Oct25-29

Monday - Ch 4 - 4-2 Powers and Exponents
Standard 1.1.1 - The student knows, explains, and uses equivalent representations for rational numbers and simple algebraic expressions including integers, fractions, decimals, percents, and ratios; rational number bases with integer exponents; rational numbers written in scientific notation with integer exponents; time; and money.

** Opening Activity: Complete the 5 minute check. **

 * What You'll Learn: To write expressions using exponents and to evaluate those expressions.**


 * What you'll do:**
 * Discuss the lesson using the ppt:[[file:PAL Chapter 04.ppt]]
 * Practice problems from Lesson on the board.
 * Complete Practice

** Tuesday - Ch 4 - 4-4 Greatest Common Factor ** Standard 2.4.1 The student knows, explains, and uses mathematical models to represent and explain mathematical concepts, procedures, and relationships including factor trees to find least common multiple and greatest common factor to model prime factorization.

Opening Activity: Play the [|prime/composite turkey shoot game].

**What You'll Learn: To find the greatest common factor of two or more numbers or monomials and to use the Distributive Property to factor algebraic expressions.**

**What you'll do:**
 * the lesson using the ppt:[[file:PAL Chapter 04.ppt]]
 * Practice problems from Lesson on the board.
 * Complete Practice

** Wednesday - Ch 4 - 4-5 Simplifying Algebraic Fractions **
Standard 1.1.1 The student knows, explains, and uses equivalent representations for rational numbers and simple algebraic expressions including integers, fractions, decimals, percents and ratios.

** Opening Activity: Complete the 5 minute check. ** 

**What You'll Learn: Simplify fractions using the GCF and simplify algebraic fractions.** **What you'll do:**
 * Discuss the lesson using the ppt:[[file:PAL Chapter 04.ppt]]
 * Practice problems from Lesson on the board.
 * Complete Practice

** Thursday - Ch 4 - 4-6 Multiplying and Dividing Monomials **
Standard 2.2.2 The student knows, explains, and uses equivalent representations for the same simple algebraic expressions.

Opening Activity: Play [|simplifying algebraic bingo].
**What You'll Learn: To multiply and divide monomials.**

**What you'll do:**
 * Discuss the lesson using the ppt:[[file:PAL Chapter 04.ppt]]
 * Practice problems from Lesson on the board.
 * Complete Practice