Math Minutes
Middle School Math- Second Edition
Welcome!
Teaching Resources
Area and Volume
- Applied Mathematics Three-Dimensional Shapes/Nets (You must be logged into the Portal to view.)
- Hands-On Standards Area of a Triangle
- Hands-On Standards Surface Area (You must be logged into the Portal to view.)
- 6th MA Quarter 3 Manipulatives
Don't forget to look at 6 ACC for your Statistics unit!
Statistics
- 6th ACC Formative Assessment Strategies
- Hands-On Standards Mean, Median, Mode and Range (You must be logged into the Portal to view.)
- FAL: Representing Variability with Mean, Median, Mode and Range
- FAL: Representing Data with Grouped Frequency Graphs and Box Plots
Note: 6th Grade math no longer teaches Mean Absolute Deviation.
Proportional Relationships & Geometry
- Applied Mathematics Proportional Relationships (You must be logged into the Portal to view.)
- Hands-On Standards Construct Triangles (You must be logged into the Portal to view.)
- 7th MA Formative Assessment Strategies
- FAL: Finding Areas of Circles
Radical Expressions and Equations
- 7th ACC Formative Assessment Strategies
- FAL: Translating Between Repeating Decimals and Fractions
- FAL: Classifying Rational and Irrational Numbers
Don't forget to look at 8th Grade Intro for your Functions unit!
Introduction to Functions
- 8th Intro Formative Assessment Strategies
- Applied Mathematics: Compare Linear Functions (You must be logged into the Portal to view.)
- Desmos Function Carnival and Water Line
- FAL: Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs
- FAL: Defining Lines by Points, Slopes and Equations
Problem-Solving Strategies
Classworks: Applied Mathematics
Click here to view the Middle School AKS Alignment for Applied Mathematics!
Need help with accessing the questions or assigning them to your students? Check out these documents:
Overview of Classworks: Applied Mathematics and Questions
How to Assign Classworks: Applied Mathematics to your Students
Open Middle
Click here to check out Open Middle.
Click here to view the Middle School AKS Alignment for Open Middle!
Illustrative Mathematics
Are you looking for tasks that promote problem solving and rigor? Illustrative Mathematics is a free resource that contains a variety of tasks by standard. One nice feature of this website is that it has an Illustrative Mathematics "Commentary" that highlights the purpose of the task, various approaches that students may take in solving the task, and when to consider using the task within each unit.
Formative Assessment Strategies
Each month, the Math Department has highlighted a formative assessment strategy on the MOCC. These strategies come from Page Keeley and Cherly Rose Tobey's book, "Mathematics Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning."
To support teachers, we have developed templates for some of the strategies provided within the book. Teachers can easily download the template, edit (if needed) and print!
Click here to view the templates for various formative assessment strategies!
Professional Learning
Don't Forget!
- Each month the MOCC will add a new formative assessment strategy and eCLASS Technology Tool of the Month- be sure to check it out each month!
- As mentioned on the MOCC, the common assessments have been taken down and we look forward to uploading new assessments in February. Thanks for your patience as we continue to revamp the MOCC to provide the best resources to you.