By the end of 6th grade, a portfolio for each student will include one or more of the following activities demonstrating competency:
Projects using Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel which may include:
- a grade book,
- calculations of inventory and billing reports,
- charts and graphs to enhance both their documents and presentations.
The use of electronic data structures and some simple algorithms for manipulating data in real world settings for authentic purposes, as well as the use of formatting to produce attractive documents and presentations. This will cover such issues as:
- arithmetic with fractions,
- decimals,
- percents,
- using formulas,
- finding totals,
- finding averages, and
- using graphs and charts to display data and relationships between and among data.
The use of Word Art and graphics imported from the Internet, scanner, or digital camera to enhance documents and presentations.
- a written paper on a famous mathematician that will demonstrate competency of Microsoft Word equation editor using both palettes and templates to display mathematical formulas and equations.
- They will integrate the use search engines and the Internet and demonstrate proper formatting, paragraphing, punctuation, and footnoting.
By the end of 7th grade, a portfolio for each student will include one or more of the following activities demonstrating competency:
Projects using TIInteractive! developed for students in the 7th grade accelerated and honors classes, which will consist of:
- graphing linear equations and inequalities,
- working with the viewing window,
- formatting documents,
- solving linear equations and inequalities, and
- solving systems of linear equations and inequalities.
- solving word problems with linear equations and with systems of linear equations such as number problems,
- perimeter problems, distance-rate-time problems, percent problems, mixture problems, consecutive integer problems, and simplifying algebraic expressions.
Geometer’s Sketchpad activities chosen for students at the 7th grade level, such as:
- constructing parallel lines cut by a transversal and identifying the special pairs of angles formed,
- using geometric symbols and definitions related to triangles,
- classifying and drawing different kinds of angles,
- using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve right triangles, to identify and bisect angles, and to find the area of triangles, trapezoids, and circles.
By the end of 8th grade, a portfolio for each student will include one or more of the following activities demonstrating competency:
Projects using TIInteractive! developed for students at the 8th grade level, such as:
- graphing quadratic equations and inequalities,
- finding the axis,
- determining the vertex and roots,
- solving quadratic equations and inequalities, and
- solving systems of equations and inequalities.
- word problems which they will solve with quadratic equations and with systems of quadratic equations such as number problems, area problems, and consecutive integer problems.
- rectilinear motion problems involving parabolas.
- the Golden Section equation to be solved.
- the Golden Ratio to be found.
Visual Basic programs chosen for students at the 8th grade level that consist of:
- calculating grades and weighted averages,
- working with the mean, median, and mode for grouped electronic data and data structures,
- especially those using algorithms for manipulating data in real world setting,
- working with more complex algorithms involving decisions and loops,
- using formatting to produce attractive documents and presentations, and
- working with issues such as arithmetic with fractions, decimals, percents, formulas, totals, and averages.