Year 7 - Key Objectives

Number

· Know and use the order of operations, including brackets.
· Consolidate and extend mental methods of calculation to include decimals, fractions and percentages
· Check a result by considering whether it is of the right order of magnitude
· Multiply and divide three-digit by two-digit whole numbers;
· Multiplying and dividing decimals with one or two places by single-digit whole numbers.
· simplify fractions by cancelling all common factors and identify equivalent fractions;
· recognise the equivalence of percentages, fractions and decimals

Algebra

· Use letter symbols to represent unknown numbers or variables;
· Understand that algebraic operations follow the same conventions and order as arithmetic operations
· Plot the graphs of simple linear functions

Shape and Space

· convert one metric unit to another (e.g. grams to kilograms);
· read and interpret scales on a range of measuring instruments.
· Identify parallel and perpendicular lines; know the sum of angles at a point, on a straight line and in a triangle,

Handling Data

· Understand and use the probability scale from 0 to 1; find and justify probabilities based on equally likely outcomes in simple contexts;
· Compare two simple distributions using the range and one of the mode, median or mean

Using and Applying

· Break a complex calculation into simpler steps, choosing and using appropriate and efficient operations, methods
· Explain and justify methods and conclusions