MYP Year 4 Integrated Math - Le Jardin Academy

MYP Year 4
Integrated Math
Ms. Lesley Ballew
Room 404
lesley.johnson@lejardinacademy.org
(808) 261-0707 x 2160
Integrated Math 4 will focus primarily on topics from both Algebra and Geometry while also
exploring content from the other three mathematics strands-Number, Statistics and
Probability, and Discrete Mathematics. The course will stress the essential role of
mathematics within the school and in society: mathematics as a universal language, promoting
analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills that contribute to the development of logical,
abstract, and critical thinking. This course will help students view mathematics as a language of
modeling and solving problems that arise in the real world.
2011 – 2012 Scope and Sequence: Sept- June
All Unit Dates are projected and may be subject to change.
You will be sent an updated January-June Scope and Sequence in January.
Unit 1: Triangles
Unit Dates: Mid August– Late Sept
Unit Question: What constitutes a convincing argument?
Area of Interaction: Health and Social
Content
-truth tables/conditional statements
-classifying triangles
-properties of triangles
-proving triangles are congruent
-congruence transformations
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit 4- Summative Writing Exercise-Students will be presented with a real world challenge
and asked to write a convincing argument to support their solution. (Criterion C)
• Unit 4 Summative Test (Criteria A, C)
Unit 2: Right Triangles
Unit Dates: Late Sept – Early Nov
Unit Question: How can I help to ensure accessibility for others?
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
Content:
-Pythagorean Theorem
-similar triangles
-similarity transformations
-trigonometry
-vectors
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Accessibility Project (Criteria C, D)
• In class Investigation of Patterns and Special Triangles (Criterion B)
• Unit 2 Summative Test (Criterion A)
Unit 3: Graphs of physical phenomena/exponents
Unit Dates: Early Nov – Mid Dec

Unit Question: How do patterns affect decisions?
Area of Interaction: Environments
Content:
-positive, negative, fractional exponents
-exponential properties
-scientific notation
-radical expressions
-linear, quadratic, exponential graphs
-graphical modeling of real world situations
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Investigation (Criterion B)
• Unit Test (Criterion A)
**Semester Exam: Students will take a comprehensive examination over the material studied
during the fall semester. (Criteria A and C)
Unit 4: Linear Equations/Inequalities
Unit Dates: Early Jan-Late Feb
Unit Question: ??
AOI: TBD
Content:
-Function notation
-Linear regression
-Domain and Range
-Solving and Graphing Linear Equations
-Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities (Inequations)
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Project (TBD)
• Unit 4 Summative Test (Criterion A)
Unit 5: Consumer
Unit Dates: Late Feb – Late March
Unit Question: Live for today, or live for tomorrow?
Area of Interaction: Health & Social
Content:
-employment/earnings
-wage increase/wage deductions
-income Tax
-sales Tax
-budget
-payment options
-profit
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Project- Research and present potential life path for one side of Unit Question/partner
presents other side; reflect on your personal preference
(Criteria A, D)
• Unit Test (Criterion A)
Unit 6: Algebraic Expressions/Quadratics
Unit Question: TBD
Area of Interaction: TBD
Content:
-Factoring Quadratic Equations
Unit Dates: Early April– Mid May

-Solving Quadratic Equations
-Graphing Quadratic Equations (finding zeros)
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit 6 Project (TBD)
• Unit 6 Summative Test (Criteria A & C)
Unit 7: Final Exam
Unit Question: ??
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Content:
-concepts covered throughout the year in MYP4
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit 8 Final Exam (Criterion A, C)
Unit Dates: End of May
Office hours in room 404:
Students are encouraged to use office hours to receive extra learning support. These office hours
may be changed due to scheduled faculty meetings, conferences, or unforeseen circumstances.
11:00 to 12:50 am every day
12:50 to 1:25 pm J, I, N days
3:00 to 3:30 pm every day