Practice Test Answer Key
Tuesday 11/19/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Success Criteria
- I gave my best effort on the unit test
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Test (40 min)
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Monday 11/18/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Success Criteria
- participate in formative assessment on exponential functions
- complete Exponential Unit Practice Test
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponents practice probs... (8 min)
negative exponents evaluate
negative exponents simplify expression
graph f(x) = 6(1/2)^x + 1
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
- team pictionary (if time)
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Thursday 11/14/19
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- team building...fist bump (7 min)
- discuss domain and range of functions using Geogebra (4 min)
- Students identify domain and range of given function graph (4 min)
- graph function on Geogebra
- exponential, linear, quadratic
- students using mini whiteboards
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
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TuesdayWednesday 11/13/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- go over 3 problems on Properties of Exponents (10 min)
- student comes to the board to show
- do 3 problems from ... More Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in Geogebra (10 min)
graph exponential functions...student graphs an increasing and decreasing (8 min)
show shifting and reflecting of exponential functions
explain asymptotes of exponential functions
- in IXL Alegebra 2....S.3...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- shifting and reflecting exponential functions (12 min)
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Tuesday 11/12/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
participated in formative assessment on multiplying and dividing exponents
collaborated on Properties of Exponents Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- whiteboard problems on properties of exponents (6 min)
- multiplying exponents
- dividing exponents
- power to a power
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....V.6 multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
- go over answers if time
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Monday 11/11/19
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Success Criteria
participated in formative assessment on multiplying and dividing exponents
collaborated on Properties of Exponents Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Formative Assessment on Graphing Exponential Function (6 min)
- find points on the graph of function f(x) = 12(3/4)^x
- put points on board and check with Geogebra
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....V.6 multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in groups of 3
- go over answers if time
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Friday 11/8/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Exponents Quiz (20 min)
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Thursday 11/7/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Success Criteria:
- I participated in discussion on Tower of Hanoi
- I collaborated with classmates on the Exponents Practice Quiz
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- revisit Tower of Hanoi activity (5 min)
- how does this relate to exponential functions?
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quick quiz Friday (30 min)
- in groups of 3
- Student Self Evaluation (3 min)
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Wednesday 11/6/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- go over Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- formative assessment on negative exponents (5 min)
- Use geogebra to assess graphing exponential functions with positive and negative inputs (10 min)
- give equation and students put points on the board
- give two points and students come up with the equation
- give two points and students add points to graph then come up with equation
- given function find output with positive and negative inputs
- Tower of Hanoi activity (8 min)
- start Exponents Practice Quiz (20 min)
- quick quiz on Friday
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Tuesday 11/5/19
Learning Targets
- students will calculate using negative exponents
- students will graph exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish ... Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- IXL Algebra...work on V.3. ten problems (6 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
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Monday 11/4/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet do front side together (16 min)
- 10 min to work on rest of sheet
- Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (10 min)
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Friday 11/1/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz (30 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet(10 min)
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Thursday 10/31/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Success Criteria
completed formative assessment on percents increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- percent increase/decrease on Google Sheets challenges
- create a table that shows the height of a ball at each bounce given initial height at percent decrease
- create a scatterplot of the results
- create a table that shows the amount in an account given the starting amount and the annual interest rate
- Tower of Hanoi activity (10 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
- play pictionary as a class (10 min)
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Wednesday 10/30/19
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Success Criteria
completed formative assessment on percents increase and decrease
collaborated on Percent Increase and Decrease Practice Quiz
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
- work on Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (15 min)
- go over answers
- Tower of Hanoi activity (8 min)
try to get 3 disks
then try 4 disks
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
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Tuesday 10/30/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on percents increase and decrease
collaborate on Percent Increase Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- IXL Algebra 2...work on S.12...exponential growth and decay word problems (10 min)
- do together at front of class
- choose random student to type in answer
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards (6 min)
- given a situation (two points) write an exponential function
- given a situation (two points) write a linear function
- half life problem
- Start Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (15 min)
- work on for 15 min
- Quiz on Thursday
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
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Monday 10/29/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on percents increase
collaborate on Percent Increase Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem
- review of percent decrease on mini whiteboards
- with a partner
- find result after percent decrease
- find result after compound percent decrease
- find the percent of decrease
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards (6 min)
- given a situation (two points) write an exponential function
- given a situation (two points) write a linear function
- IXL Algebra 2...work on S.12...exponential growth and decay word problems (10 min)
- do together at front of class
- choose random student to type in answer
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
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Friday 10/25/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on percents decrease
collaborate on Percent Decrease Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- Percent decrease formative assessment (8 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
- percent decrease on Google Sheets challenge
- create a table which shows the height of a ball at each bounce given initial height at percent decrease
- create a scatterplot of the results
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Thursday 10/24/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Mental Percents Quiz (15 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- go over answers
- tangram puzzles (8 min)
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
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Wednesday 10/23/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go over Mental Percent Practice Quiz (5 min)
- Reteach of Midterm Assessment (12 min)
- in groups of 3 on vertical whiteboards
- person who missed the problem must be recorder
- other person who missed the problem is presenter
- How do you get the right answer? Why was this problem commonly missed?
