7th Grade Math vs ArguMap Pro

"The French mathematician Jacques S. Hadamard found, in a study of 100 leading mathematicians [including Einstein], that the majority of them were primarily visual in their approach." Scientific American, Sept., 1984, p. 56. In seventh grade math the emphasis is on: (1) ratios & proportions, (2) rational and signed numbers, (3) linear equations, (4) scale drawings, area, surface area and volume, and (6) statistical thinking. Math Galaxy’s Seventh Grade Math covers all of the Common Core math standards for seventh grade as listed below. The concepts are presented in bite-size pieces with an unlimited supply of practice problems, with numbers chosen randomly. Illustrations are used throughout to reinforce the concepts. You are guided through problems step-by-step or can just give final answers. Scores can be emailed to be printed. Doing problems earns you robots for the Labyrinth, a maze search game. Incorporates Schoolwork for classroom management. RATIOS and PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS (7.RP) Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Ratios & Proportions Understanding Ratios (7.RP.1, 2b) Determining if Proportional (7.RP.2a, 2c) Ratios on Graphs (7.RP.2b, 2d) Rates (7.RP.2b, 2d) Proportions (7.RP.2c) Review Converting Units (7.RP.2c) Converting Units (7.RP.2c) Percents (7.RP.3) An Explanation of Percents Percents & Decimals Fractions, Decimals, Percents Review Percent Word Problems Finding %, Part, Whole Percent Word Problems RATIONAL NUMBERS (7.NS) Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers. Operations with Signed Numbers (7.NS.1) Add & Subtract Rational Numbers (7.NS.1c) Negative # Word Problems (7.NS.3) Converting Fractions to Decimals (7.NS.2d) Add & Subtract Fractions (7.NS.1) Multiply & Divide Fractions (7.NS.2) Fraction Word Problems (7.NS.3) EXPRESSIONS and EQUATIONS (7.EE) Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations. Simplifying Algebraic Expressions (7.EE.1) Translating to Algebra (7.EE.2) Linear Expressions (7.EE.2) 2-Step Equations (7.EE.3, 4a) Equations with Fractions or Decimals (7.EE.3, 4a) Equations with Distributive Property (7.EE.3, 4a) 2-Step Inequalities (7.EE.4b) Linear Equation Word Problems (7.EE.3, 4a) Inequality Word Problems (7.EE.4b) GEOMETRY (7.G) Draw, construct, and describe geometric figures and describe the relationships between them. Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume. Scale Drawings (7.G.1) Constructing Figures (7.G.2) Slicing 3D Figures (7.G.3) Area Review (7.G.4) Area & Perimeter (7.G.6) Complex Areas (7.G.6) Surface Area with Nets (7.G.6) Volume Review (7.G.6) Volume (7.G.6) Lines, Angles & Polygons (7.G.5) STATISTICS and PROBABILITY (7.SP) Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population. Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations. Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models. Sampling Populations (7.SP.1) Population Inferences (7.SP.2) Box-and-Whisker Plots (7.SP.2) Comparing Populations (7.SP.3, 4) Probability (7.SP.6, 7) Compound Events (7.SP.8)

Develop your critical thinking skills, construct stronger arguments, express your thoughts more effectively, and picture lines of reasoning via ArguMap Pro! Just as ordinary maps helps us to figure out where to go geographically, so argument maps help us to shine light on the landscape of reasoning. ArguMap Pro, an app for mapping out arguments, has been specifically tailored and optimized to help people easily visualize their arguments and lines of reasoning. It allows people to lay out and explore on screen the essential ingredients of lines of reasoning / arguments: premises, conclusions, objections, counter-objections, and the expressions of the logical relations among all those claims. ArguMap Pro has the following features that make it superior to regular mind-mapping apps when it comes to mapping arguments: * ArguMap Pro allows its users easily to group claims together to show how they jointly provide reasons in favor of a conclusion. ArguMap Pro makes that grouping of claims as easy as dragging them onto each other. * ArguMap Pro users can make use of connecting arrows specifically tailored to depicting how certain claims provide reasons *for* (solid green line) or *against* (dotted red line) other claims. * With simple drags and taps, ArguMap Pro users can easily group or ungroup claims, and connect or disconnect parts of a map. As a result, trying out different lines of reasoning is as easy as arranging pieces of paper on a table. * With thicker or thinner connecting lines, ArguMap Pro can show how some premises offer stronger or weaker reasons in favor of a conclusion. * Individuals can provide feedback on the various parts of a map using virtual notes. Commented-on maps can then be shared with their creators via email, text, AirDrop, or various other sharing mechanisms. The commenting and sharing features of ArguMap Pro make it especially ideal for use by teachers and students who are working on improving the students' critical thinking and reasoning skills. Students can easily share their maps with their teachers. Teachers, in turn, can share commented-on maps back to their students. Making use of ArguMap Pro's native integration with the Files app, users can save their maps either locally on their own devices or online via cloud storage.