Eddie McCarthy

For details, click the links below! This unit bundle contains: 1) Slope * FREE! * 2) Intro to Linear Equations3) Slope-Intercept Form4) Converting to Slope-Intercept Form5) Writing Linear Equations (2 days) 6) Linear Equations: Applications & Word Problems (2 days) 7) Intercepts8) Parallel & Perpendicular Lines (2 days)

* Download the preview for details! * * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitThis 2-day lesson includes 4 pages of guided notes and two 2-page assignments. Students learn about parallel and perpendicular lines in the order below. They will: - Observe that parallel lines have the same slope - Write linear equations when given a point and a line parallel - Check their answers graphically to understand what they have actually done - Apply this skill to horizontal and vertical lines On day two,

This 9-page lesson contains 5 pages of guided notes and 4 pages of HW. Part 1 covers slope-intercept form, while part 2 covers standard form. It is part of my Systems of Equations Unit * Click the preview for details! Answer key included! * In this lesson students will: - Explore what it means for an ordered pair to be a solution to a system of inequalities - Learn why graphing is the only way to represent the solution set to a system of inequalities - Explore different cases invo

This lesson is part of my Quadratic Functions UnitThis lesson includes 5 pages of guided notes and a 2 page assignment. Students learn about real-world applications of quadratic functions in the order below. They will: - Learn what projectile motion is - Answer questions graphically and algebraically for 3 different projectile motion functions, then practice many more algebraically - Learn how to answer common questions involving projectile motion (initial height, maximum height, time it took t

This unit contains the 8 lessons below: 1) Intro to Systems of Equations2) Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing3) Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution4) Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination5) Systems of Equations: Choosing the Best Method6) Systems of Equations Word Problems7) Systems of Inequalities8) Systems of Equations Graphic OrganizerCheck out their previews for more details!

* Download the preview for details! * This 2-day lesson includes 4 pages of guided notes and 2 one-page assignments. Students learn about absolute value functions in the order below. They will: - Be reminded what absolute value means - Discover the shape of an absolute value function - Discover the effects of adding or subtracting a constant value inside or outside the absolute value symbols - Use these discoveries to graph translated absolute value functions (without the use of tables) - On day

* Click the preview for details! * * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitThis lesson includes 3 pages of guided notes and a 2-page assignment. Students learn about slope-intercept form in the order below. They will: - Attempt (but hopefully not know how) to decide if the point (128,63) is on a certain line - Graph a line by making a table to discover slope-intercept form - Practice recognizing the slope and y-intercept when given an equation - After a brief review of slope, learn how to gra

* Download the preview for details! * This 2-day lesson includes 6 pages of guided notes, 2 two-page assignments, and an extra page of challenging piecewise functions (quadratic pieces). *No prerequisite piecewise knowledge needed! Students will observe many types of functions, but they will only graph lines (and parabolas, if using the extra sheet provided). Students learn about piecewise functions in the order below. They will: - Learn how to read and evaluate a piecewise function, both alge

* Download the preview for details! * * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitThis 2-day lesson includes 6 pages of guided notes and two 2-page assignments. Students learn how to solve linear equation word problems in the order below. They will: - Learn how to interpret the slope and y-intercept of a linear equation in a real-world context - Practice interpreting graphs that model real-world scenarios - Learn how to build linear equations in order to answer various questions On day two, the

This 10-page lesson contains 6 pages of guided notes and 4 pages of HW. Part 1 covers slope-intercept form, and part 2 covers standard form. It is part of my Systems of Equations Unit * Click the preview for details! Answer key included! * In this lesson students will: - Learn why the intersection of two graphs is the solution to their system - Learn the three types of solutions (one, none, or infinite) and practice recognizing these - Explore word problems and compare their tabula

