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Un|t 1|t|e: A|gebra |n Mot|on Name: Dom|n|c Ans|ow


Content Area: Mathemat|cs - A|gebra Grade Leve|: 8-10
CA Content Standard(s)]Common Core Standard(s):
uant|t|es
keason quant|tat|ve|y and use un|ts to so|ve prob|ems.
1. use unlLs as a way Lo undersLand problems and Lo gulde Lhe soluLlon of mulLl-sLep problems, choose and
lnLerpreL unlLs conslsLenLly ln formulas, choose and lnLerpreL Lhe scale and Lhe orlgln ln graphs and daLa
dlsplays.

See|ng Structure |n Lxpress|ons
Wr|te express|ons |n equ|va|ent forms to so|ve prob|ems.
3. Choose and produce an equlvalenL form of an expresslon Lo reveal and explaln properLles of Lhe quanLlLy
represenLed by
Lhe expresslon.
a. lacLor a quadraLlc expresslon Lo reveal Lhe zeros of Lhe funcLlon lL deflnes.

keason|ng w|th Lquat|ons and Inequa||t|es
kepresent and so|ve equat|ons and |nequa||t|es graph|ca||y.
10. undersLand LhaL Lhe graph of an equaLlon ln Lwo varlables ls Lhe seL of all lLs soluLlons ploLLed ln Lhe
coordlnaLe plane, ofLen formlng a curve (whlch could be a llne).

Interpret|ng Iunct|ons
Understand the concept of a funct|on and use funct|on notat|on.
1. undersLand LhaL a funcLlon from one seL (called Lhe domaln) Lo anoLher seL (called Lhe range) asslgns Lo
each elemenL of Lhe domaln exacLly one elemenL of Lhe range. lf f ls a funcLlon and x ls an elemenL of lLs
domaln, Lhen f(x) denoLes Lhe ouLpuL of f correspondlng Lo Lhe lnpuL x. 1he graph of f ls Lhe graph of Lhe
equaLlon y = f(x).
2. use funcLlon noLaLlon, evaluaLe funcLlons for lnpuLs ln Lhelr domalns, and lnLerpreL sLaLemenLs LhaL use
funcLlon noLaLlon ln Lerms of a conLexL.

Interpret funct|ons that ar|se |n app||cat|ons |n terms of the context.
4. lor a funcLlon LhaL models a relaLlonshlp beLween Lwo quanLlLles, lnLerpreL key feaLures of graphs and
Lables ln Lerms of Lhe quanLlLles, and skeLch graphs showlng key feaLures glven a verbal descrlpLlon of Lhe
relaLlonshlp. key feaLures lnclude: lnLercepLs, lnLervals where Lhe funcLlon ls lncreaslng, decreaslng, poslLlve,
or negaLlve, relaLlve maxlmums and mlnlmums, symmeLrles, end behavlor, and perlodlclLy.

3. 8elaLe Lhe domaln of a funcLlon Lo lLs graph and, where appllcable, Lo Lhe quanLlLaLlve relaLlonshlp lL
descrlbes. lor example, lf Lhe funcLlon h glves Lhe number of person-hours lL Lakes Lo assemble n englnes ln
a facLory, Lhen Lhe poslLlve lnLegers would be an approprlaLe domaln for Lhe funcLlon.

Ana|yze funct|ons us|ng d|fferent representat|ons.
7. Craph funcLlons expressed symbollcally and show key feaLures of Lhe graph, by hand ln slmple cases and
uslng Lechnology for more compllcaLed cases.
a. Craph llnear and quadraLlc funcLlons and show lnLercepLs, maxlma, and mlnlma.

L|near, uadrat|c, and Lxponent|a| Mode|s
Interpret express|ons for funct|ons |n terms of the s|tuat|on they mode|.
6. Apply quadraLlc funcLlons Lo physlcal problems, such as Lhe moLlon of an ob[ecL under Lhe force of
gravlLy.

8|g Ideas:
WhaL are some of Lhe pracLlcal appllcaLlons of algebra?
WhaL are funcLlons and how can Lhey be used Lo model naLural phenomena?
WhaL are effecLlve sLraLegles for approachlng problems lnvolvlng moLlon and how can Lhey be applled Lo
oLher klnds of word problems.
Un|t Goa|s and Cb[ect|ves:
8y Lhe end of Lhls unlL, sLudenLs wlll be able Lo:
ldenLlfy Lhe relaLlonshlps beLween equaLlons and funcLlons
SLaLe Lhe domaln and range of a funcLlon
LvaluaLe funcLlons aL approprlaLe values (values ln Lhe domaln)
CreaLe a funcLlon LhaL descrlbes Lhe moLlon of a falllng ob[ecL
Analyze Lhe graph of a daLa seL Lo deLermlne perlods of acceleraLlon/deceleraLlon of an ob[ecL
Solve physlcs problems lnvolvlng llnear and quadraLlc funcLlons
Asslgn correcL unlLs Lo Lhe soluLlon of a word problem
ldenLlfy Lhe maxlma and mlnlma on Lhe graph of a funcLlon and descrlbe lLs meanlng
Successfully manlpulaLe equaLlons Lo solve for a deslred varlable

