TangipahoaParishSchool System
Math Implementation Guide
Grade 7_
Unit 2 : Computation with Fractions, Decimals and Proportions (Comprehensive Curriculum Unit 2)
Time Frame: 4 Weeks
Prior Knowledge Required for this unit:- Integers Rules
- Exponents
Suggested time / Comprehensive Curriculum Activity / Grade Level Expectations
(focus GLEs boldfaced) / HRW Teacher Edition Pages / Recommended
Assessments / Textbook
Resources / Other Resources
1 day / Activity 1: Patterns with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Skill: Multiplying Fractions (See Activity 4, Unit 1)
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 15 / GLE 40: Analyze and verbally describe real-life additive and multiplicative patterns involving fractions and integers (P-1-M) (P-4-M) / Page 196-197 - Section 4-2
Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Page 220-221 (Lab 4B)
Model Fraction Addition & Subtraction
Page 222-223 - Section 4-7
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers / Page 198-199
Page 224-225 / Math Learning Logs
(View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
1 day / Activity 2: The Meaning of Multiplication of Fractions
Skill: Multiplying Fractions
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 16 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 8: Determine the reasonableness of answers involving positive fractions and decimals by comparing them to estimates (N-6-M) (N-7-M)
GLE 40: Analyze and verbally describe real-life additive and multiplicative patterns involving fractions and integers (P-1-M) (P-4-M) / Page 222-223- Chapter 4-7
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers / Page 224-225 /
Professor Know-It-All (View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
1 day / Activity 3: Multiplication of Fractions Using Arrays
Skill: Multiplying Fractions
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 17 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 8: Determine the reasonableness of answers involving positive fractions and decimals by comparing them to estimates (N-6-M) (N-7-M)
GLE 40: Analyze and verbally describe real-life additive and multiplicative patterns involving fractions and integers (P-1-M) (P-4-M) / Page 220-221 (Lab 4B)
Model Fraction Addition & Subtraction / Activity 3 Assessment, Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 29 / Math Learning Logs
(View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
Suggested time / Comprehensive Curriculum Activity / Grade Level Expectations
(focus GLEs boldfaced) / HRW Teacher Edition Pages / Recommended
Assessments / Textbook
Resources / Other Resources
2 days / Activity 4: The Meaning of Division of Fractions
Skill: Dividing Fractions
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 19 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 8: Determine the reasonableness of answers involving positive fractions and decimals by comparing them to estimates (N-6-M) (N-7-M)
GLE 40: Analyze and verbally describe real-life additive and multiplicative patterns involving fractions and integers (P-1-M) (P-4-M) / Page 226-227 - Section 4-8
Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers / Activity 4 Assessment, Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 29 / Page 228-229 / RAFT (View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
1 day / Activity 5: Decimal Positioning
Skill: Multiplying Decimals
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 20 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 8: Determine the reasonableness of answers involving positive fractions and decimals by comparing them to estimates (N-6-M) (N-7-M)
GLE 9: Determine when an estimate is sufficient and when an exact answer is needed in real-life problems using decimals and percents (N-7-M) (N-5-M) / Page 202-203 - Section 4-3
Multiplying Decimals
Page 200-201 (Lab 4A)
Model Decimal Multiplication / Activity 5 Assessment, Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 30 / Page 204-205 / Math Learning Logs
(View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
2 days / Activity 6: Decimal Division
Skill: Dividing Decimals
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 21 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 8: Determine the reasonableness of answers involving positive fractions and decimals by comparing them to estimates (N-6-M) (N-7-M) / Page 206-207 - Section 4-4
Dividing Decimals by Integers
Page 210-211 - Section 4-5
Dividing Decimals & Integers by Decimals / Page 208-209
Page 212-213
2 days / Activity 7: Order of Operations – Is It Possible?
