Jan 26, 2016 - Topic A brings students back to the study of complex roots of polynomial functions.  Students briefly review quadratic and cubic functions and then extend familiar polynomial identities to both...

Jan 26, 2016 - Topic E is a culminating series of lessons driven by MP.4, Modeling with Mathematics.  Students apply what they have learned about mathematical models and exponential growth to financial literacy...

Jan 26, 2016 - At the beginning of Topic B, students apply the properties of exponents to solve exponential equations numerically (F-BF.1a) as a way to motivate the need for logarithms, which are first introduced...

Jan 26, 2016 - Students solve polynomial, rational, and radical equations, and apply these types of equations to real-world situations.  They examine the conditions under which an extraneous solution is introduced...

Jan 26, 2016 - The focus in this topic is on polynomial arithmetic and how it is analogous to operations with integers.  The module opens with a lively lesson that engages students in writing polynomial expressions...

Jan 26, 2016 - In Topic D, students apply and reinforce the concepts of the module as they examine and compare exponential, piecewise, and step functions in a real-world context (F-IF.C.9).  They create equations...

Jan 26, 2016 - Students apply their experiences from Topic A as they transform quadratic functions from standard form to vertex form, (x) = a(x - h)2 + k in Topic B.  The strategy known as completing the square is...

Jan 26, 2016 - Topic A focuses on the skills inherent in the modeling process:  representing graphs, data sets, or verbal descriptions using explicit expressions (F-BF.A.1a) when presented in graphic form in Lesson...

Jan 26, 2016 - In Topic D, students are formally introduced to the modeling cycle (see page 61 of the CCLS) through problems that can be solved by creating equations and inequalities in one variable, systems of...

Jan 26, 2016 - In middle school, students applied the properties of operations to add, subtract, factor, and expand expressions (6.EE.3, 6.EE.4, 7.EE.1, 8.EE.1).  Now, in Topic B, students use the structure of...