November 23, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Review for Tuesday’s Assessment and work on AIA Project
Tuesday: Weekly Assessment 2 Term 2 (Re-Assessment)
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- AIA Project Work Time
- Due at the end of the period today!!!
November 16, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Parallel and Perpendicular
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Warm-up
- 5-Minute Check over slope intercept form
- Discuss learning target for assessment
- Graph an equation in standard form on graph paper.
- How can you write it in slope-intercept form?
- Translate the line two units down. (parallel)
- Write an equation of this new line in slope-intercept form.
- How can you write an equation to a line parallel to another through a certain point?
- How can you create a perpendicular line to this one?
- Rotate the line 90º counterclockwise (transformations)
- What changes in a perpendicular line?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
- AIA Project (Triangulation)
- Students need instruction sheet, straight edge, and graph paper.
- Students will have times during class in which they can meet with another student of a different color and ask specific questions related to this project.
- Student Work Time
- AIA Project will be due Friday
Tuesday: Parallel and Perpendicular
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Warm-up
- 5-Minute Check over all forms of linear equations
- Discuss learning target for assessment
- How do you gather information to write equations to lines parallel and perpendicular to other lines on a graph through other points?
- How can you write a line parallel to another line through another point?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
- AIA Project (Triangulation)
- Students need instruction sheet, straight edge, and graph paper.
- Students will have times during class in which they can meet with another student of a different color and ask specific questions related to this project.
- Student Work Time
- AIA Project will be due Friday
- Quick review of Arithmetic sequences for the assessment.
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 2 Term 2
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 4 Lessons 7 & 8
- 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
- AIA Project Work Time
Thursday: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Interactive Chalkboard lesson on parallel and perpendicular lines
- How do write equations of line parallel?
- How do you write equations to lines perpendicular?
- Class Practice with parallel and perpendicular lines
Friday: Systems of Equations
Learning Target: Students will find the intersection in a system of equations.
- Learning Target Pre-Test
- Students will be given and/or can use;
- A problem/task
- Graph paper
- Computer paper
- Ruler/straight edge
- Calculator
- Pencil
- Students will do their best to answer the question given with whatever problem solving strategy/strategies they can use.
- Complete the question fully
- Fill out a problem solving survey when completed
- Work on AIA Project until all had a chance to be successful.
- What is a system of equations?
- Explore the AIA project to find where equations cross
- Will there always be a spot where lines cross?
- Can there be more than one point where linear equations cross?
- How can we find these locations?
- AIA Projects are due
November 9, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: Forms of Linear Equations
Learning Target: Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- Slope-Intercept Form Warm-up (Textbook Lesson 5-3 & 5-4)
- Write an Equations to a Line containing points (3, -2) & (6, 4)
- What should the equations look like?
- What do we need to write the equations?
- How can we find them?
- Where do they go once we find them?
- Graph to Check
- What other forms of linear equations are there?
- Standard Form ax + by = c where a > 0
- Point-Slope Form y – y1 = m(x – x1)
- How do you write it?
- How do you graph it?
WKCE TESTING Tuesday through Thursday (Shortened class times these days)
Tuesday: Forms of Linear Equations
Learning Target: Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- 5-Minute Check over Slope-Intercept Form
- How do you write an equation for a line in slope-intercept form?
- How do you write an equation in standard form?
- How do you write an equation in Point-Slope Form?
- Class practice and review for assessment
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 1 Term 2
Learning Targets Covered;
- Students will graph points and transform figures on a coordinate plane.
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- Students will understand how to recognize and write different forms of Linear Equations.
Thursday: Parallel and Perpendicular
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Warm-up
- Students will complete the selected problems from their text for practice.
- Students will compare answers and check for understanding with a partner.
- Class discussion about how to get the correct answer.
- Graph an equation in standard form on graph paper.
- How can you write it in slope-intercept form?
- Translate the line two units down. (parallel)
- Write an equation of this new line in slope-intercept form.
- How can you create a perpendicular line to this one?
- What changes in a perpendicular line?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
Friday: Parallel and Perpendicular (Continued)
Learning Target: Students will find lines parallel and perpendicular to a given line.
- Graph an equation in standard form on graph paper.
- How can you write it in slope-intercept form?
- Translate the line two units down. (parallel)
- Write an equation of this new line in slope-intercept form.
- How can you create a perpendicular line to this one?
- What changes in a perpendicular line?
- How can you find the perpendicular line through another point?
- New AIA Project (Triangulation)
- Individual project, but students can work with others as long as they do not have the same color sheet.
- Students need instruction sheet, straight edge, and graph paper.
- Student Work Time
November 1, 2009
· Filed under Algebra
Monday: AIA Project Slope-Intercept Form
Learning Target: You will understand how to recognize and write different forms of Linear Equations.
- Treasure Hunt follow-up
- How do you use slope?
- How do you find the slope of a line?
- How do arithmetic sequences relate to linear equations?
- What is slope?
- Where can you find the other number?
- AIA Project “Slope-Intercept Form”
- Find Enemy Camps by following the slope path.
- Write the roads in and out of the camps using slope intercept form.
Tuesday: Final Assessment Review Day
Learning Targets: All targets for the assessment this week.
- AIA Project “Slope-Intercept Form” Q&A
- What roadblocks in your project have given you trouble or you cannot pass?
- What tips can we gather from other classmates?
- Review for final assessment of the term.
- 20 minute rotations
- Group 1: Correct last week’s assessment and ask questions.
- Group 2: Computer review of Learning Target.
- Group 3: Worksheet on Transformations and Arithmetic Sequence.
Wednesday: Weekly Assessment 8
Learning Targets Covered;
- Chapter 3 Online Test for practice
- Students will manipulate formulas and equations to solve for a variable.
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 3 Lesson 8
- Students will find ratios and proportions
- Extra Practice in Text Chapter 3 Lessons 6 & 7
- Students will graph points and transform figures on a coordinate plane.
- Students will Find rules for Arithmetic Sequences
- AIA Project Work Time
Thursday: Thursday: Graphing & Writing Linear Equations
Learning Target: You will understand how to recognize and write different forms of Linear Equations.
- How do arithmetic sequences relate to linear equations?
- What is slope?
- Where can you find the other number?
- Slope-Intercept Form Warm-up (Textbook Lesson 5-3 & 5-4)
- Write an Equations to a Line containing points (3, -2) & (6, 4)
- What should the equations look like?
- What do we need to write the equations?
- How can we find them?
- Where do they go once we find them?
- Graph to Check
- Class Practice with different givens
- Two Points
- One point and the slope
- Two intercepts
- Direct Variation (Textbook Lesson 5-2)
- Y=KX
- Suppose y varies directly as x, if y = -18 when x = 6, find x when y = 6.
- Pg 266 for example 4.
- How can we use Ratios to solve?
- Class Practice
Friday: Forms of Linear Equations
Learning Target: Students will recognize and write different forms of linear equations.
- What is slope intercept form?
- How do you write it?
- How do you graph it?
- What other forms of linear equations are there?
- Standard Form
- Point-Slope Form
- How do you write it?
- How do you graph it?
- AIA Project Work Time
