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Algebra I-2 Course Map Modeling Stats Data (suppl: 2 variable) Critical Concepts 1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively 3.Construct viable arguments and critic the reasoning of others. 4.Model with mathematics. 5.Use appropriate tools strategically. 6.Attend to precision. 7.Look for and make use of structure. 8.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Mathematical Practices Representing Linear Relationships with graphs, tables,and equations (chapter 4 & 7) Representing Exponential Functions (Chapter 11 & Algebra 3-4 book: ch 2&3) Comparing Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential functions Linear and Exponential Relationships Solving Systems of equations (chapter 6) Expressions and Equations Solving and graphing Inequalities and systems of inequalities (Chapter 9) Graphing and Factoring Quadratic Equations (chapter 8 ) Quadratic Functions and Modeling Descriptive Statistics Solving Linear Equations & Quadratics when x^2 cancels out (chapter 1-3 & 5) Create equations using multiple representations (chapter 2,3,4) Solving Complex Proportions and Converting Units (chapter 5 & suppl: dimensional analysis) Relationships between Quantities and Reasoning with Equations Modeling Stats Data (suppl: 1 variable) Simplifying and Solvng complex algebraic equations (chapter 10)

The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... Supplemental Activities CURRENT UNIT statistics: one variable ALGEBRA 1-2 Summary statistics: Mean Median Mode Range Outlier Graphical Representations: Histogram Box plot Line plot Data Distribution Background knowledge 1.Why would you want to use a histogram instead of line plot? 2.What measure of center is most useful for categorical data and why? 3.When would you use median instead of mode or mean to measure the center? 4.How could you describe a data set? What tools would you use? 5.What does the shape of the graph tell you about the data? Interpreting the Shape Standard deviation Outlier Spread Center none Representing Functions

The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... Supplemental Activities CURRENT UNIT ALGEBRA 1-2 Graph Coordinate pair Independent variable Dependent variable Origin x and y axis quadrants Equations Linear Exponential Quadratic m & b Table Graphs, Tables, and Equations Background knowledge 1.How do you identify growth in a table, graph, and an equation? 2.How do you find the initial value (constant) in a table, graph, and an equation? 3.How do you write an equation from a graph? A table? 4.How do you make a table? Representing Functions Web: How they all relate Situation Table Graph Equation Multiplication Statistics

The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... Supplemental Activities Multiplication: chapter 5 CURRENT UNIT ALGEBRA 1-2 Distributive Property Factors Slope Intercept Form Area Sum & Area Product Algebra Tiles Generic Rectangles Standard Form Representing equations in different forms Background knowledge 1.How do use distribution to rewrite an expression? 2.How do you know when two terms have a common factor? 3.How do you find factors of an expression that has numbers and variables? 4.How do you solve multi-variable equation for one variable? ProportionsRepresenting Functions

The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... Supplemental Activities Proportions CURRENT UNIT ALGEBRA 1-2 Solving proportions with expressions Cross multiplying Proportions in the Real World Unit Conversions Story of Eli: /?p=8154 Yertle TurtleYertle Turtle: gspot.com/search?q=tur tle Direct Variation Similarity Ratio Formats (colon, fraction, word) Solve for Variables using proportions Background knowledge 1.What is direct variation? 2.How do you convert units? 3.How do you set up a proportion? 4.How do you know when proportion is the proper method for solving a problem? Multiplication System of Equations

The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... Supplemental Activities CURRENT UNIT systems of equations: chapter 6 ALGEBRA 1-2 Substitution Equal Values Check solution Graphing intersect No solution & All Numbers Parallel lines Coincide Write an equation from a situation Define a Variable Identify initial value and slope Elimination scalar multiplication Solving for (x,y) Background knowledge 1.What does the solution of a system of equations represent? 2.How can you tell when a system has no solution or infinite solutions? 3.When would you want to use elimination instead of substitution? 4.Why is it better to solve a system algebraically rather than graphically? 5.How do you check a solution to a linear system? Proportions Linear Relationships

The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... Supplemental Activities CURRENT UNIT Linear Relationships: chapter 7 ALGEBRA 1-2 Slope of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Reciprocal opposite Rates of Change Δ y/ Δ x Positive Negative zero undefined Finding Slope Graph Equation Two Points Finding an Equation Slope and a point Two points From a Graph From a table Slope Background knowledge 1.How to find the slope of a line given its equation its graph, or any two points on a line? 2.How are slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines related? 3.How do you find the slope of a line without graphing it? 4.Name three considerations in deciding where to put a trend line? linear systems Statistics Trend lines Prediction