Learning Target:  Students will find the probability of compound events.

• Review Factoring Trinomials
• Probability Self-Assessment
• Go over Counting Outcomes
  • How many possibilities are there?

Tuesday:  Probability

Learning Target:  Students will find the probability of compound events.

• Review Factoring Trinomials
• Continue work on probability assessment
• Class Discussion on Compound Probability
  • Compound Probability Tree

Wednesday: Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered:  Same as last week

When students are finished, they should work on the graphing calculator activity from the week before.

Thursday:  NUMB3RS

Learning Target:  Students will analyze statistics.

• Review factoring trinomials
  • How do you factor x² + bx + c?
  • How do you factor ax² + bx = c?
  • What are special factors?
• What are statistics?
  • Students will take a pre-assessment on statistics.
  • Discuss answers as a class.

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will multiply a polynomial by a monomial.
  • Text Lesson 8-6
• Students will multiply polynomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-7
  • Text Lesson 8-8
• Students will find the GCF of monomials.
  • Text Lesson 9-1
• Students will factor a monomial out of a polynomial.
  • Text Lesson 9-2
• Students will factor trinomials.
  • Text Lesson 9-3
  • Text Lesson 9-4
• Students will factor polynomials of special products.
  • Text Lesson 9-5
  • Text Lesson 9-6
• Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Statistics

Learning Target:  Students will analyze statistics.

• What is data?
• How is data collected?
  • What is bias sampling?
• How is data displayed?
  • What graphs are misleading?

Friday:  Statistics

Learning Target:  Students will analyze statistics.

• What is a histogram?
• What are the measures of central tendency?
• What are the measures of variation?
• How do you create a Box-and-Whisker Plot?

Learning Target:  Students will factor trinomials.

• X Puzzle Game
  • What number goes in each quadrant?
  • What are the rules?
• How do you factor a trinomial?
  • x² + 5x + 6
  • X Method
  • Book Method and methodology
• Class Practice

Tuesday:  Factoring Trinomials ax² + bx + c (Lesson 9-4)

Learning Target:  Students will factor trinomials.

• 5-minute check over factoring trinomials with a coefficient a = 1
• Factor using distributive property 3a² + 3a + 4a + 4
• What happens when you have a number other than 1 in front of the variable squared?
  • Can you use the X Method?
  • What other methods are there?

• Class Practice

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will multiply and divide monomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-1
  • Text Lesson 8-2
• Students will add and subtract polynomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-4
  • Text Lesson 8-5
• Students will multiply a polynomial by a monomial.
  • Text Lesson 8-6
• Students will multiply polynomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-7
  • Text Lesson 8-8
• Students will find the GCF of monomials.
  • Text Lesson 9-1
• Students will factor a monomial out of a polynomial.
  • Text Lesson 9-2
• Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Special Factors

Learning Target:  Students will factor polynomials of special products.

• 5-minute check over text lesson 9-4
• What are special factors?
  • Factoring the difference of squares (Lesson 9-5)
  • Factoring perfect squares (Lesson 9-6)
• Class Practice

Friday:  Factoring Polynomials

Goal:  Review of weekly targets and practice

• Test post view
  • Students can get with their teams and go over the results of their assessments. (Spread out in the two combined rooms)
  • Help one another with their mistakes.
• 5-minute check over factoring the difference of squares.
• Worksheet review of factoring polynomials
  • Individual practice
  • Group Practice
  • Class Discussion

Learning Target:  Students will find the greatest common factor of two or more monomials. (Chapter 9 Lesson 1)

• Review what are polynomials and how do you find their products.
  • Chapter 8 Practice Test Link
  • Only a few problems using scientific method
• Unit 5 Introduction “Factoring Polynomials”
  • What is factoring?
  • What is it used for?
• What are the prime factors of monomials?
  • What is prime?
• How do you find the GCF of two or more polynomials?

