Year 7 Assessment Booklet 20-19

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M ATHEMATICS C OURSE O UTLINE

A IMS OF MYP M ATHEMATICS

The aims of MYP Mathematics are to enable students to:

 Enjoy mathematics, develop curiosity and begin to appreciate its elegance and power.  Develop an understanding of the principles and nature of mathematics.  Communicate clearly and confidently in a variety of contexts.  Develop logical, critical and creative thinking.  Develop confidence, perseverance, and independence in mathematical thinking and problem solving.  Develop powers of generalization and abstraction.  Apply and transfer skills to a wide range of real-life situations, other areas of knowledge and future developments.  Appreciate how developments in technology and mathematics have influenced each other.  Appreciate the moral, social and ethical implications arising from the work of mathematicians and the applications of mathematics.  Appreciate the international dimension in mathematics through an awareness of the universality of mathematics and its multicultural and historical perspectives.  Appreciate the contribution of mathematics to other areas of knowledge.  Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to pursue further studies in mathematics develop the ability to reflect critically upon their own work and the work of others. In the first semester students will investigate a ‘real life’ investigation on, ‘The Average Year 7 Student’ where students will analyse and interpret data. They will consolidate their understanding of operations and positive and negative integers will also be introduced during this semester and apply these to problem solving contexts. In the area of fractions they will explore the notion of equivalence as well as adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. Ratio will be is studied with simple problem solving strategies explored. Percentages and applications of percentage will be consolidated and basic business mathematics will be introduced. In second semester Algebraic expressions and pronumerals will be introduced with students learning to write and solve simple equations. The students will revise metric conversion in perimeter, area and volume. Properties of 2D and 3D shapes will also be consolidated at this time. Angle concepts will also be consolidated and skills will be further developed in the area of geometry. The Number Plane and Cartesian coordinates will be introduced. Finally, the concept of probability will be explored C OURSE D ESCRIPTION

Mr Jeff Grocott Mathematics Teacher

S OMERSET C OLLEGE IB - C URRICULUM I NFORMATION B OOKLET Y EAR 7 M IDDLE Y EARS P ROGRAMME