Course Details - BD School Institute

Mathematics (Grade 7 – 8)

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Overview

Course Overview
Mathematics Fundamentals is a year-long course designed to transition students from arithmetic fluency to formal algebraic reasoning. Using real-world scenarios—such as budgeting, sports statistics, and small-scale engineering projects—the course demonstrates how mathematical thinking underpins everyday decision-making.

Learning Objectives

Operate confidently with integers, fractions, decimals, and percentages in multi-step problems.
Translate verbal statements into algebraic expressions and solve single-variable linear equations.
Apply ratio, proportion, and scaling in contexts such as map reading and recipe adjustments.
Calculate area, surface area, and volume for common 2-D and 3-D shapes; connect these to packaging and construction.
Interpret and create graphs (line, bar, pie) and calculate measures of central tendency to make data-driven arguments.

Course Outline (36 weeks)

Term	Topics	Representative Activities
Term 1 (Weeks 1–12)	Number Sense & Operations	“Fraction Café”—students design a menu priced in fractions and mixed numbers; peer groups place orders and calculate totals.
Term 2 (Weeks 13–24)	Introduction to Algebra	Island-style “Equation Treasure Hunt”: clues are linear equations whose solutions reveal map coordinates.
Term 3 (Weeks 25–36)	Geometry & Data Literacy	Build and analyse a cardboard “tiny house,” calculating material usage and presenting cost-benefit graphs.