Algebra I Marking Period 1 Syllabus
September 3, 2015 – November 10, 2015
Instructor Information
Instructor
Email
Office Location & Hours
Mr. Keelen
kkeelen@kpsdschools.org
Room 108
General Information
Description
To help guide your way across the summer to stay on top of your work.
Expectations and Goals
Expect each of you the “Try your Best” “YOUR VERY BEST” Through adversity comes success. Math is not easy, it will take an effort
to pass this class.
Course Materials
Required Materials
As our class has progress, I am noticing Markers are being misused and taken. Please take time to provide yourself with dry erase
markers.
Exam Schedule
Assignments
Probable # of Questions
Quiz 2.1 to 2.4
20
Chapter 2 Test
30 Major Assignment
Quiz 1.1 to 1.4
20
Quiz 8.1 to 8.3
20
Chapter 8 Project
Project Major Assignment
Quiz 9.1 to 9.4
20
Chapter 9 Test
30 Major Assignment
Pop Quizzes, Projects, and Cumulative Test may be added at any moment
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Course Schedule
Learning Expectation Activities/Strategies
We Are Learning
To/That
Resources
IXL Lessons for Graded
Assignment
Perform operations
involving rational and
irrational numbers.
2.1 – Use Integers and Rational Numbers
p. 64
A.1; A.2; A.3; A.4
2.2 - Investigating Algebra Activity - Addition of Integers
p. 73
2.2 - Add Real Numbers
p. 74
2.3 – Subtract Real Numbers
Form conclusions based
Spreadsheet Activity (Subtract Real Numbers)
on outcomes of
operations performed 2.4 - Investigating Algebra Activity – Multiplication by -1
between rational and
2.4 – Multiply Real Numbers
irrational numbers.
2.6 – Divide Real Numbers
Apply properties of
exponents to rational
exponents.
Identify parts of an
expression
Read and interpret
algebraic expressions.
p. 85
p. 87
p. 88
H.1; H.3
p. 103
B.2; B.1; B.5; B.6
Classzone.com
CC8-CC9
(Common Core
Link)
Extension Activity – Define and use fractional exponents
p.509
A.5; A.6
p.110
A.7
Investigating Algebra Activity (Graphing Calculator) – Properties p. 718
of Radicals
EE.1;EE.2;EE.3;EE.4;EE.5;
EE.6
11.2 – Simplifying Radical Expressions
p. 719
1.1 Evaluating Expressions
p.2
B.3; B.7
1.3 Investigating Algebra Activity-Patterns and
Expressions/Animated Algebra Power Presentations/Write
Expressions
p.15
I.1
p.97
H.2; I.2
Investigating Algebra Activity – Products and Powers
p.488
V.1;V.2
Apply Exponent Properties involving Products
p.489
V.4; V.7
Apply Exponents Properties involving Quotient
p.495
V.5;V.6
Define and Use Zero and Negative Exponents
p.503
V.3
9.1 Add and Subtract Polynomials
p.554
Z.1;Z.2;Z.3;Z.4;Z.5
9.2 Multiply Polynomials
p. 562
9.3 Find Special Products of Polynomials
p.569
Use algebraic properties 2.5 Applying the Distributive Property
to simplify polynomial
expressions
Simplify expressions
8.1
involving positive and 8.1
negative exponents,
8.2
raising a power to a
power, and dividing and 8.3
multiplying like bases
Apply operations to
polynomials
p. 80
Extension 3.1 – Use Real and Rational Numbers
Perform operations with 2.7 – Find Square Roots and Compare Real Numbers
square roots.
Simplify square roots.
B.1; B.4
Z.6;Z.7;Z.8;Z.9;Z.10
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