2014-2015 At a Glance: 7

th
Grade Pre-AP


Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Grading
Period
Unit Name
TEKS
(RS bold)
Estimated
Time
Frame
Start
Date
Stop
Date
Pre-AP Extensions
1
st

Grading
Period
Rational
Numbers
7.2A, 7.3B 13 days
Aug.
25
Sept.
11
Extend sets and subsets to include
irrational numbers (8.2A, 8.2B)
Compare and order irrational and rational
numbers (8.2D)
Convert between standard decimal
notation and scientific notation (8.2C)

Proportional
Relationships
7.4A,
7.13A,
7.13E,
7.13F
12 days
Sept.
12
Sept.
30

Similarity and
Transformations
7.5A, 7.5C 16 days
Oct.
1
Oct 17
Include dilations on a coordinate plane
(8.3A, 8.3B, 8.3C)
Include rotations, reflections and
translations (8.10A, 8.10B, 8.10C)
Note: do not include applications that
involve Pythagorean Theorem
2
nd

Grading
Period
Similarity and
Transformations
7.5A, 7.5C continued
Oct.
20
Oct.
22
Linear
Relationships
7.7A 10 days
Oct.
23
Nov. 5
Develop an understanding of slope using
similar right triangles (8.4A)
Include graph proportional relationships,
interpreting the unit rate as the slope of
the line that models the relationship
(8.4B)
Equations and
Inequalities
7.10A,
7.10B,
7.10C,
7.11A,
7.11B
20 days
Nov
6
Dec
10
Equations and Inequalities should not be
taught as separate units.
o Write equations and inequalities
o Model and solve equations and
inequalities
Include calculate and compare simple
interest and compound interest earnings
(8.12D)
3
rd

Grading
Period
2-D Figures:
Circumference &
Area
7.5B,
7.8C,
7.9B,
7.9C
11 days
Jan.
6
Jan.
22
Include effects on linear and area
measurement of dilated 2D shapes
(8.10D)
3D Figures:
Surface Area &
Volume
7.8A,
7.8B,
7.9A,
7.9D
24 days
Jan
23
Feb
25
Make connections to the formulas for
lateral and total surface area and
determine solutions for problems involving
rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and
cylinders (8.7B)
Include volume of cylinders, cones, and
spheres (8.6A, 8.6B, 8.7A)
Data &
Probability
7.6A,
7.6B,
7.6C,
7.6D,
7.6E,
7.6H, 7.6I
15 days
Feb
26
Mar
20



2014-2015 At a Glance: 7
th
Grade Pre-AP


Department of Curriculum and Instruction

4
th

Grading
Period
Data &
Probability
(cont.)
7.6A,
7.6B,
7.6C,
7.6D,
7.6E,
7.6H, 7.6I
Continued
Mar
23
Mar
25

Data &
Statistics
7.6F,
7.6G,
7.12B,
7.12C
12 days
Mar
26
April
13
Determine the mean absolute deviation
and use this quantity as a measure of the
average distance data are from the mean
using a data set of no more than 10 data
points (8.11B)
Generate random samples of the same
size from a population with known
characteristics to develop the notion of a
random sample being representative of its
population (8.11C)
Financial Literacy
7.13B,
7.13C,
7.13D,
14 days
April
14
May 1
Solve real-world problems comparing how
interest rate and loan length affect the
cost of credit (8.12A)
Calculator the total cost of repaying a loa,
including credit cards and easy access
loans, under various rates of interst and
over different periods using an online
calculator (8.12B)
Explain how small amounts of money
invested regularly, including money saved
for college and retirement, grow over time
(8.12C)
Identify and explain the advantages and
disadvantages of different payment
methods (8.12E)
Analyze situations to determine if they
represent financial responsible decision
and indentify the benefits of financial
responsibility and the costs of financial
irresponsibility(8.12F)
Estimate the cost of a two-year and four-
year college educations, including family
contribution, and devise a periodic
savings plan for accumulating the money
needed to contribute to the total cost of
attendance for at least the first year of
college (8.12G)

Geometric
Concepts
15 days
May
4
May
22
Pythagorean Theorem and applications
(8.6C, 8.7C, 8.7D)
Angle relationships and Parallel lines and
transversals (8.8D)