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
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Tuesday 10/22/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on mental percents
collaborate on Mental Percents Practice Quiz
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- percent visula sheet (8 min)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
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Monday 10/22/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Interim Assessment (25 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
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Friday 10/18/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on mental percents
collaborate on Mental Percents Sheet
Think Critically and Collaborate
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- visualizing percents examples (8 min)
- do 1 together and 3 on your own
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
no calculators
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
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Thursday 10/17/19
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
engage in note taking
complete formative assessment on mental percents
collaborate on Mental Percents Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from A.5 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
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Thursday 10/31/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Tower of Hanoi activity (10 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
- play pictionary (15 min)
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2018-19
Tuesday 11/20/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- team building...fist bump (7 min)
- Exponents practice probs... (8 min)
negative exponents evaluate
negative exponents simplify expression
graph f(x) = 6(1/2)^x + 1
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Wednesday (30 min)
- team pictionary (if time)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/19/18
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- discuss domain and range of functions using Geogebra (4 min)
- Students identify domain and range of given function graph...using mini whiteboards (4 min)
- IXL Algebra ... do X.3 ten problems (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Wednesday (30 min)
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Friday 11/16/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- opening prob (6 min)
- do 3 problems from ... More Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in Geogebra
graph exponential functions...discuss increasing/decreasing and asymptotes (8 min)
show shifting and reflecting of exponential functions
- in IXL Alegebra 2....S.3...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- on graph paper
graph exponential functions that are shifted up/down or left/right (12 min)
- shifting and reflecting exponential functions (12 min)
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Wednesday 11/14/18
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in Geogebra
graph exponential functions...discuss increasing/decreasing and asymptotes
show shifting and reflecting of exponential functions
- in IXL Alegebra 2....S.3...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- on graph paper
graph exponential functions that are shifted up/down or left/right (12 min)
- More Properties of Exponents sheet (15 min)
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Tuesday 11/13/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Exponents Quiz (25 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
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Monday 11/12/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- in Geogebra create functions with certain criteria (10 min)
- linear given slope and y-intercept
- exponential with certain y-intercept and multiplication factor
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards
- evaluate expressions with exponents
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/9/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (start if time)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year for 20 years
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year for 20 years
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year for 20 years
- finish - Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Tuesday (30 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/8/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- revisit Tower of Hanoi activity (5 min)
- how does this relate to exponential functions?
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Monday (30 min)
- Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (start if time)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year.
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Tuesday 11/6/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
-mini whiteboard problems (8 min)
- graph an exponential function
- write an exponential function for a situation (increasing and decreaing)
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Tower of Hanoi activity (8 min)
- Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (start if time)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year.
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/5/18
Learning Targets
- students will calculate using negative exponents
- students will graph exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions (8 min)
- in groups of 3, "what did you learn from this reading?"
- oldest recored, second oldest present
- IXL Algebra...work on V.3. ten problems (6 min)
Graphing exponential functions (8 min)
- verify answers on Geogebra
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
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Friday 11/2/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet do front side together (16 min)
- 10 min to work on rest of sheet
- Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/1/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- percent increase and decrease quiz ... work on individually for homework grade(30 min)
- Tower of Hanoi activity (10 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
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Wednesday 10/31/18
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (25 min)
- go over answers
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/30/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- IXL Algebra ... work on X.1 ... ten problems (6 minutes)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
- equation for percent increase and decrease (10 min)
- do together
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/29/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards (6 min)
- given a situation (two points) write an exponential function
- given a situation (two points) write a linear function
- IXL Algebra 2...work on S.12...exponential growth and decay word problems (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/26/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
- Percent decrease formative assessment (8 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
- percent decrease on Google Sheets challenge
- create a table which shows the height of a ball at each bounce given initial height at percent decrease
- create a scatterplot of the results
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/25/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- tangram puzzles (10 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/24/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Reteach of Midterm Assessment (12 min)
- Mental Percents Quiz (15 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- tangram puzzles (8 min)
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/23/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/22/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Interim Assessment (25 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/19/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- visualizing percents examples (8 min)
- do 1 together and 3 on your own
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
no calculators
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (25 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/18/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from A.5 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
2017-18
Tuesday 11/14/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Test (40 min)
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Monday 11/13/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/10/17 ... half day schedule
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- IXL Algebra ... do X.3 ten problems (10 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/9/17
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- discuss domain and range of functions using Geogebra
- Students identify domain and range of given function graph...using mini whiteboards
- IXL Algebra ... do X.3 ten problems (10 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/8/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Graph and Simplify Exponential Functions Quiz (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/7/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- shifting and reflecting exponential functions (12 min)
- finish ... Graph and Simplify Exponential Functions Practice Quiz (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/6/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs (6 min)
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets (12 min)
- option 1...get $1000 per year every year
- option 2...get $5000 which you invest at 7% yearly interest
- Graph and Simplify Exponential Functions Practice Quiz (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/3/17
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- opening problem (7 min)
- in Geogebra
write a function to match a set of points...linear and exponential (6 min)
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....X.2 Exponential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- on graph paper
graph exponential functions that are shifted up/down or left/right (12 min)
- More Properties of Exponents sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/2/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- opening problem (5 min)
- in Geogebra create functions with certain criteria (10 min)
- linear given slope and y-intercept
- exponential with certain y-intercept and multiplication factor
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/1/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- exponential functions quiz (40 min)
- exponential growth and decay sheet (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/31/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Tower of Hanoi activity (5 min)
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Wednesday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
-mini whiteboard problems (8 min)
- graph an exponential function
- write an exponential function for a situation (increasing and decreaing)
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (20 min)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year.
