Asbury Park High School
Unit Plan
Department: Mathematics Unit designation: #1 Probability & Statistics
Course: Algebra II Anticipated timeframe: Day 1-9
Standards addressed:
· S.1C Making inferences and justifying conclusions
o S.1C.1; S.1C.2 Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments
o S.1C.3; S.1C.4; S.1C.5; S.1C.6 Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observation studies.
· S.1D Interpreting categorical and qualitative data
o S.1D.4 Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement
· S.MD Use probability to make decisions
o S.MD.6; S.MD.7 Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions
· S.CP Conditional probability and the rules of probability
o S.CP.2;S.CP.3;S.CP.4;S.CP.5 Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data
o S.CP.6;S.CP.7;S.CP.8;S.CP.9 Use the rules of probability to compute the probabilities of compound events in a uniform probability model
Transfer Goals:
· Distinguish between and calculate permutations and combinations to make real life decisions when given options.
· Understand that repeated trials of experimental probability will approach theoretical probability.
· Decide which measure of central tendency best describes a set of data.
Enduring Understandings:
· You can use multiplication to quickly count the number of ways certain things can happen.
· The probability of an impossible event is zero, and of a certain event is 1, which is 100%. (Otherwise the probability is between 0 and 1.)
· When the occurrence of one event affects how a second event can occur, the events are dependent. Otherwise, the events are independent.
· Measures of central tendency are used to describe and compare sets of data.
· Standard deviation is a measure of how far numbers in data set deviate from the mean.
· Normal distribution has data that vary randomly from the mean. The graph of a normal distribution is a normal curve (bell curve). / Essential Questions:
· What is the difference between a permutation and a combination?
· What is the difference between experimental and theoretical probability?
· How are measures of central tendency different from standard deviation?
Learners will know:
· Permutations and combinations (fundamental counting principle)
· Probability
· Probability of multiple events
· Conditional probability
· Analyzing data
· Standard deviation
· Samples and surveys
· Binomial distributions
· Normal distributions
· Key terms: pg. 743 chapter vocabulary; (pg 672, ELL) / Learners will be able to:
· Count permutations and combinations.
· Find the probability of an event using theoretical, experimental, and simulations methods.
· Find the probability of events “a” AND “b”.
· Find the probability of events “a” OR “b”.
· Find conditional probabilities.
· Use tables and tree diagrams to determine conditional probabilities.
· Calculate the measures of central tendency.
· Draw and interpret box and whisker plots.
· Find standard deviation and variance for a set of values.
· Apply standard deviation and variance.
· Identify sampling methods.
· Recognize bias in samples and surveys.
· Find binomial probabilities and use binomial distributions.
· Use normal distribution.
Performance Tasks:
· Mid-unit quiz
· Unit test
· Group station products
· Authentic assessment
· Dynamic Activities (found a few times in each chapter) / Other Evidence:
· Daily class work
· Class participation
· Group collaborations
· Do Now quizzes
Authentic Assessment: “pull it all together”, pg. 742, choose #1 or #2 or #3
Learning Plan
Anticipated daily sequence of activities:
· Permutations and combinations 11-1
· Probability 11-2
· Probability of multiple events 11-3
· Conditional probability 11-4
· Analyzing data 11-5
· Standard deviation 11-6
· Samples and surveys 11-7
· Binomial distributions 11-8
· Normal distributions 11-9
Anticipated resources:
· Pearson/Prentice Hall Algebra II text
· Student Skills Handbook
· Student Visual Glossary
· Spanish version of materials
· Pearson MathXL system and resources
· Pearson test bank generating software
· ALEKS
Asbury Park High School
Unit Plan
Department: Mathematics Unit designation: #2 Expressions/Equations/Inequalities
Course: Algebra II Anticipated timeframe: Day 9-14
Standards addressed:
· A.SSE Seeing structure in expressions
o A.SSE .1.b See structure in expressions
· A.CED.1 Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
Transfer Goals:
· Understand that absolute value is a measure of the distance from zero.
· Know that between and two real numbers, there exists an infinite amount of other real numbers. (State a value between any two given real values.)
· Understand that inequalities yield a range of solutions.
