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Alignment Chart
Plan to teach an AP Calculus C preview course to high school students in an online environment.

Module 1: Review of Sequence and Series covered in Algebra 2

Terminal Objective: Students will be able to generate sequences and evaluate series.

Enabling Objectives Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity

Given a list of Card Sort Activity Read an introduction Card Sort into two Card sort into two
sequences and series, to series and categories “sequences” categories given verbal
(Students will have to
students will be able to sequences provided by and “series” given an description of real
sort cards into two
distinguish between an instructor. algebraic formula. world situations.
categories “Sequence”
the two with 100% Students should be
or “Series”)
accuracy. able to distinguish
between “Annual
salary 5 years after
start date on the job
with a 3% annual
increase with a given
initial salary of
$60,000” vs. “Total
amount of money
earned over the period
of 5 years with a 3”
annual increase and a
given initial salary of
$60,000”

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 Enabling Objectives Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity
Given ten sequences, Google Form Read an introduction Complete a formative Card sort. Given a
students will be able to to various types of assessment in the verbal description of a
(This is going to be a
distinguish between sequences provided by Form of a Google sequence as an
multiple choice Google
sequence written in the instructor. Form. For each algebraic expression,
Form. Students will be
recursive form and question, students will students will match
able to re-assess
explicit form with 100 have to choose each pair.
multiple times to
% accuracy. whether each
achieve 100%
sequence is written in
accuracy)
recursive form or in an
explicit form.
Given an equation of a Google Form Watch a screencast by Complete a formative Students will be given
sequence, students (This Google Form will an instructor on assessment in a form a sequence written in a
will generate the first have a mixture of Generating the terms of Google Form. recursive form and a
5 terms of a specific multiple choice of a sequence. Students will get generated sequence
term with 100% questions and short feedback when with an error. Students
accuracy. response questions. incorrect responses will have to explain
Students will have an are chosen. what is wrong in the
opportunity to re- generated sequence
assess multiple times and correct it.
to achieve 100% Students will submit
accuracy). their responses in a
video format through
FlipGrid.
Given five series, Constructed Response Watch a screencast by Complete a formative
students will be able to Assignment. an instructor on assessment in a form
evaluate them without evaluating series. of a Google Form.
the use of calculator Student will be
with 100% accuracy. required to put in
numeric responses for
each question.

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Module 2: Review of Rational Functions covered in Pre-Calculus

Terminal Objective: Students will be able to graph rational functions given an equation and write equations of
rational functions given a graph.

Enabling Objectives Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity

Given a list of graphs Card Sort Watch a screencast Discovery Desmos Written constructed
and equations made by an instructor Activity with a Card response on how
(Students will be given
representing rational reviewing rational Sort as the last slide. graphs of rational
cards representing
functions, students functions. functions tie in with
graphs of rational
will be able to match graphs of polynomial
functions and a
each pair with 100% functions. What are
matching equation.
accuracy. the differences and
Students will match
what are the
graph to the
similarities?
corresponding
equation).
Given 5 graphs of Desmos Activity Watch a screencast Formative assessment
rational functions, made by an instructor through a Google
(Given a graph,
students will have to reviewing working Form. Students will be
students will have to
construct an equation backwards from a given a graph and a
type in an equation
that would produce graph of a rational series of possible
and justify their
the given graph with function. equations that would
answer. Each graph
100% accuracy. produce the given
will have a different
graph. Students will
feature that students
receive feedback when
need to be aware of
incorrect responses
and the difficulty level
are chosen.
will increase with each
question)

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 Enabling Objectives Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity
Given 3 equations of Constructed Response Watch a video on Delta Complete at least 5 Constructed written
rational functions, Math on how to use questions correctly on response explaining
students will be able to partial fraction Delta Math. Questions the need for partial
use Partial Fraction decomposition to re- will require students fraction
Decomposition to re- write a rational to re-write a rational decomposition.
write the function as a function. function using partial
sum or partial fractions.
fractions with 100%
accuracy.

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Module 3: Review of Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations covered in Pre-Calculus

Terminal Objective: Students will be able to graph parametric and polar relations given an equation and recognize
important characteristics of polar graph from an equation.

Enabling Objectives Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity

Given a graph and an Desmos Activity Watch a screencast by Formative assessment Oral response. Given
equation of a Builder an instructor in a form of a Google an equation written in
parametric relation, (Students will be given introducing Form. parametric form,
students will be able to a graph and an parametric equation. students will have to
identify exact position equation. They will orally describe the
of a particle at 5 have to use a Draw movement of a
specific time stamps Feature and identify a particle. Students can
with 100% accuracy. specific spot on a choose to add an
graph where the animation with their
particle would be oral response.
located at a specific
time).
Given a list of Card Sort Read an online tutorial Matching Activity Constructed response.
equations and graphs on how to graph given in a format of a Students will be a
(Students will be given
of parametric parametric equations Google Form. Students given a graph of a
cars with equations
relations, students will from an equation. will receive feedback parametric equation
and graph and would
match the pairs with when incorrect that is graphed
have to match each
a100% accuracy. response is chosen. incorrectly. Students
pair correctly using
will have to identify
their understanding of
what is wrong with the
parametric equations)
graph and explain how
they would fix the
graph.

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 Enabling Objectives Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity
Given a list of Card Sort Watch a video on Delta Complete at least 5 Card Sort matching
equations and graphs Math on how to graph problems correctly on equations written in
(Students will be given
of polar relations, polar relations. Delta Math. polar form and their
cards with equations
students, students will graphs.
and graph and would
be able to match each
have to match each
pair with 100%
pair correctly using
accuracy.
their understanding of
polar coordinates)
Given 5 equations of Constructed Response Watch a screencast Formative assessment Constructed Response.
polar relations, using the Draw made by an instructor in a form of a Google Given an equation,
students will be able to Feature in Desmos on graphing polar Form. Students will be students will have to
graph it with 100% Activity Builder. relations from an given a graph of a orally explain the
accuracy. equation. polar relation and process of graphing
several possible the relation from start
choices of an equation. to finish.
Feedback will be given
when incorrect
responses are chosen.

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