- Tower of Hanoi activity (if time)
______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/27/17
Learning Targets
- students will calculate using negative exponents
- students will graph exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions (8 min)
- IXL Algebra 1...work on V.3. ten problems (6 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
Graphing exponential functions
- groups of 3
- do 3 different graphs...groups verify each other's answers (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/26/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet do front side together (16 min)
- 10 min to work on rest of sheet
- Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/25/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- percent increase and decrease quiz (30 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/24/17
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- opening problem (6 min)
- equation for percent increase and decrease (10 min)
- do together
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (25 min)
- go over answers
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/23/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- IXL Algebra ... work on X.1 ... ten problems (6 minutes)
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (20 min)
- go over answers
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
opening problem
- formative assessment percent increase (5 min)
- sketch a picture to show percent and percent increase problems
- Percent decrease formative assessment (8 min)
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/19/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- tangram puzzles (10 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/18/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- tangram puzzles (8 min)
-percent visuals sheet (10 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- work on in groups of 3
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/17/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mental Percent Quiz (15 min)
- Alma College Math Challenge (10 min)
- Tangram construction (15 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/16/17
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Mental Percents Timed Sheet (4 min)
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
- Tangram construction
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/13/17
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- visualizing percents examples (8 min)
- do 3 together and 2 on your own
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....Percents....Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (25 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/12/17
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 minutes)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from DD.1 and DD.2 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
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Thursday 11/9/17
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- mini white board problems on exponents and exponential functions (10 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (30 min)
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2016-2017
Monday 11/14/16
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on Exponential Functions Unit
IAgenda
- opening problem
- Exponential Unit Test
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/11/16
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- Go over Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (20 min)
- mini white board problems on exponents and exponential functions (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/10/16
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
persistent Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....ExpOnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (20 min)
- mini white board problems on exponents and exponential functions (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/12/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
- create compound interest program
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Monday)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/8/16
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Agenda
- opening problem
- exponents problems on mini white boards
- simplify expressions with exponents
- evaluating exponential functions
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....X.2 Exponential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Work on Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Friday)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/7/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- in Geogebra create functions with certain criteria (10 min)
- linear given slope and y-intercept
- exponential with certain y-intercept and multiplication factor
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/4/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- exponential functions quiz
- exponential growth and decay sheet
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/3/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Tower of Hanoi activity
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Friday
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions
- mini white board review problems on exponents and negative exponents without calculator
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/2/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- graphing exponential function examples using mini whiteboards
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Negative Exponents Sheet
- Tower of Hanoi activity
- Exponents Practice Quiz
______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/1/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- opening problem
- Exponential Functions Sheet in groups
- Negative Exponents notes
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads
- Negative Exponents Sheet
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/31/16
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz
- finish Exponential Functions Sheet
- Negative Exponents notes
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/28/16
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions for situations
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- mental percent speed challenge (5 min)
- exponential functions problems with mini whiteboards (6 min)
- Exponential Function SAT Problem (3 min)
- Graphing Exponential Functions Sheet in groups (15 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz on Monday
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/27/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
_- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet in groups with mini white boards (10 min)
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz...quiz Monday (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/26/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving compound percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- IXL D.3 Percent Word Problems (10 min)
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- percent increase Google Sheets problem (5 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/25/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- IXL D.3 Percent Word Problems (10 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- Percent decrease formative assessment (6 min)
- Percent Decease Sheet (10 min)
- Percent Increase Notes
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/24/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
-percent visuals sheet (10 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Sheet...with calculator (15 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- Percent Decease Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/22/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Agenda
- Mental Percent Quiz (15 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/21/16
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Mental Percents Timed Sheet (4 min)
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
- Visualizing Percents examples (10 min)
- Visualizing Percents Problems (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/17/16
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....Percents....Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (25 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/17/16
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 minutes)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from DD.1 and DD.2 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/17/15
