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This course  will review the standards from Algebra and Geometry by utilizing a project­-based approach.  to solve both home and vocational application problems. Students should take this class if they are not yet ready for Precalculus, but seek to improve their mathematics skills in preparation for choosing a college major, planning a career path, or for use in day­-to-­day life. Assessments for the course are mostly project-­based, so students signing up should be independent and motivated workers during class time. Topics will include unit conversion, measurement, logical thinking, personal finance, data analysis and organization, probability, and modeling with geometry. If you have ever asked yourself, "When will I use this math?” this may be the course for you! Prerequisite courses: Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2.

Unit

Timeframe

(tentative)

Big Ideas (Statements or Essential Questions)

Major Learning Experiences from Unit 

Unit #1: Thinking and Arguing

Throughout the course

Arguments

Following oral and written Directions and Instructions

Students can successfully justify an opinion or answer to a question.

Students can interpret/critique other’s arguments and directions.

Unit #2:

Measuring Our World

September

October

Basic Calculation Review: Fractions, decimals

Mental math estimation Strategies

Converting Units: Dimensional Analysis

Interpreting Rates 

Students can interpret everyday rates such as MPG, and make decisions based on them.

Students can perform everyday mental math calculations such as giving change, figuring out a price after a % discount, tipping.

Students are prepped for the Accuplacer Test.

Unit #3:

$MONEY$

September 

October

November

Budgets

Credit Cards

Saving Accounts and Investments

Loans

Taxes

Students can create a budget.

Students can interpret a given budget.

Students can calculate savings totals over years by hand and with Google Sheets.

Students can calculate installment loan payments and totals by hand and with Google Sheets.

Students can file a basic tax return, and generally explain what is taxed and where the money goes.

Unit #4: Statistics

December

January

Responsible data collection

Assessing the validity of studies

Displaying data in various charts and tables

Measures of Central Tendency

Range and Standard Deviation

Correlation

Students can responsibly collect data.

Students can display data by hand and using Google Sheets.

Students can interpret data by performing statistical calculations by hand and using Google Sheets.

Students can critique the validity of a statistical study.

Unit #5: Probability

February

March

Multiple events

Combinations and permutations

Students can make decisions based on risk vs. reward (financial, surgical etc.)

Students can apply probability to game play and creation.

Unit #6: 

April

May

Angles, 

Types of polygons, 

Circles, 

Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, Volume,

Dimension change effect on area, SA and volume Indirect measurement with similar triangles 

Basic trigonometry

Students can create scale drawings to help in space planning.

Students can apply measurement concepts to pricing of projects.