Dear Reader,
As a class we are beginning to discuss linear relationships, to structure the beginning process to this unit I have created a set of lessons based around sources from multiple genres. Using many genres helps to engage students and allows many angles of linear relationships to be seen which deepens learning and understanding. The following lessons, in the Genres tab, will consist of about one hour long period each and be done in order. The main learning target for each days' lesson is listed in the lesson narrative. In addition the Common Core State Standards that this project will address are located at the bottom of this page. I hope anyone reading this including students, educators, and parents can use this site to further their understanding of how learners learn and teachers teach in my classroom.
Standards that will be addressed through this Project:
- CCSS.Math.Content.7.EE.A.1 Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients.
- CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.B.5 Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. For example, compare a distance-time graph to a distance-time equation to determine which of two moving objects has greater speed.
- CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.C.7 Solve linear equations in one variable.
- CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.C.7a Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solutions. Show which of these possibilities is the case by successively transforming the given equation into simpler forms, until an equivalent equation of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b results (where a and b are different numbers).
- CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.C.7a Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solutions. Show which of these possibilities is the case by successively transforming the given equation into simpler forms, until an equivalent equation of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b results (where a and b are different numbers).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.