Pre Algebra Curriculum

Quarter

Content

Skills

Assessment

Essential Questions

ILS

Resources

1st

  • Variables and Expressions
  • The order of operation
  • Evaluating Expressions
  • Integers and absolute value
  • Adding integers
  • Subtracting integers
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Problem solving
  • Data analysis
  • Coordinating plane
  • Properties of numbers
  • Simplifying  variables and equations
  • Solving equations
  • Inequalities
  • Rounding and Estimating
  • Estimating Decimal Products and Quotients
  • Mean, Mode, and Median
  • Using Formulas
  • Solving Equations
  • Using the Metric System
  • Divisibility  and factors
  • Exponents
  • Prime Factorization and Greatest common factor
  • Simplifying fractions
  • Problems   Solving Strategy
  • Rational Numbers
  • Exponents and Multiplication and Division
  • Scientific Notation

 

 

 

·         Identifying Numerical and Variable expressions

·         Writing variable expressions

·         Using the order of operations

·         Using grouping symbols

·         Evaluating variable expressions

·         Solving problems by evaluating expressions

·         Comparing integers

·         Finding absolute value

·         Using models and rules to add and subtract integers

·         Writing rules for patterns

·         Multiplying  and dividing integers

·         Naming coordinates and quadrants

·         Graphing points

·         Identifying properties

·         Numerical expressions

·         Identifying parts of variable expressions

·         Classifying types of equations

·         Using addition, subtraction, division and multiplication to solve equations

·         Graphing inequalities

·         Rounding decimals

·         Estimating products and quotients

 

·         Finding mean, mode, median

·         Formulas

·         Solving equations

·         Identifying appropriate metric measures

·         Converting units

·         Simplify a problem

·         Using divisibility tests

·         Finding factors

·         Using exponents

·         Prime factors

·         GCF

·         Finding Equivalent Fractions

·         Simplest Form

·         Graphing rational number

·         Fractions containing variables

·         Multiplying powers with the same base

·         Finding the power of a power

·         Dividing expressions

·         Calculating scientific notation

 

·      Discussions

·      Projects

·      Worksheets and assignments covering the selected skills

·      Test covering the selected skills

 

·       What is the importance of order of operations?

·       What does it mean to simplify an expression?

·       Why would being able to simplify an expression be important?

·       How could negative numbers be used in real life?

·       What is a function?

·       table be used in real life?

·         How do the properties of algebra affect solving equations?

·       What are ways to use  multiple unknown problem solving in real life?

6.A.4

6.B.5

8.B.4a

8.A.4b

8.B.4b

8.C.4b

8.D.4

 

Prentice Hall Pre-Algebra:  Tools for a Changing World 2001

Chapters:  1-4

Quarter

Content

Skills

Assessment

Essential Questions

ILS

Resources

2nd

 

  • Comparing and ordering fractions
  • Fractions and decimals
  • Adding and subtracting fractions
  • Multiplying and dividing fractions
  • Customary units of measurement
  • Problem solving
  • Solving equations by adding and subtracting
  • Multiplying fractions
  • Powers of products and quotients
  • Measurements
  • Proportions
  • Geometry
  • Probability
  • Fractions, decimals and percents
  • Percent of change
  • Markup and discounts
  • Solving 2- step equations
  • Multi-step equations
  • Solving equations with variables on both sides
  • Transforming formulas

 

 

 

 

 

·       Finding the LCF

·       Comparing fractions

·       Writing fractions as decimals

·       Adding and subtracting fractions

·       Multiplying rational numbers

·       Identifying appropriate measures

·       Converting units

·       Work backward

·       Using subtraction to solve equations

·       Using multiplication to solve equations

·       Finding powers of products

·       Writing ratios

·       Finding rates and unit rates

·       Solving proportions

·       Similar figures

·       Using scale drawings

·       Finding probability

·       Finding odds

·       Writing percents as fractions and decimals

·       Finding part of a whole

·       Finding the whole amount

·       Writing and solving percent equations

·       Using equations to solve percent problems

·       Finding percent of increase and decrease

·       Find markups and discounts

·       Make a table

 

·      Discussions

·      Projects

·      Worksheets and assignments covering the selected skills

·      Test covering the selected skills

 

·     What is the importance of being able to write and understand numbers in scientific notation?

·         When is it appropriate to find the LCF?

·         How do proportions compare to fractions?

·         How do decimals compare to percents and fractions?

