Modern Living
15 Days
Math
Lesson Plan
Teacher: 7th Grade Teacher
Grade: STEM Math 2A
Lesson Title: Looking for patterns in Modern Living
STRANDS
Seeing Structure in Expressions
Creating Equations
Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Expressions
LESSON OVERVIEW
Summary of the task, challenge, investigation, career-related scenario, problem, or community link.
These lessons will introduce students to the study of Modern Living. The seventh grade team will anchor this unit in the traditional holiday literature, “A Christmas Carol”.
This series of lessons will build and focus on the creation and production of the culminating event, “A Christmas Carol: A Nod to the Mod”. The students will create sets
and scripts, along with all other materials for their community production of this play. Students will continue to explore operations on the set of polynomials. They will
learn to factor polynomials in preparation for the study of quadratic functions. Students will investigate modern uses of polynomials such as programming computer
games, coding in all types of digital communication, and cryptography in every day computer use and commerce.
MOTIVATOR
Hook for the week unit or supplemental resources used throughout the week. (PBL scenarios, video clips, websites, literature)
The students will be introduced to this unit in a seventh grade team meeting. Students will watch a brief video showcasing “A Christmas Carol” from various producers.
They will also participate in a brief discussion on the topic “What is Modern Living?”
DAY
Objectives
(I can….)
Materials &
Resources
Instructional Procedures
Differentiated
Instruction
Assessment
1
2
I CAN graph
polynomials
using the
greatest
common
factor
method.
I CAN factor
a
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Internet
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TV or Smart
Board for
display
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“Parabolas.mo
v.mp4” video
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“Algebra Grid”
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“Factoring
GCF Practice
2”
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Materials for
Differentiated
Instruction –
Remediation:
“FactoringPoly
nomialsGraphi
cOrganizer”
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Materials for
Differentiated
Instruction –
Enrichment:
“Factoring
GCF Practice
1”
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Internet
Essential Question: How can I factor polynomials using the greatest common factor
method?
Lesson Title: Finding the Greatest Common Factor of a Polynomial
Set: Show video “Parabolas.mov.mp4” to increase student awareness of polynomial curves
in the world. Ask students to complete “Algebra Grid” as a warm-up activity.
Teaching Strategy: Show video on Teacher Tube to guide the lesson. Go through
“Factoring GCF Practice 1” together as whole group at first, then in small groups for initial
practice.
Remediation
“FactoringPolyn
omialsGraphicO
rganizer”
Enrichment
Problems 19-20
on “Factoring
GCF Practice 1”
involve decimals
and fractions.
Summarizing Strategy: Ask students to create an exit ticket outlining the procedure for
factoring out a greatest common factor from a polynomial.
Formative
Assessment
“Factoring
GCF Practice
1”
Exit ticket
Summative
Assessment
“Factoring
GCF Practice
2”
“Factoring GCF Practice 2”problems will be assigned for homework.
Essential Question: How can I factor a polynomial called a difference of squares.
Remediation
“Graphic
Formative
Assessment
polynomial
called a
difference
of squares.
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TV or Smart
Board for
display
“Super Math
Bros! (My
Algebra—
Parabolas
Project)”
video
“Hands On
Activity
Difference of
Squares”
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“DifferenceofS
quaresLesson”
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Materials for
Differentiated
Instruction –
Remediation:
“Graphic
Organizer
Factoring
Polynomials”
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Materials for
Differentiated
Instruction –
Enrichment:
“Difference of
Squares HW”
Lesson Title: A Special Binomial—Difference of Squares
Set: Show video “Super Math Bros! (My Algebra–Parabolas Project)” as evidence of the
modern day use of factoring polynomials.
Teaching Strategy: Allow students to experience the difference of squares special binomial
with the paper folding activity “Hands On Activity Difference of Squares.” Then use
“DifferenceofSquaresLesson” to guide the instruction further through example problems.
Summarizing Strategy: Ask each student to write an example and a non-example of
difference of squares.
“Difference of Squares HW” problems 17-23 will be assigned for homework.
Organizer
Factoring
Polynomials”
Enrichment
Students may
choose
problems 24-29
on the
homework
assignment
instead of 1723.
Informal
Observation
Ticket Out
the Door
Summative
Assessment
Homework
3
Refer to Unit Plan for Days 3-15
“A Christmas Carol: A Nod to the Mod”
STANDARDS
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Identify what you want to teach. Reference State, Common Core, ACT
College Readiness Standards and/or State Competencies.
CCSS.A.SSE.A.2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it.
CCSS.A.SSE.B.3a. Factor a quadratic expression to reveal the zeros of the function it defines.
CCSS.A.CED.A.1. Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions,
and simple rational and exponential functions.
CCSS.A.APR.A.1. Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction,
and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.
CCSS.A.APR.B.3. Identify zeros of polynomials when suitable factorizations are available, and use the zeros to construct a rough graph of the function defined by
the polynomial.