Grade 7 Mathematics  

 
 
Unit four: “how can we travel between 
dimensions” (Bateson & Amlin) 

 
Image from Mathematics for the IB MYP2  

The general properties of shapes and our spatial environment 

can be measured by logic, and manipulated and created by 
technology. 

 
 
  

Section A: the properties of angles: 

 
● Understanding the properties of angles: 
○ the angles that result from drawing two intersecting lines 
○ vertical angles are equal 
○ adjacent angles 
○ complementary angles equal 90° 
○ supplementary angles equal 180° 
○ Co-interior angle pairs 
○ Corresponding angle pairs 
○ Alternate angle pairs 
 
● Use facts about angles to write and solve simple equations for an unknown angle in a 
figure 
● Using our knowledge of angles to prove whether two lines are parallel 
 
Practice on Khan Academy 
 

Section B: understanding the properties of triangles: 

 
● The properties of triangles 
○ the longest side cannot be longer than sum of other two sides 
○ degenerate triangles - triangles with no area, a straight line 
○ triangle inequality theorem 
■ what is the largest/smallest possible length of a missing side?  
■ length of the missing side must be less than the sum of the other sides 
■ length of the missing side must be more than the di erence of the other 
sides 
○ Triangle sides  
■ line opposite the smallest angle is the smallest  
■ angle opposite smallest line is smallest angle 
 
Practice on Khan Academy 

Section C: Understanding how to calculate surface area, scale up and down 

 
● Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve 
problems: 
○ Finding the area of a circle 
○ Margin of error using estimation 
○ Area and circumference  
○ Pattern of diameter of a circle vs circumference Approximate area of a circle  
○ Patterns - finding a formula for area of circle 
 
Practice on Khan Academy 
● Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing 
actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a 
di erent scale 
Practice on Khan Academy 

 
 
 Section D: The third dimension - finding the volume of di erent shapes 
 
● Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional 
figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms and right rectangular 
pyramids. 
 
Practice on Khan Academy 
 
● Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area 
of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, 
polygons, cubes, and right prisms. 
 
Practice on Khan Academy 
 

 
 
Statement of Inquiry: 
 
The general properties of shapes and 
our spatial environment can be 
measured by logic, and manipulated 
and created by technology. 
 
 

 
 
 Key Concept  Related  Global 
Concepts  Context 
Form- understanding that the  Space - The frame of  Scientific and technical 
underlying structure and shape  geometrical dimensions  innovation - what is a 3D 
of familiar entities, as  describing an entity  printer? Students will look into 
distinguished by its properties,  some of the developments 
Measurement- A method of 
provided us opportunities to  made in printing and their real 
determining quantity, capacity 
better comprehend and  world applications in fields such 
or dimension using a defined 
understand unfamiliar entities.   as: 
unit 
  ● medicine - making lens 
Logic- the basic tool used in 
for eyes, printed teeth, 
mathematics to make 
biological valves 
conclusions about numbers, 
● industry - printing hard 
shapes and variables. Logic 
to come by parts for 
structures the reasoning 
cars, etc 
process through which 
● printed meat  
knowledge is built. It enables us 
to assess the truth of 
conclusions and transfer 
  mathematical learning to other 
  situations. 
Quantity - An amount or 
number 

Lines of Inquiry 
Factual: 
What do we know about shapes? 
How do we measure what is inside a 
shape? 
What is a 3D printer? 
 
Conceptual: 
What is inside a shape? 
How does logic help us map 2D to 
3D? 
What general rules do we find for 
objects? 
How does the measurement of shapes appear in our everyday lives? 
 
Debatable: 
Is nature made from shapes or shapes made from nature? 
Do we need to understand shapes to innovate? 
 

 
 
   

Communication Skills  Critical Thinking Skills 
- read, interpret and evaluate a wide  - Clarify information and ideas from 
range of graphic representations and  texts, images and equations 
information  - Pick out the information you need to 
- plan, research, rehearse and deliver a  solve the problem 
Khan Academy style lesson  - Come up with and apply a multi-step 
- use a wide range of new  plan to solve a problem 
mathematical vocabulary   - Discuss the degree of accuracy of 
your answer 
 

 
Section A: the properties of angles: 
Intersecting Lines  Vertical Angles  Adjacent Angles 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
Lines that cross each other   
Angles that are next to each 
Angles opposite to each 
other, and share a common 
other are equal 
side 

Perpendicular  Complementary Angles  Supplementary Angles 

 

   
Lines that intersect at 90°    Sum of the angles = 180° 
Sum of the angles = 90°   

Types of Angles  Vertex 

 
 
 
Common point of two rays, 
lines, line segments 
 
 

 
 
Section B: understanding the properties of triangles: 
 
Vertex 
 

 
 
The point where two edges 
meet 

Degenerate Triangle 

 
A triangle that has no area 
inside, basically a straight 
line 

   
Triangle Inequality Theorem  Smallest angle shows the shortest side 
   
In this case 51° is the smallest angle, 
therefore the line segment opposite 
AB will be the shortest. 
 
  75° is the largest angle, therefore 
  the line segment opposite AC will be 
The sum of the length of two  the longest. 
sides cannot be bigger than   
the other side.  This works the same the other way. 
   

 
 
 

 
 

   
Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding 
● select appropriate mathematics when solving problems in both familiar and unfamiliar 
situations 
● apply the selected mathematics successfully when solving problems 
● solve problems correctly in a variety of contexts 
 
 
Criterion B: Investigating Patterns  
● apply mathematical problem-solving techniques to recognize patterns. 
● describe patterns as relationship or general rules consistent with correct findings. 
● verify whether the pattern works for other examples. 
 
 
Criterion C: Communicating 
● use appropriate mathematical language (notation, symbols and terminology) in both oral 
and written statements and/or explanations 
● use di erent forms of mathematical representation to present information 
● move between di erent forms of mathematical representation 
● communicate complete and coherent mathematical lines of reasoning 
● organise information using a logical structure 
 
 

 
 
Criterion D: Applying mathematics and real-life contexts 
● identify relevant elements of authentic real-life situations 
● select appropriate mathematical strategies when solving authentic real-life situations 
● apply the selected mathematical strategy successfully to reach a solution 
● explain the degree of accuracy of a solution 
● describe/explain whether a solution makes sense in the context of the authentic real-life 
situation 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Task 1: Criterion A quizzes 
● Angles 
● Classifying polygons 
 
 
Task 2: Criterion B investigations 
● Diagonals in polygons  
● Triangles in polygons 
● Vertex investigation 
● Diameter vs Circumference  
 
Task 3: Criterion C 
Create your own Khan Academy 
video to explain one of the learning 
concepts from the unit relating to 
calculating surface area/volume 
 
Task 4: Criteria D Mathematics Investigation 
● The mathematics of Snapchat  
● Estimating the volume of the swimming pool 
 
Task 5: Criterion A, B, C and D Exam 
All areas that have been covered 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
  
 
 
Grade Seven MYP Maths homepage:  http://apismaths.weebly.com/ 
 

Khan Academy - G7 Geometry  https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-gr

ade-math/cc-7th-geometry 
 
https://www.khanacademy.org/commoncore/grade
-7-G 

Maths is Fun - Geometry page   https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/index.html 

 

Woo Tube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbX-ChNZlc&lis

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