Download Subject: Algebra 1

Subject: Algebra 1
Timeframe Needed for Completion:
th
Grade Level: 7
Unit Title: Put me together and tear me apart
Grading Period: 3rd nine weeks
Big Idea/Theme: Operating with polynomials
7th Grade Topics: focus only on Algebra skills
Understandings: Multiplying and dividing monomials, adding, subtracting and multiplying polynomials, factoring polynomials, with
particular attention to trinomials
Essential Questions:
1. How are monomials factored?
2. How are binomials factored?
3. How are trinomials factored?
4. How can you find the other factor of a polynomial if you
know the product and one of the factors?
5. What do you do differently when finding the degree of a
monomial versus finding the degree of a binomial or
trinomial?
Curriculum Goals/Objectives (to be assessed at the end of the
unit/quarter)
1. Operate with polynomials (1.01 b)
2. Factor polynomials (1.01 c)
Essential Skills/Vocabulary:
Vocabulary: binomial, composite number, constant, degree of a
monomial, degree of a polynomial, difference of squares, factored
form, factoring, FOIL method, monomial, negative exponent, perfect
square trinomial, polynomial, prime factorization, prime number,
prime polynomial, scientific notation, trinomial, zero exponent
.
Assessment Tasks:
Essential skills:
1. use perimeter and area to solve equations
2. multiply and divide monomials using rules of exponents,
including negative exponents and zero exponents
3. operate with scientific notation
4. factor binomials using GCF, difference of squares
5. factor trinomials using perfect squares, with the leading
Quick writes
Teacher made tests and quizzes
Find the error
Foldables
Cornell notes
Groupwork
Projects
Graphic organizers
Venn Diagrams
Anticipation/prediction guides
coefficient 1, and other numbers
Guiding questions:
1. If the base and height of a rectangular prism are binomials,
how is the volume computed?
2. How are the GCF and the Distributive property used to factor
polynomials?
3. How are adding and multiplying polynomials different?
4. What does FOIL stand for?
5. How is factoring a polynomial connected to the FOIL method?
6. How is a number written in scientific notation?
7. How can we find the factors of polynomials?
8. How is multiplying two binomials similar to multiplying two
digit numbers?
9. How are powers multiplied? Divided?
10. What is the difference between multiplying and dividing
monomials with exponents?
11. How is a problem simplified with a negative exponent?
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