TanyaLovely LessonThree

LessonOverviews:
Topic:FactoringPolynomials GradeLevel:9thGrade Subject:Algebra Duration:4050minutes Materials: paper pencils UnitDescription:Thisunitisdirectedtowardsworkingwithpolynomials.Studentswillusevariousskills toidentifypolynomialsandsolvepolynomialsusingdifferentstrategies.Thedifferentstrategiesincluding factoring,groupingandsubstitution.Studentwillalsobecomefamiliarwiththeapplicationof polynomials. LessonDescriptionfortheDay:Thelessonwillfocusonfactoringpolynomialsbyusingtraditional factoringandthroughgrouping. StateStandards: SeeingStructureinExpressions ASSE Interpretthestructureofexpressions. 1.Interpretexpressionsthatrepresentaquantityintermsofitscontext. a.Interpretpartsofanexpression,suchasterms,factors,andcoefficients. b.Interpretcomplicatedexpressionsbyviewingoneormoreoftheirpartsasasingleentity. 2.Usethestructureofanexpressiontoidentifywaystorewriteit. ArithmeticwithPolynomials&RationaleExpressions AAPR Performarithmeticoperationsonpolynomials. 1.Understandthatpolynomialsformasystemanalogoustotheintegers,namely,theyareclosedunder theoperationsofaddition,subtraction,andmultiplicationadd,subtract,andmultiplypolynomials. Understandtherelationshipbetweenzerosandfactorsofpolynomials. 3.Identifyzerosofpolynomialswhensuitablefactorizationsareavailable. Usepolynomialidentitiestosolveproblems.

4.Provepolynomialidentitiesandusethemtodescribenumericalrelationships. 5.(+)KnowandapplytheBinomialTheoremfortheexpansionof(x+y)ninpowersofxandyfora positiveintegern,wherexandyareanynumbers,withcoefficientsdeterminedforexamplebyPascals Triangle.

Goals:
UnitGoals: 1.Studentswillbeabletodefinedifferentpolynomials. 2.Studentswillbeableapplythedifferentstrategiesforfactoring. LessonGoals: 1.Thestudentswillbeabletofactorbygrouping. 2.Thestudentswillidentifytheamonomial,binomialandtrinomial.

Methods:
AnticipatorySet:Whenthestudentsentertheclassroom,therewillbeafewexampleproblemsonthe board.Thedirectionswillstate:classifythefollowingpolynomials:monomial,binomialortrinomial Thisclasswillbeanintroductiontofactoringpolynomials.Wewillbeginclasswithvocabulary: monomial,binomial,trinomial,factorbygrouping,FOIL,greatestcommonfactor,etc. Iwillbeginwithdirectinstructiononwhatitmeanstofactorbycreatingashortlistofnumbersand theirfactors.WewillthenmoveintomonomialsandbinomialswhileweexploretheFOILmethod.In orderforstudentstobeabletobreakdownpolynomials,theyneedtounderstandtheFOILmethodto seehowthepolynomialwascreated.Thestudentwillbeprovidedwithafewexamplesontheboard whilehavingstudentshelpthroughtheFOILprocess. Thestudentswillthenbegivenafewpracticeproblemsontheirown.Theywillthenbechosento presenttheirsolutionsontheboard.Ifthereseemstobeaclearunderstanding,wewillgotheopposite waywiththepolynomialsandtrytobreakdowntheequationsintothesamesetuptheyhadbeforethey wouldFOIL.Nowwouldalsobethetimetoexplainfactorbygroupingandprovideafewexampled. Againtheywouldbegivenafewpracticeproblemstoworkthroughbothconceptsbutthistimeusinga partnerorsmallgroup(nomorethan4students).Aftercheckingin,thestudentswillbreakoffinto groupsof4or5andpracticethethreenewconceptsthroughplayingaroundtheworld.Eachgroupwill begiveeitheranequationthatneedstobeFOILedorapolynomialthatneedstobefactored.

AtthispointIwillhandoutthehomeworkassignmentandaskifthereareanyquestionsbefore dismissingtheclass.

Assessment:
AssessmentofStudent(s) Theobjectiveisforstudentstolearnhowtofactorusingmultiplemethods.Throughclasswork, homeworkandaquizattheendoftheweek,Iwillbeabletoassesstheirunderstandingandseewhich methodsworkbestforeachindividual.Basedonthemethodsthatseemtobemoreofastruggle,Iwill doaquickreviewtomakesurethatthestudentsareabletouseallmethodssuccessfully. SelfAssessment(Teacher) Iwillcheckinwithstudentsduringclassbywalkingaroundandobservingtheirprogress.IfInoticethat thereisacommonstrugglewithacertainfactoringmethod,Iwillknowtogobackandrevisethe lessonsforparticularmethods.Iwillalsobeabletomakenoteswhilereviewingtheirhomeworkand quizzestoseeifthereisastrugglewithinthegroup.