Transition Algebra
by Regina Heideman
August 23, 2004
Course: Transition Algebra
Grade Level: 9-10
Course Description: The course is designed to make Algebra I concepts and skills understandable for all students. The course focuses on the key topics that provide a strong foundation in the essentials of Algebra.
Student Goals: Students will learn the following: a) how to use expressions , equations, and inequalities to model real-life situations and to solve problems, b) how to compute with real numbers, c) how to solve linear equations and how to use formulas, ratios, rates, and percent, d) how to graph lines, solve direct variation problems, and evaluate functions, e) how to write linear equations and apply them in real-life situations, e) write, solve and graph linear inequalities in one variable, and use inequalities to model real-life situations.
Units of Study:
- Pre-Course Review
- Connections to Algebra
- Properties of Real Numbers
- Solving Linear Equations
- Graphing Linear Equations and Functions
- Writing Linear Equations
- Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities
Text: Algebra I Concepts and Skills Volume I Published by McDougal Little 2001
Accelerated Math Renaissance Learning 2001
