ALGEBRA 1

PACING GUIDE

Trimester 1 (12 weeks)

Time Topics/Activities
Vocabulary
Unit 0 – Introduction to Algebra
1 week
1 day Order of Operations (1-2)
Mathematical Properties
1 day (1-4)
Fraction/Decimal
Conversions and Square
Roots (Rational and
1 day Irrational Numbers) (1-3)
Ordering Numbers on a
Number Line (1-3)
Adding/Subtracting Real
Numbers (1-5)
Multiplying/Dividing Real
2 days Numbers (1-6)
Critical Math Standards
*Order of operations .
*Additive identity Transform simple rational
*Multiplicative identity expressions using the
*Multiplicative inverses commutative, associative,
and distributive laws and
*Reciprocal
the inverse relationship
*Distributive property between multiplication and
*Commutative Property division.
*Associative Property
*Rational numbers
*Irrational numbers
*Square root
*Perfect square
*Rational
approximation
*Real Numbers
*Natural numbers
*Whole numbers
*Integers
*Infinity
*Absolute Value
Understand that sums of
rational numbers are
*Equivalent fractions rational.
*Numerator Understand that the sum of
*Denominator a rational number and an
*Common denominator irrational number is
*Lowest terms irrational.
Understand that products
of rational numbers are
rational.
Understand that the
product of a nonzero
rational number and an
irrational number is
irrational.

Unit Exam

1 day

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5 weeks Unit I - Relationships Between Quantities and Reasoning
With Equations
Modeling Real World A.SSE.1- a
Situations with Algebraic
1 days Expressions (1-8)
Solving 1-Step Equations *Inverse Operations A.REI.1, A.REI.3
1 day (2-1) *Solutions to Equations
Solving 2-Step Equations A.REI.1, A.REI.3
1 day (2-2)
Solving Multistep A.REI.1, A.REI.3
2 days Equations (2-3)
Solving with Variables on A.REI.1, A.REI.3
2 days Both Sides (2-4)
Solving for a Specific N.Q.1, A.CED.4,
2 days Variable (2-5) N.Q.2
Ratios & Proportions A.CED.1
2 days (2-6 & 2-7)
Percent of Change A.CED. 4
1 day (2-9 & 2-10)
N.Q.1
1 day Inequalities & Graphs (3-1)
Solving One-Step N.Q.3, A.REI.3
1 day Inequalities (3-2 & 3-3)
Solving Multi-Step A.REI.3, A.CED.3
1 day Inequalities (3-4)
Solving Compound A.REI.3, A.CED.1,
2 day Inequalities (3-6) A.CED.3
Solving Open Sentences
Involving Absolute Value CC.7.SP.3
2 day (3-7)
*Venn Diagram CC.7.SP.3

1 day Set Notation (3-5)

CC.7.SP.3
Unions & Intersections of
1 day Sets (3-8)

1 day Unit Review

1 day Unit Exam

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5 weeks Unit II – Linear and Exponential Relationships (Part A)
X & Y Axes, Origin, (Plot Points Picture)
Quadrants, Ordered
1 day Coordinate Plane Review Pairs
Domain/Range, A.REI.10
Relations (Graph,
Mapping Diagram,
Ordered Pairs, &
1 day Relating 2 Quantities (4-1) Table)
Patterns & Linear F.IF.1
Independent Variable,
Functions (4-2) Dependent Variable,
2 days inputs and outputs
Patterns & Non-Linear F.IF.7
Functions (4-3)
1 day Nonlinear Function
Graphing a Function Rule A.REI.11
1 day (4-4)
Writing A Function Rule F.IF.4
F.IF.5
2 days (4-5)
F.IF.2

2 days Formalizing Functions (4-6)

F.IF.3

Sequences
2 days (4-7) * Arithmetic Sequence

Rate of Change & Slope F.IF.4

*slope/steepness/rate of
2 days (5-1) change
1 day Direct Variation (5-2) *constant of variation F.IF.6
S.ID.7
2 days Slope-Intercept Form (5-3) *y-intercept F.IF.7
F.IF.7

1 day Point-Slope Form (5-4)

1 day Standard Form (5-5) F.IF.7

*parallel F.IF.9
Parallel & Perpendicular *perpendicular
2 days Lines (5-6) *negative reciprocal
1 day Unit Review

1 day Unit Exam

1 week Trimester Review

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 Trimester 1 Final Exam
ALGEBRA 1
PACING GUIDE

Trimester 2 (12 weeks)

