The year 7 curriculum is based on the National Strategy. The year is broken into modules each lasting approximately two weeks. The year 7 modules are:
| Autumn Term |
|
Algebra 1
Sequences and Functions |
Sequences and Basic Algebra |
Number 1
Number Calculations |
Negative Numbers, Decimals, Addition and Subtraction |
SSM 1
Perimeter and Area |
Area, Perimeter, Surface Area, 3D drawings |
Number 2
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages |
Equivalent fractions, Adding and subtracting fractions, Conversion from decimals, Calculating fractions and percentages of quantities |
Handling Data 1
Statistics |
Averages and Range, Interpreting Statistics and Graphs, Basic Probability |
Algebra 2
Expressions and Formulae |
Algebraic notation, Collecting like terms, Substitution and Formulae |
SSM 2
Angles and Coordinates |
Angles in a triangle, around a point, on a straight line, Coordinates, Basic properties of 2D shapes |
| Spring Term |
|
Handling Data 2
The Handling Data Cycle |
Data collection, Frequency diagrams, Pie charts using ICT, Interpretation of graphs |
Number and Measures 3
Multiplication and Division |
Measurements, Metric conversions, Order of Operation , Multiplying and dividing decimals, Rounding, Calculator methods |
Algebra 3
Functions and Graphs |
Properties of number, Sequences, Linear graphs |
SSM 3
Triangles and Quadrilaterals |
Accurate drawing, Constructing triangles, 2D representations of 3D objects, Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals |
Number 4
Percentages, Ratio and Proportion
|
Short Spring term in 2008 - these topics may be carried over to the start of the summer term.
Percentages, Ratio, Proportion
|
Algebra 4
Linear Equations |
Review of collecting like terms, Expanding brackets, Solving linear equations (unknown on one side) |
| Summer Term |
|
SSM 4
Transformations |
Symmetry, Reflections, Rotations, Translations |
Number 5a
Number Calculations; |
HCF and LCM, Rounding, Multiplication and Division; Number Review: Calculating fractions and percentages of quantities, Equivalence |
Number 5b
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages |
Number Review: Calculating fractions and percentages of quantities, Equivalence |
Handling Data 3a
Analysing Statistics |
Comparing two distributions, Handling Data Review: Calculating Statistics, Frequency diagrams |
Handling Data 3b
Probability Experiments |
Experimental Probability |
Algebra 5
Equations, Functions and Graphs |
Algebra review: Sequences, Functions & Mappings, Generating points for linear graphs, Real-life Linear Graphs, Algebra Review: Solving linear equations (unknown on one side) |
