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Hand out pre-assessment - 30 minutes - assess students understanding of basics of algebra and pre-requisite skills
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Concept - Convey relationship between two variables
Skill - evaluate at a ponit by plugging in/interpreting word problems -
Creating table of solutions
Concept - connecion an equation to its graph
Skill - evaluate solutions by plugging them in -
Concept - understanding the x-intercept is where y=0 and y-intercept is where x=0
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Assess students understanding of week 1 material
Concept - a slope can be zero, positive, negative, or undefined. (stdents may confuse undefined slope with 0 slope)
Skill - determing which variable goes on the x-axis and which on the y-axis -
Concept - understanding that if the slope is positive x increases and y increases, etc.
Skill - knowing to look at the graph if te two points are not explicitly given -
Presentations
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Concept - 1 quantity increases at a constant rate per unit interval to another - if slope is positive means x increases as y increases
Skill - explain slope as it relates to its graph -
Quiz to assess week 1 and week 2 knowledge
Students work on project in class -
Concept - understanding what what each variable in the equation y = mx + b is
Skill - determining lines, slopes, y intercept when given 2 points - ie write the equation in point slope formula -
Concept - understanding what will happen to the equation and graph if one or more variable is changed
Skill- generalize about coefficients and their effects on the graph (y-int will shift graph up or down. -
Exam will be on entire unit - complete review packet in class - finish for hw