Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Elhajj
Unit Name and #:
Course:
Algebra II
Dates:
Laws of exponents &
Evaluating nth Roots
and use Rational
exponents/11
Feb. 9 – Feb. 13
Monday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT simplify expressions involving powers.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. work on laws of exponents –
Go over multiplying exponents, dividing exponents, zero exponent, negative exponent,
Power of a power, power of a product, power of a quotient.
2. Student practice – students will practice problems.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: exit ticket, teacher will circulate to check answers as students work on
problems.
Checks for Understanding: Guided Practice, teacher will check answers and circulate to
answer questions.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Exponents problems, pencil.
Tuesday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish exponent problems in WB
HW in TB pg 333: 3-14,24-35
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT evaluate nth roots and study rational exponents.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Questions over laws of exponents.
2. Notes 6.1 – Do examples 1 – 4 and guided practice # 1 – 18 in TB.
3. Student Practice – do 6.1 Handout
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: exit ticket
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will circulate to answer questions.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handout 6.1, spiral notes, calculator, pencil.
Wed/Thurs
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: TB pg 417: 3-45
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT review laws of exponents and evaluating nth roots and use rational
exponents.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up - Evaluate nth roots
2. Check Homework/Go over questions.
3. Review – Laws of exponents by going over more problems.
4. Review – section 6.1 – more practice problems.
5. Short Quiz
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment methods: Quiz
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will check by facilitating and making sure students are
understanding.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Study Guide, spiral notes, calculator, pencil.
Friday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: 6.1 in WB
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT show mastery over simplifying expressions with exponents.
SWBAT evaluate nth roots and rational exponents.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Questions
2. Test # 11
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Test # 11
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Calculator, pencil, Test # 11.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: none