At-a-Glance Lesson Plan

Learning Goals
SWBAT:

Differentiate between exponential

equations and polynomials.
Manipulate exponential equations to
solve for the given variable.

Skills and Understandings

Students
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will have to use prior knowledge about:

Exponents and rules
Logarithms and laws
How to solve for polynomials

Standard(s) Addressed:

CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.SSE.A.2
Use the structure of an expression to
identify ways to rewrite it
CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.SSE.B.3.c
Use the properties of exponents to
transform expressions for
exponential functions.

Lesson Tasks
Task 1: Bellwork
Task 2: Notes
Task 3: Exit Slip
Student Response
For Task 1, I think the students will struggle in
answering the two questions or they will
respond the same way they did on the exam.
There will be a few questions on way certain
things can/ can't happen and if they didn't
receive points for those things.
For Task 2, the students may take a while to get
adjusted to how the notes will be take for the
day. I think that once everything gets rolling,
the students will be fine.
For Task 3, students should be able to answer

Formative Assessment Opportunities

Task 1:
The bellwork will have a question

similar to one on the exam

from friday. This question is one that I noticed many
students had trouble with and will lead into the day's notes.

Task 2:
The notes will have interactive portions to them to
ensure that students are actively listening to the
material presented.
o One set of students will be asked to restate the
information to their partner within one minute
and I will ask one of the students from the other
group to talk about what they heard. This will be a
way that the material is handled for the day.
There will also be questions that will be handled in the
same way as the notes.
Task 3: Exit Slip
The exit slip will ask the students to solve using one of
the methods discussed today. This is just to see how
they processed the content and if there are still
misconceptions that need to be addressed.

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the three questions given to them. I anticipate

that there will be a few students that will
struggle, but most will be fine.

:Activity Flow
Students will be grouped by pairs and 4 groups of three
Task 1: ( 7 minutes)
Bellwork will be posted on the board. The students will be asked to solve a logarithm with a variable for the base and will be asked to
solve using logarithm rules.
This task will most definitely take the whole 7 minutes because many students had trouble with these on their exam. Since we do not hve
time to go over the exam during class, this offers the students feedback on what they should have done and how to approach probles such
as those.
Collect assignments from last unit
Task 2: (30 minutes)
This task is just notes for the students in regards to exponential equations. The notes will be presented on PowerPoint and this should
make interacting with the students a bit more interactive.
Within this PowerPoint, there will be questions for the students to answer together as a class, individually, and with a partner.
Task 3: (10 minutes)
This exit slip will ask the students 2 content problems and if they felt as though the met the learning goal for the day.
Summary: What are the big take-away ideas of the lesson? How do these connect to what you will do in the next lesson?
Task 1:

The takeaway from this task is feedback from their exams. These questions were repeatedly
done incorrectly and since this was the case, I think it would be beneficial for them to actually
discuss why those answers were wrong.

Task 2:
This relates to the previous lesson of logarithms and shows a different way of how we can go
about using them to solve for exponential equations. We will be discussing more of this within
the coming days and how to represent exponential equations in terms of variables.
Task 3:

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The takeaway here is a formal assessment of how the students are learning. As stated earlier, it
will alert me to the different types of misconceptions that the students are still having.