Algebra 1 Math Instructional Focus Units / 2016/2017 /

Last updated 5/16/2016

Year-At-A-Glance – Algebra 1

1 / **This document is a living document. Changes/Updates will be made throughout the year.
Highlighted standards are not part of the Algebra I course. Please use your professional judgement when planning for instruction.
PLEASE NOTE: Teachers may not have to do EVERY lesson in every chapter based on their assessment of their students up front.
Algebra 1 Math Instructional Focus Units / 2016/2017 /

Last updated 5/16/2016

Algebra I instructional focuses will be on:

  1. Use properties of rational and irrational numbers
  2. Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems
  3. Interpret the structure of expressions
  4. Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems
  5. Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials
  6. Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials
  7. Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
  8. Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning
  9. Solve equations and inequalities in one variable
  10. Solve systems of equations
  11. Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically
  12. Understand the concept of a function and use function notation
  1. Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context
  2. Analyze functions using different representations
  3. Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities
  4. Build new functions from existing functions
  5. Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems
  6. Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model
  7. Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable
  8. Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables
  9. Interpret linear models

1 / **This document is a living document. Changes/Updates will be made throughout the year.
Highlighted standards are not part of the Algebra I course. Please use your professional judgement when planning for instruction.
PLEASE NOTE: Teachers may not have to do EVERY lesson in every chapter based on their assessment of their students up front.
Algebra 1 Math Instructional Focus Units / 2016/2017 /

Last updated 5/16/2016

Unit/ Module / Chapter(s) / Main Idea / Estimated Timeline (days)
1 / Algebra - 1, 2 & 3 / Quantitative Relationships w/Equations, Inequalities & Linear Functions / 30
2 / Algebra - 4, 5, 6, & 7 / Building Functions & Systems of Linear Equations & Inequalities / 42
3 / Algebra - 11, 12, & 13 / Quadratics / 41
4 / Algebra -8, 9, & 10 / Analyzing Data / 32
5 / Algebra - 14, 15, & 16 / Real number system, Other Functions, & Modeling / 25
Algebra & Functions – approximately81% / Statistics – approximately19%

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HS StandardsCarnegie - Algebra Course Content Map

Focus 1:Quantitative Relationships w/Equations, Inequalities & Linear Functions – This focus begins with an introduction to the concept of functions. Students explore functions, including linear, exponential, quadratic, linear absolute value functions, and linear piecewise functions through problem situations, graphs, and equations. The focus continues with solving linear equations and inequalities with an emphasis towards connecting the numeric, graphic, and algebraic methods for solving linear functions. Student explore and comprehend different forms of linear equations.
Learning Goal & Scale:
Big Ideas:
  • (F-LE.A)
  • (F-IF.A)
  • (F-IF.B)
  • (F-IF.C)

