Algebra I

  • Instructional time should focus on five critical areas:

    • Relationships Between Quantities and Reasoning with Equations
    • Linear and Exponential Relationships
    • Descriptive Statistics
    • Expressions and Equations
    • Quadratic Functions and Modeling

     

    Semester 1

    • Statistics  - Unit 1
    • Solving Linear Equations - Unit 2
    • Graphing Linear Equations  - Unit 3
    • Writing Linear Equations - Unit 4
    • Linear Systems - Unit 5
    • Library of Functions (Absolute Value, Piecewise & Step) - Unit 6

     

    Semester  2

    • Exponential Expressions - Unit 7
    • Exponential Functions - Unit 8
    • Polynomials - Unit 9
    • Solving Quadratic Equations - Unit 10
    • Graphing Quadratic Functions - Unit 11


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    Mathematical Practice Standards

    1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
    2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
    3. Construct viable arguments and critique 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.
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