Learning Targets
- students will review Exponential Functions
IAgenda
- opening problem
- find original amount after a percent increase or decrease example
- Exponential Unit Test
- Compounding Interest Problem
Tuesday 11/17/15
Learning Targets
- students will review Exponential Functions
IAgenda
- opening problem
- finish Exponential Unit Practice Test
- If done with Practice Test
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Exponential Review Gallery Walk
- Compounding Interest Problem
Monday 11/16/15
Learning Targets
- students will review Exponential Expressions and Functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Tuesday)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
Friday 11/13/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Work on Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Tuesday)
Thursday 11/12/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
Wednesday 11/11/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Expressions with Exponents notes
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- Properties of Exponents sheet
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
Tuesday 11/10/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- work on exponential growth and decay sheet
- discuss Tower of Hanoi activity
- Expressions with Exponents notes
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- Properties of Exponents sheet
Monday 11/9/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- exponential functions quiz
- exponential growth and decay sheet
- Tower of Hanoi activity
Friday 11/6/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- practice problems on graphing exponential functions
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- finish Exponents Practice Quiz (quiz Monday)
- exponential growth and decay sheet
- Tower of Hanoi activity
Thursday 11/5/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Negative Exponents Sheet
- finish Exponents Practice Quiz
- create compound interest calculator using Google Sheets
Wednesday 11/4/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- In IXL under Algebra 2....Exponential and Logrithmic Functions....Identify Linear and Exponential Functions
- finish Negative Exponents notes
- Exponents Practice Quiz
Tuesday 11/3/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Exponential Functions Sheet
- Negative Exponents notes
- Negative Exponents Sheet
Monday 11/2/15
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz
- Exponential Functions Sheet
Friday 10/30/15
Learning Targets
- students will analyze percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- finish Percent Increase Notes
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (quiz Monday)
- Create Functions using Google Sheets and analyze if linear or exponential
- Exponential Functions Sheet
Thurs 10/29/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
2 hour delay schedule
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase Notes
Wednesday 10/28/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Decease Sheet
- Percent Increase Notes
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet
Tuesday 10/27/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Sheet (with calculator)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes
- Percent Decease Sheet
Monday 10/26/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- use Geogebra to multiply a whole number by a decimal
- In IXL....go to Algebra 1....Percents....Percent of Change
Friday 10/23/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
- bell schedule
Agenda
- opening problem
- percent visual examples
-percent visuals sheet
Thursday 10/22/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Mental Percent Quiz
Wednesday 10/21/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Mental Percents Timed Sheet
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally in groups
Tuesday 10/20/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally
- Go to IXL
under Math....Algebra 1....Percents....Percent Word Problems
work through 20 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz
Monday 10/19/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Mental Percents Notes
- formative assessment on mental percents
- Mental Percents Sheet
Mon 1/5/15
Mental Percents Notes
Mental Percents Sheet
Tues 1/6/15
Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally
Wed 1/7/15
Mental Percent Practice Quiz
Thurs 1/8/15
Mental Percents Quiz
Fri 1/9/15
Snow Day
Mon 1/12/15
Mental Percents Timed Sheet
Percent Increase and Decrease Sheet
Tues 1/13/15
Percent Decease Sheet
Percent Increase Notes
Wed 1/14/15
Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz
Thurs 1/15/15
Percent Increase Decrease Quiz
Fri 1/16/15
Percent Writing Prompt
Mon 1/19/15
Exponential Functions Sheet
Exponential Functions Sheet
Tues 1/20/15
Explore Negative Exponents
Negative Exponents Sheet
Wed 1/21/15
Exponents Practice Quiz
Thurs 1/22/15
Exponents Quiz
Fri 1/23/15
Graphing Exponential Function using Spreadsheet
Mon 1/26/15
Negative Exponents in Rational Expressions Sheet
Tues 1/27/15
Investment Problem using Spreadsheet
Wed 1/28/15
Exponential Unit Practice Test
Thurs 1/29/15
Snow Day
Fri 1/30/15
Exponential Unit Test
Tuesday 11/19/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Success Criteria
- I gave my best effort on the unit test
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Test (40 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/18/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Success Criteria
- participate in formative assessment on exponential functions
- complete Exponential Unit Practice Test
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponents practice probs... (8 min)
negative exponents evaluate
negative exponents simplify expression
graph f(x) = 6(1/2)^x + 1
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
- team pictionary (if time)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/14/19
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- team building...fist bump (7 min)
- discuss domain and range of functions using Geogebra (4 min)
- Students identify domain and range of given function graph (4 min)
- graph function on Geogebra
- exponential, linear, quadratic
- students using mini whiteboards
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
TuesdayWednesday 11/13/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- go over 3 problems on Properties of Exponents (10 min)
- student comes to the board to show
- do 3 problems from ... More Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in Geogebra (10 min)
graph exponential functions...student graphs an increasing and decreasing (8 min)
show shifting and reflecting of exponential functions
explain asymptotes of exponential functions
- in IXL Alegebra 2....S.3...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- shifting and reflecting exponential functions (12 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/12/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
participated in formative assessment on multiplying and dividing exponents
collaborated on Properties of Exponents Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- whiteboard problems on properties of exponents (6 min)
- multiplying exponents
- dividing exponents
- power to a power
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....V.6 multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
- go over answers if time
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/11/19
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Success Criteria
participated in formative assessment on multiplying and dividing exponents
collaborated on Properties of Exponents Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Formative Assessment on Graphing Exponential Function (6 min)
- find points on the graph of function f(x) = 12(3/4)^x
- put points on board and check with Geogebra
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....V.6 multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in groups of 3
- go over answers if time
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/8/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Exponents Quiz (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/7/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Success Criteria:
- I participated in discussion on Tower of Hanoi
- I collaborated with classmates on the Exponents Practice Quiz
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- revisit Tower of Hanoi activity (5 min)
- how does this relate to exponential functions?
