Forest Oak MS - Math | Forest Oak MS

$Math Department at Forest Oak Middle School$

This course develops foundational mathematical understanding through engaging, interactive lessons using the Amplify Desmos curriculum. Students will explore concepts through problem solving, mathematical reasoning, collaboration, and real-world applications while building skills in ratios, expressions and equations, geometry, statistics, and numerical reasoning. The course emphasizes conceptual understanding, productive struggle, and effective mathematical communication

Accelerated Math 6

This fast-paced, high-level course condenses all critical sixth-grade skills and the majority of the seventh-grade curriculum into a single school year. Rather than listening to traditional lectures, students will explore advanced math through hands-on collaboration, dynamic digital modeling, and deep problem-solving. This rigorous, problem-based approach is fully aligned with Maryland state standards. It builds the conceptual mastery and confidence your child needs to excel on the end-of-year MCAP exam and seamlessly transition into Accelerated Math 7 next year.

Throughout the year, students will master advanced math by focusing on four major areas:

Advanced Ratios & Proportions: Mastering unit rates and percentages, analyzing scale drawings, and solving real-world proportional relationships.
The Number System: Completing fraction and decimal operations and diving into positive and negative rational numbers.
Expressions & Equations: Writing algebraic expressions, using variables, and solving multi-step equations and inequalities.
Geometry, Data & Probability: Calculating area, surface area, and volume, analyzing data distributions, and predicting the likelihood of events.

Pre Algebra 6

Amplify Desmos Pre-Algebra is a comprehensive course that combines the essential mathematics standards from both 7th and 8th grade. Students develop skills in number systems, expressions and equations, proportional relationships, geometry, statistics, probability, and functions while building problem-solving, reasoning, and mathematical communication skills. The course prepares students for success in Algebra I and future mathematics coursework.

Throughout the year, students will develop a strong foundation in 7th- and 8th-grade mathematics through three interconnected areas:

Algebra & Functions: Working with proportional relationships, expressions, equations, inequalities, functions, and relationships between variables.
Geometry: Exploring geometric relationships, transformations, angle relationships, the Pythagorean Theorem, and area, surface area, and volume of two- and three-dimensional figures.
Number Systems, Data & Probability: Applying rational numbers, exponents, square roots, scientific notation, statistics, probability, and data analysis to mathematical and real-world situations.

Math 7

This year, our classroom shifts away from traditional math lectures to hands-on, collaborative learning. Using an exciting blend of paper workbooks and dynamic digital tools, students will explore math by testing ideas, solving real-world mysteries, and discussing their thinking with classmates. This modern, problem-based approach is fully aligned with Maryland state standards. It builds the deep conceptual understanding and confidence your child needs to succeed on the end-of-year MCAP exam and future eighth-grade math courses.

Throughout the year, students will master seventh-grade math by focusing on four main areas:

Proportions & Percentages: Analyzing scale drawings, finding unit rates, and solving real-world percent problems like tax, tips, and discounts.
Rational Numbers: Mastering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using both positive and negative numbers.
Expressions & Equations: Writing and solving multi-step algebraic equations and inequalities to solve complex puzzles.
Geometry & Probability: Finding the area and circumference of circles, calculating the volume of shapes, and predicting the likelihood of events.

Accelerated Math 7

This fast-paced, high-level course condenses the critical remaining seventh-grade skills and the complete eighth-grade curriculum into a single school year. Rather than listening to traditional lectures, students will explore advanced math through hands-on collaboration, dynamic digital modeling, and deep problem-solving. This rigorous, problem-based approach is fully aligned with Maryland state standards. It builds the conceptual mastery and confidence your child needs to excel on the end-of-year MCAP exam and seamlessly transition into High School Honors Algebra 1 next year.

Throughout the year, students will master advanced math by focusing on four major areas:

Advanced Algebra & Functions: Writing and solving multi-step equations, graphing linear relationships, and evaluating how different variable quantities change over time.
Transformational Geometry: Using digital coordinate grids to master rigid transformations (congruence and similarity), applying the Pythagorean Theorem, and calculating the volume of 3D objects.
The Real Number System: Diving into higher-level number concepts, including working with exponents, roots, and scientific notation.
Probability & Data: Predicting the likelihood of complex real-world events and analyzing statistical trends using bivariate data and scatter plots.

Math 8

Throughout the year, students will master eighth-grade math by focusing on three main areas:

Algebra & Functions: Solving multi-step equations, graphing lines, and understanding how variable quantities relate to one another.
Geometry: Using shapes and transformations on digital grids, proving the Pythagorean Theorem, and calculating the volume of 3D objects.
Data & Number Systems: Working with exponents and square roots, and analyzing real-world statistics using scatter plots.

Algebra 1

This year, our classroom shifts away from traditional math lectures to hands-on, collaborative learning. Using an exciting blend of paper workbooks and dynamic digital modeling tools, students will explore high school math by testing ideas, solving real-world mysteries, and discussing their mathematical thinking with classmates. This modern, problem-based approach is fully aligned with Maryland state standards (MCCRS). It builds the deep conceptual understanding, data literacy, and confidence your child needs to master high school algebraic concepts, excel on the end-of-year MCAP Algebra 1 exam, and successfully prepare for advanced secondary mathematics pathways.

Throughout the year, students will master Algebra 1 by focusing on four major areas:

Linear Equations & Inequalities: Solving complex multi-step equations, absolute value equations, and inequalities to solve real-world problems.
Functions & Graphs: Analyzing linear, exponential, and quadratic functions through tables, algebraic rules, and dynamic digital Desmos graphing.
Systems of Equations: Solving multiple equations simultaneously using graphing, substitution, and elimination to find where two paths cross.
Data, Statistics & Polynomials: Factoring quadratic expressions and investigating real-world trends by analyzing data distributions and statistics.

Honors Geometry

IM Honors Geometry is an accelerated, rigorous course that develops students’ ability to reason, prove, and communicate mathematically through the study of geometric concepts and relationships. Students explore transformations, congruence and similarity, triangle and circle theorems, coordinate geometry, right-triangle trigonometry, and measurement while applying mathematical reasoning to challenging, real-world problems. The Illustrative Mathematics curriculum emphasizes problem solving, productive mathematical discourse, multiple representations, and conceptual understanding, with honors-level students engaging in deeper analysis, justification, and extension of geometric ideas.