River Hawk Math Club
Summer Boot Camp
MS Math Boot Camp
Algebra Boot Camp
Geometry Boot Camp
Who: Students who will be taking
Math 6, Math 7 or Math 6/7
accelerated in the fall.
Who: Students who will be taking
Math 8 or Algebra in the fall.
Camp topics:
Camp topics:
Camp topics:
Number and Number Sense
Expressions and Operations
Lines
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Identify, compare, order, and demonstrate
equivalent relationships between integers,
rational numbers in decimal, fraction, and
percent notation
Represent, order, and compare integers and
describe the absolute value of integers
Computation and Estimation
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(Including rising 9th graders!)
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Simplify polynomial, rational, and square
root expressions
Investigate concepts of exponents and
perfect squares and cubes
Evaluate expressions using order of
operations including exponents
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Equations and Inequalities
Identify, compare, and perform the four basic
operations and solve problems relating to the
rational numbers in fraction, decimal, and
percent notation
Evaluate expressions using order of operations
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Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
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Who: Students who will be taking
Geometry in the fall.
Identify and apply the properties of operations
with real numbers
Solve equations and inequalities
Translate verbal expressions into symbols
Identify and use the field properties for real
numbers
Translate phrases and sentences into
algebraic expressions, equations and
inequalities
Solve equations and inequalities including
multi-step and proportions
Determine slope of a line from two points
and from a graph
Investigating and using formulas for finding
distance, midpoint, and slope
Make connections between Pythagorean
Theorem, distance and slope
Classifying angles and angel pair relationships
slope, graphing, linear equations, parallel &
perpendicular lines
Logic
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Law of Detachment & Law of Syllogism
Conditional statements and symbolic notation
Venn Diagrams
2-D & 3-D figures
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Perimeter, circumference, surface area and area
Algebra Review
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Simplifying radicals
Rationalizing the denominator
Solving quadratics
QUESTIONS: Contact Christine Spinosa OR Kevin McGuire at cspinosa@lcps.org
PSAT Boot Camp
Who: 8th grade students who are planning
Quarter 2 & Quarter 3 Seminar
Who: all BEMS students
on applying to TJ and AOS
10/8 Session 1: Numbers and operations
10/15 Session 2: Algebra and functions
10/22 Session 3: Geometry and measurement
10/29 Session 4: Data Analysis, statistics and probability
11/6 Session 5: practice test
*11/15: Session 6: review (Wednesday)
11/18 PSAT
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Boot Camp will focus on core skills and problem-solving strategies that
are required of students to be successful problem solvers on the PSAT
or any other standardized test.
Strengthen foundational skills
Maximize time with strategies
Ample practice and reflection
Sample topics that might be
covered will include:
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Basic cryptology
Projectiles
Statistics
Pascal’s triangle – binomial
theorem
Fibonacci sequence
Sierpinski’s triangle
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Matrices
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Conics
Math in music
Golden ratio
Pythagorean theorem
Math in sports
Complex/imaginary numbers
It is important that middle school students be able to work and think
independently on unique and creative topics. Having students explore and
research independent topics and present their findings to peers can
improve both confidence and their abilities to understand and interpret
mathematical data and information.
PSAT Boot Camp and School Seminars will be held on Mondays
from 3:30-4:30 so students can take the activity bus home.
Activity busses will not start until October so please plan
accordingly.
QUESTIONS: Contact Christine Spinosa OR Kevin McGuire at cspinosa@lcps.org