Mrs. Delaporte's 8th Grade Honors
Algebra Class

Monday:  May 18, 2009
Objective: To recognize a function, find the domain and range of a function
Activity: Students will recognize a function using vertical line test, mapping, and set notation and find the domain and range of the function, Lesson 12.1-12.2, Relations and Functions, Functions and Graphs, pgs.536-546
Resources: Overhead, textbooks, notebooks,
graph paper     
Homework: Pg.539, #1-6, 11-19, 34-38, Pg.546, #1-23 odd

Tuesday:  May 19, 2009
Objective: To graph quadratic functions
Activity: Students will graph quadratic functions and find the vertex of the parabola, Lesson 12.4, Quadratic Functions, Pgs.552-555
Resources: Overhead, textbooks, notebooks, graph paper
Homework: Pg.554, #1-7 odd, 17-21 odd

Wednesday:  May 20, 2009
Objective: To write and equation in standard form, to solve quadratic equations
Activity: Students will write equations in standard form and solve using the principle of zero products, Lesson 13.1, Introduction to Quadratic Equations,
Pgs.576-579
Resources: Overhead, textbooks, notebooks,
graph paper 
Homework: Pg.578, #1-31 odd

Thursday:  May 21, 2009
Objective: To solve equations in the form of
ax^2 = k
Activity: Students will solve equations by finding the square root of each side of the equation, Lesson 13.2, More Solving Quadratic Equations,
Pgs.580-583
Resources: Overhead, textbooks, notebooks
Homework: Pg. 583, #1-37 EOO

Friday:  May 22, 2009
Objective: To use the quadratic formula to solve equations that cannot be factored
Activity: Students will use the quadratic formula to solve equations that cannot be factored, students will use the discriminant to find the number of real solutions, Lesson 13.3, The Quadratic Formula, Pgs.589-592
Resources: Overhead, textbooks, notebooks
Homework: Pg.593, #1-27 odd, 41-44 all