Trousdale County Schools Focused Lesson Plan 2015-16
Teacher: Brittany Clinard
Unit Name: Rational exponents and Radicals
Unit #: 3
Unit Length: 2 Weeks
Week: 9/14-17
Week 7
Subject: Core Math II
Tennessee State Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
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N-RN.1 – Explain how the definition of the meaning of rational exponents follows from extending the properties of integer
exponents to those values, allowing for a notation for radicals in terms of rational exponents. For examples, we define 51/3 to
be the cube root of 5 because we want (51/3)3 = 5(1/3)3 to hold, so (51/3)3 must equal 5.
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N-RN.2 – Rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents.
I Can Statements :
I can relate rational exponential expressions to radical expressions.
I can evaluate expressions with rational exponents.
I can apply the laws of exponents to simplify and evaluate expressions.
I can classify real numbers
I can determine the effect of operations on rational and irrational numbers.
Accommodations for students, both regular and special populations :
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Extra practice time may be given using Edulastic technology online.
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One-on-one and/or peer tutoring.
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Re-take quizzes on which students perform poorly.
Unit Vocabulary: Rational expression, base, exponent, radical expression, radicand, index, whole number, natural number, integer,
rational number, irrational number, real number, negative
Daily Agenda
Monday
2nd Block
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Finish Graphing Alice Classroom Activity
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Here Goes Nothing Activity (Explore Zero Power)
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Practice with Zero Power and Review
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Turn in Homework
3rd Block
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Bell-Ringer: Simplifying Radical Expressions
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Piece by Piece Class Activity (Introducing Laws of
Exponents)
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Many Meals for Alice Group Activity (Exploring
Laws of Exponents)
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Begin in Search of the Law Worksheet
Resources, Technology, Formative and/or Summative
Assessments, Assignments, and a Daily Activity for citing
text based evidence in conversations and/or writing
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP Textbook,
Teacher Made Worksheet
Formative Assessment: Observations and
Questioning during group work and class discussion
after each activity.
Previous Homework.
Assignments: Finish Search of the Law Worksheet
1
Tuesday
2nd Block
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Bell-Ringer Radicals
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Continuing the Pattern Classroom Activity (Explore
Negative Exponents)
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Homework: Edulastic Worksheet
3rd Block
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Finish in Search of the Law Worksheet
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Applying Exponential Laws Practice Worksheet
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Laws of Exponents Homework Worksheet
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP (year 2)
textbook, Teacher-Made Worksheet
Wednesday
2nd Block
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Bell-Ringer: Solving Equations with involving
negative and zero exponents.
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Practice and Reinforcement with Worksheet
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Game to Practice Perfect Squares and Cubes
3rd Block
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Bell-Ringer Laws of Exponents
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Review Radicals and Rational Exponents with
Review Worksheet
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Review for Test
Thurday
2nd Block
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Perfect Squares and Cubes Quiz
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Practice the Edulastic Homework on Edulastic.com
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Practice with Word Problems
3rd Block
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Test on Module 3
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP
Formative Assessment: Observation and questioning
during classroom activities. Classwork worksheet on
Applying Exponential laws.
Assignments: Edulastic Worksheet, Laws of
Exponents Worksheet
Formative Assessment: Questioning and
Observation during Student Work, Game, Practice
Worksheet.
Assignments: Review for test and quiz.
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP (year 2),
Edulastic.com
Technology: Projector and Edulastic.com
Formative Assessment: Observation and
Questioning during classroom discussion.
Summative Assessment: Quiz and Test
Assignments: Finish Edulastic Homework
completeley
Friday
NO School: PD Day
2