Pre Algebra/CCSS 7th Grade Math Pacing Guide
2011-2012
Instructional Block 4: Graphing & Geometry
Recommended Time: 7 weeks
Start Date: March 12
Estimated End Date: May 4
Utah Core
2.1: Model and illustrate meanings of ratios, percents, and
decimals.
a. Graph proportional relationships and identify the unit
rate as the slope of the related line.
2.3: Recognize similar polygons and use properties of similar
triangles to solve problems and define the slope of a line.
d. Define the slope of a line as the ratio of the vertical
change to the horizontal change between two points,
and show that the slope is constant using similarity of
right triangles.
3.3: Graph coordinates and linear equations (incl. slope and
intercept)
a. Identify approximate rational coordinates when given
the graph of a point on a rectangular coordinate
system.
b. Graph ordered pairs of rational numbers on a
rectangular coordinate system.
c. Graph linear equations using ordered pairs or tables.
d. Recognize that all first order equations produce linear
graphs.
e. Model real-world problems using graphs, tables,
equations, manipulatives, and pictures, and identify
extraneous information.
4.2: Derive formulas for surface area and volume.
a. Derive formulas for and calculate surface area and
volume of right prisms and cylinders using appropriate
units.
b. Explain that if a scale factor describes how
corresponding lengths in two similar objects are
related, then the square of the scale factor describes
how corresponding areas are related and the cube of
the scale factor describes how corresponding volumes
are related.
c. Find lengths, areas, and volumes of similar figures,
using the scale factor.
d. Select appropriate two- and three-dimensional figures
to model real-world objects, and solve a variety of
problems involving surface areas and volumes of
cylinders and prisms.
Actual End Date: _______
Common Core
7.RP.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships
between quantities.
a. Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional
relationship, e.g., by testing for equivalent ratios in a
table or graphing on a coordinate plane and observing
whether the graph is a straight line through the origin.
b. Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in
tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal
descriptions of proportional relationships.
c. Represent proportional relationships by equations. For
example, if total cost t is proportional to the number n of
items purchased at a constant price p, the relationship
between the total cost and the number of items can be
expressed as t = pn.
d. Explain what a point (x, y) on the graph of a proportional
relationship means in terms of the situation, with special
attention to the points (0, 0) and (1, r) where r is the unit
rate.
7.G.1: Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric
figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a
scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different
scale.
7.G.4: Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a
circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal
derivation of the relationship between the circumference and
area of a circle.
7.EE.3: Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems
posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form
(whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools
strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with
numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate;
and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental
computation and estimation strategies. For example: If a woman
making $25 an hour gets a 10% raise, she will make an
additional 1/10 of her salary an hour, or $2.50, for a new salary
of $27.50. If you want to place a towel bar 9 3/4 inches long in
the center of a door that is 27 1/2 inches wide, you will need to
place the bar about 9 inches from each edge; estimate can be
used as a check on the exact computation.
Bolded Utah Core has no overlap in CCSS 7th grade mathematics