Westside High School Lesson Plan
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Unit Name and #:
Course:
Algebra II
Dates:
Monday
Teacher Name:
Rational Exponents
and Radical Functions
Feb. 16 – Feb. 20
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT simplify expressions involving radicals.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Notes 6.2 – Example 3 to Example 8 on pages 421 – 423.
Go over multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting and simplifying radicals.
2. Student practice – students will practice problems.
3. Classwork 6.2
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: 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: spiral notes, textbook, Handout 6.2, pencil.
Tuesday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish Classwork 6.2 from TB
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT simplify expressions involving radicals.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Questions over simplifying radicals.
2. Finish 6.2 (if necessary)/Go over 6.2 Handout.
3. Student Practice – more practice over simplifying radicals.
4. Exit Ticket
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 6.2, More practice problems over 6.2, spiral notes, calculator, pencil.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish More Practice 6.2 from TB
Wed/Thurs
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT graph square root and cube root functions.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 4B, 9A, 9B, 9F.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up - Simplify Radical expressions.
2. Check Homework/Go over questions.
3. Short Quiz over 6.2
4. Notes 9.5 – Graphing square root functions.
5. Student Practice – Graphing square root functions.
6. Notes 9.5 – Graphing cube root functions.
7. Student Practice – Graphing cube root functions.
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: Quiz, Handout 6.5, spiral notes, calculator, pencil.
Friday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish Handout 6.5.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT solve radical equations.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 9B, 9C, 9D, 9F.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – simplify radical expressions.
2. Notes 6.6 – Solve radical equations – Do example 1 & 3, 4 & 5.
3. Guided Practice – Have students practice problems.
4. Classwork/H.W. in TB
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Teacher will circulate to check guided practice.
Checks for Understanding: Check answers with a partner.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Calculator, pencil, spiral notes, Handout 6.6.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish Handout 6.6.