Algebra I Learning Targets
Learning Target
“I can…”
0.1 evaluate an expression with one or more variables and exponents
0.2 apply the order of operations to the evaluation of expressions
0.3/0.4 translate verbal expressions into equations or inequalities
0.5 interpret and evaluate expressions containing absolute values
0.6 apply the distributive property using the four basic operations
0.7 find ratios and write and solve proportions
0.8 convert between fractions and percentages
1.1/1.2a solve 1- and 2-step equations
1.2b/1.3 solve multi-step equations with variables on both sides
1.4 solve equations involving absolute value
1.5 isolate and solve for a single variable within a formula
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2.1 write inequality word problems and graph inequalities
2.2/2.3 solve single-step inequalities using the four basic operations
2.4 solve multi-step inequalities
2.5 write and solve compound inequalities
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3.1 recognize if a relation is a function based on tables and graphs
3.2 determine if a function is linear or nonlinear
3.3a graph by making a table
3.3b interpret and evaluate function notation
3.4 graph linear equations in standard form by finding x and y-intercepts
3.5a find slope of a line from a graph and from two points on the line
3.5b graph an equation using slope-intercept form
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4.1 write linear equations in slope-intercept form
4.2 write an equation in point-slope form
4.3 identify, interpret, and construct parallel and perpendicular lines/equations by their slopes
4.4 construct a scatter plot and line of fit from a collection of data points
4.5 interpret a line of best fit’s intercept and slope
4.7 evaluate and graph piecewise functions
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5.1 solve systems of linear equations by graphing
5.2 solve systems of linear equations by substitution
5.3a solve systems of linear equations by adding or subtracting (simple elimination)
5.3b solve systems of linear equations by elimination
5.4 solve consistent and inconsistent systems graphically and algebraically
5.6 graph and write equations of two-variable inequalities
5.7 graph systems of linear inequalities (watch this video first)
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6.1a apply exponent properties for products and quotients (watch 2 videos and try this practice)
6.1b apply properties for zero and negative exponents
6.2 simplify with rational exponents
6.3 graph exponential functions and write equations of exponential functions
6.4 write and utilize exponential growth and decay word problems (watch video)
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7.1 add and subtract polynomials
7.2 multiply polynomials
7.4 solve factored polynomials or by factoring out greatest common monomial
7.5 factor and solve quadratics when leading coefficient is 1
7.6 factor and solve quadratics where leading coefficient is not 1
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8.1/8.2 graph quadratics by making a table (watch this video) and compare using transformations (watch this video)
8.3 graph quadratics by using -b/2a to find the vertex
8.4 graph quadratics in vertex form
8.5 graph quadratics in factored form
8.6 compare linear, quadratic and exponential functions; no learning target for this one, sorry :(
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9.2 solve quadratic equations by graphing
9.3 solve quadratic equations by using square roots
9.4 solve quadratic equations by completing the square
9.5a solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula
9.5b interpret the discriminant to state the number of solutions for a quadratic
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10.1 graph a square root function (watch video here)
10.2 graph cube root functions
10.3 solve radical equations
10.4 find inverse functions and evaluate inverse functions
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FRACTION REVIEW
add and subtract fractions with common denominators
add and subtract fractions without common denominators
multiply fractions
divide fractions by using the multiplicative inverse
“I can…”
0.1 evaluate an expression with one or more variables and exponents
0.2 apply the order of operations to the evaluation of expressions
0.3/0.4 translate verbal expressions into equations or inequalities
0.5 interpret and evaluate expressions containing absolute values
0.6 apply the distributive property using the four basic operations
0.7 find ratios and write and solve proportions
0.8 convert between fractions and percentages
1.1/1.2a solve 1- and 2-step equations
1.2b/1.3 solve multi-step equations with variables on both sides
1.4 solve equations involving absolute value
1.5 isolate and solve for a single variable within a formula
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2.1 write inequality word problems and graph inequalities
2.2/2.3 solve single-step inequalities using the four basic operations
2.4 solve multi-step inequalities
2.5 write and solve compound inequalities
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3.1 recognize if a relation is a function based on tables and graphs
3.2 determine if a function is linear or nonlinear
3.3a graph by making a table
3.3b interpret and evaluate function notation
3.4 graph linear equations in standard form by finding x and y-intercepts
3.5a find slope of a line from a graph and from two points on the line
3.5b graph an equation using slope-intercept form
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4.1 write linear equations in slope-intercept form
4.2 write an equation in point-slope form
4.3 identify, interpret, and construct parallel and perpendicular lines/equations by their slopes
4.4 construct a scatter plot and line of fit from a collection of data points
4.5 interpret a line of best fit’s intercept and slope
4.7 evaluate and graph piecewise functions
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5.1 solve systems of linear equations by graphing
5.2 solve systems of linear equations by substitution
5.3a solve systems of linear equations by adding or subtracting (simple elimination)
5.3b solve systems of linear equations by elimination
5.4 solve consistent and inconsistent systems graphically and algebraically
5.6 graph and write equations of two-variable inequalities
5.7 graph systems of linear inequalities (watch this video first)
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6.1a apply exponent properties for products and quotients (watch 2 videos and try this practice)
6.1b apply properties for zero and negative exponents
6.2 simplify with rational exponents
6.3 graph exponential functions and write equations of exponential functions
6.4 write and utilize exponential growth and decay word problems (watch video)
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7.1 add and subtract polynomials
7.2 multiply polynomials
7.4 solve factored polynomials or by factoring out greatest common monomial
7.5 factor and solve quadratics when leading coefficient is 1
7.6 factor and solve quadratics where leading coefficient is not 1
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8.1/8.2 graph quadratics by making a table (watch this video) and compare using transformations (watch this video)
8.3 graph quadratics by using -b/2a to find the vertex
8.4 graph quadratics in vertex form
8.5 graph quadratics in factored form
8.6 compare linear, quadratic and exponential functions; no learning target for this one, sorry :(
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9.2 solve quadratic equations by graphing
9.3 solve quadratic equations by using square roots
9.4 solve quadratic equations by completing the square
9.5a solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula
9.5b interpret the discriminant to state the number of solutions for a quadratic
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10.1 graph a square root function (watch video here)
10.2 graph cube root functions
10.3 solve radical equations
10.4 find inverse functions and evaluate inverse functions
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FRACTION REVIEW
add and subtract fractions with common denominators
add and subtract fractions without common denominators
multiply fractions
divide fractions by using the multiplicative inverse