Archive for May 11, 2008

Algebra Week of 5-12-2008

Monday:  Finish AIA Project III “Intersecting Lines”

Goal:  Students will write equations to lines parallel and perpendicular to other linear equations.

  • Complete project dealing with families of graphs, parallel lines, and perpendicular lines.
  • Start a Chapter 7 Review to prepare for the assessment.

Tuesday:  Project Wrap-up and Review for Chapter 7 Assessment

Goal:  Students will write equations to lines parallel and perpendicular to other linear equations.

  • Finalize AIA Project and turn it in.
  • Class Examples on writing equations that are parallel and perpendicular
  • Students that do not have Lesson 7-4 Scatter Plot page will receive it. 
  • Class work time on Chapter 7 Practice Assessment

Wednesday:  Review for Chapter 7 Assessment

Goal:  Students will write equations in slope intercept form by understanding slope and the y-intercept.  Students will also be able to evaluate scatter plots and lines of best fit.

  • Students will prepare for the chapter 7 Assessment with partners. 

Thursday:  Review and Start Chapter 7 Assessment

  • 5-Minute Check over Chapter 7
  • Class Review Questions
  • Start Chapter 7 Assessment
    • Notes and calculators can be used on the assessment
    • Students can review at home by taking the Chapter 7 Practice Test Online

Friday:  Finish Chapter 7 Assessment

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Algebra 1 Week of 5-12-2008

Monday:  Finish Lesson 7-4 & Start Lesson 7-5 Graphing Systems of Inequalities

Goal:  Solve systems of equations using multiplication/elimination and graph systems of inequalities for possibly solutions.

  • 5-Minute Check over Lesson 7-4
  • Discuss strategies to solving systems of equations
  • Lesson 7-5 “1st part: graph and shade”
  • Absent Students can click here for EXAMPLES 7-5 and click here to take the Lesson 7-5 Self-Check Quiz

Tuesday:  Lesson 7-5 “Real Life Examples”

Goal:  Solve Systems of equations and inequalities to find the answer to real life problems.

  • Present and solve a Warm-up problem on systems of inequalities.
  • Small groups and assign each one a story problem dealing with systems of equations.

Wednesday:  Quiz on 7-4 and 7-5

Goal:  Solve Systems of equations and inequalities.

  • Quick Questions/review
  • Quiz on 2nd half of Chapter 7
  • Practice Test for Chapter 7

Thursday:  Review for Chapter 7 Assessment

Friday:  Chapter 7 Assessment

Students can use;

  • Notes
  • Calculator

They can review on line completing the Chapter 7 Practice Test.

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