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Flexible Common Core Lesson Plan-

Functions Introduction

Lesson Plan:
Learning Target: use tables, graphs, and

Timeframe:
Essential Questions: Understand what is

equations to investigate functions

(and is not) a Function.

CCSS and NGSS:

Academic Language:

Construct a function to MODEL the relationship

between 2 quantities

Output
Mileage
Unit rate
Input Independent Variable
Output Dependent Variable

Lesson DOK Level:

1

Model Practice Apply Assess

Engage Explore Explain
Guiding Questions from Teacher
(and resources): What factors are most

Student Task
(and learning structures):

important for fuel economy in automobiles?

What does mpg mean? How do we calculate
it?

Students discuss amongst themselves

Formative Feedback:

Brief class discussion about what factors affect gas

mileage.

Model Practice Apply Assess

Engage Explore Explain
Guiding Questions (and resources):
What are the most important factors affecting
gas mileage?

Formative Feedback:
Model Practice Apply Assess
Engage Explore Explain
Guiding Questions (and resources):
How did we determine if there is a relationship
between mpg and these various factors?
What do you think are the most important
factors affecting gas mileage?
Aside from hybrids solar or electric what factor
is the major contributor to mileage.

Formative Feedback:
Model Practice Apply Assess
Engage Explore Explain

Student Task
(and learning structures):
Watch 3 minute video re: what factors affect
gas mileage.
Discuss in groups what they learned from video

Student Task
(and learning structures):
Class discussion of key factors affecting gas
mileage.

Consensus that vehicle size and weight are major

factors affecting mileage.

Guiding Questions (and resources):

How can we best get a feel for the impact of weight
on gas mileage?

Student Task
(and learning structures):
Students discuss at their desks and (hopefully)
determine that graphing the potential relationship will
provide the best indicator.

Formative Feedback:
Model Practice Apply Assess
Engage Explore Explain
Student Task
(and learning structures):
Student groups create graph incorporating the data
from the mileage vs. weight data.

Formative Feedback:
Model Practice Apply Assess
Engage Explore Explain
Guiding Questions (and resources):
What conclusions can we make?
Is this relationship a function?
Why?
Repeat/Restate/Add-on

Formative Feedback:

Create graph

Student Task
(and learning structures):
Students post graphs discuss results and make
conclusions.

Students explain what they learned from their

graphs (i.e. relationship of mpg to weight,
functional relationship)

Model Practice Apply Assess

Engage Explore Explain
Guiding Questions (and resources):
What constitutes a function?
Repeat/Restate/Add-on

Student Task
(and learning structures):
.Whip around

Key Components:
Learning Task:
Conveys rigor and complexity and
clarifies key skills and knowledge of the
student task.
Learning Structures:
Engagement and literacy strategies
that frame student outputs,
interactions, and checking for
understanding.
Formative Feedback:
Assess students ability to demonstrate
skills and knowledge.

Guiding Questions:
Prompts students to engage in use of
skills and concepts with rigor and
complexity.
Resources:
Determine how students will access
resources to complete the learning
task.