Unit Plan

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For my unit plan, I chose to cover the Linear Relations unit of Math 9 that I will be teaching on the long  practicum. All files are linked below :)

Unit Plan

Lesson 1 Plan 

Lesson 2 Plan

Lesson 3 Plan

Climate Data



Comments

  1. Susan Gerofsky31 December 2020 at 13:53

    (Love the cartoon!! )

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  2. Susan Gerofsky31 December 2020 at 14:21

    Thank you for this beautifully thought-out, really excellent unit plan, Adam! I am impressed by the way you have seamlessly integrated so many of the ideas we talked about in class in a clear, well timed unit.

    Your unit rationale, assessment plan and sequence of lessons are sensible and thoughtful. I like the project idea(s) and all the cool Desmos teacher-designed activities you are incorporating throughout the unit. You've chosen some great, engaging projects! Your work with graphing and interpreting climate change data is important and appropriate to the unit. The Open Middle and Menu Math activities are great, and I especially like the active group problem solving questions in the appendix to lesson 1. All in all, an excellent, innovative and well-integrated unit! Well done.

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