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quick quiz Friday (30 min)
- in groups of 3
- Student Self Evaluation (3 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/6/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- go over Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- formative assessment on negative exponents (5 min)
- Use geogebra to assess graphing exponential functions with positive and negative inputs (10 min)
- give equation and students put points on the board
- give two points and students come up with the equation
- give two points and students add points to graph then come up with equation
- given function find output with positive and negative inputs
- Tower of Hanoi activity (8 min)
- start Exponents Practice Quiz (20 min)
- quick quiz on Friday
______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/5/19
Learning Targets
- students will calculate using negative exponents
- students will graph exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- finish ... Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- IXL Algebra...work on V.3. ten problems (6 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
_________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/4/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet do front side together (16 min)
- 10 min to work on rest of sheet
- Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/1/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz (30 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet(10 min)
__________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/31/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Success Criteria
completed formative assessment on percents increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- percent increase/decrease on Google Sheets challenges
- create a table that shows the height of a ball at each bounce given initial height at percent decrease
- create a scatterplot of the results
- create a table that shows the amount in an account given the starting amount and the annual interest rate
- Tower of Hanoi activity (10 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
- play pictionary as a class (10 min)
_________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/30/19
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Success Criteria
completed formative assessment on percents increase and decrease
collaborated on Percent Increase and Decrease Practice Quiz
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
- work on Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (15 min)
- go over answers
- Tower of Hanoi activity (8 min)
try to get 3 disks
then try 4 disks
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/30/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on percents increase and decrease
collaborate on Percent Increase Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- IXL Algebra 2...work on S.12...exponential growth and decay word problems (10 min)
- do together at front of class
- choose random student to type in answer
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards (6 min)
- given a situation (two points) write an exponential function
- given a situation (two points) write a linear function
- half life problem
- Start Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (15 min)
- work on for 15 min
- Quiz on Thursday
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/29/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on percents increase
collaborate on Percent Increase Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem
- review of percent decrease on mini whiteboards
- with a partner
- find result after percent decrease
- find result after compound percent decrease
- find the percent of decrease
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards (6 min)
- given a situation (two points) write an exponential function
- given a situation (two points) write a linear function
- IXL Algebra 2...work on S.12...exponential growth and decay word problems (10 min)
- do together at front of class
- choose random student to type in answer
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/25/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on percents decrease
collaborate on Percent Decrease Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- Percent decrease formative assessment (8 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
- percent decrease on Google Sheets challenge
- create a table which shows the height of a ball at each bounce given initial height at percent decrease
- create a scatterplot of the results
______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/24/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Mental Percents Quiz (15 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- go over answers
- tangram puzzles (8 min)
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/23/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- go over Mental Percent Practice Quiz (5 min)
- Reteach of Midterm Assessment (12 min)
- in groups of 3 on vertical whiteboards
- person who missed the problem must be recorder
- other person who missed the problem is presenter
- How do you get the right answer? Why was this problem commonly missed?
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/22/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on mental percents
collaborate on Mental Percents Practice Quiz
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- percent visula sheet (8 min)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/22/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Interim Assessment (25 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/18/19
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
complete formative assessment on mental percents
collaborate on Mental Percents Sheet
Think Critically and Collaborate
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- visualizing percents examples (8 min)
- do 1 together and 3 on your own
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
no calculators
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/17/19
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Success Criteria
engage in note taking
complete formative assessment on mental percents
collaborate on Mental Percents Sheet
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from A.5 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
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Thursday 10/31/19
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Tower of Hanoi activity (10 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
- play pictionary (15 min)
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2018-19
Tuesday 11/20/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- team building...fist bump (7 min)
- Exponents practice probs... (8 min)
negative exponents evaluate
negative exponents simplify expression
graph f(x) = 6(1/2)^x + 1
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Wednesday (30 min)
- team pictionary (if time)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/19/18
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- discuss domain and range of functions using Geogebra (4 min)
- Students identify domain and range of given function graph...using mini whiteboards (4 min)
- IXL Algebra ... do X.3 ten problems (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Wednesday (30 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/16/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- opening prob (6 min)
- do 3 problems from ... More Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in Geogebra
graph exponential functions...discuss increasing/decreasing and asymptotes (8 min)
show shifting and reflecting of exponential functions
- in IXL Alegebra 2....S.3...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- on graph paper
graph exponential functions that are shifted up/down or left/right (12 min)
- shifting and reflecting exponential functions (12 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/14/18
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
- in Geogebra
graph exponential functions...discuss increasing/decreasing and asymptotes
show shifting and reflecting of exponential functions
- in IXL Alegebra 2....S.3...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- on graph paper
graph exponential functions that are shifted up/down or left/right (12 min)
- More Properties of Exponents sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/13/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Exponents Quiz (25 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/12/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- in Geogebra create functions with certain criteria (10 min)
- linear given slope and y-intercept
- exponential with certain y-intercept and multiplication factor
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards
- evaluate expressions with exponents
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/9/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (start if time)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year for 20 years
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year for 20 years
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year for 20 years
- finish - Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Tuesday (30 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/8/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- revisit Tower of Hanoi activity (5 min)
- how does this relate to exponential functions?
