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

List all appropriate national, state or district curriculum or standards that align to this unit.
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/gametemplates/)

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

Unit Calendar - January 2016

MONDAY (90 Min)

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY (90 Min)

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

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

18
NO SCHOOL
(MLK)

5
Planning Period

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

19
Cont. 6-5: Multiplying
Polynomials
Notebook
Presentation Solve systems of
inequalities
Find Area by
multiplying
polynomials

FRIDAY (50 Min)

6
6-2: Rational Exponents
Vocabulary Definitions
Notebook Presentation Solve systems by
substitution
Simplifying expressions
with Fractional Exponents
Quick look at definition of
irrational exponents

12
Planning Period

THURSDAY

20
Planning Period

7
Planning Period

14
Planning Period

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

15

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

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

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


TEST 5

25

TEST 5

26

trinomials
Diff. of two
squares