Algebra 1 Learning Path

I can:

• Identify the parts and structure of an expression
• Recognize useful patterns
• Rewrite an expression in an equivalent form

I can:

• Translate a real-world situation into an equation or inequality with one variable
• Include problems involving absolute value
• Use equations from linear, quadratic, simple rational, and exponential functions
• Use the equation or inequality to solve the problem

I can:

• Start by assuming the original equation has a solution
• Connect each step to the equality from the previous step
• Use properties of equality to justify each change
• Construct a clear argument explaining the solution method

I can:

• Solve linear equations in one variable
• Solve linear inequalities in one variable
• Solve equations that have coefficients represented by letters
• Check and interpret the solution

I can:

• Use function notation such as f(x)
• Evaluate a function for an input in its domain
• Interpret function notation within a real-world context

I can:

• Interpret intercepts
• Identify where a function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative
• Identify relative maximums and minimums
• Recognize symmetry, end behavior, and periodicity
• Sketch a graph from a verbal description of its important features

I can:

• Write an arithmetic sequence recursively
• Write an arithmetic sequence with an explicit formula
• Use sequences to model situations
• Translate between recursive and explicit forms
• Study geometric sequences here or later in Unit 7