AGENDAS FOR THE WEEK:
MONDAY TUESDAY
Objective(s): SWBAT
*Simplify radical expressions
NGSSS: MA.912.A.6.1:
Simplify radical expressions
MA.912.A.6.2: Add, subtract,
multiply, and divide radical
expressions (square roots and
higher) MA.912.A.6.3:
Simplify expressions using
properties of rational
exponents.
Engage There will be a warm-
up on the board where students
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will have to go over
simplifying radical expressions
that have different roots.
Explore Students will be given
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problems to simplify. The
problems will have numbers
under the radical that have
different exponents as the root
for the radical.
Explain *The class will go
over these problems by
evaluating the number in the
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radical, and then simplifying.
Elaborate *The class will
discuss how we can use
properties of exponents to
change these radicals to make
them easier to evaluate.
September 17 – September 20 Math for College Readiness
WEDNESDAY
Objective(s): SWBAT
*Simplify numbers with rational
exponents.
*Simplify expressions with
rational exponents.
*Convert radical expressions
into expressions using
exponents.
NGSSS: MA.912.A.6.1:
Simplify radical expressions
MA.912.A.6.2: Add, subtract,
multiply, and divide radical
expressions (square roots and
higher) MA.912.A.6.3: Simplify
expressions using properties of
rational exponents.
MA.912.A.6.4: Convert between
rational exponent and radical
forms of expressions.
Engage Students will be asked
to do a warm up. The problems
will be on the board and they
will be incorrectly simplified
radicals. Students will be asked
to point out where the
simplifying went wrong.
Explore *Class discussion on
similarities between numbers
raised to the ½ and square
rooted.
*The class will be asked to
generalize this process.
*Students will work in groups to
do Check Point 10 on page 43.
Explain *Students will present
their answers to Check point 10.
Elaborate *Students will use
properties of exponents to
change numbers with rational
exponents (numerators not equal
to one) to radical expressions.
THURSDAY
Objective(s): SWBAT
*Students will use properties
of exponents to simplify
expressions with rational
exponents.
*Convert radical expressions
into expressions using
exponents.
NGSSS: MA.912.A.6.1:
Simplify radical expressions
MA.912.A.6.2: Add, subtract,
multiply, and divide radical
expressions (square roots and
higher) MA.912.A.6.3:
Simplify expressions using
properties of rational
exponents. MA.912.A.6.4:
Convert between rational
exponent and radical forms of
expressions.
Engage Students will do a
warm up which involves
problems from the previous
night’s homework, and
properties of exponents.
Explore *Students will be
asked the properties of adding,
multiplying, and raising
exponents. Using these
properties, which they elicit,
they will be asked to simplify
expressions with different
rational exponents. They will
use this to further simplify the
expression, using methods
learned in the previous day.
Explain *All assigned
problems will be reviewed in
class.
FRIDAY
Objective(s): SWBAT
*Work together in order to
review critical skills for an
upcoming test.
NGSSS: MA.912.A.6.1:
Simplify radical expressions
MA.912.A.6.2: Add, subtract,
multiply, and divide radical
expressions (square roots and
higher) MA.912.A.6.3:
Simplify expressions using
properties of rational
exponents. MA.912.A.6.4:
Convert between rational
exponent and radical forms of
expressions.
Engage Students will be
asked to move desks into
groups of two.
Explore Test Review Activity
(Time Permitting)
Explain
Elaborate
Objective(s): SWBAT
*
NGSSS: MA.912.A.6.1:
Simplify radical expressions
MA.912.A.6.2: Add, subtract,
multiply, and divide radical
expressions (square roots and
higher) MA.912.A.6.3:
Simplify expressions using
properties of rational
exponents. MA.912.A.6.4:
Convert between rational
exponent and radical forms of
expressions.
Engage
Explore The homework will
be reviewed at length.
Explain
Elaborate
 Evaluate and Summary
*There will be questioning
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ongoing throughout the lesson
as formative assessment.
*There will be a homework
assignment (undetermined).
Resources: Blitzer’s Algebra and
Trigonometry
Class Set of HW sheet
Evaluate and Summary
*There will be questioning
ongoing throughout the lesson as
formative assessment.
*There will be a homework
assignment (undetermined).
Blitzer’s Algebra and
Trigonometry
Class Set of HW sheet
Evaluate and Summary
*There will be questioning
ongoing throughout the lesson
as formative assessment.
*There will be a homework
assignment (undetermined).
Blitzer’s Algebra and
Trigonometry
Class Set of HW sheet
Evaluate and Summary
*The teacher will walk around
the room as the activity
occurs, allowing her to see
student progress.
*Homework assignment
TEST REVIEW DUE
FRIDAY
Blitzer’s Algebra and
Trigonometry
Class Set of Test Reviews
Evaluate and Summary
*Questioning will occur
throughout the lesson.
*Students will have to study
over the weekend for the Test
on Monday.
Blitzer’s Algebra and
Trigonometry