Title of Unit
Curriculum Area
Magnet Grade Level Focus
Teacher
Grade Level
Time Frame
Algebra
Math
Alternative Energy
Felt
8th
12/13
Identify Desired Results (Stage 1)
Grade Level Content Standards:
A.FO.07.12 Add, subtract, and multiply simple algebraic expressions of the first degree, e.g., (92x + 8y) – 5x + y, or x(x+2) and justify using properties of real numbers.*
A.FO.08.11 Solve simultaneous linear equations in two variables by graphing, by substitution, and by linear combination; estimate solutions using graphs; include examples
with no solutions and infinitely many solutions.
A.FO.08.13 Set up and solve applied problems involving simultaneous linear equations and linear inequalities.
Essential Question/Goals: Magnet Focus: How do outside factors impact our decision making?
Assessment of Learning (Stage 2)
Assessment
Monday: In your own words, how do you use substitution to solve systems of equations?
Tuesday: what are the steps to use substitution?
Wednesday: Check problem 1
Thursday: Check problem 2
Friday: Collect steps for solving using substitution and combination
Homework
No homework in strategic math unless class work in not finished.
Agenda (Stage 3)
Monday
Using Substitution to help
solve systems
Objective: Students will
solve linear systems using
substitution.
Launch: What is a system?
Tuesday
Lesson 3—Using substitution
to Solve Linear Systems
Objective: Students will
solve linear systems using
substitution.
Launch: Introduce lesson
and talking about hiking.
Explore: solving using
substitution
Explore: Lesson 3
Summarize: In your own
Summarize: what are the
Wednesday
Lesson 4 Using Linear
Combinations to Solve
Linear Equations.
Thursday
Lesson 4 Using Linear
Combinations to Solve
Linear Equations. Part 2.
Objective: Students will solve
systems of linear equations.
Objective: Students will solve
systems of linear equations.
Launch: what is a linear
combination?
Discuss lesson and basketball
tournament.
Launch: Review from yesterday
Explore: Lesson 4 first 2 pages
Explore: Lesson 4 part 2
Summarize: Share and discuss
work of problems 2. What are
the different ways to solve
Friday
Solving Systems
Objective: Students will solve
systems of equations.
Launch: Review steps to use
substitution and combination.
Explore: Solving systems
Summarize: How do you
know which method to use?
words, how do you use
substitution to solve systems
of equations?
steps to use substitution?
Summarize: Share and discuss
work of problems 1. How is
using this method
similar/different to using
substitution?
systems?
What is the linear combination
method?