Westside High School Lesson Plan
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Algebra II
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Logarithms
March 23 – March 27
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT evaluate logarithms.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 4C, 11A, 11B, 11C.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up - Radicals
2. Notes 7.4 – Show Examples of re-writing from logarithmic form to exponential form.
Show examples of evaluating logarithms.
3. Guided Practice – students will practice try problems/Check answers.
4. Classwork – Students will work on problems p. 503 – 504 # 3 – 19.
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 section 7.4, pencil, graphing calculator.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: finish p. 503 – 504 # 3 – 19.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT evaluate logarithms.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 4C, 11A, 11B, 11C.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – evaluate logarithms and re-write logarithms.
2. Go over p. 503 – 504 # 3 – 19.
3. Notes 7.4 – Show how to use the calculator to evaluate a logarithms. Discuss Natural
logarithm. Show how to simplify logarithms. Demonstrate how to find the inverse of
logarithms.
4. Student Practice p. 504 # 20 – 44.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: teacher will circulate to check answers as students are working on the
classwork. Students will work with a partner when necessary.
Checks for Understanding: teacher will check answers and circulate to answer questions.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook section 7.4, graphing calculator, pencil.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: p. 504 # 20 – 44.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT evaluate and graph logarithms. SWBAT re-write logarithmic
expressions.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 4C, 11A, 11B, 11C, 2A.
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Teacher Name:
Course:
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How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up - evaluate logarithms.
2. Check H.W. – p. 504 # 20 – 44.
3. Notes 7.4 – Graph Logarithms – Show how to graph logarithms.
4. Student Practice – 7.4 Handout (graphing and evaluate logarithms)
5. Notes 7.5 – Apply properties of Logarithms – Introduce the properties of logarithms
including the product property, quotient property and power property. Show examples of
expanding and condensing logarithmic expressions.
6. Guided Practice – Students try examples of expanding and condensing logarithmic
expressions using the properties.
7. Exit Ticket – Expand a logarithmic expression using the properties.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment methods: exit ticket.
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will check by facilitating and making sure students are
understanding.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: 7.4 Handout, spiral notes, graphing calculator, pencil.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish classwork handout 7.4
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT re-write logarithmic expressions.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 2A, 11C.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – expand a logarithmic expressions using the properties.
2. Check 7.4 Handout
3. 7.5 Notes – Continued – Review expanding and condensing logarithmic expressions.
Discuss change of base formula.
4. Classwork – p. 510 # 15 – 52.
5. Exit Ticket – Change of base formula problem.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will facilitate and check answers as students work on
classwork.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: textbook section 7.5, spiral notes, calculator, pencil.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: p. 510 # 15 – 52.