· Real world quantities can be expressed in a variety of forms (diagrams, words, tables, graphs, expressions).
Enduring Understandings:
· You can represent some patterns and real-world quantities using diagrams, words, numbers, or algebraic expressions.
· You can graph every real number as a point on the number line.
· You can use the properties of equality and inverse operations to solve equations.
· You can use properties of equality to solve inequalities.
· Absolute value is never negative (distance is always positive). / Essential Questions:
· How do variables help you model real world situations?
· How can you use the properties of real numbers to simplify algebraic expressions?
· How do you solve an equation or inequality?
Learners will know:
· Patterns and expressions
· Properties of real numbers
· Algebraic expressions
· Solving equations
· Solving inequalities
· Absolute value equations and inequalities
· Key terms: pg. 50 chapter vocabulary (text); pg. 2, ELL / Learners will be able to:
· Identify and describe patterns.
· Graph and order real numbers; identify properties of real numbers.
· Evaluate and simplify algebraic expressions.
· Solve equations.
· Solve problems by writing equations.
· Solve and graph inequalities.
· Write and solve compound inequalities.
· Write and solve equations and inequalities involving absolute value.
Performance Tasks:
· Mid-unit quiz
· Unit test
· Group station products
· Authentic assessment
· Dynamic Activities (found a few times in each chapter) / Other Evidence:
· Daily class work
· Class participation
· Group collaborations
· Do Now quizzes
Authentic Assessment: “pull it all together”, pg. 49, choose #1 or #2
Learning Plan
Anticipated daily sequence of activities:
· Patterns and expressions 1-1
· Properties of real numbers 1-2
· Algebraic expressions 1-3
· Solving equations 1-4
· Solving inequalities 1-5
· Absolute value equations and inequalities 1-6
Anticipated resources:
· Pearson/Prentice Hall Algebra II text
· Student Skills Handbook
· Student Visual Glossary
· Spanish version of materials
· Pearson MathXL system and resources
· Pearson test bank generating software
· ALEKS
Asbury Park High School
Unit Plan
Department: Mathematics Unit designation: #3 Functions/Equations/Graphs
Course: Algebra II Anticipated timeframe: Day 15-24
Standards addressed:
· F.IF Interpreting functions
o F.IF.4; F.IF.6 Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context
o F.IF.7; F.IF.8; F.IF.9 Analyze functions using different representations
· F.BF Building functions
o F.BF.3 Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities
Transfer Goals:
· Model real-world situations using data sets and creating linear equations.
· Recognize that transformations from the parent functions (translations, dilations, reflections) can be seen in the graph as well as the equation.
Enduring Understandings:
· A relation is a set of pairs of input and output values.
· A function is a special type of relation in which for every input, there is exactly one output. (The “x” can’t repeat.)
· A direct variation is a linear equation where the y-intercept is 0 (goes through the origin).
· Slope is the rate of change; m = ∆y/∆x; m = rise/run.
· Parallel lines have the same slope; m1 = m2
· Scatter plots can be used to determine if a correlation exists (strong/weak; negative/positive; none).
· Sets of functions called are “families.” Each function is a transformation from the “parent.”
· The graph of the absolute value of a linear function in two variables is V-shaped and symmetric about the axis of symmetry.
· The solutions of a linear inequality are represented by a half plane. The boundary may or may not be included in the solution set. / Essential Questions:
· Does it matter which form of a linear equation you use?
· How do you use transformations to help graph absolute value functions?
· How can you model data with a linear function?
Learners will know:
· Relations and functions
· Direct variation
· Linear functions and slope-intercept form
· More about linear equations
· Using linear models
· Families of functions
· Absolute value functions and graphs
· Two-variable inequalities
· Key terms: pg. 122 chapter vocabulary; pg. 58, ELL / Learners will be able to:
· Graph relations and identify functions.
· Write and interpret direct variation equations.
· Graph linear equations.
· Write equations of lines.
· Write an eq1uation of a line given slope and a point on the line.
· Analyze transformations of functions.
· Graph absolute value functions.
· Graph two-variable inequalities.