Skill: Order of Operations
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 22 / GLE 3: Solve order of operations problems involving grouping symbols and multiple operations (N-4-M)
GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M) / Page 70-71 - Section 2-3
Order of Operations / Page 72-73
Suggested time / Comprehensive Curriculum Activity / Grade Level Expectations
(focus GLEs boldfaced) / HRW Teacher Edition Pages / Recommended
Assessments / Textbook
Resources / Other Resources
1 day / Activity 8: Using Symbols and Multiple Operations
Skill: Order of Operations
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 23 / GLE 3: Solve order of operations problems involving grouping symbols and multiple operations (N-4-M) / Page 70-71 - Section 2-3
Order of Operations / Activity 8 Assessment, Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 30 / Page 72-73 / Math Learning Logs
(View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
1 day / Activity 9: Problem Solving Triangle Puzzle
Skill: Multiplying & dividing Fractions & Decimals & Order of Operations
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 24 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 7: Select and discuss appropriate operations and solve single- and multi-step, real-life problems involving positive fractions, percents, mixed numbers, decimals, and positive and negative integers (N-5-M) (N-3-M) (N-4-M)
GLE 10: Determine and apply rates and ratios (N-8-M)
GLE 11: Use proportions involving whole numbers to solve real-life problems (N-8-M) / Page 156-157 - Section 3-6
Solving Equations Containing Integers
Page 196-197 - Section 4-2
Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Page 202-203 - Section 4-3
Multiplying Decimals
Page 210-211 - Section 4-5
Dividing Decimals & Integers by Decimals
Page 222-223 - Section 4-7
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Page 226-227 - Section 4-8
Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Page 240-241 - Section 4-11
Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Page 244-245 - Section 4-12
Solving Equations Containing Integers
Page 268-269 - Section 5-3
Solving Proportions
Page 312-313 - Section 6-3
Percent of a Number
Page 560-561 - Section 11-1
Solving Two-Step Equations / Page 158-159
Page 198-199
Page 204-205
Page 212-213
Page 224-225
Page 228-229
Page 242-243
Page 246-247
Page 270-271
Page 314-315
Page 562-563
Suggested time / Comprehensive Curriculum Activity / Grade Level Expectations
(focus GLEs boldfaced) / HRW Teacher Edition Pages / Recommended
Assessments / Textbook
Resources / Other Resources
1 day / Activity 10: Integer Target Part One
Skill: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 24 / GLE 7: Select and discuss appropriate operations and solve single- and multi-step, real-life problems involving positive fractions, percents, mixed numbers, decimals, and positive and negative integers (N-5-M) (N-3-M) (N-4-M) / Page 130-131 - Section 3-1
Integers
Page 138-139 (Lab 3A) Model Integer Addition
Page 140-141 - Section 3-3
Adding Integers / Page 132-133
Page 142-143 /
Math Learning Logs
(View Literacy Strategy Descriptions)
1 day / Activity 11: Integer Target Part Two
Skill: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 25 / GLE 7: Select and discuss appropriate operations and solve single- and multi-step, real-life problems involving positive fractions, percents, mixed numbers, decimals, and positive and negative integers (N-5-M) (N-3-M) (N-4-M) / Page 144-145 (Lab 3B)
Model Integer Subtraction
Page 146-147 - Section 3-4
Subtracting Integers / Page 148-149 /
1 day / Activity 12: Integers All Around
Skill: Real Life Situations Involving Adding Subtracting Integers
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 26 / GLE 7: Select and discuss appropriate operations and solve single- and multi-step, real-life problems involving positive fractions, percents, mixed numbers, decimals, and positive and negative integers (N-5-M) (N-3-M) (N-4-M) / Textbook Materials
Problem Solving
Page 140-141 - Section 3-3
Adding Integers
Page 146-147 - Section 3-4
Subtracting Integers / Page 142-143
Page 148-149
1 day / Activity 13: Cooperative Problem Solving
Skill: Equivalent Ratios and Proportions
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 27 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 7: Select and discuss appropriate operations and solve single- and multi-step, real-life problems involving positive fractions, percents, mixed numbers, decimals, and positive and negative integers (N-5-M) (N-3-M) (N-4-M)
GLE 10: Determine and apply rates and ratios (N-8-M)
GLE 11: Use proportions involving whole numbers to solve real-life problems (N-8-M) / Page 260-261 - Section 5-1
Rates & Ratios
Page 264-265 - Section 5-2
Identifying & Writing Proportions
Page 268-269 - Section 5-3
Solving Proportions / Page 262-263
Page 266-267
Page 270-271
Problem Solving Application
Page 277 –Focus on Problem Solving
Suggested time / Comprehensive Curriculum Activity / Grade Level Expectations
(focus GLEs boldfaced) / HRW Teacher Edition Pages / Recommended
Assessments / Textbook
Resources / Other Resources
1 day / Activity 14: Common Ratios
Skill: Equivalent Ratios and Proportions
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 27 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 10: Determine and apply rates and ratios (N-8-M)
GLE 11: Use proportions involving whole numbers to solve real-life problems (N-8-M) / Page 260-261 - Section 5-1
Rates & Ratios
Page 264-265 - Section 5-2
Identifying & Writing Proportions / Activity 14 Assessment, Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 30 / Page 262-263
Page 266-267 /
1 day / Activity 15: Another World!
Skill: Measuring Using Proportions
Comprehensive Curriculum Page 28 / GLE 5: Multiply and divide positive fractions and decimals (N-5-M)
GLE 11: Use proportions involving whole numbers to solve real-life problems (N-8-M) / Page 272-273 - Section 5-4
Dimensional Analysis / Activity 15 Assessment, Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 30 / Page 274-275
1 day / Activity 16: Additive and Multiplicative Patterns
Skill: Additive and Multiplicative Patterns Comprehensive Curriculum Page 28 / GLE 40: Analyze and verbally describe real-life additive and multiplicative patterns involving fractions and integers (P-1-M) (P-4-M) / Page 608-609 - Section 12-2
Find a Pattern in Sequences / Page 610-611 /
1 day / General Assessment: Unit 2,
Comprehensive Curriculum, Page 29