{"id":2890,"date":"2021-09-03T13:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/high-school\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2021-09-29T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T16:44:01","slug":"math-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2021\/09\/03\/math-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>6th Grade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sixth graders are nearing the end of their first unit. Our last set of objectives centers around three-dimensional objects and surface area.\u00a0 Next week we will review and test. Then students will work on a short project applying their knowledge of area to floor plans and materials usage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Integrated Math\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The halfway point has come and gone for our unit on rigid transformations and congruence.\u00a0 Our current work focuses on congruence, utilizing what we have learned about the properties of transformations. Explorations in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmos.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Desmos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have brought rotations, reflections, and translations to life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Algebra I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Algebra students continue their analysis of data and statistics. Using measures of center and variability, data can be compared and summarized. 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