Bronx Academy of Letters Algebra Instructor(s): Katie Garringer Unit: Quadratic Expressions & Equations Date: March 13,

2014

Do Now: Students will pick up a quarter sheet of paper and a calculator on their way into class. Projected on the screen will be two review problems for students to complete.

Aim: To create a perfect square trinomial given the first two terms of the polynomial

Steps:

1. Do Now & Discussion ( !inutes" 2. Collect Homework/Tonight's Assignment: #tudents $i%% pass the prior night&s ho!e$or' tot the (ront o( their
ro$s and cop) do$n the ne$ ho!e$or' assign!ent into their assign!ent %og. (2 !inutes"

3. Lexicon: #tudents $i%% open their *inders to the %exicon section and record the de(inition (or per(ect square
trino!ia%. (2 !inutes"
2 4. Algebra Tile Activit : +ith a%ge*ra ti%es, , $i%% sho$ students ho$ the per(ect square po%)no!ia% x + 6 +!

can *e arranged into a square shape. #tudents $i%% then use a%ge*ra ti%es to represent x + " + " and 2 x 2 + # as squares. ( !inutes"

-. Class Discussion: , $i%% %ead a c%ass discussion incorporating the (o%%o$ing questions. (10 !inutes"
+hat are the (actors o( x + " + " and x 2 + # / ((x02"(x02" and (x11"(x11"" 2o$ !an) %itt%e ti%es are needed to !a'e a per(ect square (ro! the po%)no!ia% $ith the (irst t$o ter!s 2 *eing x + #$ + / / (2- ti%es" 2o$ !an) x ti%es are needed to !a'e this square/ (10 x ti%es" 2o$ do )ou sp%it up the x ti%es/ (3i4ide the ti%es into t$o groups" 2o$ can )ou use the rectangu%ar ti%es to deter!ine the nu!*er o( %itt%e ti%es/ (5a'e ha%( o( the rectangu%ar ti%es and !u%tip%) that nu!*er *) itse%(" !ractice !roblems: #tudents $i%% co!p%ete 6 practice pro*%e!s using their disco4er) a*out ho$ to deter!ine the nu!*er o( %itt%e ti%es needed to co!p%ete a square. (- !inutes" Notes: #tudents $i%% record their (indings into the notes section o( their *inder. (10 !inutes" !ractice !roblems: 8s a c%ass $e $i%% do an exa!p%e together, then student $i%% *e as'ed to $or' in pairs on the (ront side o( the handout 91114. (11 !inutes" "xit Ticket: #tudents $i%% create a per(ect square trino!ia% gi4en the (irst t$o ter!s o( a po%)no!ia%.(3 !inutes"

6. . 7. :.

Homework: %#&'($ on the )ompleting The Square *orksheet ey !erms"#oca$u%ary: Perfect square trinomial Learnin& !ar&et(s): + can solve quadratic equations by completing the square. 'ateria%s: ,lgebra Tiles

(ef%ection: ,fter completing this lesson- the modeling by using algebra tiles went well. Students picked up the method for completing the square quickly on their own. The class discussion after ran over because many students were e cited to share their findings. +n the future- + will plan on structuring more time for the class discussion.