Algebra A is the first year of a two- year program leading to the Algebra Regents exam. This course covers the Common Core Learning Standards at a slower pace. Units of study may include Relationships between Quantities, Linear and Exponential Relationships, Descriptive Statistics, Expressions and Equations, and Quadratic Functions and Modeling.
Quarter 1
Sep- Nov
Unit or Topic Skills:
Number Sets and Properties:
I can round numbers to a given decimal.
I can find the square root of a number.
I can determine if a number is rational or irrational.
I can determine in an expression is rational or irrational.
I can describe subsets of real numbers.
I can describe and identify number properties.
Order of Operations and Polynomials:
I can identify order of operations and evaluate expressions.
I can simplify an expression using distribution.
I can identify like terms and simplify an expression.
I can add or subtract polynomials and express it in standard form.
I can multiply two binomials together.
I can multiply a binomial by a trinomial.
I can identify parts of a polynomial and write it in standard form.
Equations:
I can explain how to solve an equation.
I can evaluate an equation for a given variable.
I can combine polynomials using different operations.
Inequalities:
I can solve a one variable inequality.
I can graph a one variable inequality on a number line.
Quarter 2
Nov- Jan
Unit or Topic Skills:
Inequalities:
I can solve a multi-step inequality and name a number in the solution set.
Expressions and Equations:
I can solve multistep equations with fractions.
I can translate a written verbal expression into an algebraic expression.
I can solve a proportion.
Graphing linear Equations:
I can evaluate equations and plot the points on a graph.
I can graph equations from a table.
I can transform an equation into slope-intercept form (solve for y).
I can determine if a point is part of the solution to an equation.
I can find the slope and y-intercept from an equation.
I can explain how to use the slope and y-intercept.
I can graph a line using the slope and y-intercept.
Graphing linear Equations and Inequalities:
I can graph a vertical or horizontal line.
I can graph two lines on the same graph.
I can solve a system of equations graphically.
I can solve and graph an inequality.
I can graph an inequality on the coordinate plane.
I can find the solution to a system of inequalities graphically.
Quarter 3
Jan-Apr
Unit or Topic Skills:
Functions:
I can define a function and state whether a given relation is a function.
I can determine if a set of ordered pairs or a graph represents a function.
I can evaluate a function for a given value.
I can graph a function and state the domain and range.
I can identify, evaluate, and state the domain and range of a function.
I can solve and graph an absolute value function.
I can name the vertex of an absolute value function and graph it.
I can describe how changes to an absolute value function change its graph.
I can describe the translation of an absolute value function.
Systems of Equations:
I can solve a system of equations by using the elimination method.
I can solve a system of equations word problem using the elimination method.
Statistics:
I can correctly round numbers.
I can calculate and interpret the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data.
I can calculate the mean, median and range on a calculator.
I can graph and analyze a dot plot.
I can graph and interpret histograms.
Quarter 4
Apr-Jun
Unit or Topic Skills:
Statistics:
I can determine and analyze the standard deviation for a set of data.
I can graph a box plot from a set of data.
I can find the minimum, Q1, median, Q3 and maximum from a box plot.
I can interpret data from a box plot.
I can graph a box plot from a set of data using the graphing calculator.
Review for final exam