Trousdale County Schools Focused Lesson Plan 2015-16
Teacher: Brittany Clinard
Unit Name: Rational exponents and Radicals
Unit #: 3
Unit Length: 1.5 weeks
Week: 9/8 – 9/11
Week 5
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.
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N-RN.3 – Explain why the sum or product of two rational numbers is rational; that the sum of a rational number and an
irrational number is irrational; and that the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is irrational.
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
Daily Agenda
Tuesday
2nd Block
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Review and Practice Inverse Functions on Edulastic
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Review Quizzes with teacher to review for test
3rd Block
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Make Notes Booklet
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Notes and Practice writing radicals with rational
exponents
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Practice Perfect Squares Group Activity
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 , Edulastic.com
Technology: Edulastic
Formative Assessment: Edulastic for immediate
assessment and feedback, Perfect Squares Activity
Assignments: Study for Test, 3.1 Worksheet 1
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Wednesday
2nd Block
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Review For Test
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Test on Analyzing Functions
3rd Block
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Introduce Alice (IMP)
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Alice in Wonderland Activity
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Graphing Alice Classroom Activity
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Homework: Graphing Alice 3-4. Worksheet on
radicals.
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A Wonderland Lost: Extra Credit Opportunity
Thursday
2nd Block
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Make Notes Booklet
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Notes and Practice writing radical with rational
exponents
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Practice Perfect Squares Group Game
3rd Block
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Quiz on Perfect Squares
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Here Goes Nothing Activity (IMP) {zero power}
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Continuing the Pattern (IMP) {Negative exponents}
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Homework: Edulastic Radicals, zero exponents,
and negative exponents
Friday
2nd Block
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Introduce Alice (IMP)
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Alice in Wonderland Activity
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Graphing Alice Classroom Activity
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Finish 3 and 4 as Homework
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A Wonderland Lost: Extra Credit
3rd Block
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Edulastic Radicals, zero exponents, and negative
exponents
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Piece After Piece (IMP)
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Many Meals for Alice (IMP)
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Homework: In Search of the Law Worksheet
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP (year 2)
textbook
Technology: Projector and Youtube
Formative Assessment: Observation and questioning
during group activities, graphs from Graphing Alice,
worksheet on radicals
Summative Assessment: Test on Analyzing Functions
Assignments: Finish Graphing Alice, Worksheet on
radicals, A wonderland lost for extra credit.
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP (year2)
Formative Assessment: Quiz,
questioning/observation during student work
Assignments: Study perfect squares, Edulastic
Worksheet
Resources: Integrated Math 2 Text, IMP (year 2)
Technology: Projector and Youtube, Edulastic.com
Formative Assessment: Observation and questioning
during group activities, graphs from Graphing Alice,
worksheet on radicals
Assignments: Finish Graphing Alice, Worksheet on
radicals, A wonderland lost for extra credit.
Discover the Laws of Exponents
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