Learning Targets – Transition to Algebra – 2012-2013
First nine weeks:
I am learning how to simplify algebraic expressions. This means I can …
· Classify numbers in the real number system
· Graph on a number line
· Use order of operations
· Use the distributive property and add like terms
I am learning about the properties of numbers. This means I can …
· Add, subtract, or use scalar multiplication on matrices
· Apply matrices to real-world situations
I am learning how to solve and check algebraic equations. This means I can …
· Solve 1 and 2 step equations
· Solve absolute value equations
· Solve equations with variables on each side of the equal sign
· Solve equations with distribution
I am learning how to solve and graph inequalities. This means I can …
· Solve 1 and 2 step inequalities and display the solution set
· Solve compound and absolute value inequalities and display the solution set
Second Nine Weeks:
I am learning how to solve literal equations. This means I can …
· Solve for a specific variable
· Use formulas such as area and perimeter to solve problems
I am learning how to solve multi-step inequalities. This means I can …
· Solve multi-step inequalities and display the solution sets
I am learning about proportional reasoning. This means I can …
· Use cross-products to solve a proportion
· Set up a proportion to find a missing side length of similar figures
· Set up a proportion to find a missing value in a percent problem
I am learning how to analyze using a coordinate plane. This means I can …
· Graph a coordinate on a coordinate plane
· Determine the correlation of a scatter-plot
· Determine whether a graph represents a function and find its domain and range
· Determine the domain and range of a given graph
· Evaluate an algebraic expression written in function notation
I am learning how to analyze linear functions. This means I can …
· Make a table of values that shows the solutions or points on a line
· Determine the range of an equation given the domain
I am learning how to analyze linear functions. This means I can …
· Determine the x-intercept and y-intercept of a linear function
· Determine the slope of a linear function
· Use slope as a rate of change
Third Nine Weeks:
I am learning how to use slope-intercept form. This means I can …
· Write an equation in slope-intercept form given various conditions
· Analyze an equation to determine the slope of the line and the y-intercept of that line
I am learning how to graph and interpret linear equations and inequalities. This means I can …
· Graph a linear equation/inequality using slope
· Determine the line of best fit of a scatter-plot
· Describe how much the range changes as the domain changes
· Analyze families of graphs
· Use parallel and perpendicular slopes to describe lines
· Write parallel/perpendicular equations given various situations
I am learning how to solve systems of equations. This means I can …
· Solve a system by graphing
· Solve a system by substitution
· Solve a system by elimination
Fourth Nine Weeks:
I am learning how to perform operations on polynomials. This means I can …
· Multiply and divide monomials
· Add and subtract polynomials
· Classify polynomials and determine the degree of a polynomial
· Multiply polynomials using the distributive property and the FOIL method
I am learning how to factor polynomial expressions. This means I can …
· Factor using GCF
· Factor using MAM
I am learning how to apply formulas to polynomials. This means I can …
· Describe a shape’s area and perimeter using a polynomial expression
I am learning how to analyze situations using radicals. This means I can …
· Calculate a square root
· Determine the missing side length of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem
· Prove that a triangle is a right triangle
· Determine the length of a line segment using the Distance formula
I am learning how to analyze data. This means I can …
· Determine the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data
· Determine the probability and odds of an event
· Determine the permutation and combination of a situation