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Monday (30 min)
- Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (start if time)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year.
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/6/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
-mini whiteboard problems (8 min)
- graph an exponential function
- write an exponential function for a situation (increasing and decreaing)
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Tower of Hanoi activity (8 min)
- Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (start if time)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year.
______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/5/18
Learning Targets
- students will calculate using negative exponents
- students will graph exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions (8 min)
- in groups of 3, "what did you learn from this reading?"
- oldest recored, second oldest present
- IXL Algebra...work on V.3. ten problems (6 min)
Graphing exponential functions (8 min)
- verify answers on Geogebra
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/2/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet do front side together (16 min)
- 10 min to work on rest of sheet
- Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/1/18
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- percent increase and decrease quiz ... work on individually for homework grade(30 min)
- Tower of Hanoi activity (10 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
_________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/31/18
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (25 min)
- go over answers
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/30/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- IXL Algebra ... work on X.1 ... ten problems (6 minutes)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
- equation for percent increase and decrease (10 min)
- do together
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- give equation for situation...given start amt and percent of increase
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and percent of decrease
- give equation for situation...given starting amt and 3/4 multiplier
- give equation for situation...given two points on function
- given f(1) and f(2) find f(4)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/29/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mini whiteboards (6 min)
- given a situation (two points) write an exponential function
- given a situation (two points) write a linear function
- IXL Algebra 2...work on S.12...exponential growth and decay word problems (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/26/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
- Percent decrease formative assessment (8 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
- percent decrease on Google Sheets challenge
- create a table which shows the height of a ball at each bounce given initial height at percent decrease
- create a scatterplot of the results
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/25/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- tangram puzzles (10 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/24/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Reteach of Midterm Assessment (12 min)
- Mental Percents Quiz (15 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- tangram puzzles (8 min)
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/23/18
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/22/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Interim Assessment (25 min)
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/19/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- visualizing percents examples (8 min)
- do 1 together and 3 on your own
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....work on D.3 Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
no calculators
- Tangram construction (10 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (25 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/18/18
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from A.5 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
2017-18
Tuesday 11/14/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Test (40 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/13/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving exponential functions
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/10/17 ... half day schedule
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- IXL Algebra ... do X.3 ten problems (10 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Tuesday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/9/17
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- discuss domain and range of functions using Geogebra
- Students identify domain and range of given function graph...using mini whiteboards
- IXL Algebra ... do X.3 ten problems (10 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/8/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- Graph and Simplify Exponential Functions Quiz (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/7/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- shifting and reflecting exponential functions (12 min)
- finish ... Graph and Simplify Exponential Functions Practice Quiz (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/6/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (7 min)
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs (6 min)
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets (12 min)
- option 1...get $1000 per year every year
- option 2...get $5000 which you invest at 7% yearly interest
- Graph and Simplify Exponential Functions Practice Quiz (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/3/17
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- opening problem (7 min)
- in Geogebra
write a function to match a set of points...linear and exponential (6 min)
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....X.2 Exponential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- on graph paper
graph exponential functions that are shifted up/down or left/right (12 min)
- More Properties of Exponents sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/2/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- opening problem (5 min)
- in Geogebra create functions with certain criteria (10 min)
- linear given slope and y-intercept
- exponential with certain y-intercept and multiplication factor
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/1/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- exponential functions quiz (40 min)
- exponential growth and decay sheet (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/31/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Tower of Hanoi activity (5 min)
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Wednesday (30 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
-mini whiteboard problems (8 min)
- graph an exponential function
- write an exponential function for a situation (increasing and decreaing)
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Make table in Google Sheets to show exponential growth and decay (20 min)
- in groups of two...help each other out
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year
- $1000 invested and you get 8% interest every year and add another $100 every year
- 30,000 population. Each year decreasing to 7/8 of its value from the previous year.