Un|t Summary:

1hls unlL has been deslgned for flrsL year algebra sLudenLs who wlll generally be Laklng Lhe course someLlme
beLween elghLh and LenLh grade. SLudenLs wlll be lnLroduced Lo Lhe concepL of funcLlons vla a lecLure
presenLaLlon wlLh gulded noLes, and Lhey wlll relaLe Lhem Lo llnear and quadraLlc equaLlons from prevlous
lessons. 1hey wlll learn how Lo approprlaLely use funcLlon noLaLlon and how Lo Lake elemenLs ln Lhe domaln
of a funcLlon and lnpuL Lhem lnLo Lhe funcLlon Lo obLaln a seL of daLa polnLs. WlLh Lhe seL of polnLs Lhey wlll
learn how Lo approprlaLely consLrucL a graph of Lhe daLa LhaL can be used Lo model Lhe relaLlonshlp
beLween Lwo varlables. SLudenLs wlll learn how Lo analyze Lhe graph of Lhls daLa Lo ldenLlfy key feaLures
such as maxlma/mlnlma and lnLervals of lncreaslng and decreaslng. SLudenLs wlll compleLe a websearch ln
Lesson 2 LhaL wlll bulld Lhelr knowledge of baslc physlcs concepLs LhaL wlll be used for Lhe duraLlon of Lhe
unlL. 1hey wlll be challenged Lo solve problems LhaL are dlrecLly relaLed Lo observable physlcal phenomena
wlLh Lhe use of funcLlons and daLa analysls. Lesson 3 wlll lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo a process by whlch Lhey can
successfully approach Lhese Lypes of problems and wlll requlre Lhe consLrucLlon of a graphlcal organlzer LhaL
ouLllnes Lhls process. SLudenLs wlll develop Lhelr collaboraLlon and problem solvlng skllls whlle worklng on a
physlcs pro[ecL LhaL wlll requlre Lhe appllcaLlon of Lhe concepLs LhaL Lhey have learned durlng Lhls unlL. 1hey
wlll submlL a wrlLLen reporL and glve an oral presenLaLlon Lo presenL Lhelr flndlngs.



Assessment |an:
Lntry-Leve|:
1. uest|ons, Graph Ana|ys|s
Iormat|ve:
1. uest|ons for Understand|ng
2. u|z
3. I|ashcards
4. Graph|c Crgan|zer
S. Cr|t|ca| 1h|nk|ng Groupwork

Summat|ve:
1. Un|t Lxam
2. Group ro[ect
Lesson 1
Student Learn|ng Cb[ect|ve:
Craph Lhe seL of soluLlons
Lo an equaLlon ln Lwo
varlables (llnear)
8ecognlze LhaL an
equaLlon ln x and y can
be wrlLLen as a funcLlon
of one varlable (namely x)
vlsually ldenLlfy Lhe
graph of a funcLlon/non-
funcLlon
use funcLlon noLaLlon
and evaluaLe a funcLlon
for values ln lLs domaln
ldenLlfy approprlaLe
values for Lhe domaln of
a funcLlon

Acceptab|e Lv|dence:
Clven an equaLlon ln Lwo
varlables, Lhe sLudenL ls able
Lo solve Lhe equaLlon for one
of Lhe varlables and rewrlLe lL
uslng funcLlon noLaLlon as a
funcLlon of a slngle varlable.
Clven a funcLlon, Lhe sLudenL
ls able Lo ldenLlfy Lhe domaln
of Lhe funcLlon. lrom LhaL
domaln Lhey are able Lo
obLaln a seL of coordlnaLes
and graph Lhe funcLlon on an
xy coordlnaLe plane.
Instruct|ona|
Strateg|es:
! Commun|cat|on
! Co||ect|on
! Co||aborat|on
! resentat|on
! Crgan|zat|on
! Interact|on
Lesson Act|v|t|es:
SLudenLs wlll llsLen and parLlclpaLe
ln an engaglng lecLure coverlng Lhe
concepL of funcLlons. 1hey wlll
relaLe old concepLs of equaLlons Lo
Lhls new concepL of funcLlons whlle
fllllng ouL gulded noLes LhaL wlll
make Lhls lecLure experlence more
effecLlve. SLudenLs wlll encounLer
new Lermlnology and noLaLlon and
wlll be challenged Lo solve some
lnLroducLory problems durlng
mulLlple group dlscusslon Llmes.
1hey wlll also pracLlce graph
analysls durlng Llmes of dlscusslon.

