Unit 2 in Algebra 2 was a HUGE one! Next year, I will definitely break this into tinier units for my sanity! Like I've been saying in all of these posts, this year's notebook pages are a mix of old and new. You should see some pages for the first time and others you've seen a million times before.
Check out my Algebra 2 learning goals for this year here.
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I wanted to emphasize to my students that factoring isn't something to be afraid of! By the time they get to Algebra 2, the distributive property is something they should hopefully be able to do in their sleep. So, I wanted them to see that factoring out the GCF was just a way to undo the distributive property.
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Link to download these pages will be at the bottom of the post, as usual.
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This year, I taught factoring quadratics using the box method. My students (and I) seem to appreciate the visual nature of this approach.
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Inside of factoring quadratics foldable:
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And, we used the boxes to divide polynomials. This is the first year I feel like most of my students have had a firm grasp on dividing polynomials. I need to write a blog post explaining this process. I also need to come up with a way to make our notes show the process and not just the end result. That's one of my goals for this summer!
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(I've blogged about all of my radicals stuff before here and here.)
Prime and Composite Number Chart:
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Birthday Cake Method for Prime Factorization:
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Parts of a Radical:
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Next year, I want to modify this to include the term coefficient!
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Steps for Simplifying Radicals:
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Operations with Radicals:
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Rational Exponents and a Review of Fractions:
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Note to self: we need a page or two of practice problems for rational exponents next year!
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Fraction Review Foldable:
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Simplifying Rational Expressions
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Adding/Subtracting Rationals:
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More Rational Notes:
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Multiplying/Dividing Rationals
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Complex Fractions:
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Complex Numbers:
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Logarithms Foldable:
(More Log stuff here and here.)
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More Log Stuff:
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Log Properties and Change of Base Formula:
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Operations with Functions:
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Composition of Functions Foldable:
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Download files for these pages here.
Want to see pictures of all my interactive notebook pages? Visit my pinterest board here.
Check out my Algebra 2 learning goals for this year here.
I wanted to emphasize to my students that factoring isn't something to be afraid of! By the time they get to Algebra 2, the distributive property is something they should hopefully be able to do in their sleep. So, I wanted them to see that factoring out the GCF was just a way to undo the distributive property.
Link to download these pages will be at the bottom of the post, as usual.
This year, I taught factoring quadratics using the box method. My students (and I) seem to appreciate the visual nature of this approach.
Inside of factoring quadratics foldable:
And, we used the boxes to divide polynomials. This is the first year I feel like most of my students have had a firm grasp on dividing polynomials. I need to write a blog post explaining this process. I also need to come up with a way to make our notes show the process and not just the end result. That's one of my goals for this summer!
(I've blogged about all of my radicals stuff before here and here.)
Prime and Composite Number Chart:
Birthday Cake Method for Prime Factorization:
Parts of a Radical:
Next year, I want to modify this to include the term coefficient!
Steps for Simplifying Radicals:
Operations with Radicals:
Rational Exponents and a Review of Fractions:
Note to self: we need a page or two of practice problems for rational exponents next year!
Fraction Review Foldable:
Inside:
Simplifying Rational Expressions
Adding/Subtracting Rationals:
More Rational Notes:
Multiplying/Dividing Rationals
Complex Fractions:
Complex Numbers:
Inside:
Logarithms Foldable:
(More Log stuff here and here.)
Inside:
More Log Stuff:
Log Properties and Change of Base Formula:
Operations with Functions:
Composition of Functions Foldable:
Download files for these pages here.
Want to see pictures of all my interactive notebook pages? Visit my pinterest board here.