Algebra 2

Monday  1-5-08

Objective

(Student will…)

No school – class cancelled due to weather

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
•  

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and textbook

Assessment/Evaluation

• Assignment:  

Academic Vocabulary

Algebra 2

Tuesday  1-6-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Use Properties of Exponents

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
• Go over the different properties of exponents.
• Have students copy the table from the book on page 330.
• Give several examples of each method.
• Hand out calculators

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and textbook
• Calculators may be needed
• Work in pairs to complete assignment

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:  31-01  pg. 333  #1-14 all

Academic Vocabulary

·        Scientific notation

Algebra 2

Wednesday   1-7-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Scientific Notation

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Demonstrate how the scientific notation is very convenient when working with extremely large numbers.  Also can be given in standard form.

Student Activities

·        Cornell notes and textbook

·        Work independently

·        Assignment due today

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   31-02  pg. 333 #15-23 all

·        Monitor students as they work independently

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Algebra 2

Thursday   1-8-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Simplify Algebraic Expressions

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Give examples on how to simplify an algebraic expression to the lowest term using exponents.

·        Give several examples.

Student Activities

·        Cornell notes and textbook

·        Work independently to solve problems

·        Show all work

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:    31-03  #24-35 all

·        Students work independently at their desk

·        Due today

·        Monitor students and guide as needed

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Algebra 2

Friday   1-9-07

Objective

(Student will…)

Use Properties of Exponents

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Have students use notes given this week to complete today’s assignment.

·        Remind students to focus on the different properties of exponents.

Student Activities

·        Work independently at desk

·        Assignment due today.

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   31-04  Practice Worksheet

·        Monitor students as they work independently.

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Algebra 2

Monday  12-8-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Use Properties of Exponents

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
• Demonstrate when a base is multiplied to a base, exponents are added.  When you raise a power to a power they are multiplied.   When bases are divided, exponents are subtracted.
• Give several examples to help students

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and textbook
• Complete assignment working independently at desk.

• Use all examples as given for guidance.

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   22-09  pg. 333  #4-34 E

• Complete assignment in class
• Monitor students work as they complete assignment.

Academic Vocabulary

·        Scientific notation

Algebra 2

Tuesday  12-9-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Add, Subtract and Multiply Polynomials

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
• Give examples on polynomials.   Only add or subtract the coefficients of like terms.  To multiply two polynomials, you multiply each term of the first polynomial by each term of the second polynomial
• Hand out calculators

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and textbook
• Calculators may be needed
• Work in pairs to complete assignment

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:  22-10  pg. 349  #4-34 E

Academic Vocabulary

·        Like terms

Algebra 2

Wednesday   12-10-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Notebook Quiz

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Hand out test for students to complete in class.

Student Activities

·        Cornell notes and assignment sheet.

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   Notebook Quiz

·        Monitor students as they take the test

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Algebra 2

Thursday   12-11-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Apply the Remainder and Factor Theorems

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Demonstrate when you divide a polynomial f(x) by a divisor d(x), you get a quotient polynomial q(x) and a remainder polynomial.

·        Give several examples to assist students in their assignment.

Student Activities

·        Cornell notes and note taking guide

·        Work independently to solve problems

·        Show all work

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:    22-11  pg. 366 #4-18 E

·        Students work independently at their desk

·        Due today

·        Monitor students and guide as needed

Academic Vocabulary

·        Polynomial long division

·        Synthetic division

Algebra 2

Friday   12-12-07

Objective

(Student will…)

2nd Nine Weeks Common Assessment

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        hand out test for students to complete

Student Activities

·        complete test

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   Common Assessment

•      monitor students as they test

Academic Vocabulary

Additional Resources

Algebra 2

Monday  12-1-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Multiply/Divide and Plot Complex Numbers

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
• Demonstrate how two complex numbers of the form a + bi and a – bi are complex conjugates.  The product or quotient of complex conjugates are always real numbers.  Also show how to graph points on a coordinate plane using complex numbers.
• Hand out calculators as needed.

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and textbook
• Complete assignment working independently at desk.

• Use all examples as given for guidance.

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   22-06  pg. 280  # 22-41 all

• Complete assignment in class
• Monitor students work as they complete assignment.

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Algebra 2

Tuesday  12-2-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Complete the Square

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
• Demonstrate the process of completing a square by adding a term to an expression to make it a perfect square trinomial.
• Hand out calculators

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and textbook
• Calculators may be needed
• Work in pairs to complete assignment

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:  22-07 pg. 288  #4-32 E

Academic Vocabulary

·        Completing the square

Algebra 2

Wednesday   12-3-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Use the Quadratic Formula and the discriminant

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Give the quadratic formula and how it is used for expressions that are not factorable.  Demonstrate how the discriminant is used to determine how many solutions an equation has.

·        Hand out calculators

Student Activities

·        Cornell notes and textbook

·        If not completed in class, will have homework

·        Due at the beginning of class.

·        Allow students to work together to help understand the quadratic formulas

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   22-08  pg. 296  #3-11, 31-39 all

·         Show all work on assignment

·        Walk around the room to assist students as needed.

·        Have students use notes given in class and note taking guide for guidance.

Academic Vocabulary

·        Quadratic formula

·        discriminant

Algebra 2

Thursday   12-4-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Use Properties of Exponents

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Demonstrate the different methods of exponents.  Use page 330 as key to all methods.  

·        Give several examples using each method

·        Hand out calculators as needed.

Student Activities

·        Cornell notes and note taking guide

·        Work independently to solve problems

·        Show all work

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:    22-09  pg. 333 # 4-34 E

·        Students work independently at their desk

·        Due today

·        Monitor students and guide as needed

Academic Vocabulary

·        Scientific notation

Algebra 2

Friday   12-5-07

Objective

(Student will…)

Add and Subtract Polynomials

Teacher Activities

·        Take attendance

·        Demonstrate the process of adding or subtracting polynomials by adding or subtracting the coefficients of like terms.

·        Give several examples for students to use as a guide

Student Activities

·        Note taking guide and textbook

·        Assignment due today

·        Work independently at desk

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   22-10 pg. 349 #3-14 all

·        Assignment due today

·        Assist students as needed

Academic Vocabulary

·        Like terms

Additional Resources

Algebra 2

Monday  11-24-08

Objective

(Student will…)

Perform Operations with Complex Numbers

Teacher Activities

• Take attendance
• Explain how not all quadratic equations have real-number solutions.  Mathematicians created an expanded system of numbers using imaginary unit i.

Student Activities

• Cornell notes and text book
• Calculators may be used

• Work independently at desk

Assessment/Evaluation

Assignment:   22-05  pg. 279  #3-20  all

·        Complete assignment

·        Walk around the room to assist students as needed

Academic Vocabulary

·        Imaginary unit i

·        Complex number

·        Imaginary number

·        Complex conjugates

·        Complex plane