Algebra 1: 1st Quarter With Certified Math Teacher

In this 1st nine-week class, I will walk students through the skills needed to understand and confidently answer problems in Algebra 1. I will demonstrate the steps needed to solve the problem and have the students watch. Then the students will work through several problems with me and be encouraged to talk me through solving the problems. After this, students will be able to do our last few problems of the class on their own using the steps we've practiced. 

As students get stuck or held up on a problem, we will use it as a time to encourage them and help them figure out the next step to solve. 

Worksheets will be provided for students to work on but are not required to turn in. 

Unit 1: Foundations of Algebra
- Week 1 (August 15) : Variables and Expressions/Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers/Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers  
- Week 2 (August 22) : Powers and Exponents/Roots and Irrational Numbers/ Order of Operations
- Week 3 (August 29 ) : Simplifying Expressions/Introduction to Functions

Unit 2: Equations
- Week 4 (September 5) : Equations by Adding/Subtracting, Equations by Multiplying/Dividing, Two Step Equations, Multi-Step 
- Week 5 (September 12) : Multi-Step, Variables on Both Sides, Solving for a Variable 
- Week 6 (September 19) : Solving Absolute-Value Equations, Rates/Ratios/Proportions, Percents
- Week 7 (September 26) : Applications of Percents, Percent Increase/Decrease

Unit 3: Inequalities
- Week 8 (October 3): Graphing/Writing Inequalities, Solving by Add/Subtract/Mult/Dividing, Two-Step Inequalities
- Week 9 (October 10): Two-Step, Multi-step Inequalities, Variables on both sides
- Week 10 (October 17) :  Compound Inequalities, Absolute-Value Inequalities