Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Grade 7

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Percent of a number: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.10; In this lesson for grade seven, students will act as fair planners ordering food for the Dixie Classic Fair. Students will calculate percentages to determine how much food to order.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.

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Travel in the Solar System: This lesson, from Illuminations, affords students the opportunity to think about two aspects of the time required to complete space travel within the Solar System. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Real Estate Tycoon: Students design, “build,” and “sell” a house and then simulate investment of the profits in the stock market. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Q T Pi Fashions - Learning About Credit Card Use: Students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credita, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

More or less estimator: This activity allows the user to estimate quantities and sizes including the number of objects in a set, the lengths of a curve, and the area of a shape (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics); Provided by: Shodor

Magic Squares: This lesson, from Illuminations, explores magic squares from both a historical and mathematical perspective. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

A Lunch-In Affair: Students apply previous learning to decision-making that involves purchasing and preparing at least a five-item menu. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The highways or the byways: Mapping routes in North Carolina: In this lesson for seventh through ninth grade social studies and mathematics, students will use mathematical skills to choose the best routes for traveling around North Carolina. Students use internet resources for determining and plotting distance and ratio... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–9 Mathematics and Social Studies); Provided by: UNC Libraries

Fun with Baseball Stats: In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore statistics surrounding baseball, and are exposed to connections between various mathematical concepts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Football finances: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students analyze pictures of football stands to make estimates related to attendance at the Super Bowl, and then they make estimates about the television audience. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Finding satisfactory solutions: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to explore the creative aspects of problem solving and practice creative problem solving strategies in the context of a story problem. In this activity, students decide where to locate ice cream stands in a... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Counting embedded figures: In this lesson from Illuminations, students look for patterns within a given figure. After looking at the figure, students count embedded squares, rectangles, or triangles, attempt to form generalizations, and sharpen their algebraic thinking skills. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparison estimator: This activity allows the user to compare two quantities (which may be the number of objects in each of two sets, the lengths of two curves, or the area of two shapes) by estimating. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics); Provided by: Shodor

Airport Numbers: Students participate in activities in which they focus on the role of numbers and language in real-world situations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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