| Course Title | Algebra I | |||||
| Created by: | Sue Strassburg | |||||
| Unit Title | Exponents and Exponential Functions | Time Spent (in days) | 12 | |||
| Standard number | Course Content | Instructional Methods | Resources | Assessment | Remediation Strategies | Enrichment Opportunities |
| 2.1.11A | Examine Patterns in exponential functions | Direct Instruction | Algebra Tools for a Changing World (Prentice Hall, 2001) | Classroom discussion | Reteaching resources | Create a spreadsheet using formulas |
| 2.2.11B | ||||||
| 2.2.11C | Model expoential growth | Co-operative learning experiences | Prentice Hall teaching resources | Co-operative learning activity | After school sessions | |
| 2.4.11E | ||||||
| 2.5.11A | Calculate compound interest | Self-guided practice | Graphing calculators | Self and peer evaluations | Tutorial software | |
| 2.5.11B | ||||||
| 2.5.11C | Model exponential decay | Computer program usage | Internet access | Tests and quizzes | NHS Tutorial program | |
| 2.5.11D | ||||||
| 2.6.11D | Evaluuate and simplify expressions containg zero and negative exponents | Internet resources | Software | Journal entries | ||
| 2.8.11A | ||||||
| 2.8.11B | Write and use numbers in Scientific Notation | Project research | Manipulatives | Notebook quizzes | ||
| 2.8.11Q | ||||||
| 2.8.11R | Multiply numbers with the same base | Discovery activity | Videos | Graphing projects | ||
| 2.8.11S | ||||||
| 2.11.11B | Divide powers with the same base | PSSA Practice questions | Portfolio | |||
| 2.11.11C | ||||||
| Use mulitiplication properties of exponents | Excel | |||||
| Find and use square roots | ||||||