Unit Plan Cover Page

Unit Title: Exponents and Polynomials

Time Frame: 17 days, 11 class periods

Course: Algebra I

Grade Level: 9th Grade

CURRICULUM/STANDARDS

HS.N-RN.1
HS.A-SSE.1a
HS.A-APR.1

KEY THEMES/QUESTIONS
List the key themes/questions that are guiding this unit:
What patterns arise when adding, subtracting, multiplying and/or dividing polynomial functions using the properties of exponents?
Are we learning how to evaluate and simplify expressions containing exponents?
Are we learning how to add, subtract, and multiply polynomials by using properties of exponents and combining like terms?
What real life modeling can be seen from adding, subtracting, multiplying and/or dividing polynomial functions?
What other techniques are there for solving systems of polynomials?

ASSESSMENT
List the assessments that will be used to gauge student learning. This may include traditional quizzes or exams, as well as major learning activities
such as simulations, labs, etc.
Jan 8 Quiz on Sections 1-2 Assesses student understanding of material for first two sections.
Jan 13/14 - Lab: Model Polynomial Multiplication Assesses students conceptual knowledge of polynomial multiplication in real life scenarios.
Jan 15 Quiz on Sections 3-4 - Assesses student understanding of material for sections 3-4.
Jan 25/26 Unit 6 Test Assesses students knowledge of entire units material.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS
List all resources (copyrighted or otherwise) that you will need to teach this unit. This should be a comprehensive list of all resources you will need
to create or borrow (including textbook chapters, additional readings, videos, power points and teaching notes, handouts, assessments, etc.)

Star Wars video clip of traveling at the speed of light (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZigWFyK2o)

Notebook presentations for sections 1-6 (Teacher created)
Holt McDougal Text Algebra I - Chapter 6
Algebra Tiles Specific dimension rectangles of colored paper
Graph Paper
Protractors
Tape Measure for pairs of students

Rulers
PowerPoint presentation of review game, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (http://domathtogether.com/game-templates/)
Slide to project quiz Form A and B
Enough copies of tests

Vocabulary
List all new vocabulary that students will be learning:

Associative Property
Coefficient
Commutative Property
Exponent
Like Terms
Binomial

Closure
Degree of a monomial
Degree of a Polynomial
Element
Leading Coefficient
Monomial

Perfect-Square Trinomial
Polynomial
Set
Standard Form of a Polynomial
Subset
Trinomial

ACCOMODATIONS
Students with Learning Disables
Learning disabilities ranges from a mild case of memory lose to severe auditory processing disorder. Since there is such a wide range of
learning disabilities, I will need to work closely with the student, the students parents and case manager to understand exactly how I can
accommodate that individual student.
Students with gifted minds
There will be many parts to each of the stations that will require a higher level of cognitive thinking and reasoning. For the students that are
high achievers, I will be prepping them as a group prior to this lesson to be the group facilitators. They will be encouraged to ask more
questions then give answers. I will ask these students to model strategic use of necessary skills to solve the word problem and to help other
groups with a leadership mindset. These students will also be strongly encouraged to complete the extra credit extension once the group
they are helping is able to function without their aid.
Students in Special Education
There are a few students that have ADHD. For these hyperactive students, I will set up the problem such that more scaffolding is given to
these students in the form of optional hints. These will be hidden for the students to take advantage of, if they choose to use them. The idea is
to have the students be given the same opportunity to succeed and progressively become more confident in their problem solving abilities to
opt out of the hints in subsequent classes. This hint will be available after 10 minutes of the group working together on that problem.
Students in ELL Programs
I do not currently have any ELL students however if I were to have ELL students I would provide the word problem instructions with a
simpler problem that is demonstrated so the students can observe how a problem could be solved thats simpler and be able to apply that
knowledge to a more complicated problem. For example. Instead of representing a rectangle with sides 4x-2 and 2x, I could present a
rectangle with sides 4 in. and 6 in. and show how to find the area of that simple rectangle.

Unit Calendar - January 2016

MONDAY (90 Min)

TUESDAY

4
6-1: Integer Exponents
Review of Syllabus and
Student/Teacher
Expectations
Star Wars Intro
Vocabulary Definitions
Notebook PresentationSolving systems by
graphing
Zero, Negative Exponents
Assign HW due Friday

Planning Period

TEST 5

19

25

TEST 5

26

20
Planning Period

FRIDAY (50 Min)

8
Quiz
6-3: Polynomials
Notebook Presentation
- Solve systems by
elimination
Defining degree of a
monomial and
polynomial
HW Due

Planning Period

13
6-4: Adding and Subtracting
Polynomials
Lab: Model Polynomial
Multiplication Tucson High
Campus Exploration
Quiz Review

Cont. 6-5: Multiplying

Polynomials
Notebook
Presentation - Solve
systems of inequalities
Find Area by
multiplying
polynomials

NO SCHOOL
(MLK)

12

18

THURSDAY

6-2: Rational Exponents

Vocabulary Definitions
Notebook Presentation - Solve
systems by substitution
Simplifying expressions with
Fractional Exponents
Quick look at definition of
irrational exponents

Planning Period

11
6-3: Polynomials
Notebook Presentation Solving systems of linear
inequalities
Standard form of
polynomials
Vocabulary Definitions
Lab: Model Polynomial
Addition and Subtraction
Due Friday

WEDNESDAY (90 Min)

14

15
Quiz
6-5 Multiplying
Polynomials
Notebook Presentation
- Solve systems of
inequalities
FOIL Method
Vocabulary Definitions
Lab 2 Parts Due

Planning Period

21
6-6: Closure - Special Products
of Binomials
Notebook PresentationFinding products in the
form (a+b)(a-b)
Perfect-square trinomials
Diff. of two squares

22
Test Review
Who Wants to be a
Millionaire Game Group
Work