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Year 7 Teaching Summary
Year 7 Teaching Summary Arithmetic I | Four rules of number, Problem solving, Directed numbers (Temperature changes) and calculation, Calculations with fractions, Fractions of amounts, Calculations with decimals, Use of a calculator, Rounding to decimal places. | | Algebra A | Substitution, Equations up to ax + b = 0 and a/x + b = 0, Formulation. | No a - x = b at this stage. | Algebra B | Sequences of the form | After coursework. No quadratics at this stage. | Graphs | Scales, Conversion graphs. | No work on drawing graphs at this stage. | Proportion | Changing between metric and time units, Unitary method for problem solving, Scale in maps and plans, Scale drawing. | Including area units. | End of First Term | Arithmetic II | Conversion from fraction to percentage and vice-versa, Calculating percentages of quantities, Finding one amount as a percentage of another, Ratio, Squares and square roots. | | Algebra C | Simplification. | Including equations requiring simplification with x on one side, e.g. 3x + 3 + 4x = 17 | Statistics and Probability | Bar charts, Tally tables, Mean, Simple probability. | Mean speed. Possibility spaces. | Sets | Set notation, Venn diagrams, n(X) notation, Intersection and union, Complements. | | End of Second Term |
Geometry I | Coordinates, Drawing graphs from equations, Lines parallel to coordinate axes, Measuring angles, Types of triangles, Simple geometric deduction, Angle properties of lines and triangles, Drawing regular polygons. | Full naming of triangles, e.g. acute-angled isosceles. No work on angle sum for a polygon at this stage. | Algebra D | Further equations, Area formulae for rectangles and triangles, Volume and surface area of cuboid, Converting between metric units of volume. | and unknowns on both sides, e.g. 3x + 2 = 5 – 4x. Calculations to find missing side lengths. | Arithmetic III | Cubes and cube roots, Index form, Multiples and factors, Prime numbers, Prime factorisation, Sequences. | No rules of indices at this stage. Formula for nth term of 2, 5, 8, 11, … etc. Use of differences to continue sequences. | Algebra E | Further sequences. | Differencing and simple quadratic sequences. | Geometry II | Construction of triangles. | Use of compasses and protractor. Probably post-exam. | Algebra F | Expansion and equations. | Up to e.g. 3(x + 2) – 4(5 – 2x) = -3 and binomial expansion. | End of Year |
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