This lesson is part of my Quadratic Functions UnitThis lesson includes 3 pages of guided notes and a 2 page assignment. Students learn about linear quadratic systems in the order below. They will: - Recall what it means to be a “solution” to a system - Solve 3 systems using provided graphs, then algebraically (GCF factoring, trinomial a=1, GCF trinomial a=1) - Solve 2 systems using graphing technology, then algebraically (trinomial a > 1, quadratic formula) - Solve a final system using a pro

* Download the preview for details! * * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitThis lesson includes 2 pages of guided notes and a 1-page assignment. Students learn about x- and y-intercepts in the order below. They will: - Find intercepts graphically - Discover how to find those same intercepts algebraically - Learn the benefits of graphing certain linear equations from their intercepts Answer key is included! Related lessons: Intro to Linear EquationsSlope-Intercept FormConverting to Slope-In

These guided notes include 3 pages of notes and a 1-page assignment...and it’s all FREE! * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitStudents learn about slope in the order below. They will: - Learn its definition - Find slope when given a graph - Observe graphically why 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, and 4/8 all represent the same slope - Learn the 4 types of slope - Learn and understand the slope formula - Find slope when given 2 points, with emphasis on simplifying “weird’ slopes (-3/-2, 5/-1, 4/10, 3/0, etc.

This lesson is part of my Quadratic Functions UnitThis lesson includes 2 pages of guided notes and a 1 page assignment. Students learn about quadratic functions in vertex form in the order below. They will: - Learn vertex form and how to recognize the vertex and line of symmetry - Visually learn the effects of changing the “a” term - Practice identifying the vertex, line of symmetry, and max / min value when given a function - Graph quadratic functions by centering their tables around the line

This unit bundle contains the following lessons: 1) Standard Form2) Vertex Form3) Quadratic Function Transformations4) Finding Intercepts5) Factored Form and Zeros6) Converting Between Forms (Completing the Square)7) Solving Quadratics by Graphing8) The Discriminant9) Applications of Quadratic Functions10) Linear Quadratic Systems11) Average Rate of Change and IntervalsAnd these graphic organizers: Characteristics of Quadratic FunctionsFunction Transformation RulesSolving Quadratic Eq

This is a graphic organizer about the characteristics of quadratic functions: line of symmetry, vertex, maximum / minimum value, and intercepts. Front: Finding characteristics graphically and then algebraically from standard form. Back: Finding characteristics graphically and then algebraically of the same function from the front, but in vertex form. Great resource to print on card stock! * Feel free to check out my Quadratic Functions Unit! Related lessons: Quadratic Functions: Standard For

This lesson is part of my Quadratic Functions UnitThis lesson includes 2 pages of guided notes and a 2 page assignment. Students learn about factored form and zeros in the order below. They will: - Learn how to write a quadratic function when given its zeros - Practice writing quadratic functions in standard form by starting off in factored form - Match 12 factored form functions to their graphs Answer key is included! Related lessons: Quadratic Functions: Finding InterceptsCharacteristics of Q

This lesson is part of my Quadratic Functions UnitThis lesson includes 2 pages of guided notes and a 2 page assignment. Students learn about converting between forms in the order below. They will: - Be given a function in standard form and write its vertex form based off its graph - Learn how to do this algebraically by completing the square * Students should already be familiar with completing the square - Practice converting from standard to vertex, making sure their answers match provided gr

* Download the preview for details! * * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitThis 2-day lesson includes 5 pages of guided notes and 2 assignments. Students learn how to write linear equations in the order below. They will: - Use a graphical strategy to write the equation of a line given a point and slope - Learn two ways to do this algebraically (point-slope formula and slope-intercept formula) - Practice writing equations of lines given a point and slope, checking them graphically - Discove

* Download the preview for details! * * This is part of my Linear Equations UnitThis lesson includes 3 pages of guided notes and a 2-page assignment. (It also covers equations of horizontal and vertical lines.) Students learn how to convert equations to slope-intercept form in the order below. They will: - Learn that y = 4 – 2x is the same as y = -2x + 4 , and so on - Practice isolating the y variable given many different arrangements - Discover horizontal and vertical lines - Answer a challeng