Tuesday:  Factoring Polynomials

Learning Target:  Students will factor a monomial out of a polynomial.

• 5-minute check over finding the GCF of two or more polynomials.
• Review:  How do you multiply a polynomial by a monomial?
  • Chapter 8 Lesson 6
• How do you factor a monomial out of a polynomial?
  • Chapter 9 Lesson 2
  • Distributive Property
  • Find the GCF of all terms
  • Put in parenthesis what is leftover?
• Class Practice

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will graph the solution to a system of linear inequalities.
  • Text Lesson 7-5
• Students will multiply and divide monomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-1
  • Text Lesson 8-2
• Students will add and subtract polynomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-4
  • Text Lesson 8-5
• Students will multiply a polynomial by a monomial.
  • Text Lesson 8-6
• Students will multiply polynomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-7
  • Text Lesson 8-8
• Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Factoring Polynomials

Learning Target:  Students will factor a monomial out of a polynomial.

• Test post view
  • Students can get with their teams and go over the results of their assessments. (Spread out in the two combined rooms)
  • Help one another with their mistakes.
• Factoring Practice Sheets
  • Students will work individually on the odd number problems for about 30 minutes.
  • Go over some of the questions and concerns as a class.
  • Students can work with their teams to finish the sheets and help each other.
• Whole class discussion on questions and concerns the last 10 or 15 minutes.

Friday:  Factoring Polynomials

Learning Target:  Students will factor a monomial out of a polynomial.

• Computer lab practice on Lesson 9-2
  • Lesson 9-2 link
  • Lesson 9-1 link (if students are finished quickly with 9-2)
• Possible NUMB3RS

Learning Target:  Students will multiply a monomial into a polynomial.

• 5-Minute Check over adding and subtracting polynomials.
• How do you multiply a monomial into a polynomial?
  • Distributive Property
• Combining multiplying and adding/subtracting
  • Simplify expressions
• Class Practice

Tuesday:  Multiplying Polynomials

Learning Target:  Students will multiply two polynomials.

• 5-Minute Check over multiplying a monomial and a polynomial.
• How do you multiply two polynomials?
  • Can you use distributive property?
  • What is FOIL?
  • How can you use squares to find the answer?
• Various examples in class
• Review for tomorrow’s assessment with teams

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will graph the solution to a linear inequality.
  • Text Lesson 6-6
• Students will graph the solution to a system of linear inequalities.
  • Text Lesson 7-5
• Students will multiply and divide monomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-1
  • Text Lesson 8-2
• Students will add and subtract polynomials.
  • Text Lesson 8-4
  • Text Lesson 8-5
• Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Multiplying Polynomials

Learning Target:  Students will multiply two polynomials.

• (Review) How do you multiply two polynomials?
  • Can you use distributive property?
  • What is FOIL?
  • How can you use squares to find the answer?
• Class Practice (Individually to Start)
  • Worksheet 8-6 (Multiplying a polynomial by a monomial)
  • Worksheet 8-7 (Multiplying two polynomials)
• Team Practice for peer tutoring
• Class Discussion

Friday:  Special Products

Learning Target:  Students will multiply two polynomials.

• 5-Minute Check over multiplying two polynomials
• Discuss Worksheet from yesterday
• What are Special Products?
  • Product of Squares
  • Product of Differences
• Class Practice

Learning Target:  Students will multiply and divide monomials

• Finish group activity on Systems of Linear Inequalities
  • 10 – 15 minutes in groups
  • Discuss results as a class
• Introduction to Unit 4 (Polynomials)
  • Mainly Chapter 8 in Text
  • New Learning Target Sheet
• What is a monomial?
  • What is a term?
  • How do you classify whether it is a monomial or not?
• How do you multiply monomials?
  • Product of Powers
  • Power of a Power
  • Power of Products
• Class practice simplifying monomials

