District
Curriculum Overview
Subject: Mathematics Course:
304 Parameter Graphing Grade Level: 9 – 12
Concepts
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Topics/Units |
Content/Skills |
Essential
activities/Agreements |
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This
course is self-paced. All students are
required to finish at least Lab 5. |
Class activities follow the
sequence of labs, while homework assignments allow students to develop and
practice skills that will be necessary for success in algebra. |
·
Fractions and
decimals appear in every unit. |
Notebook 75% Lab summaries 40% Homework 25% Tests 10% Class Participation 25%
Punctuality, preparation,
on-task behavior |
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Making
connections between Flowcharts/Tables/Graphs/Equations |
Methods of Representing
Linear Rules |
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Reading
expressions and writing accompanying flowcharts, with correct order of
operations ·
Setting up data
table of ·
Graphing from a
data table ·
Determining a
rule to fit the data |
Labs and lab summaries |
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Using the various features
of a TI-83 to satisfy certain conditions of equations |
Graphing Calculators |
·
Keystrokes to
enter rules ·
Setting the
window ·
Setting the
table ·
Tracing |
Labs and lab summaries |
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Analyzing the role of parameters as it affects graph given
vertex form, Developing
mastery of parameters sufficient to satisfy given conditions |
Quadratic Graphs |
·
Fitting an
equation to one, two, and three data points ·
Maximum,
minimum ·
Line of
symmetry |
Labs and lab summaries |
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Analyzing the role of parameters as it affects graph
slope-intercept form, Developing mastery of
parameters sufficient to satisfy given conditions |
Linear Graphs |
·
Finding the
equation between two points ·
Identifying
slope ratios |
Labs and lab summaries |
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Analyzing the role of each
parameter as it affects the graph. Apply to sine waves,
absolute value, cubic, etc., as time allows |
Tricky Graphs |
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Amplitude ·
Frequency ·
Phase shift |
Labs
and lab summaries |