polygons.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.
Objectives
4.01 Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including box plots and histograms) to solve problems.
4.02 Calculate, use, and interpret the mean, median, mode, range, frequency distribution, and inter-quartile range for a set of data.
4.03 Describe how the mean, median, mode, range, frequency distribution, and inter-quartile range of a set of data affect its graph.
4.04 Identify outliers and determine their effect on the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data.
4.05 Solve problems involving two or more sets of data using appropriate statistical measures.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of linear relations and fundamental algebraic concepts.
Objectives
5.01 Identify, analyze, and create linear relations, sequences, and functions using symbols, graphs, tables, diagrams, and written descriptions.
5.02 Translate among different representations of algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities.
5.03 Use and evaluate algebraic expressions, linear equations or inequalities to solve problems
5.04 Develop fluency in the use of formulas to solve problems.
North Carolina Standard Course of Study for 8th Grade Math
GRADE 8Strands: Number and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will understand and compute with real numbers.Objectives
1.01 Develop number sense for the real numbers.
1.02 Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.
COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will understand and use measurement concepts.Objectives
2.01 Determine the effect on perimeter, area or volume when one or more dimensions of two- and three-dimensional figures are changed.
2.02 Apply and use concepts of indirect measurement.
COMPETENCY GOAL 3: The learner will understand and use properties and relationships in geometry.Objectives
3.01 Represent problem situations with geometric models.
3.02 Apply geometric properties and relationships, including the Pythagorean theorem, to solve problems.
3.03 Identify, predict, and describe dilations in the coordinate plane.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.Objectives
4.01 Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including scatterplots) to solve problems.
4.02 Approximate a line of best fit for a given scatterplot; explain the meaning of the line as it relates to the problem and make predictions.
4.03 Identify misuses of statistical and numerical data.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: The learner will understand and use linear relations and functions.Objectives
5.01 Develop an understanding of function.
5.03 Solve problems using linear equations and inequalities; justify symbolically and graphically.
5.04 Solve equations using the inverse relationships of addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, squares and square roots, and cubes and cube roots.
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will understand and compute with real numbers.Objectives
1.01 Develop number sense for the real numbers.
- Define and use irrational numbers.
- Compare and order.
- Use estimates of irrational numbers in appropriate situations.
1.02 Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.
COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will understand and use measurement concepts.Objectives
2.01 Determine the effect on perimeter, area or volume when one or more dimensions of two- and three-dimensional figures are changed.
2.02 Apply and use concepts of indirect measurement.
COMPETENCY GOAL 3: The learner will understand and use properties and relationships in geometry.Objectives
3.01 Represent problem situations with geometric models.
3.02 Apply geometric properties and relationships, including the Pythagorean theorem, to solve problems.
3.03 Identify, predict, and describe dilations in the coordinate plane.
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.Objectives
4.01 Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including scatterplots) to solve problems.
4.02 Approximate a line of best fit for a given scatterplot; explain the meaning of the line as it relates to the problem and make predictions.
4.03 Identify misuses of statistical and numerical data.
COMPETENCY GOAL 5: The learner will understand and use linear relations and functions.Objectives
5.01 Develop an understanding of function.
- Translate among verbal, tabular, graphic, and algebraic representations of functions.
- Identify relations and functions as linear or nonlinear.
- Find, identify, and interpret the slope (rate of change) and intercepts of a linear relation.
- Interpret and compare properties of linear functions from tables, graphs, or equations.
5.03 Solve problems using linear equations and inequalities; justify symbolically and graphically.
5.04 Solve equations using the inverse relationships of addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, squares and square roots, and cubes and cube roots.