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Building upon the principles taught in Saxon Math 6/5, the Saxon 7/6 textbook introduces functions and coordinate graphing, integers, exponential expressions, and prime factorization. Students will specifically learn about the order of operations, number lines, decimal place value, how to find the percent of a number, how to round decimal numbers, attributes of geometric solids, and more.
Total classes: 30 Weeks
Prerequisite: Basic math skills. Saxon 6/5 or equivalent
Suggested grade level: 6th to 7th grade
Suggested credit: 1 full year math
Description
Building upon the principles taught in Saxon Math 6/5, the Saxon 7/6 textbook introduces functions and coordinate graphing, integers, exponential expressions, and prime factorization. Students will specifically learn about the order of operations, number lines, decimal place value, how to find the percent of a number, how to round decimal numbers, attributes of geometric solids, and more.
Lessons contain a warm-up (with facts practice, mental math, & problem-solving exercises); introduction to the new concept, lesson practice exercises where the new skill is practiced, and mixed practice exercises, which includes 25-30 old and new problems. In-depth “Investigations” are provided every 10 lessons, and have their own set of questions.
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Saxon Math 7/6 Fourth Edition, ISBN # 1-56577-507-4, Homeschool Kit (includes tests and answer keys).
Homework: Practice set for appropriate lesson, and then the problem set for that lesson. Please follow the recommended schedule for testing which comes with the homeschooling kit.