Lesson 2
Student Learn|ng Cb[ect|ve:
Analyze Lhe graph of a
daLa seL Lo deLermlne
perlods of acceleraLlon or
deceleraLlon of an ob[ecL
ldenLlfy Lhe maxlma and
mlnlma on Lhe graph of a
funcLlon and descrlbe lLs
meanlng
Solve physlcs problems
lnvolvlng llnear and
quadraLlc funcLlons
Acceptab|e Lv|dence:
When presenLed wlLh a
graph of daLa represenLlng
Lhe moLlon of an ob[ecL, a
sLudenL wlll be able Lo
ldenLlfy when Lhe ob[ecL was
speedlng up or slowlng down
A sLudenL wlll be able Lo
ldenLlfy a maxlmum or
mlnlmum on a veloclLy vs.
Llmes graph and conclude
LhaL an ob[ecL had elLher a
maxlmum veloclLy or
mlnlmum veloclLy aL a
speclflc Llme L.
Instruct|ona|
Strateg|es:
! Commun|cat|on
! Co||ect|on
! Co||aborat|on
! resentat|on
! Crgan|zat|on
! Interact|on
Lesson Act|v|t|es:
SLudenLs wlll be dlrecLed Lo four
dlfferenL webslLes where Lhey wlll
be requlred Lo exLracL lnformaLlon,
analyze daLa LhaL ls represenLed
boLh ln a Lable and graphlcally, and
hypoLheslze posslble ouLcomes for
physlcs based problems. 1hey wlll
be famlllarlzed wlLh physlcs
approprlaLe vocabulary LhaL Lhey
wlll be uslng LhroughouL Lhls
unlL. A small parL of Lhls exerclse
wlll focus on proper graphlng
Lechnlques LhaL wlll be used Lo
reporL experlmenLal daLa.
Lesson 3
Student Learn|ng Cb[ect|ve:
use unlLs as a way Lo
undersLand problems and
Lo gulde Lhe soluLlon of
mulLl-sLep problems
Choose and lnLerpreL
unlLs conslsLenLly ln
formulas
Successfully manlpulaLe
equaLlons Lo solve for a
deslred varlable
Apply funcLlons Lo
physlcal problems

Acceptab|e Lv|dence:
When presenLed wlLh a word
problem, a sLudenL wlll be
able Lo qulckly ldenLlfy whaL
quanLlLles are glven and whaL
quanLlLles need Lo be found
When glven a word problem,
a sLudenL wlll be able Lo
ldenLlfy approprlaLe unlLs for
a soluLlon
When presenLed wlLh a word
problem, a sLudenL wlll be
able Lo selecL an approprlaLe
formulas(s) LhaL wlll help Lo
flnd a soluLlon
When uslng a
formula/funcLlon Lo solve a
Instruct|ona|
Strateg|es:
! Commun|cat|on
! Co||ect|on
! Co||aborat|on
! resentat|on
! Crgan|zat|on
! Interact|on
Lesson Act|v|t|es:
SLudenLs wlll be requlred Lo vlslL a
webslLe LhaL conLalns an arLlcle
LhaL dlscusses Lhe process for
solvlng physlcs relaLed maLh
problems. 1hey wlll read Lhe arLlcle
and waLch a vldeo LhaL
demonsLraLes Lhe process. 1helr
asslgnmenL wlll be Lo creaLe a
graphlc organlzer LhaL descrlbes
Lhls process ln dlsLlncL sLages. 1hey
wlll need Lo uLlllze some sorL of
sofLware or web-based Lool Lo
consLrucL Lhelr vlsual.






problem, a sLudenL wlll be
able Lo manlpulaLe Lhe
equaLlon Lo solve for a
speclflc varlable
Un|t kesources:

http:]]www.phys|csc|assroom.com]C|ass]1Dk|n] - a usefu| webs|te for obta|n|ng bas|c phys|cs know|edge
http:]]www.kwant|en.ca]sc|ence]phys|cs]facu|ty]mcoombes]webtests]notes]Understand|ngxtGraphs.htm| - |nformat|on on pos|t|on vs. t|me graphs
https:]]www.khanacademy.org]math]a|gebra]a|gebra-funct|ons]graph|ng_funct|ons]v]graph|ng-a--bas|c-funct|on - v|deo on how to graph a funct|on
https:]]www.khanacademy.org]math]a|gebra]a|gebra-funct|ons]graph|ng_funct|ons]v]|nterpret|ng-a-graph-exerc|se-examp|e - v|deo on how to
|nterpret graph|ca| data

Usefu| Webs|tes:

http:]]www.wa|ter-fendt.de]ph14e]acce|erat|on.htm - a usefu| app|et that |||ustrates how changes |n var|ab|es affect the graphs of pos|t|on, ve|oc|ty,
and acce|erat|on
https:]]www.khanacademy.org]math]a|gebra]a|gebra-funct|ons]graph|ng_funct|ons]v]graph|ng-a--bas|c-funct|on - v|deo on how to graph a funct|on
https:]]www.|uc|dchart.com] - a great webs|te for creat|ng f|owcharts or any other type of graph|c organ|zer
http:]]qu|zstar.4teachers.org] - create qu|zzes for students to comp|ete on||ne
http:]]rub|star.4teachers.org]|ndex.php - create grad|ng rubr|cs for any pro[ect or ass|gnment
http:]]prez|.com - create stunn|ng presentat|ons for the c|assroom

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