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Algebra 1 Scope and Sequence

 

Unit 1: Linear Equations and Inequalities (~ 28 days)

Standards: A-CED.A.1,A-CED.A.4,  A-REI.A.1, A-REI.B.3, N-Q.A.1, 

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 1 and 2

  • Rewriting Equations and Formulas

  • Writing and Graphing Inequalities

  • Solving Inequalities

  • Solving Compound Inequalities

  • Solving Absolute Value Inequalities

 

Unit 2: Graphing and Writing Linear Functions (~ 35 days)

Standards: A-CED.A.2, A-REI.D.10, F-IF.A.1, F-IF.A.2, F-IF.B.4, F-IF.B.5, F-IF.C.7a-b, F-IF.C.9, F-LE.A.1a-b, F-LE.A.2, F-LE.A.3, F-LE.B.5, F-BF.A.1a, F-BF.A.2, F-BF.B.3, S-ID.B.6a-c, S-ID.B.7-9

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 3 and 4

  • Function Notation

  • Graphing Linear Equations in Standard Form and Slope-Intercept Form

  • Transformations of Graphs of Linear Functions

  • Graphing Absolute Value Functions

  • Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form and Point-Slope Form

  • Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

  • Scatter Plots and Lines of Best Fit

  • Arithmetic Sequences

  • Piecewise Functions

 

Unit 3: Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities (~ 15 days)

Standards: A-CED.A.3, A-REI.5, A-REI.6, A-REI.D.11, A-REI.D.12

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 5

  • Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing, Substitution and Elimination

  • Solving Special Systems of Linear Equations

  • Solving Equations by Graphing

  • Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

  • Systems of Linear Inequalities

 

Unit 4: Exponential Functions and Sequences (~ 21 days)

Standards: N-RN.A.1-2, A-CED.A.1-2, A-SSE.B.3c, A-REI.A.1, A-REI.D.11, F-IF.A.3, F-IF.B.4, F-IF.C.7e, F-IF.C.8b, F-IF.C.9,F-BF.A.1a, F-BF.B.3, F-LE.A.1a, F-LE.A.1c, F-LE.A.2, 

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 6

  • Properties of Exponents

  • Radicals and Rational Exponents

  • Exponential Functions

  • Exponential Growth and Decay

  • Solving Exponential Equations

  • Geometric Sequences

 

Unit 5: Polynomials (~ 25 days)

Standards: A-APR.A.1, A-APR.B.3, A-REI.B.4b, A-SSE.A.2, A-SSE.B.3a

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 7

  • Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

  • Multiplying Polynomials

  • Special Products of Polynomials

  • Solving Polynomial Equations in Factored Form

  • Factoring

 

Unit 6: Graphing and Solving Quadratic Functions and Equations (~ 40 days)

Standards: A-CED.A.1-2, A-CED.A.4, A-SSE.B.3a-b, A-REI.B.4a-b, A-REI.C.7, A-REI.D.11, A-APR.B.3, F-IF.B.4, F-IF.B.6, F-IF.C.7a, F-IF.C.8a, F-IF.C.9, F-BF.A.1a, F-BF.B.3, F-LE.A.3, N.RN.A.2, N.RN.B.3

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 8 and 9

  • Graphing Quadratic Functions

  • Using Intercept Form

  • Comparing Linear, Exponential, and Quadratic Functions

  • Properties of Radicals

  • Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing

  • Solving Quadratic Equations by Using Square Roots

  • Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

  • Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula

  • Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations

 

Unit 7: Data Analysis and Displays (~ 12 days)

Standards: S-ID.A.1-3, S-ID.B.5

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 11

  • Measures of Center and Variation

  • Box-and-Whisker Plots

  • Shapes of Distributions

  • Two-Way Tables

  • Choosing a Data Display

 

Unit 8: Radical Functions and Equations (~ 8 days)

Standards: A-CED.A.1-2, F-IF.B.4, F-IF.B.6, F-IF.C.7b, F-IF.C.9, F-BF.B.4a

Resources: Big Ideas Chapter 10

  • Graphing Square Roots Functions

  • Graphing Cube Roots Functions

  • Solving Radical Equations

  • Inverse of a Function