Algebra for Teachers Schedule* - Fall 2008 (TR)
DATE TEXT TOPIC # TOPIC ENTRANCE TICKET WHAT’S DUE JOURN AL ENTRY SUGGESTED PROBLEMS
8/19 8/21
8/26
Course Intro Generalizing Patterns: What Does it Mean? Generalizing Patterns: Making Conjectures Unknowns: The Equal Sign Unknowns: Relational Thinking Unknowns: Relational Thinking with Repeated Variables Unknowns: Hands-on Equations Review
8/28
9/2
Compare & contrast repeating patterns and growing patterns Decide on a concrete example that represents the growing pattern 3, 6, 9…. Pg 8 – How many seats? Describe the nth figure. 300 – 189 - - >299 – 188 Why does it work? Solve: k + k + 7 = k + 20
“Algebra & Me”
#1
#2
Art. Ref. 1
#3
#4 Journals 1-4 #5
9/4
9/9
3.1, 3.2, 4.1
9/11 9/16 9/18 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 5.4 Unknowns: Systems of Equations Unknowns: Inequalities Unknowns: Inequalities, cont’d
Compare/contrast the Art. Ref. solution of p + 4 = p + 2 5 and 4p = 5p Create a word problem Alg in that can be represented Tchg #1 by 3x + 2 = 17. Test 1 Describe the nth figure Alg in (figures given in class) Tchg #2 Pg 32 Solution to Package Puzzle Problem #4 on practice sheet
#6
Pg. 24 #1,2,3 & Pg. 26 #1 & Pg. 28 #1-8
#7 Pg. 36 #1 & Pg. 38 #1,2 & Pg. 43 #1-5 Pg. 41 #1 #9
9/23
#8 Journals 5-8
9/25
9/30
10/2
7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2 8.3, 9.1, 9.2
10/7
10/14
10/16
Relationships: Linear Equations in 2 Variables Relationships: Linear Equations in 2 Variables cont’d Relationships: Linear Equations in 2 Variables cont’d Relationships: Systems of Linear Equations revisited & Linear Inequalities in 2 Variables Relationships: Functions
Three things you learned about key words. How are equations and inequalities alike? Different? Why is 0/2 = 0 but 2/0 is undefined?
#10
Pg. 58 #1, & Pg. 59 #1, & Pg. 61 #1, & Pg. 62 #1,2 Pg. 63 #1, & Pg. 64 #1, & Pg. 65 #1
#10.5
Compare/Contrast x = 7 and y = 7.
Journals 9-10.5 #11
10/21 10/23 10/28 10/30 11/4 11.1, 11.2 10.1, 10.2
Review
When reading a word problem, what characteristics help you to identify it is a linear inequality in 2 variables? “Functions!!” After a lesson,……
Art. Ref. 3 #12
Journals 11-12 Test 2 #13 #13.5 Pg. 80 #1,2 & Pg. 82 #1 Pg. 77 #1,2 & Pg. 79 #1,2
Placeholders: Exponents Placeholders: Exponents cont’d Placeholders: Addition & Subtraction of Polynomials Placeholders: Multiplying Polynomials
What does 32 . 45 X 10 5 mean? What is 3 4 ? If any number to the zero power is one and zero raised to any power is zero, what is zero to the zero power? Use pictures and words to show how to model with tiles: Alg in Tchg #3
#14 Art. Ref. 4 #14.5 Pg. 84 #1
12.1 11/6
2 x
2
2
3x 1 x 3x 5
2
2
Journal s 1314.5
11/11
14.1, 14.2
Placeholders: Factoring
Use the box to multiply
x
2x 1 2x
3x 4
#15
Pg. 99 #1,2 & Pg. 103 #1
11/13 11/18 11/18 11/20 12/2
Classes of Functions Classes of Functions Cont’d Review
If f(x) = 7, then what is f(5)? Explain. Graph “The Doorbell Rang” Bring a question.
Alg in Tchg #4
#15.5 #16
Journal s 15-16
Test 3 Power-point Due/Portfolio Due/Final Exam?????? Final Exam-TBA