Tuesday:  Multiplying and Dividing Monomials

Learning Target:  Students will multiply and divide monomials

• Warm-up (Review of Learning Targets on tomorrows assessment)
  • One problem for each target on SmartBoard
• Quick Review on Multiplying Monomials
• How do you divide monomials?
  • Quotient of Powers
  • Power of a Quotient
  • Zero Exponent
  • Negative Exponents
• Class Practice on multiplying and dividing monomials

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will find the solution to compound inequalities.
  • Text Lesson 6-4
• Students will find the solution to absolute value inequalities.
  • Text Lesson 6-5
• Students will graph the solution to a linear inequality.
  • Text Lesson 6-6
• Students will graph the solution to a system of linear inequalities.
  • Text Lesson 7-5
• Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Learning Target:  Students will add and subtract polynomials.

• What is a POLYNOMIAL?
  • Define and classify polynomials.
• How do you add polynomials?
  • Stack them according to there term values
  • Add only the numbers
• How do you subtract polynomials?
  • Stack them according to there term values
  • Add the opposite
• Class Practice
• How do you multiply a monomial and a polynomial?
  • Introduce the next learning target
• Team work on correcting the assessment.

Friday Half Day:  Multiplying a Monomial and a Polynomial

Learning Target:  Students will multiply a monomial and a polynomial together.

• How do you use the distributive property?
  • Remember the rules to multiplying monomials
• Class Practice

Learning Target:  Students will graph the solution to a linear inequality.

• How do you graph a linear equation? (review)
• What is different about graphing a linear equation to graphing a linear inequality?
  • Solid or dashed line?
  • What way do you shade?
• Class Practice

Tuesday:  Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities

Learning Target:  Students will graph the solution to a system of linear inequalities.

• Warm-up
  • Graph a linear inequality
  • Graph another linear inequality over the other one.
  • You just graphed a system of inequalities.
• What is a system of linear inequalities?
• How do you find the solution to a system of linear inequalities?
• Why does the solution mean?
• Class Practice
• Review for assessment

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will solve systems of equations.
  • Text Chapter 7 Lessons 1 – 4
• Students will find the solution to inequalities.
  • Text Chapter 6 Lessons 1 – 3
• Students will find the solution to compound inequalities.
  • Text Chapter 6 Lesson 4
• Students will find the solution to absolute value inequalities.
  • Text Chapter 6 Lesson 5
• Students will graph the solution to a linear inequality.
  • Text Chapter 6 Lesson 6
• Problem of the week

Thursday:  Systems of Linear Inequalities

Learning Target:  Students will find the solution to a system of inequalities.

Friday: Systems of Linear Inequalities

Learning Target:  Students will solve and display the solution to an absolute value inequality on a number line.

• Review of Compound Inequalities
  • Students will find the solution to 3 compound inequality problems
• What is absolute value?
• Cool Math – Algebra Lessons Online Absolute Value Inequalitlies Link
  • Follow the lesson plan and answer questions when they ask.
  • Take notes
  • Click next lesson at the bottom when done with the page.
  • There are four total lessons
• How do you solve an equation involving absolute value?
• How do you solve an inequality involving absolute value?
  • And or Or?

Wednesday:  Absolute Value Inequalities (Text Lesson 6-5)

Learning Target:  Students will solve and display the solution to an absolute value inequality on a number line.

• Review of Absolute Value Inequalities
• Where are these inequalities used in real life?
  • Application Problems involving absolute value
• Student practice with absolute value inequalities.
• Review for Weekly Assessment

Thursday:    Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

·         Students will find the intersection in a system of equations.

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 7 Lessons 1-4

·         Students will find the solution to inequalities.

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 6 Lessons 1-3

·         Students will find the solution to compound inequalities

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 6 Lesson 4

·         Students will find the solution to absolute value in equalities.

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 6 Lesson 5

·         Problem of the Week

Friday:  Graphing Inequalities

Learning Target:  Students will graph linear inequalities on a coordinate plane.

