Math @ Pioneer!
It’s time for the spring IXL benchmark! All Pioneer students will be completing this over the next couple of weeks to show what they’ve learned throughout the year. They have and will continue to prepare for the Standards Based Assessment (SBA) that is coming up next month. They are doing this by completing practice SBA questions, discussing test-taking strategies, looking at test formats, and reviewing skills learned.
6th grade students concluded their unit on ratios and rates. They will apply this knowledge when working with percents in the next few lessons. 6th grade Hi Cap students are working on statistics this week where they will develop an understanding of statistical variability. Once done, they will be ready to dive into the 7th grade math book.
While some 7th graders are learning percentages, others are finalizing their unit on polygons. Students explored different types of angles and learned how to find angle measures of various polygons.
Pre-Algebra students are working on Surface area and Volume of prisms, pyramids and cylinders.
In Algebra, students recently finished a unit on polynomial operations, where they practiced adding, subtracting, multiplying, and factoring polynomials. We have now begun our unit on graphing quadratic relationships. So far, students have explored how changing numbers in an equation affects the shape and position of a parabola on a graph. Next, students will focus on identifying key features of these graphs, including the x-intercepts, vertex, and axis of symmetry. They will practice finding these features from both graphs and equations as they continue building connections between algebra and visual representations of math.
Some 8th grade math students are wrapping up a unit on volume and surface area,
while other 8th graders are about to finish a unit about functions and linear/non-linear function/non-function concepts. Next, they will be jumping into real numbers and the Pythagorean theorem.
Geometry students are learning about right triangles. They will review the foundations of them and explore special types of right triangles. They will also begin learning about trigonometry ratios and how they apply to coordinate geometry.
Below are pictures of math students across all grade levels learning and growing in their math skills through collaboration, discussion, analysis and perseverance.
