◊ This is a tentative schedule, based on my best estimate of how long things take. Topics may move or vanish.
◊ Because of the cumulative nature of some of the work, it is important to attend everything.
◊ We will start on time every day. ◊ Mini-breakfast: 8:00 a.m. School day: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Polyomino Perimeter: a discovery lesson connected to many algebra topics Welcome and Introductions Stairs and Slope: geoboard, electronic graphing
Interpreting Graphs: "real world" connections of slope, intercept, linear vs. non-linear cases
Lab Gear 1: introduction to algebra manipulatives, the area model; perimeter, combining like terms
Pattern Block Trains: discovery lesson, geometric context for slope-intercept
Lab Gear 2: factoring, identities
Afternoon:Lab Gear 3: equations, arithmetic, functions Lab Gear 4: algebraic fractions, completing the square
The McNuggets problem: a rich number-based problem Function Diagrams: parallel axes representation of functions, focus on linear functions
Afternoon: Lab Gear 5: advanced topics, connections to graphing, comprehensive review Wrap-up and closing: evaluation, reflection, implementation
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