Discovery Algebra Curriculum Map September 2010
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Semester 1
- Chapter 1: Data Exploration
Middle school
:1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 cover 8.3 PE’s can be taught at any point in the year prior to MSP
High School:
above sections minimally cover some from A1.6, could be added at any point in the year
- Intro to year 3 days
- Chapter 2 and 3: Proportional Reasoning / Variation and Graphs
Could be completed as 2 short units or 1 longer unit
2.1 A.1.2.B
2.2 A1.1.A
2.3 converting cm to in (etc)- do at request of Science
2.4 A1.1.A
3.1 rates: from MS 6.3.B, 7.2.B
3.2 A1.3.B Unit: 15 days
3.3 scale drawings: from MS 7.2.D
3.4 A1.3.B Sem: 18 days
- Chapter 4: Linear Equations
4.1 Order of operations, distributive property: from MS 6.2.D
4.2 A.1.2.B
4.3 A1.7.C- supplement to align to arithmetic sequence PE
4.4 A1.7.C
4.6 A1.1.B, A1.3.B, A1.4.A Unit: 17 days
4.7 A1.4.C
4.8 A1.4.A Sem: 35 days
-Chapter 5: Fitting a Line to Data
5.1 A1.4.C
5.2 A1.4.B, A1.6.D
5.3 A1.4.B Unit: 20 days
5.4 A1.4.B
5.5 A1.6.D
Sem: 55 days
- Chapter 6: Part I- System of Linear Equations
6.1 A1.1.C, A1.4.D Unit: 14 days
6.2 A1.1.C, A1.4.D
6.3 A1.1.C, A1.4.D Sem: 69 days
-Chapter 6: Part II- Systems of Linear Inequalities
6.5 A1.4.A Unit: 11 days
6.6 A1.4.C, A1.4.D
6.7 A.1.4.C, A1.4.D Sem: 80 days
This outline leaves 10 days in semester 1 for High School for Semester review & test, assemblies,
half days. (there are no HSPE test during semester 1)
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Semester 2- Discovering Algebra
-Chapter 7: Exponents and Exponential Models
7.1 A1.7.C
7.2 A.1.1.E, A1.7.A, A1.7.B Unit: 15 days
7.3 A.1.2.C
7.4 A.1.2.C Sem: 15 days
7.5 A1.1.E, A.1.2.C
7.6 A.1.1E, A.1.2.C
-Chapter 8: Functions
8.1 A.1.3.A
8.2 A1.3.A
8.3 A1.3.A Unit: 17 days
8.4 A1.3.C
8.5 A1.8.E Sem: 32 days
8.6 A1.4.E
8.7 A1.5.A
Add a couple of days with radicals after squares, etc in 8.7
Add 4 HSPE days = 36 days
-Chapter 9: Transformations
9.1
9.2 A1.4.E, A1.5.B Unit: 11 days
9.3 A1.4.E, A1.5.B
9.4 A1.4.E, A1.5.B Sem: 47days
Polynomial Unit Unit: 10 days
Sem: 57 days
-Chapter 10: Quadratic Models
10.1 A1.1.D, A1.5.A (add some radicals in here)
10.2 A1.1D, A1.5.B
10.3
10.4 A1.2.E, A1.5.C Unit: 22 days
10.6 A1.5.D
10.7 A1.5.D Sem: 79 days
10.8 A1.2.C
Add 1 day for State End of course test = 80 days
This leaves 10 days in second semester for review and Semester Test, assemblies, etc.
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