Full Description
Accessible Algebra: 30 Modules to Promote Algebraic Reasoning, Grades 7-10 is for any pre-algebra or algebra teacher who wants to provide a rich and fulfilling experience for students as they develop new ways of thinking through and about algebra.' The book includes 30 lessons that identify a focal domain and standard in algebra, then lays out the common misconceptions and challenges students may face as they work to investigate and understand problems.' Authors Anne Collins and Steven Benson conferred with students in real classrooms as the students explained what problem-solving strategies they were using or worked to ask the right questions that would lead them to a deeper understanding of algebra. Each scenario represents actual instances of an algebra classroom that demonstrate effective teaching methods, real-life student questions, and conversations about the problems at hand. 'Accessible Algebra' works for students at every level. In each lesson, there are sections on how to support struggling students, as well as ways to challenge students who may need more in-depth work. There are also numerous additional resources, including research articles and classroom vignettes.
Contents
Introduction; Expressions; 1: Order of Operations; 2: Writing Expressions from Tables; 3: Growing Patterns; 4: Taxes and Interest; 5: Venn Diagrams and Factor Lattices; 6: Area Expressions; 7: Multiplying Polynomials; 8: Powerful Integers; 9: Absolutely!; 10: Square Root Approximations; Equations; 11: Activity Centers; 12: Balance Beams; 13: Challenge and Intervention Centers; 14: Gauss and Figurate Numbers; 15. Equations in All Forms; 16: Linear Systems; 17: Systems; 18: Proportions on the Cartesian Coordinate Plane; 19: What Is the Better Buy?; 20: Walking Rates; 21: Absolute Value; 22: Nonlinear Explorations; Functions; 23: Functionally Speaking; 24: Number Patterns into Functions; 25: Function Translations; 26: Celsius to Fahrenheit and Back Again; 27: Absolute Value Functions; 28: Modeling Exponentially; 29: Falling to Pieces; 30: Why the Finite Differences Method Works
