MolloyCollege

EducationDepartment
LessonPlan
Student:MeghanGiunta
Course:EDU521
Grade:8
Topic:SystemsofEquations

Professor:MariaEsposito
Date:June20,2016
ContentArea:Math

INSTRUCTIONALOBJECTIVE
Aftercompletingapartnerscavengerhuntwherestudentssolvesystemsoflinearequationsby
graphingandinspection,studentswillcompleteeightproblemsincludingsolvingsimplecases
byinspectionaswellassolvingsystemsofequationsgraphicallywith75%accuracy.
CCLS/+NYSSTANDARDSANDINDICATORS
8.EE.C.8aUnderstandthatsolutionstoasystemoftwolinearequationsintwovariables
correspondtopointsofintersectionoftheirgraphs,becausepointsofintersectionsatisfyboth
equationssimultaneously.
8.EE.C.8bSolvesystemsoftwolinearequationsintwovariablesalgebraically,andestimate
solutionsbygraphingtheequations.Solvesimplecasesbyinspection.Forexample,3x+2y=
5and3x+2y=6havenosolutionbecause3x+2ycannotsimultaneouslybe5and6.
CreativityandInnovationNETS.S.1aStudentsdemonstratecreativethinking,construct
knowledge,anddevelopinnovativeproductsandprocessesusingtechnology.Studentsapply
existingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,productsorprocesses.
Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsinspectsimplecasesaswellasgraphsystemsof
linearequationsinsuchawayastoseewherethetwolinearequationsintersect.Thiswillbe
evidentwhenstudentscompletetheDoNowandusetheirgraphingcalculatorstochecktheir
work.
Forexample:Howmanysolutionsdoesthefollowingsystemhave,2x+5y=5and5y+2x=
5?
Infinitelymanysolutionsbecausethesetwoequationsrepresentthesameline.
MATERIALS
Student:Exitticket,homework,scavengerhuntanswersheet,DoNow,lecturenotes
Teacher:SmartNotebook,computer
STRATEGIES

1.Directinstructionwillbeusedtointroducethetopic.Duringthistime,Iwillshowstudents
howtousetheirpreviousknowledgeofgraphinglinestosolvesystemsoflinearequations
graphically.
2.TheScavengerHuntworksasagroupdiscussionaswellasaninformalassessmenttoseeif
studentsunderstandthenewconcept.Studentswillbeabletoteacheachotherandjustifytheir
workastheyworkinpairs.
3.Attheendofclass,studentswillcompleteanexitticket,whichwillallowmetoassessifthe
studentsgraspedtheconceptofgraphingsystemsoflinearequations.
ADAPTATIONS
E.L.L.Student:Studentswillbeprovidedwiththevocabularyanddefinitionsonaseparatepiece
ofpaper.Thesestudentswillwriteminireflectionsatthebottomoftheirhomeworktoaddress
whattheylearnedinclasssoIcanassesstheirnewunderstandings.
VisuallyImpairedStudent:Studentswillbeprovidedacopyoftheclassnoteswiththemissing
informationfilledinforthem.Thestudentswillreceiveallofthenotesandexamplesfromclass
attheendoftheperiod.
SpeechandLanguageImpairedStudent:Thestudentswillbeprovidedwithclear,moreconcise
directionsanddefinitions.Theywillreceiveanexampleproblemalreadycompletedtohelp
assistintheirlearning.
MOTIVATION
Therewillbeamathriddle,whichasksifspecificcoordinatepointssatisfylinearequations.
Studentsreceivedtheriddlethedaybeforetodayslessonandwillworkonthisriddlewiththeir
partnerstodetermineiftheysolvedtheriddlecorrectly.
DEVELOPMENTALPROCEDURES
1.Homeworkwillbecheckedasstudentsentertheclassroom.
2.StudentswillhaveaDoNowtoworkonindividually.Itwillincludegraphinglinear
equations.
3.Therewillbeaminilectureonwhatsystemsoflinearequationsareandhowtofindthe
solutiongraphically.UsingtheDoNow,whatdoyouthinkasystemoflinearequationsis?
Wheredolinesintersect?Dolinesalwaysintersect?Whatkindsoflinesneverintersect?
4.Directinstructionwillprovidestudentswiththedifferentkindsofsolutionsstudentscan
receivewhensolvingsystemsofequations.Wewillsetupagraphicorganizertodeterminethe
trendsinthedifferentsolutions.Thisreinforcestheminilecture.Whatdoyounoticeaboutthe
slopesandyintercepts?Whentheslopesarethesame,whatkindoflinesdoyouhave?Whyis
thisthecase?
5.Studentswillparticipateinamathscavengerhunt.Studentswillbeprovidedwithananswer
sheettorecordtheirworkandanswers.Therewillbeeightcardstapedthroughoutthe
classroom.Studentswillbeworkinginpairsandstartindifferentareasoftheclassroomsothe
groupsarespreadout.Oneachcardtherewillbeaquestionontopoftheindexcardandan
answeronthebottom.Eachquestionpertainstowhattheylearnedinclasstoday.Studentswill
startbyansweringthequestiononthetopofthecardandwhentheyreceiveananswer,theywill
searcharoundtheroomtofindtheindexcardthathasthecorrespondinganswer.Thentheywill