Time Topics/Activities Critical Math Standards
Vocabulary (Activity/Lesson)
6 weeks Unit III - Linear and Exponential Relationships (Part B)
System of linear
equations, solution
of a system of linear
Graphing Systems of equation
1 day Equations (6-1) A.REI.11
Solving Two Equations: A.REI.5
2 days Substitution (6-2) Substitution Method A.REI.6
Solving Two Equations:
2 days Elimination (6-3) Elimination Method A.REI.6
Applications of Linear
1 day Systems (6-4) A.REI.6
Linear inequality,
1 day Linear Inequalities (6-5) solution of an inequality A.REI.11
System of linear
inequalities,
solution of a system
of linear
Graphing Systems of inequalities
2 day Inequalities (6-6) A.REI.12
1 day Mid Unit Review
1 day Mid Unit Exam
Preview of Exponents N.RN.1
1 day (N/A)
Zero & Negative * Exponent N.RN.2
1 day Exponents (7-1) * Base
Multiplying Exponents N.RN.2
1 days (7-3)
Exponent Power Rule N.RN.2
1 days (7-3)
1 days Dividing Exponents (7-5) N.RN.2
F.IF.4
Exponential Functions F.IF.7e
F.BF.3
2 days (7-6)
F.LE.1c
Exponential Growth & F.B=IF.3
2 days Decay (7-7)
Pythagorean Theorem A.REI.11
1 days (10-1)

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 N.RN.1
2 days Simplifying Radicals (10-2)
Operations with Radical N.RN.1
N.RN.2
2 days Expressions (10-3)
Solving Radical Equations N.RN.1
A.REI.1
2 days (10-4)
2 days Unit Review
1 day Unit Exam
5 weeks Unit IV – Expressions and Equations
Introduction to A.SSE.1
Expressions and
Structure
1 day (Supplement)
Adding & Subtracting
1 day Polynomials (8-1) A.APR.1
Multiplying & Factoring * GCF A.APR.1
1 day (8-2)
2 days Multiplying Binomials (8-3) * FOIL A.APR.1
Multiplying Special Cases A.APR.1
2 days (8-4)
Factoring Quadratics with A.SSE.3
a equal to 0
2 days (8-5)
Factoring Quadratics with A.SSE.3
a not equal to 0
2 days (8-6)
perfect square trinomial A.SS.2
Factoring Special Cases
2 days (8-7)
Factoring By Grouping A.SS.2
1 day (8-8)
Completing the Square (9- A.REI.4a
A.REI.4b
2 says 5)
Solving Quadratic A.REI.4b
F.IF.8a
3 days Equations (9-3 -> 9-6)
Rearranging Formulas to A.CED.4
highlight a quantity of
1 day Interest (Supplement)
2 day Exp. Functions (7-6) A.CED.1
Exponential Growth and A.SSE.3c
2 days Decay (7-7)
Systems of Linear & Non- A.REI.7
2 days Linear Equations (9-8)
1 days Unit Review
1 day Unit Exam
1 week Trimester Review

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Trimester 1 Final Exam

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 ALGEBRA 1
PACING GUIDE

Trimester 3 (12 weeks)

Time Topics/Activities Critical Math Standards
Vocabulary (Activity/Lesson)
7 weeks Unit V – Quadratic Functions and Modeling
Writing Function Rules (4- F.BF.1
2 day 5)
Sum and Products of N.RN.3
Rational and Irrational
3 days Expressions (Supplement)
Intercepts, F.IF.3
F.IF.4
Graphing rational maximum value,
Functions (11-7 and minimum value,
3 days Supplement) symmetries
Linear, Quadratic and F.BF.1-a
F.IF.5
Exponential Models (9-7 F.LE.3
4 days and Supplement)
Writing functions in F.IF.8
Various Forms to Interpret
3 days Expressions (Supplement)
Graphing to Show Key F.IF.7
F.IF.7a
features of a graph (9-7
4 days and supplement)_
Comparing Functions F.IF.9
(Refer Ch. 5, Ch. 7, and
3 days Ch.9)
Inverse Functions (11-6 Inverse Variation, F.BF.4
and Refer to Ch. 5, Ch. 7, Constant of
3 days and Ch.9) Variation
Step function, square F.IF.7b
root function, piece-wise
Special Case-Functions (5- function, absolute value
4 days 8, 10-5 and supplement) function

Unit Review

2 days

1 day Unit Exam

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4 weeks Unit VI – Descriptive Statistics
Frequency & Histograms S.ID.1,
2 days (12-2)
Scatter plots and Linear S.ID.5, S.ID.7
3 days Regression
* mean
*median
Measures of Central *mode S.ID.2, S.ID.3, S.ID.8
Tendency & Dispersion *range
3 days (12-3) * dispersion
* quartiles S.ID.1
* interquartile range
4 days Box-n-Whisker Plots (12-4) * percentile rank
* quantitative S.ID.5
* qualitative
* univariate / bivariate
*sample
* population
3 days Sampling & Surveys (12-5) * bias
1 day Unit Review
1 day Unit Exam
Trimester Review
1 week Trimester 3 Final Exam