- Tower of Hanoi activity (if time)
______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/27/17
Learning Targets
- students will calculate using negative exponents
- students will graph exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions (8 min)
- IXL Algebra 1...work on V.3. ten problems (6 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (15 min)
- in groups of 3
Graphing exponential functions
- groups of 3
- do 3 different graphs...groups verify each other's answers (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/26/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- Exponential Functions Sheet do front side together (16 min)
- 10 min to work on rest of sheet
- Negative Exponents notes (6 min)
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads (8 min)
- Negative Exponents Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/25/17
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- percent increase and decrease quiz (30 min)
- work on Exponential Functions Sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/24/17
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- opening problem (6 min)
- equation for percent increase and decrease (10 min)
- do together
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (25 min)
- go over answers
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/23/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- IXL Algebra ... work on X.1 ... ten problems (6 minutes)
- Percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (15 min)
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (20 min)
- go over answers
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/30/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
opening problem
- formative assessment percent increase (5 min)
- sketch a picture to show percent and percent increase problems
- Percent decrease formative assessment (8 min)
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/19/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
- tangram puzzles (10 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- percent decrease sheet (20 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/18/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- tangram puzzles (8 min)
-percent visuals sheet (10 min)
- Mental Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
- work on in groups of 3
- percent increase and decrease problems on mini whiteboards (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/17/17
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- Mental Percent Quiz (15 min)
- Alma College Math Challenge (10 min)
- Tangram construction (15 min)
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/16/17
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Mental Percents Timed Sheet (4 min)
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
- Tangram construction
- create one of the tangram images
- make up your own tangram image
_______________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/13/17
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- visualizing percents examples (8 min)
- do 3 together and 2 on your own
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....Percents....Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (25 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/12/17
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 minutes)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from DD.1 and DD.2 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet (15 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
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Thursday 11/9/17
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening prob (6 min)
- mini white board problems on exponents and exponential functions (10 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (30 min)
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2016-2017
Monday 11/14/16
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on Exponential Functions Unit
IAgenda
- opening problem
- Exponential Unit Test
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/11/16
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- Go over Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (20 min)
- mini white board problems on exponents and exponential functions (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/10/16
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
persistent Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....ExpOnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs (8 min)
- Exponential Unit Practice Test...Test Monday (20 min)
- mini white board problems on exponents and exponential functions (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/12/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
- create compound interest program
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Monday)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/8/16
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
- students will review Exponential Functions Unit
Agenda
- opening problem
- exponents problems on mini white boards
- simplify expressions with exponents
- evaluating exponential functions
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....X.2 Exponential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Work on Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Friday)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/7/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- in Geogebra create functions with certain criteria (10 min)
- linear given slope and y-intercept
- exponential with certain y-intercept and multiplication factor
- Expressions with Exponents notes (10 min)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents (8 min)
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions
- Properties of Exponents sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/4/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- exponential functions quiz
- exponential growth and decay sheet
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/3/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Tower of Hanoi activity
- Exponents Practice Quiz ... quiz Friday
- read about compound interest calculating and relate to exponential functions
- mini white board review problems on exponents and negative exponents without calculator
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/2/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- graphing exponential function examples using mini whiteboards
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Negative Exponents Sheet
- Tower of Hanoi activity
- Exponents Practice Quiz
______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/1/16
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- opening problem
- Exponential Functions Sheet in groups
- Negative Exponents notes
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads
- Negative Exponents Sheet
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/31/16
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz
- finish Exponential Functions Sheet
- Negative Exponents notes
- Negative exponents problems on mini whiteboads
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/28/16
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions for situations
Agenda
- opening problem (6 min)
- mental percent speed challenge (5 min)
- exponential functions problems with mini whiteboards (6 min)
- Exponential Function SAT Problem (3 min)
- Graphing Exponential Functions Sheet in groups (15 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz on Monday
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/27/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (5 min)
_- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet in groups with mini white boards (10 min)
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz...quiz Monday (20 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 10/26/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving compound percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- IXL D.3 Percent Word Problems (10 min)
- Percent Increase Notes (10 min)
- percent increase Google Sheets problem (5 min)
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/25/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
- IXL D.3 Percent Word Problems (10 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- Percent decrease formative assessment (6 min)
- Percent Decease Sheet (10 min)
- Percent Increase Notes
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet
_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/24/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 min)
-percent visuals sheet (10 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Sheet...with calculator (15 min)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes (10 min)
- Percent Decease Sheet (10 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 10/22/16
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease.