Performance Tasks:
· Mid-unit quiz
· Unit test
· Group station products
· Authentic assessment
· Dynamic Activities (found a few times in each chapter) / Other Evidence:
· Daily class work
· Class participation
· Group collaborations
· Do Now quizzes
Authentic Assessment: “pull it all together”, pg. 121, choose #2
Learning Plan
Anticipated daily sequence of activities:
· Relations and functions 2-1
· Direct variation 2-2
· Linear functions and slope-intercept form 2-3
· More about linear equations 2-4
· Using linear models 2-5
· Families of functions 2-6
· Absolute value functions and graphs 2-7
· Two-variable inequalities 2-8
Anticipated resources:
· Pearson/Prentice Hall Algebra II text
· Student Skills Handbook
· Student Visual Glossary
· Spanish version of materials
· Pearson MathXL system and resources
· Pearson test bank generating software
· ALEKS
Asbury Park High School
Unit Plan
Department: Mathematics Unit designation: #4 Linear Systems
Course: Algebra II Anticipated timeframe: Day 25-32
Standards addressed:
· A.CED Creating Equations
o A.CED.2; A.CED.3 Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
· A.REI Reasoning with equations and inequalities
o A.REI.5; A.REI.6; A.REI.8 Solve systems of equations
o A.REI.11; A.REI.12 Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically
Transfer Goals:
· Systems can be solved using a variety of methods. Determine which method is best to use with a given set of equations.
Enduring Understandings:
· To solve a system of equations, find a point (x, y) that makes both equations true simultaneously.
· You can solve systems using guess-and-check, graphically, using tables, algebraically, or using matrices.
· Inequalities can be solved in more than one way. The solution set consists of the intersection of two half-planes.
· Some real-world problems can be solved using linear programming because there are multiple constraints.
· You can use a matrix to represent and solve a system of equations without writing the variables. / Essential Questions:
· How does representing functions graphically help you solve a system of equations?
· How does writing equivalent equations help you solve a system of equations?
· How are the properties of equality used in the matrix solution of a system of equations?
Learners will know:
· Solving systems using tables and graphs
· Solving systems algebraically
· Systems of inequalities
· Linear programming
· Solving systems using matrices
· Key terms: pg. 183 chapter vocabulary; pg. 132 ELL / Learners will be able to:
· Solve a linear system using a graph or table.
· Solve linear systems algebraically.
· Solve systems of linear inequalities.
· Learners will be able to solve problems using linear programming.
· Represent a system if linear equations with a matrix.
· Solve a system of linear equations using matrices.
Performance Tasks:
· Mid-unit quiz
· Unit test
· Group station products
· Authentic assessment
· Dynamic Activities (found a few times in each chapter) / Other Evidence:
· Daily class work
· Class participation
· Group collaborations
· Do Now quizzes
Authentic Assessment: “pull it all together”, pg. 182, choose #2
Anticipated daily sequence of activities:
· Solving systems using tables and graphs 3-1
· Solving systems algebraically 3-2
· Systems of inequalities 3-3
· Linear programming 3-4
· Solving systems using matrices 3-6
Anticipated resources:
· Pearson/Prentice Hall Algebra II text
· Student Skills Handbook
· Student Visual Glossary
· Spanish version of materials
· Pearson MathXL system and resources
· Pearson test bank generating software
· ALEKS
Asbury Park High School
Unit Plan
Department: Mathematics Unit designation: #5 Quadratic Functions & Equations
Course: Algebra II Anticipated timeframe: Day 33-39
Standards addressed:
· N.CN The complex number system
o N.CN.1; N.CN.2 Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers
o N.CN.7; N.CN.8 Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations
· F.IF Interpreting functions
o F.IF.4; F.IF.5; F.IF.6 Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context
· F.BF
o F.BF.1; F.BF.3 Build new functions from existing functions
Transfer Goals:
· Use quadratic functions to model real life situations (ex: gravity, area, projectiles).
· Utilize the various forms of a quadratic (standard, vertex, completed square, function form) to solve equations.
Enduring Understandings:
· The graph of any quadratic function is a transformation of the graph of the parent function y = x2.
· The vertex of a quadratic function in standard form is . You need two additional points to graph.