ALGEBRA CL Per.

3, 4, 6 LEA AMBION
UNIT 5: LINEAR EQUATIONS UNIT PLAN
Title: Unit 5 Linear Equations for Algebra 1 CL

Grade Level: 9th – 10th

Unit Rationale: Linear equations can be used to model everyday situations whether it is
predicting the amount of money you have in 10 years if you save a given amount every month,
or if you are curious to find out how many total calories you can burn if you worked out
consistently twice a week. It is important for students to discover the value of understanding
linear equations and their applications in order to be able to use this knowledge to make rational
predictions in real-world situations. By grasping this content students will be able to build the
basic foundation to learn that math really does occur in everyday life and will be able to move on
to more complex modeling (aside from linear relationships) in the future.

Goals: Students will be able to distinguish the slope and y intercept of a line given a table of
values, a graph, or an equation and they will also be able to create a table of values, a graph, or a
linear equation. Students will also be able to model a scenario mathematically using linear
equations in either standard form or slope-intercept form and make predictions based on their
calculated linear equations.

State Standards Addressed in this Unit: A1.1A, A1.1B, A1.2B, A1.3A, A1.3B, A1.3C,
A1.4B, A1.4C, A1.6D

Overview of Unit Plan:

Assessment of
# of Standards Materials
Title Objective Student
Days Addressed needed
Learning
Given a graph or a table
Note packet,
of values students will A1.1.A
Finding the Slope of exit ticket,
2 be able to find the rates A1.1.B Exit ticket
the Line homework
of change and the slope A1.4.C
sheet
of a line.
Note packet,
Given a graph and table
individual white
of values students will A1.2.B Students will
boards, white
be able to identify A1.3.B give answers
1 Slope Intercept Form board pens
slopes and y-intercepts A1.4.B on white board
and erasers,
to write an equation in A1.4.C and show me
homework
slope-intercept form.
sheet
Note packet,
Given an equation in individual white Students will
slope intercept form, A1.3.B boards, white give answers
Graphing in Slope
1 students will be able to A1.4.B board pens on white board
Intercept Form
graph the equation in all A1.4.C and erasers, and show me,
four quadrants. homework quiz
sheet, quiz
ALGEBRA CL Per. 3, 4, 6 LEA AMBION
UNIT 5: LINEAR EQUATIONS UNIT PLAN
Students
Given a linear equation volunteer
in standard form, answers for
A1.3.B
Standard Form of students will be able to Warm up, warm up and
2 A1.4.B
Linear Equations convert the equation homework assessed
A1.4.C
into slope-intercept form individually
or solve for y. during work
time
Given a word problem,
students will be able to
write an equation in A1.1.A
standard form to A1.1.B Assessed
Calculating x and y represent the situation A1.2.B Warm up, individually
1
Intertercepts mathematically. A1.3.B homework during work
Students will also know A1.4.B time
how to calculate x and y A1.4.C
intercepts given a linear
equation.

A1.1.A
Given a table of data,
A1.1.B
students will be able to
A1.2.B
create a scatter plot,
A1.3.A Warm up, quiz, Quiz and
draw a line of best fit,
2 Line of Best Fit A1.3.B homework, assessed
find an equation of a
A1.3.C student text individually
lines of best fit and use
A1.4.B
this line to make
A1.4.C
predictions
A1.6.D
2 Review/Test Chapter Test
Goal is to complete
units 8-15 by end of
semester. Unit 15 can
9 Computer
be considered optional.
Move students ahead if
necessary.
20 Estimated number of days for Unit