Algebra 1 Playbook

What’s Included

The Beyond the X Algebra 1 Playbook Teacher Edition provides a full year of lesson introductions covering all Virginia 2023 Algebra 1 Standards of Learning.

Standards and Skills Covered

A.ST.1: Data Analysis and Statistics

Formulating investigative questions

Identifying variables

Collecting representative samples

Organizing and representing bivariate data

Creating and analyzing scatterplots

Identifying linear and quadratic models

Using linear and quadratic regression

Determining curves of best fit

Making predictions from data

Interpreting slope and y-intercept in context

Analyzing relationships between variables

Drawing and communicating conclusions

A.EO.1: Expressions and Evaluation

Translating verbal expressions into algebraic expressions

Translating algebraic expressions into words

Representing contextual situations algebraically

Evaluating expressions using replacement values

Applying the order of operations

Evaluating absolute value, square roots, and cube roots

A.EO.2: Polynomial Operations

Adding and subtracting polynomials

Multiplying polynomials using distribution, FOIL, and area models

Factoring polynomials completely

Factoring out the greatest common factor

Dividing polynomials by monomials and binomials

Writing polynomials in standard form

Connecting equivalent quadratic expressions in different forms

A.EO.3: Laws of Exponents

Product rule

Quotient rule

Power rule

Zero exponents

Negative exponents

Simplifying multivariable expressions

Simplifying ratios of monomial expressions

Applying multiple exponent rules in one problem

A.EO.4: Radicals

Simplifying square roots

Simplifying cube roots

Identifying equivalent radical expressions

Adding, subtracting, and multiplying radicals

Connecting radicals and rational exponents

A.EI.1: Equations and Inequalities

Writing equations and inequalities from contextual situations

Solving multistep linear equations

Solving multistep linear inequalities

Graphing inequality solutions on a number line

Solving literal equations for a specified variable

Identifying one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions

Verifying and interpreting solutions

A.EI.2: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Writing systems from contextual situations

Solving systems algebraically

Solving systems graphically

Identifying one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions

Writing and graphing linear inequalities in two variables

Writing systems of linear inequalities

Identifying overlapping solution regions

Verifying and interpreting solutions

A.EI.3: Quadratic Equations

Solving quadratic equations with rational and irrational solutions

Solving quadratic equations in contextual situations

Determining whether an equation has zero, one, or two real solutions

Verifying solutions algebraically, graphically, and with technology

Interpreting quadratic solutions in context

A.F.1: Linear Functions

Determining domain, range, zeros, slope, and intercepts

Interpreting characteristics of linear functions in context

Transforming the parent function

Writing equations in slope-intercept, standard, and point-slope form

Writing linear equations from graphs, tables, points, and situations

Graphing linear functions with and without technology

Writing equations of parallel and perpendicular lines

Evaluating functions using function notation

Comparing linear functions represented in different forms

A.F.2: Quadratic and Exponential Functions

Determining whether a relation is a function

Identifying domain and range

Finding quadratic zeros, intercepts, vertices, maximums, and minimums

Graphing quadratic functions and transformations

Connecting standard and factored forms to graphs

Identifying exponential growth and decay

Interpreting exponential y-intercepts, domain, and range

Graphing exponential functions and transformations

Evaluating quadratic and exponential functions

Comparing linear, quadratic, and exponential functions using tables and graphs

Also Included

Learning targets for every standard

Essential questions for every standard

Guided notes and instructional strategies

Common misconceptions and teacher guidance

Student practice opportunities

Editable Teacher Edition

Yearly updates included at no additional cost

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