Agenda
- Mental Percent Quiz (15 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease sheet (15 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/21/16
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Mental Percents Timed Sheet (4 min)
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (15 min)
- Visualizing Percents examples (10 min)
- Visualizing Percents Problems (10 min)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/17/16
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (10 min)
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally (work for 10 minutes then go over)
- Go to IXL (10 min)
under Math....Algebra 1....Percents....Percent Word Problems
work through 10 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz (25 min)
________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 10/17/16
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem (8 minutes)
- Exponential Functions Unit Pretest (10 min)
- in IXL Algebra 1...do 5 problems from DD.1 and DD.2 (10 min)
- Mental Percents Notes (10 min)
- formative assessment on mental percents (5 min)
- Mental Percents Sheet
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Wednesday 11/17/15
Learning Targets
- students will review Exponential Functions
IAgenda
- opening problem
- find original amount after a percent increase or decrease example
- Exponential Unit Test
- Compounding Interest Problem
Tuesday 11/17/15
Learning Targets
- students will review Exponential Functions
IAgenda
- opening problem
- finish Exponential Unit Practice Test
- If done with Practice Test
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Exponential Review Gallery Walk
- Compounding Interest Problem
Monday 11/16/15
Learning Targets
- students will review Exponential Expressions and Functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Tuesday)
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
Friday 11/13/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Work on Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
- Exponential Unit Practice Test (Test Tuesday)
Thursday 11/12/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- in IXL...Alegebra 1....Expnential Functions...Match exponential functions and graphs
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
Wednesday 11/11/15
Learning Targets
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Expressions with Exponents notes
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- Properties of Exponents sheet
- Compound Interest Problem using Google Sheets
Tuesday 11/10/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will simplify expressions that contain exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- work on exponential growth and decay sheet
- discuss Tower of Hanoi activity
- Expressions with Exponents notes
- in IXL....go to Algebra 1....Exponents....multiplication and division with exponents
- Properties of Exponents sheet
Monday 11/9/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- exponential functions quiz
- exponential growth and decay sheet
- Tower of Hanoi activity
Friday 11/6/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- practice problems on graphing exponential functions
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- finish Exponents Practice Quiz (quiz Monday)
- exponential growth and decay sheet
- Tower of Hanoi activity
Thursday 11/5/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- formative assessment on negative exponents
- Negative Exponents Sheet
- finish Exponents Practice Quiz
- create compound interest calculator using Google Sheets
Wednesday 11/4/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- In IXL under Algebra 2....Exponential and Logrithmic Functions....Identify Linear and Exponential Functions
- finish Negative Exponents notes
- Exponents Practice Quiz
Tuesday 11/3/15
Learning Targets
- students will write exponential functions for situations
- students will calculate using negative exponents
Agenda
- opening problem
- Exponential Functions Sheet
- Negative Exponents notes
- Negative Exponents Sheet
Monday 11/2/15
Learning Targets
- students will be assessed on percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz
- Exponential Functions Sheet
Friday 10/30/15
Learning Targets
- students will analyze percent increase and decrease
- students will write exponential functions
Agenda
- opening problem
- finish Percent Increase Notes
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet
- Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz (quiz Monday)
- Create Functions using Google Sheets and analyze if linear or exponential
- Exponential Functions Sheet
Thurs 10/29/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
2 hour delay schedule
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase Notes
Wednesday 10/28/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Decease Sheet
- Percent Increase Notes
- Compound Percent Increase Sheet
Tuesday 10/27/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Sheet (with calculator)
- Compound Percent Decrease Notes
- Percent Decease Sheet
Monday 10/26/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- use Geogebra to multiply a whole number by a decimal
- In IXL....go to Algebra 1....Percents....Percent of Change
Friday 10/23/15
Learning Targets
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
- bell schedule
Agenda
- opening problem
- percent visual examples
-percent visuals sheet
Thursday 10/22/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Mental Percent Quiz
Wednesday 10/21/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Mental Percents Timed Sheet
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally in groups
Tuesday 10/20/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally
- Go to IXL
under Math....Algebra 1....Percents....Percent Word Problems
work through 20 problems or for 10 minutes.
- Mental Percent Practice Quiz
Monday 10/19/15
Learning Targets
- students will understand basic percent problems.
- students will solve problems involving percent increase and decrease
Agenda
- opening problem
- Mental Percents Notes
- formative assessment on mental percents
- Mental Percents Sheet
Mon 1/5/15
Mental Percents Notes
Mental Percents Sheet
Tues 1/6/15
Percent Increase and Decrease Mentally
Wed 1/7/15
Mental Percent Practice Quiz
Thurs 1/8/15
Mental Percents Quiz
Fri 1/9/15
Snow Day
Mon 1/12/15
Mental Percents Timed Sheet
Percent Increase and Decrease Sheet
Tues 1/13/15
Percent Decease Sheet
Percent Increase Notes
Wed 1/14/15
Percent Increase Decrease Practice Quiz
Thurs 1/15/15
Percent Increase Decrease Quiz
Fri 1/16/15
Percent Writing Prompt
Mon 1/19/15
Exponential Functions Sheet
Exponential Functions Sheet
Tues 1/20/15
Explore Negative Exponents
Negative Exponents Sheet
Wed 1/21/15
Exponents Practice Quiz
Thurs 1/22/15
Exponents Quiz
Fri 1/23/15
Graphing Exponential Function using Spreadsheet
Mon 1/26/15
Negative Exponents in Rational Expressions Sheet
Tues 1/27/15
Investment Problem using Spreadsheet
Wed 1/28/15
Exponential Unit Practice Test
Thurs 1/29/15
Snow Day
Fri 1/30/15
Exponential Unit Test