Most Content Use, interpret, and compare numbers in several equivalent forms such as integers, fractions, decimals, and percents. MathScape addresses all components of the benchmark and focuses on the skills of comparing and interpreting numbers in several equivalent forms in grades 6 and 7. In grade 8, the emphasis on the use and application of numbers increases, and many opportunities for applying and practicing computational skills are available. The grade 7 units cover skills with proportions through consumer applications and unit pricing. The grade 8 units examine equivalent ways of representing tangents and slopes with fractions and decimals.
Shapes can match exactly or have the same shape in different sizes.
The material does not address the special properties of triangular shapes and round shapes stated in the benchmark. Properties and relationships of shapes are covered in units that require making drawings and sketches of house plans and other figures. An understanding of congruence and similarity is developed through scale drawing and construction, but the terms themselves are not mentioned explicitly. Most Content Calculate the circumferences and areas of rectangles, triangles, and circles, and the volumes of rectangular solids. MathScape addresses the substance of all parts of the benchmark.