6.A.4

6.B.5

8.B.4a

8.A.4b

8.B.4b

8.C.4b

8.D.4

Prentice Hall Pre-Algebra:  Tools for a Changing World 2001

Chapters:  5-7

Quarter

Content

Skills

Assessment

Essential Questions

Standards

Resources

3rd

 

  • Relations and functions
  • Equations with two variables
  • Slope and y-intercept
  • Writing rules for linear functions
  • Scatter plots
  • Solving systems of linear equations
  • Graphing linear inequalities
  • Points, lines and planes
  • Angle relationships and parallel lines
  • Classifying polygons
  • Congruence
  • Circles
  • Constructions
  • Translations
  • Symmetry and reflections
  • Rotations
  • Area
  • Space Figures
  • Surface Area
  • Volume

 

 

 

·           Identifying relations and functions

·           Graphing relations and functions

·           Finding solutions

·           Graphing equations with two variables

·           Finding the slope of a line

·           Using slope to graph linear equations

·           Writing rules from words and tables or graphs

·           Interpreting and drawing scatter plots and finding trends

·           Solving by graphing

·           Graphing systems of linear equations

·           Writing systems of linear equations

·           Graphing linear inequalities

·           Graphing systems of linear inequalities

·           Points, lines, and planes

·           Adjacent and vertical angles

·           Classifying triangles and quadrilaterals

·           Draw a diagram

·           Identifying corresponding parts

·           Congruent triangles

·           Finding circumference

·           Making circle graphs

·           Congruent segments and angles

·           Constructing bisectors

·           Graphing translations

·           Describing translations

·           Identifying lines of symmetry

·           Graphing reflections

·           Graphing rotations

·           Identifying rotational symmetry

·           Finding  areas of rectangles

·           Finding areas of parallelograms

·           Finding areas of triangles and trapezoids, circles, irregular figures

·           naming space figures

·           identifying space figures from Nets

·           finding surface areas of prisms ,cylinders, pyramids, cones and spheres

·           finding volume of prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids and spheres

·      Discussions

·      Projects

·      Worksheets and assignments covering the selected skills

·      Test covering the selected skills

·       

·         How could graphing be used outside of school?

·         What are real life applications of solving problems involving percents?

·         What happens to a line graph as slope changes?

·         What is the difference between a direct variation model and typical linear equation?

·         What is the importance of being able to solve systems of linear equations?

·         Why is solving systems of linear equations?

 

6.A.4

8.D.4

6.B.5

6.B .4

6.A.4

7.C.4a

 

Prentice Hall Pre-Algebra:  Tools for a Changing World 2001

Chapters:  8-10

Quarter

Content

Skills

Assessment

Essential Questions

ILS

Resources

4th

·         Square roots and irrational numbers

·         Pythagorean Theorem

·         Distance and midpoint formulas

·         Special right triangles

·         Measurement

·       Frequency tables and line plots

·      Box and whisker plots

·      Using graphs to persuade

·      Counting outcomes and theoretical probability

·      Independent and dependent events

·      Permutations and combinations

·      Experimental probability

·      Random samples and surveys

·       Patterns and sequences

·      Graphing  nonlinear functions

·      Exponential growth and decay

·      Polynomials

·      Adding and subtracting polynomials

·      Multiplying a polynomial by a monomial

·      Multiplying binomials

 

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·         Finding square roots

·         Classifying real numbers

·         Using Pythagorean theorem

·         Identifying right triangles

·         Finding distance and midpoint

·         Write a proportion

·         Right triangles

·         Finding rations

·         Angles in elevation

·         Angles of depression

·         Using frequency tables to display data

·         Using line plots to display data

·         Making box and whisker plots

·         Analyzing box and whisker plots

·         Using breaks in scaled

·         Using different scales

·         Counting possible choices

·         Counting outcomes to find probability

·         Independent events

·         Dependent events

·         Permutations

·         Combinations

·         Finding experimental probability simulating events

·         Choosing samples for surveys

·         Making estimates about populations

·         Arithmetic sequences

·         Geometric and other sequences

·         Graohong quadratic functions

·         Graphing absolute value functions

·         Exponential growth

·         Exponential decay

·         Identifying polynomials

·         Evaluating polynomials

·         Adding polynomials

·         Subtracting polynomials

·         Using the area model

·         Writing a polynomial as a product

·         Using models using the distributive property

·         Use multiple strategies

 

·      Discussions

·      Projects

·      Worksheets and assignments covering the selected skills

·      Test covering the selected skills

·    

·         When is it easier to use the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation?

·         How does being able to factor polynomials effect solving equations?

·         What is the benefit to being able to recognize special products?

·         How can the Pythagorean Theorem be used in real life?

·         How is  probability useful in life?

 

8.D.4

6.B.5

6.B .4

6.A.4

7.C.4a

 

Prentice Hall Pre-Algebra:  Tools for a Changing World 2001

Chapters:  11-13