Westside High School Lesson Plan
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Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Polynomials
Feb. 2 – Feb. 6
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT review finding the product, solving polynomial equations, and
factoring trinomials and greatest common factor.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 1C, 4A, 4B, 10A.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – factoring trinomials.
2. Study guide – review for test over polynomials.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Check answers to study guide.
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will facilitate and check answers to study guide.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook section 9.3, 9.4 & 9.5, 9.6 pencil, study guide.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish study guide/Study for Test.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT show mastery over factoring, multiplying polynomials, and solving
quadratic equations in factored form.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 1C, 4A, 4B, 10A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Answer study guide questions.
2. Test 9.3 – 9.6
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: TEST Polynomials
Checks for Understanding: Test
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: TEST, pencil, paper, calculator.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: none
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT factor trinomials in the form ax2 + bx + c.
SWBAT find mean, median and mode of central tendency.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 4A, 10A
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Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm Up – Factoring trinomials in the form ax2 + bx + c.
2. Go over TEST
3. Notes 9.6 review how to factor trinomials in the form ax2 + bx + c.
4. Students Practice. More Practice 9.6.
5. Notes: Mean, median, mode. Go over vocabulary for central tendency measures.
6. Practice Problems – Handout word problems.
6. Exit ticket
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: working with a partner on Handout 9.6 and teacher will circulate
and check answers during classwork.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: spiral notes, textbook, paper, pencil, Handout 9.6, exit ticket, calculator.
Friday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish Handout 9.6, Handout word problems (central tendency).
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT factor special products.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 4A, 10A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm up – Factor trinomials in the form ax2 + bx + c.
2. Check Handout 9.6 and word problems (central tendency).
3. Notes 9.7: Factor special products – Do examples 1 – 4 on page 600 – 601.
then guided practice # 1 – 4.
3. Student Practice. Handout 9.7.
4. Exit Ticket
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Guided Practice, handout 9.7 – teacher will circulate and answer
questions and check answers.
Checks for Understanding: Check answers on homework and classwork as students are
working.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handout 9.7, textbook, spiral notes, pencil, paper, calculator.
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish Handout 9.7.