District Curriculum Overview

Subject:   Mathematics                                                     Course:  351 IMP I                                                         Grade Level: 9 – 12

Concepts	Topics/Units	Content/Skills	Essential activities/Agreements
			Honors option within heterogeneously grouped class; Common assessments and POWs Portfolio
Understanding theoretical probability and applying to everyday situations;	The Game of Pig	· Area models · Tree diagrams · Theoretical vs. experimental probabilities · Constructing frequency bar graphs	Planning and carrying out simulations
Understanding linear relationships using gaphs, data tables and equations	The Overland Trail	· Using variables and algebraic expressions to represent concrete situations, generalize results, describe functions · Relating graphs to their equations, with emphasis on linear relationships · Solving pairs of linear equations by graphing · Using different representations of functions—symbolic, graphical, situational, and numerical—and understanding the connections between these representations
Understanding normal distribution and standard deviation to determine whether a change in one variable affects another variable.	The Pit and the Pendulum	· Fitting equations to data, both with and without graphing calculators · Function notation · Normal distribution · Calculating Mean and Standard deviation · Quadratic equations w/ TI 83 · Curve fitting	Experiments w/ pendulums
Understanding similar polygons, proportional relationships and right triangle trigonometry as applied to applications in the real world	Shadows	· Angles, Polygons and Parallel lines · Similarity and Congruence · Solving right triangles w/ right triangle trigonometry	Flashlight/shadow experiments
			Common Final Exam