Lesson Plans – Algebra I
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Objective
Take assessment on solving
equations with variables on
both sides and absolute value
equations.
Solve a formula for a given
variable.
Solve an equation in two or
more variables for one of the
variables.
Solve a formula for a given
variable.
Solve an equation in two or
more variables for one of the
variables.
9/16/13 – 9/20/13
Plan
Students will:
- Go over homework as a whole class
- Take quiz on sections 1.5 and 1.7
Homework
No homework 
Students will: (Section 1.6)
- Students will take notes where they will complete the following:
- Define a literal equation to be an equation with more than one variable.
- Solve for a specified variable given a literal equation.
Pg 51 #2 – 9 All
Students will: (Section 1.6)
- Go over homework as a whole class.
- Complete practice problems on solving literal equations on the white boards.
- Students will take a formative assessment on clickers over solving for a
specified variable in a literal equation.
Pg 51 #8 – 19 All, 30,36, 37
Thursday
Write and use ratios, rates and Students will: (Section 1.8)
unite rates. Write and solve
- Go over homework as a whole class.
proportions.
- Take notes on the following items:
- Define: ratio, rate and unit rate.
- Students will practice writing ratios given different scenarios in their notes
- Students will determine a unit rate given different scenarios in their notes
- Students will use dimensional analysis to convert from one set of units to
another set of units by completing examples in their notes.
Pg 65 #2 – 9, 21, 23, 25
Friday
Write and use ratios, rates and Students will: (Section 1.8)
unite rates. Write and solve
- Go over homework as a whole class
proportions.
- Take notes on the following items:
- Define: proportions
- Students will practice solving simple proportions with a variable on one
side of the equal sign.
- Students will practice solving more difficult proportions with variables on
both sides of the equal sign.
- Students will solve real world examples by first setting up a proportion to
model the given situation and then solving.
Pg 66 #27 – 33 odd, 39, 41, 45,
49, 53, 55
Lesson Plans – Precalculus
9/16/13 – 9/20/13
Day
Monday
Objective
Identify a pattern given a
sequence of numbers.
Plan
Students will: (Section 9.1)
- Work on a partner activity. They will be given 8 sequences of numbers and
they have to determine the pattern among those numbers. Students will then
share out their findings.
- Take notes on defining what a sequence is and will be given an examples on
how to create a sequence.
- Start to work with arithmetic sequences given a scenario. The problem states
that one table seats four people, two tables seat 6 people, how many tables would
seat 40 people. Students must solve this problem in any way they choose. We
will discuss how to use an equation to solve this.
Homework
Pg 662 #1 – 11 odd
Tuesday
Write a function to model or
produce an arithmetic
sequence.
Students will: (Section 9.2)
- Go over homework as a whole class.
- Define an arithmetic sequence in our notes.
- Discuss the notation used to write and model an arithmetic sequence
- We will relate this notation to point-slope form and slope-intercept form of
writing linear functions
- Complete examples given different sets of information. Students will write a
formula to find the nth term of the sequence given the first term and the common
difference or given two different terms in the sequence.
Pg 674 #2 – 5, 25, 27, 29, 37, 39
Wednesday
Write a recursive formula and
use it to produce terms in a
sequence.
Students will: (Section 9.1)
- Go over homework as a whole class.
- Define a recursive formula in our notes and give examples of what a
sequence looks like when created from a recursive formula. Also, write a
recursive formula given terms in a sequence.
- Define sigma notation and practice finding the sum of series using sigma
notation. We will also define lower and upper bound.
Pg 662 #17, 18, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51 –
57 odd
Students will: (Section 9.2)
- Go over homework as a whole class
- Develop the sum formula for arithmetic series through the use of an example.
- Use the sum formula to solve real world problems given in their notes.
Students will:
- Review the topics covered Monday – Thursday as stated above by working
through a review sheet in class.
Pg 674 #43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 60,
67, 69, 71, 73
Define sigma notation and
use it to find the sum of an
arithmetic series.
Thursday
Develop and use the formula
for finding the sum of an
arithmetic series.
Friday
Review arithmetic sequences,
recursive formula and
arithmetic series.
Review Worksheet