·         How do you graph an equation?

o       Student practice on graphing equations

·         What do you have to do differently when you graph a linear inequality?

·         Student Practice.

Learning Target:  Students will display the solution to compound inequalities on a number line.

• Review of past learning targets
  • Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • System of Equations
  • Solving Inequalities
• What are true and false statements involving “and” or “or”
  • Algebra is a math class, and biology is a music class.
  • 3 + 4 = 7, or 4 + 3 = 8
  • Activity in the text book
• What are compound inequalities?
• How do you graph them on a number line?

Tuesday:  Compound Inequalities

Learning Target:  Students will display the solution to compound inequalities on a number line.

• Review of past learning targets
  • Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • System of Equations
  • Solving Inequalities
• What are compound inequalities?
  • How do you solve them?
  • How do you know if they are true?
  • How do you graph them on a number line?
• Class Practice

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment

Learning Targets Covered;

·         Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lesson 6

·         Students will find the intersection in a system of equations.

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 7 Lessons 1-4

·         Students will find the solution to inequalities.

o       Extra Practice in Text Chapter 6 Lessons 1-3

·         Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Absolute Value Inequalities

Learning Target:  Students will find the solution to inequalities involving absolute value.

·         How do you solve a compound inequality?

·         What is absolute value?

o       Distance from 0 on a number line.

·         How is solving an inequality with absolute value like solving a compound inequality?

o       And/or problems based on symbols

·         Class Practice

Learning Target:  Students will find the intersection in a system of equations.

• Review Worksheet from Systems of Equations
  • Students will decide the best method to solve the system of equations and then find the solution.
    • Scratch Paper
    • Graph Paper
    • Pencil
    • Calculator
  • Have students start individually to gather some of their own questions   (15 minutes) this should activate prior knowledge.
  • Work in small groups (2 or 3) (for about 15 minutes)
  • Class discussion on some of the problems W/teacher lead
  • Give more time to continue working on the review sheet.
• Review the other two learning targets from this unit. (Use last weeks assessment for question review)
  • Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
    • Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lessons 1-5
  • Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
    • Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lesson 6

Tuesday:  Introduction to Unit 3; Inequalities (Lesson 6-1)

Learning Target:  Students will solve and graph the solution to inequalities using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 

• Go over the rest of the worksheet from yesterday on systems of equations.
  • Gage the students understanding and completeness, and give them more practice time if needed.
• Hand out Unit 3 Learning Target Sheets for introduction
  •  Introduce the unit (Mostly chapter 6 in the text book)
  • What are inequalities?
  • Why are they important?
  • How do you solve them?
• Start with Lesson 6-1 in the text. Addition and Subtraction Inequalities.
  • Students will need to be reminded or shown;
    • What the symbols mean.
    • How the number line works to display the solution.
    • These are basically one step equations.
  • Complete some examples and give them some practice questions out of the text.
• If there is time, students can try some multiplication and division inequalities.
  • Have students try to find the solution without previous examples.

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment 9

Learning Targets Covered;

• Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
  • Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lessons 1-5
• Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
  • Extra Practice in Text Chapter 5 Lesson 6
• Students will find the intersection in a system of equations.
  • Extra Practice in Text Chapter 7 Lessons 1-4
• Students can work on some practice problems for Solving one-step Inequalities
  • If all students are completed with the assessment, instructor can finish lesson on solving multiplication and division inequalities.
    • What happens when you multiply or divide by a negative number?

Thursday:  Multi-Step Inequalities (Lesson 6-3)

Learning Target:  Students will find the solution to multi-step inequalities

• How do you find the solution to an inequality using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?
• What happens when you have negative numbers?
  • Does the sign ever change?
  • Why would it change?
• How do you solve inequalities with multiple steps?
  • Students will attempt some preview problems.
  • Class discussion for examples.
• Class Practice

Friday:  Inequality Jeopardy

Learning Target:  Students will find the solution to inequalities.

• Smart Board Jeopardy