Page 7 - De Anza Community Ed Summer Academy Catalog 2022

These classes will be taught at Cupertino Middle School, except those noted as “online only” in the class description.
MATH BOOST: GRADE 5*
Entering Grade 5 – This class will help students increase their fluency with fractions, including addition and subtraction of fractions and multiplication and division of unit fractions with whole numbers. The instructor
will also cover division extended to two-digit divisors, decimal fractions integrated in the place value system and operations with decimals to the hundredth place. Students will learn problem-solving strategies and deepen their understanding of area and volume.
MATH PREPARATION: GRADE 6*
Entering Grade 6 – Students in this course will apply their knowledge of multiplication and division to
solve ratio and rate problems. They will extend their knowledge of fractions and learn to explain, in their own words, how dividing and multiplying fractions follows logical mathematical processes. Students will also learn problem-solving strategies and deepen their understanding of rational numbers, absolute value, expressions and equations.
MATH PREPARATION: GRADE 7*
Entering Grade 7 – Students in this course will extend their knowledge of ratios and apply proportionality concepts in solving single- and multi-step problems, expressions and equations. Students will learn problem- solving strategies as they deepen their understanding of two- and three-dimensional figures, while making connections to scale drawings.
MATH PREPARATION: GRADE 8*
Entering Grade 8 – Students will extend their knowledge of expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation,
and solving both linear equations and systems of linear
*Meets Common Core standards
equations. Students will also learn about functions and using functions to describe quantitative relationships. In addition, the class will explore problem-solving strategies as students deepen their understanding of two- and three-dimensional space and figures, while using distance, angle, similarity and congruence. The course also covers understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.
INTRODUCTION TO HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA 1* Entering Grades 7-9 (Recommended prerequisite: Students should be enrolled in Algebra 1 for the 2022-23 school year) – This class will introduce students to major themes and concepts in first-year algebra. Students
will engage in hands-on applications and problem- solving exercises designed to promote conceptual understanding and enhance logical thinking skills. Topics covered will include properties in algebra, polynomials, solving and applying equations, factoring, the quadratic formula, solving and graphing linear and variable equations, radical expressions and other subjects as time permits.
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June 20-July 15
GRADES 4-9
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS