Proposed Learning Target – Transition to Algebra – 2001-2012
First nine weeks:
I am learning how to simplify algebraic expressions. This means I can …
 Classify numbers in the real number system
 Graph on a number line
 Use order of operations
 Use the distributive property and add like terms
I am learning about the properties of numbers. This means I can …
 Add, subtract, or use scalar multiplication on matrices.
I am learning how to solve and check equations. This means I can …
 Solve 1 and 2 step equations
 Solve absolute value equations
I am learning how to solve and graph inequalities. This means I can …
 Solve 1 and 2 step inequalities and display the solution set
 Solve compound and absolute value inequalities and display the solution set
Second Nine Weeks:
I am learning how to solve and check multi-step equations. This means I can …
 Solve equations with variables on each side of the equal sign
 Solve equation with distribution
 Solve for a specific variable
 Use formulas such as area and perimeter to solve problems
I am learning how to solve multi-step inequalities. This means I can …
 Solve multi-step inequalities and display the solution sets
I am learning about proportional reasoning. This means I can …
 Use cross-products to solve a proportion
 Set up a proportion to find a missing side length of similar figures
 Set up a proportion to find a missing value in a percent problem
I am learning how to analyze using a coordinate plane. This means I can …
 Graph a coordinate on a coordinate plane
 Determine the correlation of a scatter-plot
 Determine whether a graph represents a function and find its domain and range
 Determine the midpoint of a line segment
I am learning how to analyze linear functions. This means I can …
 Determine the domain and range of a given graph
 Make a table of values that shows the solutions or points on a line
 Evaluate functions given the domain
Third Nine Weeks:
I am learning how to analyze linear functions. This means I can …
 Determine the x-intercept and y-intercept of a linear function
 Determine the slope of a linear function
 Use slope as a rate of change
I am learning how to use slope-intercept form. This means I can …
 Write an equation in slope-intercept form given various conditions
I am learning how to graph and interpret linear equations and inequalities. This means I can …
 Graph a linear equation/inequality using slope
 Determine the line of best fit of a scatter-plot
 Describe how much the range changes as the domain changes
 Analyze families of graphs
 Use parallel and perpendicular slopes to describe lines
I am learning how to solve systems of equations. This means I can …
 Solve a system by graphing
 Solve a system by substitution
 Solve a system by elimination
Fourth Nine Weeks:
I am learning how to perform operations on polynomials. This means I can …
 Multiply and divide monomials
 Add and subtract polynomials
 Classify polynomials and determine the degree of a polynomial
 Multiply polynomials using the distributive property and the FOIL method
I am learning how to factor polynomial expressions. This means I can …
 Factor using GCF
 Factor using MAM
I am learning how to apply formulas to polynomials. This means I can …
 Describe a shape’s area and perimeter using a polynomial expression
I am learning how to analyze situations using radicals. This means I can …
 Calculate a square root
 Determine the missing side length of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem
 Prove that a triangle is a right triangle
 Determine the length of a line segment using the Distance formula
I am learning how to analyze data. This means I can …
 Determine the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data
 Determine the probability and odds of an event
 Determine the permutation and combination of a situation