Westside High School Lesson Plan Elhajj 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.