Common Core

We have Common Core Aligned curriculum for 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Each includes open ended problems, projects and activities to help transition to the new smarter balanced assessments.

In Judo Math, each discipline is basically a unit, with four belts of progression. There is also a green sensei belt for the faster paced students to challenge themselves.

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6th grade

NUMBER SENSE (6NS1-7) Ratios  (6RP1-3) Equations/Geom(6EE5-9, 6G1-4)
yellow-belt Positive and Negative

  • Rational numbers
  • Opposites
  • Cartesian Coordinates
Ratio

  • Ratio tables
  • Double number lines
  • Tape Diagrams
Solving Equations

  • Substitution
  • Variables as unknowns
  • Variables as a set
orange-belt Absolute Value

  • Distance from zero
  • On coordinate plane
  • Real world statements
Rate/Percent

  • Unit rates
  • Rates in the world
  • Percent
Equations in a given form

  • X + p = q
  • Xp = q
  • Constraint equations
blue-belt Decimals and long division

  • Add/subtract
  • Multiply/Divide
Expression basics

  • Exponents
  • Intro to variables
  • Basics of expressions
Area

  • Right triangles
  • Base and height
  • Quadrilaterals
  • polygons
black-belt Fractions

  • Whole number division
  • Fraction to fraction division
  • Applications
Simplifying Expression

  • Combining terms
  • Order of operations/Prop.
  • Simplifying expressions
Volume/Surface Area

  • Volume of prism
  • Volume formula
  • Intro to nets
  • Using nets for surface area

7th grade

RATIONAL NUMBERS(7NS1-3, 7RP 1) PROBLEM SOLVING (7RP2-3, 7EE1-4) GEOMETRY (7G1-6)
yellow-belt Properties

  • Add/Sub on number line
  • Identity, Associative
  • Inverse
Proportions

  • Determining proportionality
  • In graphs and equations
  • Interest, tax, percent change
Scale

  • What is scale
  • Scaling up/down
  • Reproduce drawing
orange-belt Multiplying

  • Rules for signs
  • Distributive
  • Commutative
Linear Expressions

  • Combine like terms
  • Expanding and factoring
  • Rewriting
Constructions/angles

  • Drawing shapes
  • Investigating triangles
  • Complimentary/supplim.
  • Solving for angles
blue-belt Fractionology

  • Fraction sense
  • Add/Sub/Mult/Div
  • complex fractions
Equations

  • Converting and writing
  • Solve two step
  • Solve multi-step
Area

  • 2D vs 3D
  • Circle vocab
  • Pi
  • Area of circles, polygons, irregulars
black-belt Rates

  • Ratios with fractions
  • Unit rate applications
Inequalities

  • Graphing
  • Solve two step
  • Solve multi-step
Surface Area and Volume

  • Volume and surface area 1-2
  • Volume and surface area applications

PROBABILITY DISCIPLINE (7SP1-8):  Project

8th grade

PROBLEM SOLVING (8NS1-2, 8EE1-4, 7-8, 8SP1-2) FUNCTIONS (8EE5-8, 8F1-5, 8SP3-4) GEOMETRY (8G1-9)
yellow-belt Basics

  • Integers
  • Rational vs irrational
  • Evaluate
  • Combining
Fundamentals

  • Function vs relations
  • Calculating slope
  • Meaning of slope
Transformations

  • Rotations
  • Reflections
  • Translations
orange-belt Radicals and Exponents

  • Negative exponents
  • Square and cube root
  • Scientific notation
Graphing

  • Data tables
  • Y = mx + b
  • Writing linear equations
Congruence/Similarity

  • Using coordinates and transformations to show congruence
  • Congruence vs similarity
blue-belt Solve Linear Equations

  • Linear equations 0, 1, 2 solutions
  • Complex linear equations
  • Identity vs No Solution
Modeling

  • Line of best fit
  • Dependent vs Independent variables
  • Algorithms
Volume and Angles

  • Angle sum of triangles
  • Exterior angles
  • Parallel lines and transversals
  • Volume of cone, cylinder, sphere
black-belt Applications

  • Converting Rates
  • D=RT
  • Scatter plots
  • Bivariate data
Systems

  • Graphing
  • Solving methods
  • Supply and Demand
Pythagorean Theorem

  • Development
  • Proof
  • Problems
  • Showing distance