Download The ABC`s of Algebra

The ABC’s of Algebra Project
DUE DATE:
June 3, 2015
1.
This is a required project that will count as a test grade!
2.
Select an Algebra term for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet from
the glossary in your textbook. No letter may be left out!
3.
Each letter should be presented on a page by itself. You will display the
term along with the definition or facts about the term. You must have a
diagram and an example of a problem that uses the term.
4.
Each page must be illustrated so that the entire page is full. It is your
choice how you arrange each page—every page could be different or you
can have an overall theme. Use your imagination. All pages should be
colorful.
5.
The pages should be typed and bound in book form. No handwritten
projects will be accepted.
6.
You must make a title page and include a table of contents.
7.
You must turn in the grading sheet with your project, as the last page of
the book. You may also turn in your grading sheet at the time that your
project is ready,
8.
Projects that are incomplete or messy or projects done in pencil or on
notebook paper will not be graded!
ABC Project Grading Sheet
ABC’s of Algebra Project
Points Possible Points Earned
Title Page w/Author’s Name
3
Table of Contents
3
26 Terms and Diagrams (correct)
26
26 Definitions and Examples (correct)
52
Effort/Neatness/Creativity
10
Effectively Bound
3
Rubric
3
TOTALS
100
YOUR SCORE (%)
Content Checklist
 The letter of the alphabet
 Algebra Term or Concept that starts with that letter
 The complete definition of the term or concept
Or
If the term is a person, write a minimum 5-sentence paragraph
about the person’s contribution to Algebra
 An illustration, photograph, or diagram that relates to the term or
concept
 An example of a problem that uses the term along with the
solution
 A separate page for each letter
Final Draft Quality Checklist
 Typed
 Spell checked
 Eye pleasing page layout (neat, colorful)
Possible Terms:
A: axis of symmetry, axes, algebraic expression, absolute value, absolute deviation,
B: base of a power, binomial, box and whisker plot,
C: coefficient, common ratio, compound inequality, common denominator, constant term, cross-product,
cube root,
D: Algebraic Definition of Division, domain, decay factor, degree of a polynomial. Dependent variables,
discriminate, distance formula,
E: exponential growth, exponential decay, exponent, extremes, equivalent formulas, evaluate, end point,
empty set (a.k.a. null set), equation, expression, exponential function,
F: formula for calculating slope, formula, factoring, formula, function, function notation
G: Factoring by grouping, graph of a line, graph of a parabola, graphing systems of equations, growth
factor, growth rate
H: equation for a horizontal line, hyperbola, histogram
I: interval, irrational number, intersection, inequality, independent variable, input, integers, slopeintercept form, inverse operations,
J: BE CREATIVE!!
K: BE CREATIVE!!
L: linear equation, leading coefficient, least common denominator, like terms, linear function, lower
quartile
M: maximum, minimum, mean, median, mode, monomial
N: numerical expression, null set, negative exponent, negative integers
O: origin, multiplication property of one, order of operations, outcome, outlier, output,
P: parabola, Product of Powers Property, Power of a Power Property, proportion, parallel lines, parent
function, perfect square, perpendicular lines, point-slope form, polynomial, power, proportion,
Q: quadratic formula, quadrants, radical expressions, radicand, range, ratio, roots, real numbers
R: range, reciprocal (a.k.a. multiplicative inverse), radical, real number, rational number
S: standard form (for a quadratic equation), slope, slope-intercept form of a linear equation, standard
form of a linear equation, simplify, solution set, solution, scale, scientific notation, set, systems of
equations
T: trinomial or BE CREATIVE!!
U: universal set or BE CREATIVE!!
V: vertex, equation for a vertical line, variable, vertex of a parabola
W: whole number
X: x-intercepts
Y: y-intercept
Z: multiplication property of zero, zero exponent, zero of a function