Unit Goals  

• I can create a table or graph given a set of data

• I can label a graph and choose an appropriate number interval for each axis

• I can interpret the pattern of change in a table or graph

• I can determine the independent and dependent variable and explain why

• I can write an equation to express one quantity (dependent) in terms of the other quantity (independent)

• I can construct a table, graph, and equation to represent a real-world scenario

• I can translate between written phrases and algebraic expressions

• I can recognize that a variable represents an unknown value

• I can substitute numbers for variables and evaluate

• I can recognize when two expressions are equivalent

• I can create equivalent expressions; ex. apply distributive property, combine like terms

• I can identify inverse operations (addition & subtraction, multiplication & division)

• I can solve a one-step equation using inverse operations

• I can represent and find solutions for one-step inequalities