answerthequestiononthetopofthatnewcard.Theanswerswillbeeasilygradedbecausethe
answersareinaspecificorder.
6.StudentswillcompleteanExitTicket.Itwillincludetwoproblemsonsolvingsimplecases
usinginspectionaswellasoneonsolvingasystemgraphically.
DIFFERENTIATIONOFINSTRUCTION
Foralllearners:
AllstudentswillhaveaccesstoCastleLearningwheretheycanpracticeproblemsand
seewheretheymayneedclarifications.
Studentswillhaveaccesstotheunitwebsite.Thissiteprovidesresourcesandincludesa
calendaroftheentireunit.
Belowlevel:
Iwillmonitortheirprogressastheycompletethescavengerhuntandworkwiththemon
thestationstheyarestrugglingwith.
Ongradelevel:
ThesestudentswillcompletetheExitTicketwithminimalcomputationalerrorsandno
conceptualerrors.
Abovegradelevel:
Thesestudentswillbegiventheopportunitytotryanddiscoverhowtosolvesystemsof
equationsusingthesubstitutionmethod(followingdayslesson).Theywillbegivena
problemwithsomeguidedinstructionandseeiftheycanworkingroupstosolvethe
problem.

ASSESSMENT
Informal:Studentswillcompletetheexitticketattheendoftheperiodandhanditintobe
graded.
Formal:Studentswillhaveaunittestattheendofthefivelessonunit.
INDEPENDENTPRACTICE
Aftertheclassperiod,studentswillcompleteaneightquestionworksheetthatincludessolving
simplecasesbyinspectionaswellasgraphingsystemsoflinearequations.
FOLLOWUP:DIRECTINTERVENTIONANDACADEMICENRICHMENT
DirectionIntervention:Forthosestudentswhoappeartobestrugglingwiththemathscavenger
hunt,Iwillworkwiththemoneononewiththesameproblemsfromthescavengerhunt.This
willallowmetohelpthoseinanindividualsetting.
AcademicEnrichment:Forthosestudentswhograspedthetopicwithease,theywillworkwith
thosewhoarestrugglingandactasteacher.Thisallowsthestudentwhoisstrugglingtoreceive
onetooneinstructionaswellasallowingthestudentwhoeasilyunderstandittodivedeeper
intothetopicbybreakingitdowntoclarifymisconceptions.

TEACHERRESOURCES
SolvingSystemsofLinearEquationsGraphing.(n.d.).RetrievedJune13,2016,from
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/EDR/9/MathSolvingSystemsofLinearEquationsGraphing.pdf
Marcy,S.,&Marcy,J.(n.d.).AlgebrawithPizzazz.RetrievedJune13,2016,from
http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/userfiles/979/Classes/11562/PizzazzAlgebra.pdf
PracticingAlgebra1math:'Solveasystemofequationsbygraphing'(2016).RetrievedJune13,2016,
fromhttps://www.ixl.com/math/algebra1/solveasystemofequationsbygraphing

Name ___________________________
Unit Systems of Equations

Date _______________
Math 8

Lesson 1: Do Now
Directions: Using your knowledge of graphing lines, graphing the following using
slope-intercept form.
1) 3y = 2x 24

2) 4x 2y = 14

Number of Solutions to a System of Equations

Type of Solution

Graph

Equation

One Solution

The lines _____________

________________ slopes

No Solution

The lines are ____________

_________ slope
_____________ y-intercept

Infinitely Many Solutions

The lines are

_________________

_______ slope
__________ y-intercept

Math Scavenger Hunt Answer Sheet

______________________

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______________________

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Scavenger Hunt Clue Cards

________________________

Name ________________________
Systems of Equations

Date ________________
Math 8

Exit Ticket
1) Graph the following system of equations and find the solution.
3y = -5x + 9

3y = x - 9

Name ________________________
Systems of Equations

Date ________________
Math 8

Graphing Systems HW

Solve each system of equations graphically. Then, check the solution!

1)

y = 2x - 5
y + 2x = 3

2)

2y = 3x
3x - 2y = 10

3)

2x y = 9

y=1

4)

x + 2y = 4

4y - 8 = -2x

5) y = -x 9
4y 3x = -8

Without solving, state if each system of equations have no solution, one solution, or
infinitely many solution. Explain your answer.
6) 2x + 3y = 6
2x + 2y = 12

7) x + y = 5
2x + 2y = 10

8) y = 3x + 4
2y = -6x - 8