Grade 7 Mathematics study materials
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Grade 7 Mathematics study plan

Grade 7 Mathematics · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Expressions and Equations

  • Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents and the order of operations, scoring at least 18 of 20 on a self-made drill set.

  • Translate verbal phrases such as 'five less than twice a number' into algebraic expressions and back again, correctly handling subtraction and division order reversals.

  • Identify and combine like terms and apply the distributive property to expand and factor linear expressions with integer coefficients.

  • Explain in writing why 2(x + 3) and 2x + 6 are equivalent, using a numeric substitution check as evidence.

Your checkpoint

A one-page 'expression translation' reference sheet with 15 self-written phrases, their symbolic forms, and worked solutions, plus a scored 20-item order-of-operations drill.

Week 2

Expressions and Equations

  • Solve two-step equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r, showing each inverse operation in sequence.

  • Solve word problems by first defining a variable with units, then writing and solving the equation, then checking the answer against the original context.

  • Solve and graph one-variable inequalities on a number line, including cases where multiplying or dividing by a negative reverses the inequality symbol.

  • Distinguish equations with one solution, no solution, and infinitely many solutions by simplifying both sides first.

Your checkpoint

A 10-problem worked portfolio (word problems only) where each entry shows the variable definition, equation, solution steps, number-line or unit check, and a one-sentence reasonableness judgment.

Week 3

Expressions and Equations & Ratios and Proportional Relationships

  • Derive and use the constant of proportionality to write equations of the form y = kx from tables, verbal descriptions, and coordinate pairs.

  • Set up and solve multi-step percent problems (tax, tip, markup, markdown, simple interest) using equations rather than guess-and-check.

  • Convert a proportional relationship between two representations (table to equation, graph to equation) and verify the constant is identical.

  • Solve scale-drawing problems by writing a proportion and interpreting the scale factor in context.

Your checkpoint

A concept map connecting expressions, equations, inequalities, and proportional equations, with one fully worked example attached to each arrow or link.

Week 4

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

  • Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including rates like meters per half-hour and dollars per three-quarter pound.

  • Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship by testing for a constant ratio across a table and by checking whether the graph passes through the origin.

  • Identify the constant of proportionality from a graph, table, equation, and verbal description, and state its meaning with units.

  • Represent proportional relationships with equations and use them to predict unknown values, then interpret points on the graph as ordered pairs in context.

Your checkpoint

A timed 25-question ratio and proportion set (30 minutes) scored and corrected, with a written error log naming the mistake type for every miss.

Week 5

The Number System

  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative integers and rational numbers, applying the rules for signs without a calculator.

  • Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents for terminating and repeating decimals, and identify which rational numbers have repeating expansions.

  • Apply the properties of operations (commutative, associative, distributive, additive inverse) to simplify expressions with rational coefficients.

  • Solve real-world problems involving signed quantities such as elevation, temperature change, and account balances, and justify the sign of the answer.

Your checkpoint

A signed-number rules card (one side) plus a 30-item mixed rational-number computation quiz scored at 90 percent or better.

Week 6

Ratios and Proportional Relationships & Statistics and Probability

  • Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population, and explain why a sample must be representative rather than convenient.

  • Compare two populations using measures of center and variability (mean, median, mean absolute deviation, range) and state which measure best supports a claim.

  • Generate and analyze a sample space for simple and compound events using lists, tables, and tree diagrams.

  • Compute experimental and theoretical probabilities for compound events and explain discrepancies between them in terms of sample size.

Your checkpoint

A short investigation report: run a 30-trial experiment (dice, coins, or spinners), record results in a table, compute theoretical versus experimental probability, and write two paragraphs interpreting the gap.

Week 7

Geometry & Statistics and Probability

  • Solve problems involving the circumference and area of circles, using both an exact pi form and a decimal approximation, and label answers with correct square or linear units.

  • Find the area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and composite figures by decomposing shapes and identifying the needed dimensions.

  • Solve real-world volume and surface area problems for prisms and pyramids, including figures with fractional edge lengths.

  • Build and interpret box plots and dot plots, and use them to compare two data sets by median, interquartile range, and overall shape.

Your checkpoint

A formula sheet written in your own words with a labeled sketch for each figure (circle, triangle, parallelogram, prism, pyramid) and one solved example per formula.

Week 8

Expressions and Equations & Ratios and Proportional Relationships & The Number System & Geometry & Statistics and Probability

  • Complete two full-length mixed-domain practice tests under timed conditions and score each by domain to find remaining weak areas.

  • Re-teach your two lowest-scoring subskills from scratch using worked examples, then re-test only those subskills.

  • Assemble a single condensed review sheet covering every formula and rule you needed during the eight weeks.

  • Practice showing work and writing final answers with units, since unexplained answers are the most common avoidable point loss.

Your checkpoint

Two scored practice tests with a domain-by-domain score table and a final one-page review sheet you could study from in 20 minutes.

Milestones

Week 2: Solve five two-step equations and three two-step word problems cold, with no notes, at 8 of 8 correct.

Week 4: Score at least 80 percent on a self-made 20-item mixed set covering expressions, equations, and proportional relationships, with every error logged by type.

Week 6: Compute unit rates with fractional values, signed rational arithmetic, and a theoretical probability for a compound event correctly on the first attempt, without a calculator.

Week 8: Score at least 80 percent overall on a full timed practice test, with no single domain below 70 percent.