1. Foundations for Algebra
Chapter 1
Part A

2. Essential Questions
How can you represent quantities, patterns, and relationships?
How are properties related to algebra?

3. Goals Goal Rubric Write and evaluate expressions with unknown values.
Use properties to simplify expressions.
Level 1 – Know the goals.
Level 2 – Fully understand the goals.
Level 3 – Use the goals to solve simple problems.
Level 4 – Use the goals to solve more advanced problems.
Level 5 – Adapts and applies the goals to different and more complex problems.

4. Content 1-1 Variables and Expressions 1-2 Part 1 Order of Operations
1-2 Part 2 Evaluating Expressions
1-3 Real Numbers and the Number Line
1-4 Properties of Real Numbers