Principal Resource
Carnegie Chapter 1 – Quantities and Relationships / Principal Resource
Carnegie Chapter 2- Graphs, Equations & Inequalities / Principal Resource
Carnegie Chapter 3 -Linear Functions
Standards
F-LE.A.1b
F-LE.A.2
F-IF.A.1
F-IF.A.2
F-IF.B.4
F-IF.B.5
F-IF.B.6
F-IF.C.7a
F-IF.C.9
N-Q.A.2
A-CED.A.2
A-REI.D.10 / Estimated Time
10 days / Standards
A-REI.A.1
A-REI.B.3
A-REI.D.10
A-CED.A.1
A-CED.A.2
A-CED.A.3
A-SSE.A.1a
N-Q.A.1
N-Q.A.2
N-Q.A.3
F-IF.A.2
F-IF.B.6
F-LE.A.1b
F-LE.A.1c / Estimated Time
10 days / Standards
S-ID.B.6
S-ID.B.7
N-Q.A.2
A-REI.A.1
A-REI.B.3
A-SSE.A.1a
A-SSE.A.1b
A-CED.A.2
A-CED.A.3
A-CED.A.4
F-IF.A.2 / Estimated Time
10 days
Routines:
Focus 2: Building Functions & Systems of Linear Equations & Inequalities – In this focus, the relationship between arithmetic and linear functions and some geometric sequences and exponential functions is developed. Students also examine the graphical behavior of exponential functions. The focus continues with students solving systems of linear equations and inequalities algebraically and graphically
Learning Goal & Scale:
Big Ideas:
Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 4- Sequences / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 5- Exponential Functions
Standards
F-LE.A.1a
F-LE.A.1b
F-LE.A.1c
F-LE.A.2
F-LE.B.5
F-BF.A.1a
F-BF.A.2
A-SSE.A.1a
F-IF.A.1
F-IF.A.2
F-IF.A.3
F-IF.B.4 / Estimated Time
11days / Standards
A-SSE.A.1a
A-SSE.A.1b
A-CED.A.1
A-CED.A.2
F-IF.A.3
F-IF.B.4
F-IF.B.6
F-BF.A.1a
F-BF.A.2
F-BF.B.3
F-LE.A.1a
F-LE.A.1b
F-LE.A.1c
F-LE.A.2
F-LE.A.3
F-LE.B.5
A-REI.B.3
A-REI.D.10
A-REI.D.11
N-Q. A.2 / Estimated Time
13 days
Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 6- Systems of Equations / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 7- Systems of Inequalities
Standards
A-CED.A.2
A-REI.C.5
A-REI.C.6
A-REI.D.10
A-REI.D.11 / Estimated Time
9 days / Standards
A-CED.A.3
A-REI.D.12 / Estimated Time
9 days
Routines:
Focus 3: Quadratics–This focus examines the graphical behavior of quadratic functions & their key features, solving quadratics in multiple ways as well as solving systems of quadratics. Operations with polynomials, including factoring quadratic trinomials is introduced.
Learning Goal & Scales:
Big Ideas:
Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I:Chapter 11- Introduction to Quadratic Functions / Principal Resource
CarnegieAlgebra I:Chapter 12- Polynomials and Quadratics / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I:Chapter 13- Solving Quadratic Equations & Inequalities
Standards
A-CED.A.1
A-CED.A.2
F-BF.B.3
F-IF.B.4
F-IF.B.5
F-IF.B.6
F-IF.C.7a
F-LE.A.1a
A-SSE.A.1
A-SSE.B.3a / Estimated Time
15days / Standards
A-APR.A.1
A-CED.A.1
A-CED.A.2
A-REI.B.4
A-SSE.A.1a
A-SSE.A.2
A-SSE.B.3a
A-SSE.B.3b
F-IF.B.4
F-IF.B.5
F-IF.B.6
F-IF.C.7a
F-LE.A.1a / Estimated Time
16days / Standards
A-CED.A.1
A-CED.A.2
A-REI.B.4a
A-REI.B.4b
F-IF.C.7a / Estimated Time
10 days
Routines:
Focus 4: Analyzing Data – This focus begins with a brief review of analysis of data sets with one variable and leads into an introduction of causation and correlation. Students are introduced to categorical data and analyze the data to problem solve and make decisions.
Learning Goal & Scale:
Big Ideas:
Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 8- Analyzing Data Sets for One Variable / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 9- Correlation and Residuals
**This chapter goes beyond the limits of Algebra I. Algebra I students are not required to use the least squares regression formula to find the line of best fit. / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I: Chapter 10- Analyzing Data Sets for Two Categorical Variables
Standards
S-ID.A.1
S-ID.A.2
S-ID.A.3 / Estimated Time
11 days / Standards
S-ID.B.6a
S-ID.B.6b
S-ID.B.6c
S-ID.C.7
S-ID.C.8
S-ID.C.9 / Estimated Time
11 days / Standards
S-ID.B.5 / Estimated Time
10 days
Routines:
Focus 5:Real number system, Other Functions, & Modeling – This focus reviews the real number system and leads students to explore whether quadratic functions have one, two, or no real roots. Other functions, such as piecewise functions, absolute value functions, and step functions are explored. Inverses of linear and non-linear functions are introduced. Students are provided opportunities to model real-world data using linear, exponential, quadratic, and piecewise functions. Determining the appropriate function or functions for a given data set is a main focus.
Learning Goal & Scale:
Big Ideas:
Principal Resource
CarnegieAlgebra I:Chapter 14- Real Number System
**14.3 & 14.4 go beyond the limits of Algebra I / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I:Chapter 15- Other Functions and Inverses / Principal Resource
Carnegie Algebra I:Chapter 16- Mathematical Modeling
Standards
N-RN.B.3 / Estimated Time
5days / Standards
F-IF.A.1
F-IF.A.2
F-IF.B.4
F-IF.B.5
F-IF.C.7
F-BF.A.1a
A-CED.A.1
A-CED.A.4 / Estimated Time
9days / Standards
F-IF.B.4
F-IF.B.5
F-IF.C.7
F-BF.A.1
F-LE.A.1
F-LE.A.2 / Estimated Time
11 days
Routines:
1 / **This document is a living document. Changes/Updates will be made throughout the year.
Highlighted standards are not part of the Algebra I course. Please use your professional judgement when planning for instruction.
PLEASE NOTE: Teachers may not have to do EVERY lesson in every chapter based on their assessment of their students up front.