DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

 

Subject:               ALGEBRA II                                                                                                                                                                  _____   Semester            

Grade:                9-12                                                                                                                                                                         _____   Year

 

 

TOPIC

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

AUGUST

 

1.      Equations and inequalities.

2.      Graphing linear relations and functions.

1.       How are equations used to solve problems involving money, astronomy, sports, etc.?

2.       What are the differences and similarities in the outside environment if the temperature is 40o and –40o F?

3.       How is filling a glass with water a function of time?

SEPTEMBER

 

1.     Graphing linear relations and functions matrices.

1.       How does the slope of a board affect the speed of a ball rolling down it?

2.       How would financial planners translate data into various graphical forms?

OCTOBER

 

1.     Matrices

2.     Systems of linear equations and inequalities.

1.       How are matrices used to show relationships?

NOVEMBER

 

 

 

 

1.       What is system?

2.       What is the best way to solve a system of equations?

3.       How does maximum and minimum relate to real world situations?

DECEMBER

 

1.      System of linear equations and inequalities.

2.      Polynomials and radical expressions.

1.       How are polynomials used to solve problems in biology and genetics?

2.       What is a factor?

JANUARY

1.      Polynomials and radical expressions.

1.        What is the easiest way to reduce a radical?  Why?

FEBRUARY

 

 

1.      Quadratic functions and inequalities.

2.      Conic sections.

1.       What forces of nature affect the rising and falling of a ball?

2.       What things are parabolic in shape?

3.       What is the best way to solve a quadratic equation?  Why?

MARCH

 

1.     Conic sections

 

1.        How are ellipses and hyperbolas used in astronomy?

2.        Do all things increase over time?

APRIL

 

1.     Polynomial functions.

2.     Statistics.

3.     Rational expressions.

1.       What is composition?

2.       What are valid statistics?

3.       What is variation?

4.       How are operations with rational algebraic expressions similar to operations with real numbers?

MAY

 

 

1.     Rational expressions.

2.     Exponential and logarithmic functions

 

1.      Exponential and logarithmic functions.

2.      Probability.

1.       How do logarithms relate to earthquakes?

 

 

1.       What is independent and dependent?

2.       When does order matter?